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I think, after the events of the podcast, Eiffel and Minkowski would both end up with different trauma responses in the wake of the Hephaestus' lack of food/supplies—

Minkowski's main focus is her crew. Once they're back on Earth, even with every resource at her disposal, she rations everything. She's deeply uncomfortable with the feeling of losing control, so she measures every portion and keeps a meticulous inventory. It takes her almost a year to start using toothpaste properly, because her instinct is to save as much as possible.

Eiffel, on the other hand, was stranded on Lovelace's ship. His trauma largely revolves around rationing and portion control. So, he swings wildly in the other direction and hoards. His cupboards are full of chips, bulk pasta, cereal, frozen burritos. More vegetables go bad in his fridge than he actually eats. He'll grab anything he sees at the grocery store, even if he has no intention of using it, because the fact that he can pushes away the dread of running out of anything. He also rarely finishes a container before moving to the next one, because his instinct is to save some for later, no matter how irrational that is. He has six almost empty cans of coffee grounds laying around at any given time.

I also think the two of them living together might help both of them heal a little. The first few months are hell, of course, because as much as they need and care about each other, Minkowski's obsessive portioning freaks Eiffel out, and Eiffel's reckless abandon does the same to her. Eventually, though, I think they'd each recognize the other's point of view and meet at an almost healthy middle ground