Oh, yeah! He'd love that. Imagine all the time it would free for him to ... analyse tobacco and memorise every street corner in London, or whatever it is he'd rather do.
[ Solve crimes, obviously, but there's not always a crime to solve. ]
Ah naturally, pizza is the perfect food after all. What's your choice of toppings? Are you a classic meat lovers type of do you go for the fancier pesto chicken and veggie deal?
[ Still some cupboards left that need cleaning, so he'll move onto that. ]
Before we moved in, neither of us had much crap, but we've just been accumulating more and more.
[ As is the way it tends to go, as he understands it. Now that he's actually sort of settled down somewhere, he's learning a lot of things about what normal life is, despite how his life isn't really normal at all. ]
Somehow I imagine that the 'crap' you two accumulate is more interesting than most others. Most people tend to just have closets full of old clothes, paperwork, and unused appliances not....whatever that is.
[She says and points to a strange object on top of the fridge.]
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[ Solve crimes, obviously, but there's not always a crime to solve. ]
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[She teases.]
Well seeing how you're the only one who likes eating, do you have a favorite meal?
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Kind of, but street corners change sometimes. And, I don't know ... Chips? Does that count?
[ Chips are amazing. ]
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Yes, chips count but is that it? Just chips? Nothing to go with them?
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Well, sushi is from Japan, and chips ... are not.
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That's two out of how many other options?
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Okay okay, I'll cancel the sushi restaurant idea I had for your birthday celebration....
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Good. I'd prefer something like pizza anyway.
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John, you're hardly boring. You just have classic taste.
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Ta. I can live with 'classic'.
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[She says and then nods to herself and steps down carefully off the chair.]
Well, I think that's all done up there. How's yours looking?
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[ Fridge and wall clean. He takes a step back, and sweeps his gaze around the room with a sigh. ]
You don't have enough cupboards when you need space, and too many when you're cleaning them.
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Aint that the truth. Although I do find that now that I live alone I have more space for things.
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[ Still some cupboards left that need cleaning, so he'll move onto that. ]
Before we moved in, neither of us had much crap, but we've just been accumulating more and more.
[ As is the way it tends to go, as he understands it. Now that he's actually sort of settled down somewhere, he's learning a lot of things about what normal life is, despite how his life isn't really normal at all. ]
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[She says and points to a strange object on top of the fridge.]