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[pkemeter]

"You have reached Dr. Egon Spengler. Please leave a message, preferably fifty words or less."

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[pkemeter]

[Egon straightens up a little and almost immediately launches into his spiel--it's clear that he's put a lot of thought into this.]

In summary--the meat of this universe is not actually "meat". Most people from my dimension as well as the other dimensional arrivals to this world would define meat to be the flesh of a once living being, such as beef or chicken or fish. Thus, we automatically assume the "meat" in this world to originate from living beings.

However, no one in this universe seems to know where any edible meat is sourced from. The most logical conclusion would be that the meat comes from Pokémon, but suggesting this to the local populace causes most to dismiss it quickly. The citizens of this dimension do not have any problems with consuming Pokémon products if the Pokémon are not harmed, such as milk or eggs or Slowpoke tails. If the meat is not sourced from the living beings of this world, where does it comes from?

Theory one: The "meat" in this world is not actually sourced from living beings. In a different dimension, it is not out of the realm of possibility that words have different definitions entirely. As we are outsiders to this dimension, this definition would not be inherent to us and thus we have difficulty grasping the local terminology. However, this theory would not explain the presence of certain foods such as jerky or sushi, which taste remarkably similar to my dimension's version of these culinary creations.

Theory two, which is far more simple: humans have previously consumed Pokémon and with the advancement of technology have grown past the consumption of living creatures due to the ethical and moral dilemma associated with the action. Given the technological state of this world, it is not illogical to assume that society is able to readily produce non-meat based foods that closely mimic the taste and texture of the real thing, to the point that consuming Pokémon becomes unnecessary entirely.

[He pauses as he adjusts his glasses.]

Do you have any questions?

[onetwoboom]

[Woah, that's a lot to take in. Especially when your brain is in recovery mode from a hard reset.

Gaige blinks, trying to figure out if she did have any questions after all. Eventually, she nods slowly.]

Yes. [A pause.] How much time have you put into this?

[pkemeter]

[Egon inclines his head towards the screen.]

Approximately one hundred sixty eight hours, give or take.

[That's...one week.]

If you ever plan on performing any further experiments, feel free to contact me as a second party.

[onetwoboom]

You got it.

[A thumbs up.]

Now, if you don't mind me, I'm gonna go pass out in the snow now for a couple of...hours...or so.