text: (For context: I'm not exactly an expert writer and I've never posted a story on reddit before. This is a Sci-Fi semi-dystopian setting where instead of actual food, people eat Deram, a perfectly efficient yet super bland food that's basically just a block of nutrients.) Entry 174-1, 24/7/2063 I've been looking into black market circles recently. I know that Deram is government regulated ultra-healthy perfectly efficient stuff, but I just want good food, you know? Like those old people talk about. Some of them say that taste can be almost as vivid as sight when you have the right food.I'm gonna go down to a place soon. It's far away so I probably won't have time to write any more. Entry 175, 25/7/2063 Wow, I expected this place to be less well kept than it is. Some of the stuff round here is really expensive. I'm going for apples because they're only €4,000. There's an auction for Gillams. It's a recreation of some kind of vintage snack product, worth €1,200,000,000. I guess that's what happens when you have to conduct operations underground while running away from police drones. Apparently it was only a few euros back in the late 20's. I wonder what the apples will taste like. A lot of people on the internet told me that when people have their first taste of certain "flavours" of food, they go into "food shock" for a few minutes, like their brain can't figure out what's happening. They stop actually thinking and just go into pure emotion Surely it can't be that crazy, right? Entry 176, 25/7/2063 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH WOW, food shock definitely exists. I've never felt so surprised. I'm gonna have to throw away some Deram or I'll be too heavy to pass the weight checks. I'm pre Entry 177, 25/7/2063 Oh god. The market just got attacked by police. Some guy was giving away stuff so he wouldn't be incriminated by the food and I now own an €80,000,000 can of "Brody's Instant Mac N Cheese." I'm either rich or in prison. I've been running away from the drones and I've placed some bread, just to tempt the officers. There's no way I'm leaving without this food. It's too valuable and I can't give something like this up. Entry 178, 25/7/2063 I've done it. I've actually done it. I've secured the Gillams. I found a pile of food on the floor - Really expensive stuff - And the guy with the Gillams traded my big pile for his bag. This is a once in a lifetime experience. If I go into food shock here they'll probably catch me, and I don't wanna risk it so I'm going home. Entry 179, 26/7/2063 The taxi driver held me at gunpoint. He knew about the market too. But there was this guy named Kyle, he was running away from the raid and just hit the driver with a shovel. I gave him some of the Gillams as thanks. And I can confirm: They taste great.