Ned is nodding along with Meyer's reasoning. The idea is starting to seem more solid, now that he's run it by a few people and they have all given their support. He talks more warmly about the subject, eager to hear Meyer's take on things: clearly he has a knack for this sort of thing. "We'll all have to share ingredients, yes. It's not just comfort food. It's not practical, everyone hunting on their own, cooking on their own, trying to make the best of what mismatched things they have around their own houses. If we bring it all in one place, have a few people who know what they are doing handling the food, we can make a little go a long way. The only difficulty is convincing everyone it's a good idea, that we're not just trying to... to steal all the food or something."

He remembers how badly wrong things went when all he was trying to do was make an inventory, after all.