"Quiet, you'll scare the fish."
She paddled around until she could see Jordan. "If you find fish who can live in this, throw them in. I'll welcome any kind of company."
"Maybe Cameron can mutate fish to stand the cold," suggested Jordan. "Or if that fails he can always transfer the fungus to them."
"I don't wish it on anything, even a fish."
"It wouldn't hurt. Besides, it might make them immortal."
"Thanks. I like fish, but not as playmates. They're better on a plate."
"Barbaric," said Jordan. "I prefer scientific food, synthetics. Wholly removed from the taint of the living creature. Something that didn't die in quick agony so that you could smack your lips. Germ free, compounded of balanced elements."
"Came from nature myself," said Anti. "Uncivilized though it is, I prefer nutrition from the same source."
"You're confusing yourself," commented Jordan. "Synthetics contain everything necessary for life. When was the last time Jeriann ate?"
"Longer than she cares to remember. Besides you're quibbling. She gets concentrates, which is not the same as synthetics."