Stats

The RP has a total of 88 lines, 5120 words, and 27026 characters.
The average line consists of 58.18 words that themselves average 4.28 characters taking about 5 minutes, 51 seconds.
Gyro Tech said a total of 40 lines, 2162 words, and 11302 characters.
Gyro Tech's average line consists of 54.05 words that themselves average 4.23 characters taking about 6 minutes, 40 seconds.
Naisol said a total of 48 lines, 2958 words, and 15724 characters.
Naisol's average line consists of 61.63 words that themselves average 4.32 characters taking about 5 minutes, 12 seconds.

12:00 GyroTech makes his way to the village market eyeing the various wares that the merchants have to offer. He's really in town to pick up a couple of machine parts, but can never pass up looking at everything all the other merchants have to offer.

12:05 Naisol sighs as she looks around a bit unnerved, not wanting to do her errands... but bits do not grow from trees. As she pulls a small wooden kart, full of odd clothing and furniture. And some scavenged stuff in it. She simply makes her way to the pawn shop....

12:10 GyroTech walks down the street, looking at the wares beside him when he bumps right into a pony pulling a cart. "Oh, I'm sorry mam, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." He blushes, embarrassed about having trotted right into this cute mare.

12:15 Naisol As she looks up to the sky, space out on plans that she was scheduling in her mind, until same random stallion bumps on to her. Stumbles a bit but manages to keep her balance and stay on her hooves "Hey!..." frowns slightly not long before she hears his apologize "Be more careful... Have some consideration for us the mares~" snickers faintly

12:20 GyroTech smiles a bit as he subtly looks her over. "Maybe I can make this up to you by treating you to lunch, I know a good spot around town." He sticking out his hoof he says "Hey, I havent seen you around before, my names Gyro."

12:25 Naisol tilt her head and looks at his kart "Lunch huu?~" her tummy groans and she blushes slightly by that "Ehe... yeah. I guess is a good idea to get some lunch" looks at his hoof curiously and then at him carefully "Well... I am Naisol and" Shake his hoof "And its nice to meet a nice pony for once~" gives him a smile

12:30 GyroTech has a look of confusion flash across his face. "I think you'll find that most of the ponies around are pretty nice." He notices the heavily ladened cart Naisol is pulling. "Do you need some help with that" he says, gesturing at it.

12:35 Naisol shakes her head "Nope... I had carried heavier karts before." starts to walk to a random direction "What are we waiting for, Gyro~" the kart irks a bit as it moves "Most ponies around here look at me oddly cause of my kart and wares... You where difference cause you first saw me then the kart" giggles

12:40 GyroTech motions at her. "The diner is this way." Gyro begins to lead her through town, walking alongside her as he does. He tries to keep a slow enough pace that she's not too inconvenienced. "What all do you have in that cart anyways?" He asks. He can't help but keep casting glances back at it.

12:45 Naisol rolls her eyes as she thinks "Well... Stuff from my adventures of course!... Sometimes there are some abandoned mines or houses... or some temples or odd 'Sacred' places" giggles as he whispers at his ear "And clothing made out of animal hides....

12:50 Naisol Flails her hoof a bit nonchalant "Usual stuff that I always bring~. Sometimes good sales. Sometimes nothing... I'm a Hunter. But please don't spread it out... Ponies seem to freak out about it?" giggles faintly as she looks around a bit lost, since she only goes to pawn shop of the town.

12:55 GyroTech stops for a second and shivers at that last item before continuing on his way. "A hunter?" he says with a start, "You mean a treasure hunter like Daring Doo right?" His face shows his worry as he awaits an answer. Noticing her glancing around, he indicates to a little outdoor diner just off of the main road. "This is the place."

13:00 Naisol blinks confused at him "Daring Do?... Treasure Hunter?..." She is not much of a reader... but she can tell you a thing or two about animals and plants "I'm not sure about treasure hunting... but..." whispers at him once more "I get paid for... Hunting stuff... and I hunt on my own for bids a swell" looks away a bit nervous and shy "yeah... You already freak out about it..." digs the dirt a... bit "Can we still have lunch please?... I'm hungry~" gives him a cute smile

13:10 GyroTech chuckles nervously, but he did promise her lunch, and besides she is a cute mare. He leads her over to a table where they take a seat. A waiter soon attends to them and gets the menus out. "Is this your first time in town?" he asks, trying to make idle conversation.

