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Post by Adrian Veidt on Oct 20, 2015 14:51:03 GMT -5
Adrian sipped his lemonade.
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Post by Teja on Oct 20, 2015 14:54:51 GMT -5
"He's certainly sensitive."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Oct 20, 2015 15:00:35 GMT -5
"Pardon me for my brief self-indulgence," Adrian said dismissively. "You seem to be doing better."
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Post by Teja on Oct 20, 2015 15:01:39 GMT -5
"Well, I'm sitting now," she said, smiling, "and I've got some food, even though it's food with absolutely no protein in it."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Oct 20, 2015 15:24:22 GMT -5
"You can't have it all, I'm afraid. I could get some pills if you'd like-"
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Post by Teja on Oct 20, 2015 15:31:46 GMT -5
" - please."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Oct 20, 2015 15:35:21 GMT -5
He left and returned a few minutes later with a bottle of supplementary pills.
"Here. Sorry about the meagre selection, but I was the only vegetarian on the island until you got here, and you'd be astonished at how little I have to eat."
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Post by Teja on Oct 20, 2015 15:41:09 GMT -5
"I've seen you eat, so I doubt it."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Oct 20, 2015 15:42:54 GMT -5
"Old habits die hard," he said, handing her three of the capsules. "I won't say it doesn't come in handy."
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Post by Teja on Oct 20, 2015 15:48:41 GMT -5
She drank them down.
"You're an athlete. How good can it be for you?"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Oct 20, 2015 15:50:15 GMT -5
"It doesn't matter how you get the raw materials, as long as you get them," he said as he sat down again.
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Post by Teja on Oct 20, 2015 15:53:30 GMT -5
She looked skeptical.
"Well, you eat better than I do. I'm hopeless, really."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Oct 20, 2015 15:55:25 GMT -5
"You're welcome to take some of these with you. See if they help."
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Post by Teja on Oct 20, 2015 16:01:47 GMT -5
"No, no, it's all right," she said, flushing.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Oct 20, 2015 16:16:46 GMT -5
"You're going to need more, with the stress you're under. I insist."
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