[ he won't give her ragged, he's doing alright thanks very much, but he will make a concession: ] Running on close to empty.
[ empty enough that the smell is, he imagines, even better than it otherwise would be. his poor neglected stomach's giving warbles of approval anyway, a gargling he can't even be bothered to appear embarrassed over at this point in the day.
so he follows that knifepoint and takes a pew, watching the fire crackle at the meat that's making his mouth water. ]
But at least we can say dinner's the only lives lost today.
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[ empty enough that the smell is, he imagines, even better than it otherwise would be. his poor neglected stomach's giving warbles of approval anyway, a gargling he can't even be bothered to appear embarrassed over at this point in the day.
so he follows that knifepoint and takes a pew, watching the fire crackle at the meat that's making his mouth water. ]
But at least we can say dinner's the only lives lost today.