Zouichi frowned at the slop, dried and fresh. Was it even sanitary to have the tubes full of... residue? Because it seemed like ideal conditions for microbial or insect infestations. Yes. EXCELLENT MENTAL IMAGERY.

Why was he here? He didn't even eat slop. Well... aside from the 'being around in case Howard found himself in danger' bit. But even taking that into account, Zouichi was starting to reconsider his decision. Just a little bit.

Dammit, he could have been playing with his parrot right now.