[center][h1][color=gold]Kailani[/color][/h1][/center]

The best breakfast Kailani had ever had was actually shortly after coming to The Borehole. The researchers had sat her at a table absolutely laden with food and let her eat to her heart’s content, even bringing in seconds, then thirds, and when they inevitably ran out of food just began piling random objects on the table. The table itself was last to go, though the researcher had stopped her from eating the chair. By then, though Kailani could never truly be [i]sated[/i], she was … content enough. At least enough to happily answer the questions asked of her.

Of course, the next few days she was given the absolute minimum they could get away with to test the equilibrium of her appetite. It didn’t feel that long ago. She can still hear the groan of her stomach, feel the pain of a thousand hungry little teeth in her torso, and the churning of her body beginning to eat itself inside out.

At least they don’t let it get that far anymore. Just close, sometimes.

So this morning was turning out more than just nice, it was the second best breakfast the Devourer had here! Sometimes others offered her leftovers, and one time even a [i]whole plate[/i] since they weren’t hungry. Yet now? Now, the corpseman had given her his bowl first, prompting Kailani to beam at him despite his stare, jagged like the crunch of glass between her teeth. As he was next to her she even offered him a bump of her forehead to his shoulder in ‘thanks’ - her ‘personal’ guard made a strange face and tensed up at the action, but what was Kailani supposed to do? She was too short to shoulder bump him properly!

The small girl pulled the bowl close, keeping one arm possessively wrapped around it even as her honey gaze slid to her other target for scraps, that bright expression only increasing into a wide, toothy grin at being offered a [i]second[/i] helping! Kailani’s free hand took the tray from the Demon - only to make a curious noise in the back of her throat at the little cubes added to it.

Enrichment cube? Either way--

[color=gold]“Thank you!”[/color]

The tray joined the bowl in the possessive grip Kailani had around them, and quickly acquired friends. She snatched the spoon thrown at her from her redheaded hallmate, prompting another chirpy little thanks that was half cut off as the alien shoved the spoon in her mouth greedily. Next was Kailani - while refusing to let the tray out of her arm - scrabbling to reach over and grab the other gifted utensils from Alfred. She briefly eyed his bowl and tray, but ended up leaving it despite his offer to take those as well.

[color=gold]“I can’t get them through.”[/color] She stated simply, and for a moment naked longing was plain in the little extraterrestrial’s gaze as she peered at his place settings. Of course, then Alfred winked and it took her a moment to realize this must’ve been a joke. It was appropriate to laugh now, yes? She laughed just to be sure.

Their conversation turned back to talking of strength, which Kailani had absolutely no interest in. Mostly since there was food in front of her [i]that she was allowed to eat,[/i] but also since she was sure none of them were stronger than her teeth. Maybe the rest of her body, though. But not the teeth! Still, the others were working themselves up with talk of strength, so a little growl built up in her throat in warning before she focused on her plunder.

With [i]two[/i] extra servings, utensils, and even the strange little cube offerings, the Devourer let the others talk with their [i]words words words[/i], focusing entirely on getting every scrap of the slop. It was honestly gone in record time, a prickly feeling on the back of Kailani’s neck like the scrape of a tree bark on her tongue - fear of the food being taken away. Maybe not by those around her, but if not them then the guards deciding she had too much. So the contents vanished, the muzzle clanking against the bottom of the bowl as she attempted to spoon the very last dregs, followed shortly by the familiar plastic and sometimes metal utensils, leaving her with the strange little cubes.

In a rare moment of thoughtfulness, Kailani picked up one of the little things and rolled it between her fingers. The little sprinkly bits clung to her fingertips, but the rest of it didn’t bend. A quick sniff too-

[color=gold]“It smells spicy!”[/color] A thoughtful hum, even as she popped it into her mouth.

A pause.

The tray clattered as Kailani promptly shoved the rest of the little candies in her mouth, dropping one in her haste to get them all in the muzzle. She disappeared under the table after it, ate a piece of fallen food on the ground while she was down there, then banged her head on the bottom of the table reemerging. Ow.

Out of food, Kailani’s gaze had drifted over to Abigail, taking her in. The girl was acting odd, seemingly not focused on anything but mouthing along to something unknown. Just as the little alien was considering if she could steal her utensils too, the girl came back to the table’s conversation. With a sigh of disappointment, and a grumble to herself about still being hungry, Kai finally joined the [i]actual[/i] conversation.

[color=gold]“I don’t have any superpowers. That’s a human thing. Um, but I eat a bunch? Like, things you guys don’t apparently? Oh, and I breathe out oxygen. That’s apparently a big deal.”[/color] She tilted her head, seemingly considering something.

[color=gold]“And I’m called Kailani!”[/color]