Zeb gave the steak a hard look before shifting his gaze toward Enihs.
“Whaddya mean, “I don’t gotta eat it”? Of course I’m gonna eat it,” Zeb said, picking up whatever cutlery he was provided. “Like you said, it’s free. And it looks real good, too.”
(Yum! Zeb is a real meat-and-potatoes kinda guy.)
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“My friend works at a bakery. He gave me a whole basket of free stuff. I ate most of it but ended up not liking these, uh...” he trailed off, uncovering the basket. All that remained were a few cupcakes. “These carrot cupcake things. I think it’s the icing that I don’t like, mostly. ...Do you want ‘em?”