she asked  You hungry?

 

    hungry

not hungryno doesnt think about food

                                           fuel ja       not hungry

he thought shed know that about him by now

Im not

           Thank you though

 

You’re not hungrywhen did you last eat?

    Last night

It’s six.

Woudnt know don wear a watch

                                     And theres not a functioning timepiece in this place

Who needs a clock? You have a phone.

No

        Keep tha at home the house phone

Your mobile . . . is a house phone?

    It is

           Ive no need for it

Internet.

Nah

Social media.

Cold day in Hell

 

You a . .

. . Luddite

              You can shove your phone up your ass all I care

Im not connected

                      Blissfully so

Ducked the addiction

Hungry

 

We’re getting hungry.

    Eat

         Don wait on me say youre starvin

Youre not

            Too busy thinkinbout food

You don’t?  

              Honestly don’t?

 

 

    Lemme put it to ya like this

Im drivin down the road at night

Cop pulls me over

Approaches the car raps on the window with an enormous flashlight

Rotates his indexfinger towards me down round  through the glass says  Roll the window down.

I do

Do you know why I pulled you over?

I do not

You understand you’re a like a car?

    No

Whas the problem officer

Going by you triggered a sensor.

Sensor

Yeah.

         Eaten today?

No

    No.  Then . . . I suggest you do or you’ll have to come to the station. We’ll feed you forcibly if necessary.

Force me

You got it cowboy.

                      Body’s like a car. Needs fuel to run to function. Zip in the tank. You roll to a stop along the side of the road.

A waste of my time.

    Thas mighty thoughtfulmighty considerate officer

                                                         But Im a big bo . .

. . Then act like it.

Eat.

Get some food into you.

When I got home I wa . .

. . Indicator says otherwise.

I have some things to knock off first

Home. Feed yourself.  tapped him hard on the arm    Sorry.

                                                                 That devise remains functional three days. A meal a day okay if commiserate with your energy expenditure.

                                                                    Otherwise.

    You don’t want to know otherwise.

Move along, sir. Have a good evening.

                                          Eat.

 

You follow

    When did a cop pull you over?  she asked

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