Lydia gives a little shrug. "You're not alone. There are some others it doesn't bother, either, but isn't it nice to have the option of something a little more luxurious if you're feeling so inclined? Because before my store, you had to be a much higher clearance level than either of us to enjoy the good soap and I didn't think that was very fair. It's soap, you know?"

She's not crazy about the hierarchy for food, either, but she can't really fix that with science. Someone could, probably, but she's not that person.

Wrinkling her nose a little, she waves a hand dismissively. "He was great, but I'm not looking for publicity for the sound. I want the focus to still be on the soaps. I like the idea of someone that isn't more 'Alpha famous' doing it. If you're not interested, then that's all right and you can say so, but I wouldn't offer it to you if I wasn't interested in giving it to you. Trust me, I know I have options." Hell, she could probably hold auditions if she really felt so inclined. She doesn't, but she could.