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Parasitic worm eggs in starmarket?
Wyre created on: 4 | 4102 | 4650 (8/12/2665 Your Time)

Post by: Starnet User
Location: Mznlk-5, Mars
Posted on: 4 | 4102 | 4650, 1065:361

OK, so I was headed to my local Starmark (Colum-ices) to pick up some eggs for my ma's casserole, but when I started to use the auto-search thing at the front desk, a LOT of different kinds of eggs came up. I get typical Chicken eggs (though I don't get why the mart would name their stuff off a criminal) but also lots of stuff, like Q.U.A.I.L., and a whole big section on worm eggs. I'm really curiouus as to how anyone would want to eat something that gets shat out a wormy's butt. Sorry, I digress.

Anyway, while I didn't end up purchasing them (poor and not curiouus enough) I was pretty damn surprised to find something called "Parasitic worm eggs". The image was for this big bold cartoon with red and thick stripes and it had the name just printed on it. Not even a species name like there had been on the generic worm egg box. So here's my question: what even the heck? Is it some kind of euphemism, or are there eggs for parasitic worms... or are the eggs parasitic?

Post by: caasi23453
Location: Nieuw Groves, XV4-II
Posted on: 4 | 4102 | 4650, 1079:521

Hi Starnet User,

Let me start by telling you a brief story. When I was 43 growths aged, I made the financially nonviable decision to move to an outworlder farm on a relatively unfertile, young planet, very far from the Core. Not only did I have no way of paying for my residence there, but I was also completely unfamiliar with the culture and people I was landing by. Still, the distance from the life I'd previously led and the alien atmosphere attracted me-- and on an impulse, I did my best to survive.

I was picked up by a kind triplet of Naeronaus working the farm there, aforementioned outworlders who had lived there their entire lives. Truly kind. As I was born into a society wih polygonal relationships with much more flux and change, the dedication that these three had for each other was very striking. But that's beside the point. When they chose to let me live in their chiro pond, they also asked for me to do some minor physical labour to pay for my stay. This was something I'd already been meaning to ask to do, and I happily obliged. Their farm had a heavy focus on animal byproducts (perhaps why I've such a presence on this section of the Wyreforums) and used a variety of native worms for this purpose. Most (especially you) ought know about large invertebrates capable of producing milk, but there's a market for large, unfertilized worm eggs produced in a fashion not far from a typical ovulating animal. This was their largest source of income, and though I started as a simple farmhand, within the growth I had grown incredibly, incredibly fond of these animals, and the farm I was now accustomed to.

You must realize that, despite your initial disgust, these eggs are great. In fact, I'd say they're the best eggs that aren't mass produced nowadays. But the marketing and packaging used in major starports and markets, like the one you surely live near, indicates that they are 'dangerous' and 'alien'. Red and black stripes-- like poison, despite the fact that these worms are lovable, albeit parasitic (of trees). This marketing is killing industris like worm farming, and was the biggest factor contributing to the closure of the Naeronaus' farm, uprooting both me and the family I lived with for twenty growths. Support these sorts of farms next time-- I swear it's worth the price.

Post by: Starnet User
Location: Mznlk-5, Mars
Posted on: 4 | 4102 | 4650, 1726:104

You have gained a bartending level. You may now pick up to three skills-- one from the first perk rank, and two from the newly discovered second perk rank. Any that you do not pick will be available again next time you level up, as well as a new rank.

{I} Intuitive: Introduction cards will show somebody's ingredient preferences.

{I} Copier: You can now use the Unshaken to replicate a drink you've previously made, once per day.

{I} Cannoneer: You can now pop the top off the Unshaken at will, releasing whatever reaction is inside.

{I} Scribe: You gain information about any ingredient at will, thrice per day.

{I} Drunken Faster: You can wash 1 dish per turn for free (a.k.a. still doing other things) while drunk.

{I} Drunken Master: Your attacks deal incredible damage while drunk.

{II} Mixmaster: Drinks or food with a special correlation with the current music being played will gain a massive bonus for most patrons capable of hearing.

{II} Audiophile: Music with a special correlation to a given patron or situation will passively increase approval and mood for those affected.

{II} Generator: The Unshaken can produce two servings of any named exotic liquid and add it to the Cabinet once per turn. This consumes Greene's action, and is risky when used by a non-bartender.

{II} Eraser: The Unshaken can be used to freely vacuum up, and instantly vaporize, contaminants in the air or in drinks, with settings based on particulate size.

{II} Baker: Bake like the ancient chefs of the stars, and cook any pastry in one turn.

{II} Speed Demon: Flip a coin to mix up to four drinks in one turn, or end up failing (and losing all ingredients).

{II} Phytogenesis: Greene can grow many plants for ingredients on their leafy surface, provided there's a consistent source of sunlight.

{II} Phytochemist: Greene can use moving branches to automatically make drinks or meals at half speed without requiring an action, provided there's a consistent source of sunlight.