[Kid has the tendency to act most his age when he feels he is in trouble--this very moment no exception to that rule. Worse is that Stein is forcing him to spell the situation out. He's not unintelligent...but he is a nervous wreck. A nervous wreck who has hardly been able to eat since arriving in Norfinbury.
He'd be more irritated about having to explain if the yelling had not picked up again. His eyes dart away from the table to the other side of the room and he stiffens, gears very obviously turning. He listens, watches for thirty seconds. He has to know for sure there is nothing. Covering his ears, Kid presses on.]
I am well aware of what the sensation of hunger is like, but at home food intake is far less of a requirement than here. I have gone days without before with no issue.
I am not hungry. [Squeezing his eyes shut, Kid shakes his head. If Stein looks hard he might find the hint of a flush on his student's face. It is a bit embarassing.] When...when I am nervous, I am not hungry. Does that explain?
It does, but that doesn't mean you can just decide not to eat. Your mind and body won't function properly without food and rest. [Stein understands entirely what it's like to not be hungry and to force yourself to eat anyway. He does it all the time.]
I keep trying, but... [But it's thus far been a tedious exercise. It isn't just not being hungry but an uneasy queasiness that has made the act difficult.
But he will try to follow instructions, and digs into his bag, producing a small roll. He has absolutely no desire to eat it, picking off a small piece. If his stomach turns as he hears another disembodied voice yelling for help, he tries to ignore it.]
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equal_shots) wrote2016-05-06 12:48 am
Honestly I feel bad for Stein at the moment
He'd be more irritated about having to explain if the yelling had not picked up again. His eyes dart away from the table to the other side of the room and he stiffens, gears very obviously turning. He listens, watches for thirty seconds. He has to know for sure there is nothing. Covering his ears, Kid presses on.]
I am well aware of what the sensation of hunger is like, but at home food intake is far less of a requirement than here. I have gone days without before with no issue.
I am not hungry. [Squeezing his eyes shut, Kid shakes his head. If Stein looks hard he might find the hint of a flush on his student's face. It is a bit embarassing.] When...when I am nervous, I am not hungry. Does that explain?
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I keep trying, but... [But it's thus far been a tedious exercise. It isn't just not being hungry but an uneasy queasiness that has made the act difficult.
But he will try to follow instructions, and digs into his bag, producing a small roll. He has absolutely no desire to eat it, picking off a small piece. If his stomach turns as he hears another disembodied voice yelling for help, he tries to ignore it.]
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