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"Well, it’s not a problem if you don’t make it one, you know?" Scottie shrugged, offering a small smile. "It’s not like a it’s any effort on my part to help you out, and even if it was, what else are friends for, right?" Besides, as far as Scottie is concerned, she owes Russell for the way she’d reacted to her confession — not everybody would have been pleasant about it, Scottie figures, much less as wonderful and accepting as Russell had turned out to be. 

"I know it's not an issue for you but... I don't know. I feel like I need to earn it.."

Watching Russell snarf down her food so eagerly had Scottie feeling uneasy, and she couldn’t help but worry. She knew that Russell didn’t like feeling nagged, but… “You know you don’t have to wait ‘til you’re starving to ask for food, right? We’ve always got leftovers. It’s really alright, you know?”

Despite having so much food in front of her, it was a rather quick meal as she swallowed without tasting. Laying her head on the table, Russell craned her neck to gaze lazily at Scottie. "Look, I'm going to level with you here, friend. I am completely and one hundred percent... out of money." A quiet yawn parted her chapped lips. She was feeling ready to hibernate. "I guess... my point is... as much as I'd like to say no, I think I actually need to concede here."

"Hey… Don’t worry so much, Russ." Sitting the tray of food in front of Russell, she hesitated for only a moment before she slid into the seat across from the other girl. "It’s cool. What are friends for, right? Besides, it was just gonna go to waste otherwise." She paused, then gestured to the cup sitting alongside the previously offered food on the tray. "Oh, and the coffee’s on the house. It’s cheap shit anyway, and I’m allowed to drink it for free as an employee, so… It’s fine."

She narrowed her eyes, mouth opening to object. But the smell of food and promise of a full stomach shut her up right quick. "Whatever you say, Scottie.." She was already gulping down soup faster than her spoon could reach her mouth. God, she was so hungry. Running out of money was something she tried to avoid. But... sometimes there was just no choice. 

Scottie nodded, trying her best to keep how pleased she was subdued. “Alright. Just grab yourself a table and I’ll go grab it for ya — that’s my job, after all.” 

"Thank you, I'm sorry for being such a slug. Really. Let me clean something or.. something."

Scottie smiled, happy to see Russ drop the act quickly. “We’ve got some soup that I’m supposed to throw out, ‘cause it technically expired today, but I think it’s still plenty good if you want it. I think we’ve got some kinda stale muffins in the back, too.” 

She pouted, but only for a moment. "I said in exchange for food... but.." Glancing behind her and them at her feet, the girl nodded. "Yeah. Yeah okay let me at it.."

Scottie’s not about to fall for it, but she does find it kind of endearing. “Hello to you, too, Russ. What do you need?”

"Eh-.." She saw through it faster than Russ thought. "I just was... you know. Passing by and I thought- 'I should go see if my good pal Scottie needs any work to be done.. in ..exchange for some.. food..?'"