[ If anything, Yuri appreciates big eaters. Maybe it's just how he is, maybe it's because he grew up in a country plagued by food poverty. Either. Both. ]

Everyone has to hedge their bets here... [ A pause as he adds some berry tarts to his growing collection. ] Just depends on which claim you find more believable.

[ He can be evenhanded about this, well aware the amount of objective information is scant. Damn near everything boils down to take their word for it. The lot of them are left to play the hand they're dealt as best they know how. ]

Personally, I don't see how you make a single ideal world when everyone's ideal is different.