Limb for addiction

Ashley

We're here! The Fresh Limb! They just opened last month!

Ashley

Don't give me that look, Andy! I promise this will be an experience you'll never forget.

Andy

Ashley, when you said you wanted to show me your new favorite midnight spot, I was thinking coffee, not... whatever this is.

Andy

Are those actual human parts in those jars?

Ashley

Everything is ethically sourced and legal, I swear! People donate parts willingly, and others get to experience the ultimate connection.

Ashley

Think about it - consuming something that was literally part of another person. It's intimate, it's primal!

Andy

(Finger Food Platter? Toe-tally Worth It Appetizers? This can't be real.)

Andy

Ashley, this is way beyond weird, even for you. I think we should leave.

Ashley

Please, Andy. Just give it a chance! I've been coming here for weeks. It's changed how I see everything.

Ashley

I really need you to understand this part of me.

Andy

(That man's hand is freshly bandaged, and he's eating with such... ecstasy. What is this place doing to people?)

Ashley

Perfect timing! I took the liberty of pre-ordering for us, but there's just one tiny detail to handle first.

Ashley

So here's the thing about The Fresh Limb... it operates on a contribution system.

Ashley

To truly experience it, you need to give a little of yourself. Literally. Just a tiny, tiny piece.

Andy

Are you insane? You brought me here to harvest parts of me?

Andy

This isn't a restaurant, it's a cult!

Ashley

Look, I've done it already. My little toe. The left one. I barely miss it.

Ashley

And afterward, when I tasted someone else's contribution... Andy, I felt connected to humanity in ways I never imagined possible.

Andy

(Everyone here is both consumer and consumed. It's a cycle of... what? Addiction? Devotion?)

Ashley

I need this, Andy. I can't stop thinking about it. The taste, the connection...

Ashley

I come every week now. I'm running out of small parts I can give. Please help me.

Andy

This ends tonight. I'm getting you out of here, Ashley.

Andy

These people are predators. They're feeding on your loneliness.

Ashley

You don't understand! I can't leave! I need this now! I need to feel that connection again!

Ashley

(I've never found any other way to feel close to someone. Not since mom and dad...)

Andy

(She's always been searching for connection since our parents died. Even this twisted place is giving her something I haven't.)

Andy

Ashley... this isn't the answer. But I won't leave you here alone.

Andy

One time. One piece. A fingertip, nothing more.

Andy

And afterward, we're finding you real help. We'll connect without consuming each other.