The Aliens of the Flaming Red Sun/3 Not Entirely a Pleasant Time at the Canteen

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Not Entirely a Pleasant Time at the Canteen
Slaves were expected to take what food was given and to be grateful but in the canteen Purple noted even if he chose the free dishes he still had a choice. Plain boiled kelp was rare treat for Purple, kelp was nourishing and cheap even away from the coast but cooking staff at the mansion where Purple had been before hardly ever cooked kelp. Soon Purple was taking a portion of boiled kelp with a tasty sauce to an eating place and looking forward to his meal. An unsteady Centaurian wriggled tentacles and asked Purple if he wanted to know where he could get something to make him feel really good. “I don’t do drugs!” Purple replied emphatically and shook his tentacles in disgust.

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