The Taste of Remembering. AI-Generated.
In the 23rd century, sustenance was a science, not an experience. People consumed Nutri-Paks—neat, flavorless bars engineered to deliver the exact daily requirement of proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins. Food, with its mess, its inefficiency, and its emotional baggage, had been deemed obsolete. "Sustenance is for the body, not the soul," was the official motto of the Aethel Corporation, which provided for all. The very word "food" was becoming archaic.