[Steve can, at least understand eating just to eat, instead of for taste or pleasure. Sure, those things are nice, but they're not always an option.

He's not sure the hissing is really helping the situation, but at least they will get the dolphin free, so it'll end all right.]

I... don't know if they do, [he admits.] I never have. But you eat what you've gotta eat, when you're desperate. I've eaten squirrels.

[Not raw, though.]

You live in the water? [he asks, cautiously. He doesn't know much about her, simply joined because this seemed like a good way to help out. (And to face his fears. Not that it's fun.)]