Yea, you're right. [ he in fact isn't going to be using the gum for food, so it all works out. ]
A diner sounds great. [ he jerks his thumb towards the front of the shop. ] You wanna come with? If you haven't eaten yet. [ and since he realizes how weird it is for a stranger you met at a hardware store to ask invite you to eat with him, he adds: ] I don't mean anything by it. I could just use some company right now. [ βwhich is the truth because, well, he knows himself and he knows what he'll get up to if he's left to his own devices for too long. besides, the guy looks like he could use some too. ] It's fine if you don't want to.
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Yea, you're right. [ he in fact isn't going to be using the gum for food, so it all works out. ]
A diner sounds great. [ he jerks his thumb towards the front of the shop. ] You wanna come with? If you haven't eaten yet. [ and since he realizes how weird it is for a stranger you met at a hardware store to ask invite you to eat with him, he adds: ] I don't mean anything by it. I could just use some company right now. [ βwhich is the truth because, well, he knows himself and he knows what he'll get up to if he's left to his own devices for too long. besides, the guy looks like he could use some too. ] It's fine if you don't want to.