[after setting the tea on the counter, WV opens another cabinet and—so that's where the vegetables went! He scoops them up and puts them on the counter, too, fetching a knife from a drawer and setting it beside them.]
[he goes to the sink and turns it on, washing his paws]
As much as it would undoubtedly be valuable to be able to understand what is attractive about meat and meat-derived foods, I cannot. It is not so simple as 'discarding' a previous habit, AR—I cannot process meat at all. It disagrees with me terribly.
[at least, he's pretty sure it would. He's never actually eaten any.]