"PROTIEN"
My response to a drabble challenge to write about Legato being given a hot dog made of worms – like the "Worm with Ketchup" item in Neopets. This turned out considerably darker than the original premise. PG-13.
Legato noticed the writhing. His expression soured. The vendor eyed him quizzically.
"Cattle and swine don't do well here," the fat man said. "Slaughterhouse closed down near twenty years ago. Earthworms do well in our soil, though. Good source of protein."
Legato glared at the man. "I like meat," he simply said. "This is unacceptable."
"We have nothing else."
Legato looked into the man's fat face. He noticed how much like a pig he looked.
"I want meat."
The works of the slaughterhouse cranked to life.
Legato left the town eating some of the best hot dogs he'd ever tasted.