[He won't even merit that second question any direct comment, but she does get a very flat look and response for her trouble.]
I'm not particularly hungry.
[SO MAYBE IT WOULD!!!]
[No, okay, that's ridiculous. But he is still a little ridiculous in his stubbornness in not taking anything from anyone regardless of how unimportant it might be to the other person (because food actually is incredibly important where he's from; it's not something you just offer to a stranger), or if he even wants it. He's keeping his debt to the people here as low as possible.]
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[He won't even merit that second question any direct comment, but she does get a very flat look and response for her trouble.]
I'm not particularly hungry.
[SO MAYBE IT WOULD!!!]
[No, okay, that's ridiculous. But he is still a little ridiculous in his stubbornness in not taking anything from anyone regardless of how unimportant it might be to the other person (because food actually is incredibly important where he's from; it's not something you just offer to a stranger), or if he even wants it. He's keeping his debt to the people here as low as possible.]