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Started August 06, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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"Yes, just in case…" Matthew let out a small sigh. "But… please don't tell Rowan this, but… his powers don't work on venom. Just poison."

"Ah… that's not very helpful then, is it?" She sighed softly. "How do you propose we help him?"

"Rest, for now. We have to keep a close eye on him to make sure his condition doesn't work. Other than that..? Pray to the gods." Matthew let out a small breath, shaking his head.

She nodded a bit, sighing softly. "I'm sure you've got ordinary doctors there too, so he'll be alright."

"Only a couple. I'm not sure if they'll be able to help, though, seeing as you're both not avians…" Matthew was concerned, worried that Rowan wouldn't make it.

"True, but I'm sure basic biology is similar enough that they could at least help some." She ran her fingers through her hair and tied it up with a hair band she had around her wrist.

"Hopefully it is." Matthew watched Rowan's mother a moment, intrigued. He hadn't seen a hair tie like that before- most were ribbons, or scraps of cloth, that had to be tied in place.

She adjusted the hair tie for a moment before continuing to walk, humming idly. "What else should I know about this place?"

Matthew thought for a moment.
"Ties to family and others are very important," Matthew said. "Those who don't have any usually end up giving themselves to the Predators."

"Ah… who are the predators?" She asked. "Or what? I presume it's not exactly the same thing as on earth."

"They're the meat-eaters- the ones who can't survive on just plants like we technically could. You… can survive on plants, right?" Matthew looked down at Rowan's mother, eyebrow raised.

"Yes, we could. We usually use the word 'predators' for animals that survive by killing other animals for meat. Humans eat meat and plants, but we don't hunt much anymore. We have automated systems and farmers and such so that food is easily accessible at grocery stores and such."

"Oh, so there's no meat in your stores then?" Matthew hummed, looking out. "We see Predators as those who require meat in their diets to survive. We avians don't technically need it, so we aren't Predators. We can survive just fine on plants, seeds, and other things like that."

"We do have meat in stores, actually. We eat a fair amount of meat and it's definitely good for us, but we can survive without it." She shrugged a bit. "We could substitute it for anything with protein in it."

"A-Ah…" Matthew trailed off. If the Counsil found out, they might view Rowan and his mother as Predators… and that wouldn't be good at all.

"Like I said, we don't technically require it, but most people do eat meat. People who don't eat meat are vegetarians, and people who don't eat any animal products at all are called vegans."

"Perhaps… you should keep this part of your culture a secret here," Matthew said, voice soft.

She seemed a bit confused, but slowly nodded. "Uh… alright, then."

"Most… don't react well to those who have meat as a large part of their diet." Matthew looked away. He himself was spooked.

"I suppose that makes sense. Rowan and I don't eat a ton of it anyway." She shrugged a bit. "We don't hunt or anything. We just buy stuff from the store."

"Well… where does the meat in the store come from..?" Matthew knew things in stores had to come from somewhere, they didn't just appear out of nowhere. Right?
Not to mention these 'farms' sounded horrifying.

"Well, some people have farms where they have animals that are raised for food. I don't know all of the details since I'm not a farmer, but it's supposedly fairly humane."

Yeup, terrifying.
"Let's, uh… let's not tell anyone about the farms," Matthew said, visibly shaken.

"Alright, then. How do you guys get your protein if no one eats meat?"

"The plants," Matthew said. "There are several that have high protein."

"Really? Interesting. Most of our plants on earth don't have any protein."

"Really?" Matthew raised an eyebrow at that. "There are plenty around the village, that's why the area was settled in."

"Really, yeah. Our plants don't have protein. That's why we eat meat and eggs and… I think beans have protein as well."

"Well, beans are a plant," Matthew pointed out. "And we do eat eggs."

She nodded a bit. "I don't think any plants other than beans have any substantial amount of protein in them. What other sorts of things do you eat?"