[BRD] Strange Cravings

It was a bright and early March morning; the heat of the previous month was already ebbing away, and Burrowgatory was starting to stink a lot less of pheromones and horniness. Instead, depending on where one was, it was replaced with a distinct smell of…a clash of things. Things fried, cooked, seared and simmered–savory, sweet, sour? A mix of things in between? It was really hard to say, and Anna didn’t have a nose for this stuff. While she enjoyed eating as much as the next bun, she was not a connoisseur. Nonetheless, even she could not resist the allure of trying something new this month, with all of these shops selling all sorts of newly cooked goodies; some looking like they shouldn’t have seen the light of day, but here they were.

She had some time to kill before her shift in the store, so it took little convincing to let herself wander around the stalls, splayed out on a usually empty plaza where they normally hosted the weekly grocery. What usually contained fruits and plants harvested from the more rural side of Burrowgatory were replaced with seasoned dishes, some looking rather charred and unappetizing to her eyes. Some were colorful, others in the form of drinks and shakes. Should a drink look so horrendously dark green? Was that a bit of brown in there? Even before lunch there were other buns crowding the place, eager to try things out, but Anna swore she heard puking not far from where she was. Truly this place could be a minefield at times…

She couldn’t remember if she craved anything that one time she was pregnant, but probably she had blocked out most of the memories about it save for the fact that it actually happened. Thus, there was not much for her to go on here other than to find something that sounded maybe safer than the more adventurous dishes, and maybe something sweet at least? Walking around, she eventually caught a whiff of something that smelled quite good, and following it led her to a nearby stall that was grilling what looked like…peaches? Something crescent shaped, but round, though covered in sauce that made them look almost caramelized. Veggie sausages were also being cooked on the same grill with many having a few black lines. A few buns were already lining up to buy the dish.

Finding that this seemed to be a pretty safe option (though she had no idea what kind of plants they used for the sausages), she waited patiently before it was her turn to pay. It thankfully did not cost too many of her carats, but she would have to wait a little longer for her order to be cooked. While standing around, she would glance at the other stalls and buns nearby, thinking if there was something else she could try or what places to avoid. Eventually, she was given a small take out box with the peaches, veggie sausages, and hey, were those potatoes? It actually looked quite yummy and the cook looked rather proud of themselves. Using the wooden fork that was given with the box, she took a piece of the sausage and bit into it. Surprisingly, it was like a sweet and savory dish! It was pretty hot, so she had to chew carefully and blow a bit of air from her mouth to prevent her tongue from burning, but otherwise, it was actually a good choice!

Anna wandered around a bit more to find a place to sit so that she could enjoy the rest of this newly discovered meal. The peaches were sweeter than the rest of the food stuff for sure, but it also felt like their sweetness had melted into the sauce. While she still preferred peaches in desserts, she was intrigued on having more fruits in dishes now, though not to cook herself. She actually was not much of a cook. Enjoying the rest of her meal in the hustle and bustle of the marketplace was a nice change of pace, which led to some bits of bun watching along the way. A pleasant way to start the day before work…

That was until she saw another bun hurling on the sidewalk. Maybe she should stick to the food court in the mall.