in fact, she checks out some of the snacks she's managed to grab before choosing one with a familiar flavor and opening it. chocolate is, at least, perishable even with the preservatives inundating the bar itself, and she divides it in half, offering the other to him. ]
This one should be sweet, and if the dried fruit in it tastes sour or bitter, then it's stale.
[ a beat: ] It shouldn't kill us, at least.
[ she simply wants to know how long these have been sitting on a shelf unattended. ]
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in fact, she checks out some of the snacks she's managed to grab before choosing one with a familiar flavor and opening it. chocolate is, at least, perishable even with the preservatives inundating the bar itself, and she divides it in half, offering the other to him. ]
This one should be sweet, and if the dried fruit in it tastes sour or bitter, then it's stale.
[ a beat: ] It shouldn't kill us, at least.
[ she simply wants to know how long these have been sitting on a shelf unattended. ]