No, now it's a challenge; he's going to tolerate this stuff if it kills him. Just maybe not immediately, because 'spicy' isn't something that's been a part of his normal diet. MREs have never been known for their flavour, after all. But if he's going to get dared, then he's going to come out on top of things, he'll make certain of that.

But wait, yeah, Jellybean's ice cream. For Jellybean. Yes.

He takes it, makes a cursory gesture to offer it to the kitten, but she does nothing more than sniff before she's summarily disinterested in it. Apparently the kitten just doesn't have goo taste, at least as far as he's concerned. Maine offers a shrug, I tried, but the fact of the matter becomes that it'd be in poor manners to waste food. After all, there were days back home when field rations ran out that he'd kill for something like this. Literally. And even without that excuse, it's strawberry. He happens to like strawberry. What a happy coincidence.

...that's his excuse, he'll stick to it. Especially now, when he's just taking a bite out of it, regardless of the fact it hurts his teeth.