Stratos is too paranoid to approach Verity eat much in the Nexus, and the rest of their unit listens to him. So no chili for them!

Being happily un-afflicted, Felix grins back at her. "Naturally I trust you. I'll even taste it before I ask how you made it. But here's my thinking: you give me half a bowl the way you'd recommend it, and once I know how it's supposed to be eaten, I can experiment."