Gastrophobia

Gastrophobia is a duplicant trait describing a deep-seated distrust and fear of kitchens and the culinary arts. Duplicants with Gastrophobia are characterized by an aversion to cooking and food-preparation areas; descriptions in multiple languages portray them as unwilling or reluctant to enter kitchens or engage with culinary tasks.

Gastrophobia is expressed narratively rather than as a medical diagnosis: the duplicant exhibits a psychological discomfort around cuisines and cooking equipment. The trait appears in in-game trait lists and flavour text across localizations, consistently indicating a strong negative reaction to anything related to food preparation.

• Practical notes: avoid assigning cooks and food-preparation chores to duplicants with Gastrophobia; prefer to give them tasks far removed from the kitchen such as manual labor, research, maintenance, or farming that does not require working in the galley. Place kitchens and mess halls in locations that minimize interaction with the daily pathing or work zones of a gastrophobic duplicant, and route their schedules to keep them out of food-preparation areas during their active work time. If a gastrophobic duplicant must enter a kitchen for specific reasons, consider assigning brief, well-defined tasks rather than prolonged shifts near cooking equipment.