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Who\'s Hungry? Aaron is going crazy over his co-workers vegan diet, but how far will he go to prove MEAT IS WHAT MATTERS? Find out, and make sure to bring napkins...
You Are What You Eat by Rob Fields
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Robbie Farns walked into Mirren Automotive, the factory where he worked, about twenty miles from Strickfield. He didn\\u2019t particularly care about the place or the job itself, but at least it was steady work with a decent paycheck. He\\u2019d been working there for a couple of years now, at least as a way to pay his way through Strickfield University. As he walked through the plant to get to his work area, he knew it was going to be hot as hell. Carrying his lunch box, he knew he would soon get even more hell from one of his coworkers about what was inside.\\xa0
Robbie had been living the vegan lifestyle for the last few months. He had been careful to avoid eating literally anything that came from animals. That included \\u2013 in addition to not eating meat \\u2013 dairy, eggs, or any processed foods containing animal byproducts. Whenever he\\u2019d go out to eat, he was careful to avoid eating fried foods cooked in shared oil. He had even gone to a vegan festival in Erie City. \\xa0
When Robbie reached his work area, he punched in at the time clock. After putting his earplugs in, he went to his locker to change into his work shoes and prepare for his shift. It wasn\\u2019t long before he was greeted by a troublesome coworker in the form of Aaron Jameston.
Aaron and Robbie were opposites in many ways. Robbie was a head taller than Aaron, also thinner. Robbie had long dark hair that went down to his shoulders and was always clean-shaven, while Aaron kept his head shaved and had a long, shaggy beard. Robbie\\u2019s skin was a clean slate, while Aaron had many tattoos. The big difference was that Aaron was a hunter who always bragged about his kills, the trophies that he kept from many of them, and all the meat that he enjoyed. Then he learned that the new guy in his department, this quiet young pup, wasn\\u2019t a meat eater \\u2013 a vegan \\u2013 which got his attention in more ways than one.\\xa0
As always, Aaron just looked at Robbie with contempt and disgust. Robbie knew and expected this every day, but he didn\\u2019t care. He\\u2019d been used to people picking on him about his vegan ways. Some of his other coworkers had asked him many questions about his veganism, mainly because they were curious. For the most part, people usually left him alone. Aaron Jameston, however, had issues with Robbie and would be anything but subtle.\\xa0
\\u201cWhat kinda rabbit food you bring today, Rabbit?\\u201d Aaron asked, taking a seat at a picnic table across from Robbie.\\xa0
Robbie remained calm, in spite of the nickname Aaron had hung on him. He looked up at Aaron. \\u201cWhat do you care?\\u201d
Aaron was twice Robbie\\u2019s age and never liked when people back-talked him. There were times when he wanted to just lay into Robbie. Sure, Robbie always did his job and turned out great numbers. Just the same, he wanted to find something \\u2013 anything \\u2013 to justify giving Robbie a good ol\\u2019 fashioned ass whooping. As long as they both worked for Mirren Automotive, however, Aaron couldn\\u2019t physically lay a hand on Robbie, in or out of the plant. Not if he wanted to keep his job.
\\u201cWhat, you don\\u2019t wanna tell me?\\u201d Aaron said in his always-threatening tone.\\xa0
Robbie sighed. \\u201cLook, we both know you really don\\u2019t care about the food I bring. So why don\\u2019t you just save it?\\u201d
Aaron smiled, which Robbie knew was never a good thing. \\u201cLemme explain somethin\\u2019 to you, Rabbit. I don\\u2019t know what you think yer doin\\u2019 with all this vegan bullshit. But here, outside Strickfield, we\\u2019re hunters. That means meat is the way we do things. We love our meat. We kill for our meat. We eat meat! Now you come in here with yer vegan bullshit and expect us to just stop eatin\\u2019 meat?\\u201d
Robbie held up his hand in front of him. \\u201cWhoa! Let\\u2019s get something straight. I don\\u2019t go around telling anybody to not eat meat. There are vegans out there that would, but I personally don\\u2019t care what you eat. You eat what you want, and I\\u2019ll eat what I want. I mainly do it for health reasons, if you must know. I\\u2019ve lost weight because of it.\\u201d
Aaron kept on him. \\u201cSo . . . you sayin\\u2019 we\\u2019re all fat fucks \\u2019cause we eat meat?\\u201d
True, Aaron was quite portly for a little man, but Robbie wouldn\\u2019t go there. \\u201cI never said that. Don\\u2019t put words in my mouth.\\u201d
Aaron threw his arms up. \\u201cWhy the fuck be a rabbit? Why can\\u2019t you just go bust yer ass at the gym or somethin\\u2019? Why you gotta be so fuckin\\u2019 different?\\u201d
Robbie countered, \\u201cAgain, what do you care? I\\u2019m not here to preach vegan. I\\u2019m here to do my job and get paid so I can keep the lights on at my place, eat, and attend college. Leave me alone, okay?\\u201d
