Pearl liked pie. She loved baking, and the smell of baked goods. She loved measuring ingredients, pouring exact amounts to make a perfect fluffy creation. There was nothing quite like smoothing over a cup of flour, or impeccably stirring together ingredients into an expertly blended masterpiece. Pearl even liked the taste of pie.
But Pearl's one flaw was that she hated eating. She hated the thought of swallowing anything. If she had been human, with human organs and a human stomach, eating would have repulsed her so much she would vomit any time she tried. Luckily, while putting food in her mouth was disgusting, she did not have a stomach or gag reflex while in her normally chosen form, which, if she had the same feelings while in a human body, would force a person to throw up.
On the other hand, Pearl liked the taste of pie. She liked how ingredients blended together, into an amazing collection of flavors. Mixing different things together created different smells, different textures, different flavors! Cooking truly was a science, and an art – two things which Pearl loved.
Taste buds were an intriguing part of the human anatomy. It was so interesting how humans could enjoy the miraculous taste of the mixing of flavors, that created a multitude of feelings. It was fascinating that tastes and smells could help inspire memories of times past, or how the simplest of recipes could bring on intense emotions. If only eating and chewing and digesting and – everything else – wasn't so vile!