13:15 Naisol she quickly shackles her kart to a pole and takes a small bag out of it, could be compared to a bid pouch at any eye. And she takes out a small booklet with a pen. She quickly puts them in her side pouch and makes her way to the seat. Smiles shyly as she answers "No~. First time being this deep in the town yes" giggles faintly as she looks around. Curios about the place

13:20 GyroTech eyes her bit pouch as she retrieves it. "Oh you don't need that, this is my treat remember." He slides her over the menu. "I can recommend anything on it. The food here is delicious. I come here for lunch every time I come to market. After lunch, I can show you around if you want. Its a nice town."

13:25 Naisol shifts her eyes and blushes as he is asking her out "Really?~" bits her lip and her tummy groans once more, only making her startle a bit, looks at him carefully and nods with a "Okay. Should be fun?..." looks at the menu and simply chooses a random meal, Rice & Oats on BBQ sauce "I... I don't like noisy and crowded places that much... Maybe it can be different with some company?~" gives her... a shy smile

13:35 GyroTech grins at her response. "I suppose we'll just have to visit some of the quieter parts of the town then." He places his order and sends the waiter away. "Do you live outside of town or do call the rode your home?"

13:40 Naisol hums thoughtful "I do... have a home... I rarely visit it. I most of the time just sleep in my chak..." bits her lip and re-words that "carrot color sleeping bag!~" does a scrunchy face and blushes a bit by that "Yeah... what about you!... do you live here?"

13:45 GyroTech gives her a puzzled look as she changes her word, but tries to ignore it best he can, noticing that he's making the mare uncomfortable. I live towards the edge of town in that direction." He gestures back towards the market. "My line of work is a little too noisy for ponies in the city, and perhaps a little bit dangerous. I work on and construct machines, but they tend to be loud and dont always come together properly." The waiter arrives with the food and places out, before leaving the two to eat.

13:50 Naisol grins as she looks at the food with delight "Oh pony!~... I was starving~" drools a bit as she starts to eat. Smiles faintly as she looks up to him, thinking on to not trust or to trust him, chews the food down and speaks "I... Thanks~" She eats with most delight eyes as she pats her pouch silently

13:55 GyroTech smiles back. "I can see that. Well, enjoy." He begins to partake of his own food. Her delight fills him as well as they eat together.

14:00 Naisol smiles shyly as she takes her small booklet out of her pouch "Hey~... can I have your... information?. A way I can contact you easy?... I... You are quite much the first pony I manage to meet here in town?" Sets it on a certain page and tries to pass the pen to him. But out of nervousness she drops it and rolls down to the floor "Yikez!... uhhmmm..." blushes faintly as she sits still.... Feeling a bit more nervous for her mistake

14:10 GyroTech sees the pen falling to the floor but is too slow to catch it. Still, soon after it hits the ground, its surrounded by an orange glow and levitated up the table. He scratches his name and address into the pad. "This is where I live, feel free to drop by anytime, Naisol." He grins at her and throws a couple bits on the table to pay for the meal.

14:15 Naisol joyfully but slyly rubs her tummy for a sec, then she stands up and smiles "Then... Shall we go then?. Or what was the plan of the day?" gives her a shy smile

14:20 GyroTech stands up as well. "I suppose we shall. How urgent is your business that you have for today? There's a nice park not too far from here. One thats smaller than the main one, but is usually quite quiet and empty." He gestures deeper into the city.

14:25 Naisol looks at her wrist and has no watch "I have till... till a watch spawns on my wrist~" giggles and smiles shyly at him "I make my own schedules~. I am owner of my time" grins as she starts to walk to a random direction, again "Lets start going then, Gyro~"

14:30 GyroTech leads her on a short walk over to a park set into a small lot between larger buildings. The park is hidden from the main road with nopony in sight. Most of the noise of the city is faint, the most prominent noise being that of the fountain in the center. "Here we are Naisol. Its not the lands outside the city, but its a nice place to rest for a bit."

14:35 Naisol sighs joyfully as she wiggles her ears a bit "Sweet!~... Peaceful as a forest..." giggles as she rolls on the grass a bit, not long before she lies still and smiles shyly at him with a blush "ehemm... I like it!" grins

14:40 GyroTech laughs at her as she does her thing, not a mean spirited laugh, but rather just an amused one. "See, the city isn't all bad." Once she's come to a rest he lies down next to her, and shifts a hoof close.

