[Distracted texting, the real superpower of teenagers everywhere. Apparently it's mutual, because he takes a little longer than usual to return fire.]
Super. I just tossed my third drunk out of the ring for getting frisky, I think I'm gunning for the high score this year.
[But, y'know. Also. Getting slightly more to the point—]
Might want to reconsider your plans. Seems like the enthusiasm might be catching already.
[No one's keen to say it outright lest it spark a panic. But maybe a few of those drunks were starting to look a little peaky. Acting a little weird. And if he's feeling off he doesn't seem inclined to share, just to tip her off if she hasn't spotted it around just yet. Not that he'll be following his own warnings for much. No one ever called him a good example.]
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Super. I just tossed my third drunk out of the ring for getting frisky, I think I'm gunning for the high score this year.
[But, y'know. Also. Getting slightly more to the point—]
Might want to reconsider your plans. Seems like the enthusiasm might be catching already.
[No one's keen to say it outright lest it spark a panic. But maybe a few of those drunks were starting to look a little peaky. Acting a little weird. And if he's feeling off he doesn't seem inclined to share, just to tip her off if she hasn't spotted it around just yet. Not that he'll be following his own warnings for much. No one ever called him a good example.]