#mre

There are a few scenes in Iron Lung, particularly when Simon is lost in the cave system, where it looks like Simon is chewing. I never knew what was up until the digital release. You can see the contents of the kit the submarine was equipped with, and there is a 1200 calorie "food" package inside.

My guess is that scenes were filmed of Simon having a little snack courtesy of the C.O.I., but that they were cut for runtime and pacing reasons. Only the chewing scenes remain. One of the more noticeable times is when Simon is almost about to drift off as he tries to navigate the cave system. He has this polite, chew-with-your-mouth-closed deal, and it's adorable.

I am dead curious about what an MRE from the C.O.I. looks like. It's just hardtack, isn't it? It's just a big old brick of hardtack.

But! I will say that since some of the convicts made it back up, they sent Simon down with water, food, and emergency medical supplies--and the Council Authority decided to stop all exploration of AT-5 once Simon's sub went missing--the C.O.I. might not be nearly as gung-ho about killing those responsible for attacking Filament Station as it might seem to Simon.

David, of course, lost his temper with Simon and said there were "plenty more" where Simon came from, as in more convicts to send into the blood ocean. But, again, he was really mad at that time, and also not in charge of operations. Ava and those she answers to definitely don't seem as keen to let a man die down there as a form of punishment. There's just too much bad blood between the factions for there to be trust. It makes Simon's decision to do as Ava asked at the end of the film all the more lovely.

Had some for sale at the nearby surplus store!!! No First Strike Ration or the menu I was aiming for (Menu 8) unfortunately, but this works regardless!!!