14:45 Naisol blinks at him and then at his hoof "Ehe..." blushes faintly, not long before her tummy groans, her face quickly scrunches up "Oh?..." looks down a bit worried "I guess is not that, bad. But dunno. I prefer nature~" gives him a nervous smile as she shift her eyes away

14:50 GyroTech grins and shifts a little closer. "Oh I like nature too. After a long stressful day at work I sometimes blow off steam by taking a hike in the woods nearby. When I was a colt in Canterlot I used to wander the mountains all the time getting lost. To tell the truth, thats another reason I live on the edge."

14:55 Naisol her tummy groans once more and looks away by that "I see?~...." Holds his hoof and brings it closer to her chest "I... I always climb the highest mountains... To see how much world I still need to explore... Makes me feel free~" blushes as she nuzzles his hoof tenderly with her eyes closed

15:00 GyroTech relaxes as she nuzzles his hoof, glad to see that she is finally starting to come around. "There is a lot of world out there isn't there? Sometimes I wish I could drop everything and explore and see the world, but I've got so much back at home as well." Gyro sighs.

15:05 Naisol her tummy groans once more and bit loud. Flinches her eye a bit "ehe..." sniffs Gyro hoof and shudders "I... I wish I had stuff at home... I waste all my time exploring, I wish I had some ponies I could stay for... I feel lost exploring alone?..." bits her lip as she curiously lick's his hoof. Only to make her eyes widen by it. Sighs and noms on Gyro hoof cutely with a rose blush on her face

15:10 GyroTech blushes as she licks over his hoof, and then gives a confused look as she noms on his hoof. However he doesn't want to ruin his time with her, despite her odd behavior. "Maybe I could take a trip with you, and give you a little company along your journey. Itd be nice to go out and see the world."

15:15 Naisol hums in delight as she keeps nomming on Gyro hoof, barely hearing what he was saying. she just whispers to herself quite faintly "I should have ate something before coming..." pants faintly as she looks at Gyro with a blush "I will love to~" she just says that and kisses him tenderly

15:20 Naisol her tummy groaning louder at the scene they were both acting...

15:25 GyroTech is just about to speak up, but melts as she kisses him. He no longer has a care in the world and is floating on cloud nine. He snuggles even closer to her, now pressed up right against her, and says "I would love that."

15:30 Naisol she keeps kissing Gyro as her tummy groans once more, her mouth widens as she starts to take bigger kiss, then she noms on his entire muzzle and slowly she keeps advancing on his head, humming in delight she simply starts to lick Gyro as she began to slowly drift him in to her mouth...

15:35 GyroTech leans into the kiss, enjoying it until her muzzle began to creep up over his snout. He pauses his kiss and his eyes go wide, not quite sure how to react. Soon his head is encased in her mouth matting his fur down with spit. Her tongue wiggled under his chin and her humms vibrated around him, tickling him. "Um Naisol, what are you doing?" he asks, trying to pull away gently.

15:40 Naisol her tummy just groans once more as she is so lost on the taste of Gyro coat, she barely puts attention on what she's eating just now, Naisol only wanted to swallow it all up and calm her tummy with something. she simply continues to hum joyfully as she starts to force Gyro deeper in to her, on a slow but steady phase manages to devour him all the way to his chest now~

15:45 GyroTech 's head begins to moves past her throat and into her gullet with a swallow, drawing him further in. Gyro begins to push against her mouth with his forehooves trying to break free as more of himself sinks into her mouth. "Why are you doing this, I thought we were friends!" he shouts.

15:50 Naisol as her eyes where close shut and her mind was gone far, she simply continues to gobble Spur down, not long before Gyro start to fight off, wiggles her hoofs and holds him tight to starts forcing him down in to her tummy. She was a strong mare as it is. It takes some courage and strength to kill a bear or two with a chakram. As he blushes and smiles where bright enough to express all her... delight on eating Spur slowly...

16:00 Naisol Spur only had his waist and below free and outside Naisol by now...

