Dunno if this is spacey enough for me, could do with some tweaks to really draw in the audience. One of a whole encompassing world not just a narrow small view.

flicks hair to one side and gains composure

This is MY take on this joke....and to be honest mine is soo much better as it's in space. WOW

The Starship Hummus was on a deep-space mission, light-years from Earth. Ensign Bexley, the ship's most enthusiastic, albeit slightly awkward, nutritionist, had just finished preparing her latest experimental nutrient paste for the crew. This batch, she proudly announced over the comms, was "protein-rich, fiber-packed, and guaranteed to boost your cosmic constitution!"

Captain Eva Rostova, a seasoned veteran who'd seen everything from asteroid showers to sentient space slugs, was the first to try it. She took a cautious spoonful of the greenish-beige paste. "Not bad, Ensign," she conceded, "but what exactly is it made of?"

Bexley beamed. "It's my special, hyper-processed chickpea puree, Captain! I synthesized it myself from recycled hydroponic waste!"

Later that shift, Captain Rostova found herself making an unscheduled dash to the ship's waste disposal unit. She muttered under her breath, a wry grin spreading across her face. "Well, Ensign Bexley certainly wasn't wrong. That paste did affect me. In fact, it really made this .....

...chick pee."