Neru the Alkub

You approach the counter with a tray in your hands, wincing at the thunderous clanging of pots and pans echoed throughout the canteen. The Alkub, possessing a distinct lack of opposable thumbs, paws at the scattered curry on the ground with a sardonic smile. "Not sure why they thought I should be the head chef," she laughed, "but I can't make anything vegetarian."

You ask her why. She looks up from the mess and holds your gaze. In her younger years she was a backup runner for the All Kubs Track and Field, and that slightly crazed runners high still lingered behind those tired eyes.

"I don't make anything I can't eat," she responds simply. You look around at the livestock hanging by the hooks. The food looked cold. You ask for a menu.

"This is a canteen. There are no menus, but here are today's options." She gestures to a sign above, crammed with a tight, almost illegible scrawl.

Vitamin A | Vitamin B1 | Vitamin B2 | Vitamin B | pantothenic acid | Vitamin B6 | Vitamin B7 | folate acid | folic acid | Vitamin B12 | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin E | Vitamin K | Calcium | Iodine | Iron