( Was it *that* concerning? Larry clears his throat, squints down at a single empty tic tac box. This was not a cry for help! This was not a cry for help!!!! )
Thirty - eight.
( Okay. Maybe it is. )
... I'm fine. I already had some this morning as well.
Arceus. No ... I wish.
( Ahem. Straightens tie. )
I had business to attend to. Paldea needed a representative in the diplomatic sense. The Champion wanted me to be her right hand in some angles.
@LEECH_LlFE ..
( All the looking and gazing is making him uncomfortable. Not to mention the earlier patronizing comments. Well, what can you do? Young people certainly are spirited. )
( It doesn't hurt to be courteous. )
Can't be that wrong if I met you. Thank you for warning me.
You're always hungry.
( Going through his briefcase; shift shift shift. There it is. Pulls out a safely packaged pack of crackers he keeps on hand. You know, for *his* snack breaks. But teenagers should eat more, he thinks. )