Alternative Solution

Xavier watched as Luca pouted more with every sip of the nutrient solution and wondered if he wanted a different one.

"You don't like the flavor?" Asked Xavier,

Luca shook his head before answering, "I… I generally don't drink nutrient solutions." Not that he didn't give it a chance, but all the flavors couldn't match the real thing.

As someone who had access to the actual food they were trying to recreate, I would be too sad to drink such a food substitute, but in the absence of food, this was still better than nothing.

"Me too!" Jax chimed in from the side, similarly expressing his love for actual food. While Luca felt the camaraderie, it was hard to stomach because Jax was happy with the gruel they ate back at the cafeteria.

Luca had never been rich (still thinks like this), but if there was one thing he was lucky to have access to, it was food.