My follow-up posts -should- answer that question. >w<

After all, it's hard to enjoy something like that when you know you might be missing something important.

This effect applies subconsciously, as well. Even if they prey doesn't admit to having something important on the line, they won't melt and Rob will quickly catch on.

The purpose of this loophole is to ensure an out for prey who might genuinely have reasons to not indulge in the process (i.e. important matters they need to be present for), and to prevent Rob from accidentally impeding important plans the prey might not have mentioned for one reason or another.

So if you can somehow force yourself to *not* enjoy the process, you can--in theory--prevent yourself from being liquefied and absorbed.

However, since Rob only ever eats people he knows will enjoy it, it is incredibly rare for it to happen, let alone be necessary. [...]

Ideally in the form of a status effect that can be applied by interact-able furniture. <<;

Rob was initially added to Station Alder's crew as a joke by a cynical assignment officer who "thought it would be funny" to put a small male yinglet in with two larger, previously problematic females. However, after three exceeded expectations during training, the decision was left unchanged.

Bonus points for the cool "S" 😎

She -likes- how small he is in comparison to her.

I also didn't write in a companion character for him, in the form of a female warrior-type outcast who is twice his size and unabashedly obsessed with him, with whom he shares an awkward relationship of sorts. While she often and openly flirts with him, he acts indifferent but does care for her. <<