I don’t think Todd is a vegetarian for moral reasons. How casual he is about Selkie’s diet makes it seem more like he just doesn’t like the taste of meat.
You can be a vegetarian for moral reasons and not dictate it to others at the same time. A friend of mine is vegetarian because she herself does not want to be a part of the meat industry, but she doesn’t tell others they should be as well.
There is a comic called Grrl Power. Sydney, the main character, is a vegetarian. One everyone finds out – and they’re all making fun of because of it – she says that she simply does not want anything cute to have to die for her food.
Someone asked her about fish. She said fish were ugly and delicious.
In the current story arc they are interacting with some space aliens, and they have a replicator – like Star Trek. So she gets to eat a steak. Nothing was killed to make that steak. But since she had not eaten meat for many many years she had a – not good reaction.
He’s not… at least, not anymore. In the early parts of the story, he says that he used to be, but that he stopped being self-righteous about it, while still maintaining that he doesn’t like the taste of meat.
That doesn’t make much sense. A moral/ethical vegetarian is not inherently judgemental of others. More importantly, context: Selkie and Sarnothi in general are so far understood to be *obligate* carnivores. There’s no moral argument to telling an obligate carnivore they can’t eat meat.
I suppose Selkie has no such barriers against underwater meat snacks, neither the literal nor figurative.
Looks like Selkie’s not the only one feeling nervous. And overeager hospitality is apparently a tell that transcends culture and species.
Man, being a vegetarian for moral reasons must be such a weird concept for Sarnothi, when they first encounter it.
I don’t think Todd is a vegetarian for moral reasons. How casual he is about Selkie’s diet makes it seem more like he just doesn’t like the taste of meat.
You can be a vegetarian for moral reasons and not dictate it to others at the same time. A friend of mine is vegetarian because she herself does not want to be a part of the meat industry, but she doesn’t tell others they should be as well.
There is a comic called Grrl Power. Sydney, the main character, is a vegetarian. One everyone finds out – and they’re all making fun of because of it – she says that she simply does not want anything cute to have to die for her food.
Someone asked her about fish. She said fish were ugly and delicious.
In the current story arc they are interacting with some space aliens, and they have a replicator – like Star Trek. So she gets to eat a steak. Nothing was killed to make that steak. But since she had not eaten meat for many many years she had a – not good reaction.
Which doesn’t make sense given that she’s apparently been eating fish.
After considerable effort, I finally managed to find the specific strip I was thinking of when I wrote that: 251.
Turns out it also had eels!
He’s not… at least, not anymore. In the early parts of the story, he says that he used to be, but that he stopped being self-righteous about it, while still maintaining that he doesn’t like the taste of meat.
That doesn’t make much sense. A moral/ethical vegetarian is not inherently judgemental of others. More importantly, context: Selkie and Sarnothi in general are so far understood to be *obligate* carnivores. There’s no moral argument to telling an obligate carnivore they can’t eat meat.
“We need taste-testers for our new eel meat. Don’t worry, we’re fairly sure we figured out how to neutralize their poisonous blood.”
the first three bubbles of dialouge are relateable.
Hurray for color coded scuba-suits – makes it easier to tell the guys inside them apart.
I think Scar is nervous too.