Edward leaned forward and motioned in front of her. “Think something along the lines of a star trek magical food replicator. Just put your pass on the table and part of the table lights up.”

  Sam looked at Edward dubiously. He nodded enthusiastically and motioned her to try it, so Sam got out her pass and placed it in front of her. Instantly a screen roughly 30cm by 20cm turned on inside the area where a plate would go right in front of her. She saw house hold names from across the country, across the world. McD's, KFC, Dunkin donuts, Prezzo, Yo! Sushi!, Subway, Starbucks. the list went on. Jesus, it even had Wimpy's on there.

  There was a search bar at the top of the screen and she tapped it. The screen felt familiar to her and thought it might been based on an android derivative.

  Paul interjected. “You can use the search bar to find a specific restaurant or café you like or you can put in what you want to eat and voila! Just press accept and give it a second and what you ordered rises out of the table!”

  Paul gestured to his meal and took another bite of his meat feast pizza. He closed his eyes with a bliss filled expression.

  “Hmm... pizza hut. Perfect.”

  He opened his eyes. “Go on try it.”

  Rae was already through to the Burger King menu with a massive grin on her face. She tapped the accept icon with a flourish and the screen disappeared.

  Both Sam and Rae waited with great expectation. Less than a minute later the tables top slid open and a small plate with a napkin and a massive burger rose up from inside the table. Sam just stared as Rae squealed with delight and opened her mouth as far as she could and buried her mouth into the huge burger. Paul laughed out loud and proclaimed.

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  “That's my girl! Oh my god look at her eat! She's a savage.”

  Edward smiled at a flush faced Rae who regardless chomped down on her most favourite food ever.

  “Let the poor girl eat. Clearly she's a starving waif desperately in need of nourishment.”

  Rae swallowed and stuck her tongue out at him and then took another massive bite.

  Sam snorted in derision. “She'll not find much nourishment in that!”

  And searched for a vegan “no chicken masala” meal with lightly seasoned potato wedges as a side dish and an orange juice.

  She pressed accept and her screen vanished. She tapped the table impatiently. Her stomach roiling. she definitely had hanger issues. She needed food stat!

  She started as the table slid aside in front of her leaving a hole a fair bit larger than Rae's.

  “So the table judges how big it needs to make the hole. Hmm..”

  Then she smelled a delicious spicy aroma and her “no chicken masala” arose from inside the table. Even the correct eating utensils were there. Amazing. She took her first tentative bite and smiled.

  “Wow that's pretty good!” she exclaimed.

  Paul coughed and blurted out.

  “Wait. Did she just smile? Shit where's my phone?”

  Rae giggled and Edward smiled as Sam eyed the three and flicked a potato wedge at Paul. The wedge hit Paul dead centre of his forehead and he threw his head back flinching from the impact.

  “Dam girl you're a great shot!”

  He looked to Edward and spoke conspiratorially.

  “Am I the only one surprised she didn't order a bloody steak?” Edward shook his head.

  “Do you see how many wedges are on that plate? You better watch it or your face will be black and blue in the morning.”

  Paul snorted as he nodded and smiled at Sam.

  Sam shook her head. “Actually no matter how many bruises he gets, they can fix him. He would be right as rain in the morning.”

  She lifted her right hand. “I was in the gym when I came down after our trek round the ship and I hit the punching bag too hard.”

  She flexed her fingers.

  “I broke it. Hurt like a bitch too, but a corporal from the defence force took it in her hands and blammo! It almost instantly healed. Definitely not painless, but it worked perfectly, now I can't feel a thing.”

  Rae blew out a breath not sure what to take in first. Either that Sam had hit a punching bag so hard she had broken her hand or that magic could insta heal broken bones.

  “Good to know.”