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[florian has been wandering around the village today, peeking in shops, attempting to climb trees, stalking bugs through the grass. the usual thing. he might have even run into one of you wonderful lucetians, it's a definite possibility.

it's been a really long time since he actually properly wrote in this journal thing of his, too, come to think of it - so sometime this afternoon, after a good few hours of running around, he sits down on the ground somewhere and asks an important question.]

I just thought of something...how do you know what you're not supposed to eat? Like, you can eat spinach but you shouldn't eat leaves.

...Do deer eat leaves? Maybe I can eat them after all...

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If you'd like, we can find some survival books that explain which plants are edible. [And... hope the findings apply to Luceti.]

Uh... humans don't generally eat the same thing as animals. Our digestive systems are different.

Well, as a general rule, you shouldn't eat things that make you feel sick. ...Of course, you usually don't know they make you feel sick until after you've eaten them.

[ Florian don't eat the leaves D8 ]

Well, you... ask people. Some things aren't healthy, or can make you sick.

Well... I guess it's because some things just aren't really good for you. Your body needs certain nutrients, and I'm pretty sure you couldn't get most of them from regular old leaves.

Is there some reason you're contemplating eating leaves?

[He wants to point out all the dangers of it, the many poisonous plants, mushrooms, and so forth, but first, to see what her motivation is. It makes a difference.]

[This is an excellent question and one that deserves a thoughtful answer.]

Oh, no, I don't think you can eat leaves. [Pause.] Except for lettuce leaves. Those are all right.

[no florian you can't stick autumn leaves in your mouth]

Well... Some tree leaves are edible! But you shouldn't try them unless you really know which ones are okay. I'm not sure Luceti has the right kinds for it around. You can chew on pine needles and be alright, though!

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[And as Florian hunts around the Luceti wildlife, he may spot a certain bit of foliage that looks rather different from the leaves around it. It's still green, but much softer and more... hair-like.]

[The reason, of course, being that it's actually Ion, still in his pajamas from when he was kidnapped, asleep inside a bush.]

[WHAT DOES FLORIAN DO?
>Examine bush.
>Kick bush.
>Try to eat the bush.

...

>Please don't eat the bush.]

While it is certainly true that deer and many other creatures eat various "leaves", in one manner or another, we have not yet witnessed such behavior from the humans.

[She considers.]

Although, they have been known to place lettuce upon their sandwiches...

Instincts and well documented reasons, I assume. I mean, after all, we're taught our whole lives to be cautious of what we eat because some things are dangerous or don't taste good. Would you really eat something you're clueless on when it comes to it being edible?

You don't even know that already?

[WOW Florian he just can't take you at all.]

I'm pretty sure humans can't eat leaves like deer can.

Well, spinach is made up of leaves, you know! But people and animals have different kinds of stomachs, so we can't eat some of the leaves that deer can...

[This isn't actually answering Florian's question, alas, but...]

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