COSMO MART

by James Huynh

Surreal, mildly dangerous goods for humans and aliens alike. Returns require 95% of original atomic mass. Try asking Gleb about products, return policies, and Gleb's work life!

Dehydrated Void Butter

14.5

Pantry / Anomalous Foods

A butter substitute harvested from the empty space between stars. Rehydrate with tears for best flavor.

Do NOT rehydrate with liquid nitrogen. Localized gravity well may form within 2 meters.

No returns once rehydrated. Unrehydrated units accepted with 95% mass and no gravitational anomalies.

Quantum Caviar

220

Delicacies

Each egg is simultaneously delicious and inedible until you look directly at it. Best served with a side of certainty.

Direct eye contact required before consumption. Do not consume while blinking.

Cannot be returned in an unobserved state. Schrödinger's Refund Clause applies.

Hyper-Elastic Tendon Cables

38

Hardware / Bio-Components

Replacement tendons for the modern multi-limbed professional. Snaps back with 6x the force of Earth rubber bands.

HIGH SNAP-BACK RISK. Safety goggles mandatory (sold separately, aisle 9). Do not exceed 400% elongation.

Returnable if cable has not been surgically implanted.

Sentient Doormat (Model: Greg)

65

Home Goods

A doormat with a rudimentary consciousness and strong feelings about muddy boots. Judges you gently.

Do not step on Greg with intent to disrespect. Passive-aggressive static shock possible.

Non-returnable per Sentient Goods Protection Act, Section 4. You may rehome Greg at Customer Service.

Gravity-Defiant Snack Chips (Nebula Ranch)

6.75

Snacks

Chips that float toward the nearest source of joy. Great for parties, terrible for solemn occasions.

Keep sealed away from open ceiling vents. Minor levitation of nearby unsecured objects possible.

Returnable only if bag is still sealed and chips have not achieved escape velocity.

Portable Wormhole (Mini, Home Edition)

899.99

Appliances

A pocket-sized shortcut through spacetime. Great for skipping laundry day. Do not use for commuting to work; HR frowns on time-based excuses.

EXTREME HAZARD. Requires signed Bio-Hazard Waiver (Form 12-Zorg). Do not operate near pets, children, or ex-partners.

Non-returnable once activated. Unopened units returnable within one temporal cycle (approx. 6 Earth days).

Emotionally Supportive Rock (Telepathic Variant)

22

Wellness

Reads your emotions and responds with mild, geologically-paced encouragement. Very patient. Very slow.

None, unless thrown. Rock does not consent to being thrown.

Returnable within 30 cycles, rock must be in original emotional state.

Anti-Gravity Boots (Employee Floor Model)

150

Apparel

Worn daily by Cosmo Mart staff to reach high shelves. Now available with 30% more foot smell as a complimentary feature.

Do not sneeze while wearing. Ceiling collision risk in rooms under 3 meters.

Final sale. Employee floor models are not eligible for return, only pity.

Nebula-Grown Cyber Broccoli

8.5

Produce

Genetically altered broccoli that absorbs light and glows purple. Tastes like garlic and battery acid.

Steam before eating to neutralize electrical pulses.

Returnable if un-steamed and not yet paired with Bluetooth.

Synthetic Plasma Steaks (Prime Cut)

45

Meats

Cultured steak harvested from solar flare energy. Sizzles loudly even when raw.

Use silicon tongs. Keep away from flammable kitchen aprons.

No returns if reduced to pure ash.

Zero-Kelvin Sub-Zero Swirl Ice Cream

11.25

Frozen / Desserts

Ice cream chilled so severely that it pauses local time for 3 seconds with every bite.

Eat with insulated gloves. Do not refreeze after melting.

Non-returnable once liquid.

Singularity Gummy Worms

5.99

Candy / Snacks

Infinitely stretchable gummy worms containing tiny dense cores. Sour apple flavor.

Chew thoroughly to prevent intestinal gravity spikes.

