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[bolderfell]

What's the deal with tomatoes. They're just messy fruit full of water.

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[doctorize]

They have good health benefits: for example, they contain lycopene, lutein and beta-carotene, which are nutrients that help support vision and protect against eye conditions including cataracts and macular degeneration.

[A pause, and then he adds the following since... he is probably the only person on this planet that cares about how good they are for one's eyes.]

... Taste wise, they're good when used in sauces, salads, or soups. Can't say I'm a fan of eating them right off the vine, so to speak, if that's what you're referring to about them.

[bolderfell]

[Therion isn't even going to address how many words he doesn't understand, here. They're not even words to him, just letters that fell out all in the same place.]

Wouldn't they be the same in salads as they are on their own? You're not cooking them then.

[doctorize]

No, but most salads also have dressings or vinaigrettes added that can change the flavor of the vegetables in salads somewhat.

[bolderfell]

Huh. So which ones make tomatoes taste like anything?

[doctorize]

It's a matter of one's own preferences when it comes to taste I think, but I find even the most common dressings like Italian or balsamic vinaigrette to be serviceable enough with salads containing tomatoes, usually.

[bolderfell]

Italian. Like from Italy. You know that place, too?

[doctorize]

Yes. I'm not from there myself, but it is indeed a country that exists in my world.

[bolderfell]

Seems like a lot of people around here are from that world. Would it happen to be the same place with 'Japanese' things, too?

[doctorize]

Yes, it is! I'm not from Japan either, but I've heard plenty of things about it back home.

[A pause, before he adds for clarity.]

I'm from America, which is farther away from either of those countries.

[bolderfell]

[Aha, he thought so. It was a stab in the dark, but with Moonblessed so often referring to place names expecting to be understood, Therion thought there might be some otherwise common thread of experience he doesn't share.]

Got it. Strange that there are so many of you so far from your home.

How do your countries get these names, anyway? They don't seem very descriptive.

[doctorize]

... You know what, I'm not sure! I mean, I feel like it was probably discussed at one point during history class in school about how they were discovered and named as such by various explorers of the past, but it's been a long time since I last thought about what I learned from that particular subject.

[Danny had been way more interested in science and health than retaining everything he learned about history and the like.]

[bolderfell]

You're a scholar, then?

[In text, that reads like an innocuous question. In real life, Therion would ask with a period instead of a question mark and check for escape routes.]

[doctorize]

No, not really. I am interested in learning new things, sure, but I only actively seek it out if it's something that benefits my work as a doctor.

[bolderfell]

So that's what you were talking about before. The health benefits. I should have known.

[doctorize]

Is it really that surprising?

[I mean... his username has the word "doctor" right in it, Therion, how did you not see that coming.]

[bolderfell]

[He is, unfortunately, known to be a short-sighted thief.]

Guess not. Every time I turn, seems more of you pop up.

[doctorize]

It almost sounds like a bad thing when you say it like that. Do you not like doctors?

[bolderfell]

Don't like needing them. I'm sure you get that sentiment often enough.