16:05 GyroTech slipped further and further down into the mare. Despite his fighting soon his forehooves slipped down into her as well. Gyro snout pressed into a tight ring that slowly gave way to a larger chamber. Acrid stale damp air greeted his nostrils as he began to fold into her stomach, the walls forcing him to begin to curl up. Gyro fought as hard as he could with his back legs, but still he continued to be devoured.

16:10 Naisol she rolls on to her side to let her tummy swell by Gyro body~, She easily devours his hind legs down and his tail was even more easy to do so..., As Spur slowly but steady got forced inside Naisol tummy, warm and cozy/squishy tummy~. She simply pants as she finally got done eating his friend down. She simply remains laying on her side with her pony size tummy that had bulges all around,... constantly wiggling as Spur kept fighting -c-

16:20 Naisol Hums in delight as she rubs her tummy joyfully, groans and sloshes about as he moves inside, with a bright blush on her face she pants once more. Still lost in the pleasure because she has not figure this out, she ate his friend.

16:25 GyroTech squirms about as much as he can in the tight space, trying to get into a less painful ball. His tail sticks to his face from the slimy. The walls quiver around him and hold him tight working the slime deeper into his fur. "Naisol, let me out." he cries hoping that she'll listen to him.

16:30 Naisol hums joyfully, not long before her tummy vibrates from a cry. Blinks as her senses start come back, she slowly starts to remember but she was still enjoying Gyro squirms inside of her. She shudders and rubs her round squishy tummy more roughly, trying to settle Spur down on giving her so much delight~.

16:35 Naisol She could possibly keep him inside for more than 24 hours!... or more~. She was a vegetarian after all... and that she had a slow metabolism was not helping her case on being able to digest food easily. But she knew other methods to help her snail slow metabolism to digest food fast for her to stay alive.

16:40 GyroTech continues to squirm about and protest not liking the position of being food for this mare. He continued to shout to be set free, though eventually he began to wear himself out as the adrenaline wore off, and his struggles began to slow.

16:45 Naisol pants as she keeps rubbing Spur inside her tummy, Naisol simply bits her lip as she felt her pleasure coming close. Not long before her tummy starts to settle down... Sighs and massages her tummy about as it still vibrates from something crying in the inside. As she opens her eyes again, she looks around to find herself alone and says "Where... where is Gyro?..." her face thorns pale as she... looks down to her tummy "I... I am so SORRY!" wiggles about as she manages to stand up on her hooves, squishing Spur with the floor and herself "I... what to do what to do!" Still pants in delight as Spur keeps moving inside....

16:55 GyroTech hears her voice thunder about him. "I don't want you to be sorry, I want you to let me out of here." He shouts. "Please, please let me out. I don't want to die in here, today, like this." He cant help but wiggle around as he speaks.

17:00 Naisol moans as she rubs her tummy "Gaahhh!~... It is you..." blushes and looks around worried, she slowly starts to drag herself to her kart "Dont worry Gyro!... you will be fine. I promise you!" pants again as she starts to rub her tummy with her tail now...

17:05 GyroTech finally stops panicking and decides to trust her words, seeing as she seems sane once again. "You are sure you can get me out right?" Now that hes beginning to relax, he notices how soft the walls are and how everything is the perfect temperature. Her tails belly rubs massage him nicely, and the rhythmic heart beat is soothing. If he wasn't so worried about not making it out this could be enjoyable.

17:10 Naisol she reaches her kart and starts to look around a bit hesitated "I am not sure Gyro... I did regurgitate stuff in my past... I need to find what I use last time!" keeps looking around as her tail keeps rubbing her tummy. She shudders and freak out as her tummy settles down "Gyro!... Nuuuu!!" her eyes tear up as she places her ear on her tummy "I'm sorry!... I was to slow!" starts to panic,... thinking she killed her new friend

17:20 GyroTech perks at her words, quite worried. "Wait, what? You cant get me out of here? Oh please, you've got to at least try," he says, shifting about in her stomach.

