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you're a good one, Ed. How did I live without you?

I think the less we hold back, the more we achieve.

I can be stolen or given away and you will live, yet you cannot live without me.

You've stumped me again, I'm afraid.

I give!

Don't worry about it, my dear friend.

The answer is yours even so.

I'll work it out eventually, you watch.

So when do you get home anyway?

I'll wait with anticipation.

I am finishing up. What do you want for dinner?

Chinese? Can we justify having that again?

Cooking is just so much effort.

You have literally never cooked a day in your life. Is it so much effort to watch me cook?

Sometimes, yes. You make it very technical, I get a headache.

Fragile.

But Chinese it is.

You're as good to me as always, Ed.

You could cook tomorrow. Maybe I'll watch and learn something.

Learn why you've been avoiding cooking for so long?

I do enjoy it. It's like science.

It's nice to remember why I pay others to do it. I have no idea what the appeal is but I like how you do it.

Too bad it's so much work.

I find it very rewarding to treat the ones I care for.

Including myself, I suppose.

You're an amazing cook. Any girl will be lucky to have you, I'm sure.

I'm not exactly looking for anyone.

Oh. Yes. Of course. Bu perhaps one day, you never know. The mood may strike you once more.

I don't believe in making the same mistake twice.

To be accurate, I don't believe in making any mistakes.

Love isn't always a mistake.

Though, as you say, it's a weakness. I suppose it's not likely you'd want to give yourself a target like that.

I would very much not want to do that, no.

But I know we have a different stance on this. I just hope you can find someone worthy.

No, I understand your thinking myself now. I realise I was naive to believe I could have both.

I am happy as I am. Alone. The only person I ever truly loved is dead regardless. It's out of my hands.

It is better this way, my dear friend.

Egg rolls?

I suppose it is, yes. It's safer.

Oh, always.

Egg rolls it is.

Any other special requests?

Nothing but you home for a reasonable hour. I could use the company.

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