Returnable only in original anti-gravity packaging.

Cosmic Crunch Meteor Cereal

7.8

Pantry / Breakfast

Made from genuine pulverized space debris and marshmallow moons. Stays crunchy in milk for 400 years.

Eat slowly. May cause magnetic teeth.

Returnable within 14 days if box is unopened.

Polymorphic Bacon Strips

18

Meats

Bacon that changes flavor depending on what you're thinking about while cooking it.

Maintain positive thoughts while frying.

Returnable only if uncooked and in baseline pig form.

Solar Flare Sriracha

9.99

Pantry / Condiments

Hot sauce brewed in the upper atmosphere of Venus. Scoville rating: 12,000,000.

Store in lead-lined bottles. Avoid contact with skin.

No returns on opened bottles.

Bioluminescent Moon Grapes

12

Produce

Grapes grown in zero-G lunar greenhouses. They float out of the bowl if not weighted down.

Keep bowl covered with heavy napkin.

Returnable if all grapes are retrieved from ceiling.

Dark Matter Espresso Beans

24.5

Pantry / Beverages

Coffee beans so strong a single cup allows you to see 5 seconds into the future.

Do not drink more than 1 shot per planetary cycle.

Returnable only if beans remain unground.

Telepathic Tofu

6.2

Produce / Meat Alternatives

Tofu that absorbs the exact flavor you wish it had. Requires active mental focus.

Clear your mind before cooking.

Returnable within 7 days.

Interstellar Pop-Rocks (Supernova Edition)

4.5

Candy / Snacks

Popping candy that creates tiny sonic booms in your mouth.

Do not mix with carbonated galaxy soda.

Non-returnable.

Frozen Aurora Popsicles

8

Frozen / Desserts

Popsicles crafted from compressed northern lights. Colors change as you lick.

Store below -20°C.

Returnable if frozen solid.

Hyper-Cereal Marshmallow Clusters

6.5

Pantry / Breakfast

100% marshmallow cereal bits with high sugar-to-mass ratio.

Keep away from hyperactive alien younglings.

Returnable within 14 days.

Tentacle-Cut Kraken Jerky

16.99

Meats / Snacks

Dried jerky from deep-space kraken reserves. Spicy, smoky, and slightly squirmy.

Chew thoroughly before swallowing.

Returnable if unopened.

Spectral Spikes (Ghost Pepper Variant)

11

Produce

Peppers that pass through solid matter until bitten.

Wear solid-phase gloves when chopping.

Non-returnable if lost in floorboards.

Antimatter Energy Drink (Rad-Lime)

4.99

Pantry / Beverages

Gives you 72 hours of energy by annihilating tiny particles inside your gut.

Do not shake can before opening.

Unopened cans accepted within 7 days.

Chrono-Chocolates (Past & Future Box)

28

Candy / Desserts

Half the box tastes like your favorite childhood memory; the other half tastes like your next birthday.

Do not consume whole box in one sitting.

Returnable only if temporal seals are intact.

Glitch-Flavored Potato Chips

5.25

Snacks

Chips that change texture from crispy to liquid to solid as you chew.

May cause temporary sensory stuttering.

Returnable within 30 days.

Proton Cheese Wheel

32

Dairy / Pantry

A dense cheese wheel that emits a warm, comfortable yellow radiation glow.

Store in lead cheese-keeper.

Returnable with 95% mass.

Quantum Doughnuts

15

Bakery / Snacks

Sold in pairs of two. Eating one automatically satisfies the hunger of your paired doughnut partner.

Keep paired boxes together until consumption.

Must return both entangled doughnuts together.

Hydro-Gel Space Cucumbers

4.25

Produce

Extremely hydrating alien cucumbers harvested from water-worlds.

Slice gently with sharp blade.

Returnable if solid.

Plasma-Charred Ribs

52

Meats

Pre-cooked ribs charred over open plasma vents. Fall-off-the-bone tender.

Reheat with caution.

No returns once unwrapped.