17:25 Naisol blinks and notices him talking and moving, smiles a bit as she squirms a bit on how he moves inside "You still there?... eehe" blushes and quickly returns on looking in the kart "Dont.... Dont stop moving or talking in there!... I... Dunno how long you can last!... I hope you are not in much pain..." she starts to toss stuff out of the kart, making mess she keeps lurking

17:30 Naisol pants as her hind legs shudder from pleasure as he massages her "Ehehe... Don't tease me in there~" blushes as she finally finds what she was looking for, a small vial, she nods to herself and pulls away from the kart "Ok... I found it!" sighs in relief "And... how is not painful at all?... you are... very much compressed pact inside me?... are you not?" places the vial on the floor as she... playfully rubs her tummy deep, pressing her hooves on GyroTech

17:40 GyroTech giggles. "Well I managed to wiggle myself into a reasonably comfortable ball." He pushes into the belly rubs enjoying them through her stomach wall. He then continues to massage her from inside. "I can hear and feel you. I know youre enjoying this too much," he teases and he continues to rub.

17:45 Naisol pants and moans slightly "Hey!~" he continues to rub on him more roughly

17:50 Naisol hugs her tummy tight as she huggles it slowly "You want to come out now?... I have the... solution for it!... you might not like it?" does a scrunchy face as she keeps squishing her tummy with him inside

17:55 GyroTech sighs, "Well, I'd like to know that I can get out, yes, though if I can, we may have to see how far we can take this next time." He rubs in her sweet spot for emphasis and continues to do so as he awaits her solution.

18:00 Naisol blinks and smiles "Its easy!... I know a bit of alchemy by my mother... she knew I have problems on not being able to assimilate food easily... so..." shudders and squirms as he starts to rub her in that spot "And... eerrhh... she showed me how to craft!" rubs her tummy, squishing him a bit roughly to let her get done talking "So I have vials that let me digest or chunder stuff out!" pants... and moans as she simply rubs her tummy

18:10 GyroTech grumbles his discomfort as he is squashed a little tighter by the mare. He quits rubbing her for a second as he processes the information. "Wait a minute, digest? That doesn't get me out safely!" he protests.

18:15 Naisol facehoof at him, smiles faintly as she can think and talk properly now "I have two types... one that helps me chunder... your way out... one that lets me digest food" does a scrunchy face and pokes her tummy playfully

18:20 GyroTech groans. "Well why you didnt say that in the first place. I'll take the former remedy please." He resumes rubbing her again now that his worries are put at ease. He rubs that spot even more vigorously than before.

18:25 Naisol giggles and hums joyfully "well... if you would da let me talk instead of..." squirms "Teasing me!~... hey!... stop it~" moans and covers her mouth shyly blushing at that, frowns at him as she wants to squish him down but she simply starts to massage her tummy with him inside "Gyro~... You are making me not want to take the vial... stop that~" pants as he continues

18:30 GyroTech cracks up at her moans and squirms, causing him to rub even harder. "I'll quit as soon as you let me out" he teases. He shifts around as to be able to rub with his hind legs as well as his forelegs, still laughing all the while.

18:35 Naisol blushes deep rose as he keeps rubbing even more roughly "h-h-hey!~" moans and bites her lip "I...." shudders and flops on the ground, pants as he keeps rubbing her "Stop it in there!~" starts to drag hers self towards the vial, by pure hesitation... instead of picking it she accidentally slaps it away from her "Gaahhh!~" she tries to walk once more but she feels paralyzed by the pleasure... "Ngghhh~" she unintentionally starts to buck her own tummy

18:45 GyroTech is jostled about as she begins to buck, forcing herself into him. He responds by pushing and continuing his vigorous rubbing, amused at her reaction. "I'm still waiting!" he calls out, though his call is hard to understand as its interspersed with laughing.

18:50 Naisol shut hers eyes tight as she simply starts to buck on her tummy faster "Ngghhh... Spur!~" hugs her tummy as she keeps bucking him, sloshing her tummy about. Not long before she starts to feel her climax quite near!... she simply continues to moan and massage him deeply, trying to be a gentle and tender. Cause she was enjoying it too much to make him stop~

18:55 Naisol each time she bucked her marehood on her swollen tummy was simply massaging Spur all around, her soft squishy tummy was getting warmer and warmer as Naisol just kept getting more exited on rubbing herself on him...

19:00 GyroTech began to notice the temperature change and is now getting a little worried. He quits voluntarily rubbing her at this point, though her humping is doing a pretty good job of doing it for him. "Uh, Naisol," he calls out, "Its starting to get a little warm in here, and I'm becoming a little worried. Do you think we could maybe continue this another time?" He's sloshing back in forth within her stomach quite hard now due to her movements.

