Heiji sighed. "Guess it's gonna have to. Okay, down the hatch!" He shoved a spoonful of the mysterious food (?) into his mouth and tried not to make a face.

"Well, it's... edible," he said, downing a gulp of water. "And that means we don't have to be quite as worried about starvin' to death down here. Heck, maybe people will cooperate more now that there's a little less at stake."