"Food's first," he agreed, eyeing the lines at the boardwalk stands as he tried to decide which one he wanted to suggest. The pizza smelled good but that line was longest,and ... it was complicated and he was indecisive, all right?
Then, more quietly: "Me too. Money's better. Less -- humiliating, really."
He'd taken what he could when he ran away, but it was never enough to get him by for more than a day or two. After that, survival was a matter of begging, bartering, and occasional outright theft.
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"Food's first," he agreed, eyeing the lines at the boardwalk stands as he tried to decide which one he wanted to suggest. The pizza smelled good but that line was longest,and ... it was complicated and he was indecisive, all right?
Then, more quietly: "Me too. Money's better. Less -- humiliating, really."
He'd taken what he could when he ran away, but it was never enough to get him by for more than a day or two. After that, survival was a matter of begging, bartering, and occasional outright theft.