19:05 Naisol shakes her head and pants "Why you stop?~" takes a bigger hug of her tummy, embracing more of Gyro body, she simply starts to hump harder and faster "Just a bit longer!~" moans as she cant stop, blushing deep rose as her tummy was just getting warmer by the constant rubbing and action. She simply embraces GyroTech tighter as she continues to hump on. She was just about to come "End what... you start!" pants

19:15 GyroTech groans, but decides that the only way he's getting out of this mess is to finish her off, hoping that it doesn't take too long. He resumes rubbing her vigorously to bring her to a head.

19:20 Naisol as he resumes his job she simply moans once more, not long before she starts to buck as hard as she can for a few times till she hold Gyro tight as possible, hugging him down between her hips as she shudders and squirms about for a few seconds. After those seconds she lets her Tummy go and so relives Spur to have some space and comfort inside her stomach. She falls on her side as her tummy... simply stood big and swollen on front of her "Spur~... you gonna pay for this.... " Pants and tries to relax a bit. Attempting to catch her own breath

19:30 GyroTech rolls his eyes not that anypony could see that deep within her. "I'm sure I will," he retorts in a sarcastic tone, "You only eat me and then have some fun whilst I'm inside and I'm the one who should be punished." He shifts around to get a little more comfortable. "Alright, so how about that medicine?"

19:35 Naisol rubs her tummy as he feels spur squirm about inside "I... I really did not want to... eat you..." notices the vial and starts to crawl herself over there "I... Don't eat ponies. It was an accident... I... It's hard to explain..." grabs the vial and rolls on her back "Well... I apologize. But still!... there was no need to tease me like that!" pushes a hoof deep in to her tummy and grunts a... bit "Anyhoof... are you ready?"

19:45 GyroTech positions himself in a way that he thinks will make it easier to be spit back up. "Yes, I'm ready now."

19:50 Naisol sighs and takes a deep breath "I had never... chunder something this big as you... I was feeling so..." blushes "charmed by you... that I had no worries for me to hide or run with this hunger... I shoulda known better..." rubs her tummy as she drinks the entire vial. Not long before the liquid falls on Gyro head and all around Naisol stomach... in a matter of seconds her stomach began to... shrink quickly, forcing Spur out quite quickly.

20:00 GyroTech falls onto the ground in a heap, the slime covering his body dripping down into the grass and pooling around him. His mane and tail were sticking everywhere and had lost their poofyness. In the cool air, he began to shiver a bit, having left such a warm environment. He gets to his feet, wobbling like a newborn foal, and stumbles over to her. "I think this is yours," he says, before proceeding to wipe himself oh her fur and tail, leaving slime trials all over.

20:05 Naisol coughs a few times as she felt that she was about to choke on chundering him out!... not long before Spur tumbles on to her and gives him a warm tender smile "Oh... ok~" Hugs the Spur close and starts to lick him clean. "Sorry for the tough exit?..." looks down her tummy and shrugs as she misses having her tummy full

20:10 GyroTech gives her a weak smile and a nervous laugh. "In a weird way, that was kind of fun, once you got over the I'm going to die part. I don't think I'd mind doing that again sometime if youre up for it. But for now, I gotta go clean this up." he gestures to himself, every inch of him matted down still with saliva, though no longer dripping. "Its been fun though Naisol. I hope you decide to stop by my house sometime soon." He perks up at that thought.

20:15 Naisol blushes as she looks away, her tummy groans once more as it's empty. "Eeehh... Again?..." nods shyly at Gyro as she quickly grabs a random towel that she had around the kart "Here... Take this at least... And. I must admit it..." looks away "It was fun~... Spur..." takes a deep breath as she wraps him with the towel and nudges him gently "Then go on!... I... I have to too!" her tummy groans... again "I will be sure to visit!" smiles

20:25 GyroTech takes the towel and rubs himself off best he can. "Thanks" He gives her one last smile before beginning to trot off. Then he remembers, something. "Just follow this road in that direction and take a right past the diner. That will get you back to the market." He makes sure she understands the directions before trotting off.

20:30 Naisol she nods with a joyfully smile as she quickly notes his instructions down "Alright Spur... Till next time!~" waves her hoof at him as he departs. she simply turns back with a hungry stomach again... sighs a bit as she starts to pick all the mess of her kart and as she looks for food to eat as well..