Aaron smiled more sinister now. \\u201cYeah, yer a rabbit now.\\u201d He pointed at Robbie and shook his finger. \\u201cI seen yer kind before. Yer gonna crack. Yer gonna be back. Yer gonna eat meat again. Know why?\\u201d He leaned in a little. \\u201c\\u2019Cause that\\u2019s the way it is. Our ancestors have been huntin\\u2019 and eatin\\u2019 meat since caveman years. Meat is the way! The only way! There ain\\u2019t no room in this world for fuckin\\u2019 rabbits like you. People like you are weak. Always have been.\\u201d
Just then, Robbie and Aaron were greeted by the presence of their boss.\\xa0
\\u201cHey, Aaron, you causing trouble back here again?\\u201d Mike Cruz demanded. \\u201cHow many times have I talked to you about that? You looking to get wrote up or what?\\u201d
Aaron wasn\\u2019t even afraid to talk back to his own boss. \\u201cYou already wrote me up! What more you gonna do? I\\u2019m just havin\\u2019 a conversation with Rabbit here.\\u201d
\\u201cI don\\u2019t see anybody here named Rabbit,\\u201d Mike snapped. \\u201cLast time I\\u2019m telling you, quit getting in everybody\\u2019s shit! I\\u2019m sorry about what happened to your sister, but mind your own goddamn business! You wanna keep going this way, I\\u2019ll give you your final write-up. After that, I\\u2019ll have no other choice but to walk you out. That what you want? You both do good work in this department, and I don\\u2019t want to lose either one of you. But if you keep it up, Aaron, you\\u2019re gonna be out on your ass. We on the same page here?\\u201d
Aaron chuckled and looked at Robbie. \\u201cKnow what, Rabbit? Yer part of a dyin\\u2019 breed. I mean it. Yer dead! Know why? \\u2019Cause we meat-eaters hunt rabbits and other plant-eaters like you. You understandin\\u2019 me, you fuckin\\u2019 weaklin\\u2019? Only the strong survive! It\\u2019s only a matter of time before you end up like all God\\u2019s creatures . . . right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy! My sister was a fuckin\\u2019 rabbit \\u2013 just like you. It didn\\u2019t keep her from bein\\u2019 kidnapped and killed a few months back. And you know what?\\u201d He pointed in a random direction. \\u201cThe fucker that did it is still out there \\u2013 still roamin\\u2019 free! And that\\u2019s another thing! Women are in the same place as you rabbits on the food chain \\u2013 nothin\\u2019 but weak, dead weight. When the killer catches up to you . . . I\\u2019m gonna laugh my fuckin\\u2019 ass off.\\u201d
Mike had had enough. \\u201cYou know what, Aaron? Go home! This ain\\u2019t negotiable! We don\\u2019t need your shit here. It\\u2019s obvious you still ain\\u2019t over your sister\\u2019s death. Go home and cool off. Last warning! You come back in here tomorrow and start your shit again, I won\\u2019t worry about no final write-up. I\\u2019ll just walk you out myself, and you won\\u2019t have a job here no more.\\u201d He pointed in the direction of the nearest door. \\u201cGo home! Now!\\u201d
Aaron didn\\u2019t move at first. Finally, he slammed his palms on the table, making sure he got Robbie\\u2019s attention. Then he stood up, still smiling his sinister smile at Robbie. \\u201cBe seein\\u2019 you, Rabbit.\\u201d
\\u201cMove!\\u201d Mike commanded him.\\xa0
\\u201cFuck you, I\\u2019m goin\\u2019!\\u201d Aaron snapped.\\xa0
Robbie and Mike both heard Aaron yelling and cursing as he moved to the exit door and walked out of the plant. Robbie was relieved to not have to work with Aaron, at least for today.\\xa0
Robbie managed to avoid Aaron when he returned to work. He started taking his lunch box to a different break area and eating there. Mike had told Aaron not to talk to Robbie, unless it was work related. However, that didn\\u2019t keep Aaron from giving him his sinister looks.\\xa0
Over time, Robbie had heard around the work area about what had happened to Aaron\\u2019s sister, Susan. Aaron had never gotten along with Susan. True, Aaron was old enough to be Robbie\\u2019s father . . . and Susan\\u2019s. Aaron\\u2019s mother had taken over raising him when her husband, David, had died of a heart attack. Aaron was around ten, and he never really got over the loss of his father. After that, he looked up to his uncle, George, who was even meaner and more vicious than his dad. Still, Uncle George taught Aaron everything he knew about hunting and fishing.\\xa0
Then, when Aaron had reached twenty, his mother had met a man named William Sanders. Aaron didn\\u2019t think much about it at first. As far as he was concerned, William wasn\\u2019t going to be around long. All of the other men before him had left. But months went by and William was still around, committed to his mother. Aaron never saw the surprises coming when his mother made two big announcements. The first was that she and William were getting married. The second was that she was going to have William\\u2019s baby. Aaron flew into a wild rage and threatened to shoot William. As far as Aaron was concerned, he was the man of the house \\u2013 end of story. Just the same, William and Rosie were married. Months later, Susan came into the world.\\xa0
Aaron would never come to accept this daughter as his sister and let William and Rosie know about it on no uncertain terms. As Su'