Roy
followed his nose. The intense barbeque smells were emanating
from a small pushcart kiosk. The cart's roof said in very
simple neon, "Bum’s Kitchen". The cart
held a large machine, which seemed to heavily favor a
Dr. Seuss Creation. Large yellow hands continually shook
small green hands in a cold metal frame, behind them a
bellows expelled a foggy dark cloud of soot into the air
that seemed to hang in the air for an instance and then
sweep away into nothingness, leaving only the pungent
aroma of burnt meat.
A
dwarfish man sat in a high backed canvas chair starring
at a monitor attached to the machine. Occasionally he
would adjust one of three small knobs, or two levers affixed
to the monitor. He wore a worn gray suit and struck a
subtle likeness to Charlie Chaplin.
Roy's
nose lead him two feet from this man who’s name
badge informed Roy that his name was Sam, and that if
he should ever want to hear the specials of the day all
he need do is ask.
"Hello
sir, would you like seat? Of course you do!" the
man shouted, jumping from his seat, and in one fluid motion
pulled up the wing of the cart and moved from behind it,
a small stool sitting right before Roy.
"What
do you sel-" before he could finish the man pushed
him down into the chair. A small saucer rose from within
the wing in front of him.
"Alright,
you want 300? How many do you think you can take?"
"Excuse
me?" Roy look confused.
"Oh
you never had reds before? Oh ok ok ok ok, I Understand,
here you look over here...” the man waived his hands
towards the monitor and hopped back into his chair. Taking
the levers, he began gesturing at the screen.
"You
see this, this is our bovine loop, and we simmer any where
from 200 up to 2000 cows at once, over a hot flame. Then
we take all that meat, slather it our own saucy chemical
treatments, and naturally occurring juices; then condense
all that to a gel capsule that is only the size of your
standard birth control pill!”
Harbolt
looked on the monitor and saw a bird’s eye perspective
of a large steel trap packed tight with cattle spinning
over a tremendous looking flame.
“There
are 300 cows in there? How is that possible?"
Sam looked inquisitively at Roy.
What?
You ignorant son? That there is a little something we
call the latest taste sensation! By harnessing Quantum
Replication, Aramark has cornered the High Volumes Food
Drug Market. Foodiez are the coolest thing! Everybody
is doing it. It's like a pizza roll for your head!"
Sam
pauses in mid-sentence, his eyes running through a script
in his head as he begins to struggle with the routine.
Roy holds up his hand.