you sit in prison and complain you get fresh fruit. Your standards need to lower.
[It's a mild comment, although not unmeant. And yet he knows Harlan well enough to know that in return it's mild bitching, not truly aggrieved so much as aggravated. And honestly, Fenris cannot blame him. Being isolated is bad enough, but Maker, it's hard to think with all the pheromones that flood the air in solitary. Hard to think, hard to breathe, hard to do anything save dream of how much you want to rut and grind and beg for more . . .]
but yes, the plants have been watered.
[Or, well, they will be today. They're fine. It's fine. But far more relevant:]
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[It's a mild comment, although not unmeant. And yet he knows Harlan well enough to know that in return it's mild bitching, not truly aggrieved so much as aggravated. And honestly, Fenris cannot blame him. Being isolated is bad enough, but Maker, it's hard to think with all the pheromones that flood the air in solitary. Hard to think, hard to breathe, hard to do anything save dream of how much you want to rut and grind and beg for more . . .]
but yes, the plants have been watered.
[Or, well, they will be today. They're fine. It's fine. But far more relevant:]
is that really chief on your mind? the plants?