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“Peter?”“Yes?”“Did you have anything to eat today?”“………”“Peter?”“…..No…”“No? Peter… Peter, honey, you’ve got to eat something.”“Well what about you? Did *you* have anything to eat today?”“…….”“Tillyyyy!!!”“Well okay I had a little!”“What did you have?”“I had breakfast.”“And?”“And… and some popcorn.”“Is that all??”“Well I *ate!*”“Well yes but- but you’ve got to eat more than *that!*”“You didn’t even eat *anything!*”“But you deserve to!”“Peter!!! Peter! Peter, you deserve to eat, for god’s sake!”“I ate yesterday! I can eat again tomorrow!”“Peter, you absolutely also deserve to eat.”“…are you sure?”“I’m *positive.* Fully. Peter, I love you.”“Well- well I love you too and you need to eat too!!”“But I already ate today!”“Yes but- but- but not that much!”“I’m not even that hungry.”“You should still eat…”“Do I have to?”“Well, not *necessarily,* since you did already eat today but… I’d like you to… if- if I’m even worth listening to…”“… Of- of course you’re worth listening to, Peter. Fuck. I just- guh. It’s so late now. I can just sleep and eat breakfast again tomorrow.”“But then you might do this again! Barely eat anything!”“……”“If- if you’d got room in your stomach, I- …I’d like you to eat. But of course I- feel free to dismiss me, I- I’m not worth listening t-““Peter.”“…yes?”“Come with me.”“Where are we going?”“I’m making us a pizza. Come on.”“Us?”“Yes, us. We’re gonna share a nice pizza. And we’re gonna do it now, so neither of us puts this off any longer. C’mon.”“…thank you.”“Thank *you.* Now c’mon. You deserve it. And…”“And?”“…We both deserve it.”“…that’s nice.”Epilogue:“Mmm. Merlin’s beard. I’m so glad I decided to make this.”“Me too. It’s been so long since I’ve had a pizza.”“Really?”“Really! I’d forgotten how good it is.”“Here, have some of this juice too.”“Ooh, okay!”