While impressing a Jaxtian girl would certainly take a lot of stuff; including good learning marks and a high status and position in the Hegemony; you decide the best you can do for now is focus on your athletic abilities. After all, a healthy body leads to a healthy mind! And speaking of which, it's almost lunch time.

You head to the communal dining area, a large multi-purpose room. Within are several counters leading to food preparation areas each specific to a certain diet. You head to the herbivore section tailored exactly for Vetucker diet, including the grasses and sweet-plants made specifically for your pallet. In fact, some of these were probably grown by your very own dad on the permaculture. There's also a section for fruits, nuts, small proteins for Jaxtians, and a fishy smell emanating from the last, specific for a Swall diet. You grab a bountiful harvest and head to your seat, with several of your fellow Vetuckers sitting there. You know them, they're your friends. Vetuckers have a lot of friends. Your tables are at the ground level, while the Jaxtians prefer to sit up in the elevated seating, letting them survey the whole room. You don't mind, you much prefer to be huddled together anyway.

"Huh, I wonder why we never see any Swall in here."
"They like to eat alone, usually. I think." Gora says, not trying to sound too opinionated.
"...I thought everyone was supposed to eat communally, for morale building or whatever?"
"Anyone got a computer? We could check."

Someone clicks out a device, and the AI picks up on the conversation.

"Swall are permitted to avoid public interaction during meals, due to an innate agoraphobia, especially when consuming food. Instead, small private areas which make use of the buildings excess small spaces can be used to privately consume food. The most common type of Swall food, which include fish and crustaceans, also take longer to consume then long grasses and fruits for Vetuckers and Jaxtian diets."

You guess that makes sense. Then, a plonk.