[He focuses on grabbing the tubes in front of him, avoiding the wires. And he does need to focus on this, on making sure his hands actually go where he wants them to, so that's not totally a lie. Without being sure what exactly it is he needs to explain away here, he starts with something that'll cover the obvious, his hands.]
I just haven't been eating that much with the whole, you know, rationing thing and all. [The best thing about that excuse? He can use it to turn it around and try to change the subject. He tries to focus past the headache and sound casual; he doesn't totally succeed but he gets close enough, he thinks. He hopes.]
How about you? I mean, being a... were... person, that's got to use up a lot of energy, right? [Barabas did say, didn't he, that he'd be exhausted after he turned back.] Is the uh, the pink stuff, is that doing it for you?
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[He focuses on grabbing the tubes in front of him, avoiding the wires. And he does need to focus on this, on making sure his hands actually go where he wants them to, so that's not totally a lie. Without being sure what exactly it is he needs to explain away here, he starts with something that'll cover the obvious, his hands.]
I just haven't been eating that much with the whole, you know, rationing thing and all. [The best thing about that excuse? He can use it to turn it around and try to change the subject. He tries to focus past the headache and sound casual; he doesn't totally succeed but he gets close enough, he thinks. He hopes.]
How about you? I mean, being a... were... person, that's got to use up a lot of energy, right? [Barabas did say, didn't he, that he'd be exhausted after he turned back.] Is the uh, the pink stuff, is that doing it for you?