"You cook with peppers here?" Ellarinne grins, her ears perking up. "It's been too long since I got to taste a good pepper dish. They're only popular in a few select places on my world. I think I'll be very happy to meet these friends of yours, Eddie. Perhaps you could point them out to me?"

Realizing how strange that must sound to an off-worlder, she sheepishly explains, "I'm not really blind, you see. Not in the literal sense. My blindfold is more something I wear for modesty, and the comfort of others."