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>"If eating meat doesn't cause problems, then you don't need to," you said calmly.
>"But if you wanted to, you could try eating some shrimp, crab, or lobster to spice up your diet," you continued.
>You didn't want to go full-on Klaus Schwab on the subject of eating bugs, as you didn't want to alienate her with her own body any more than there was need to.
>However, this small amount of food talk seemingly managed to help her open up again, as you could see her smiling.
>"Do you like seafood?" you asked.
>"Yes, but I rarely got an opportunity. I guess that now I have an excuse to eat some, don't I?" She showed you her tablet with a smile.
>It was progress, even if slow.
>She clearly enjoyed talking about food and didn't mind you.
>You spend some more time talking about food and the different ways to prepare it.
>All of a sudden your phone started buzzing.
>It was your colleague.
>"Did you get the door?" you asked.
>"Yeah, about that. I had a bit of a delay here. The car was almost out of gas, so I took it to the nearest gas station to refuel." he said.
>"So you are calling me because you had to refuel?" you asked.
>"Let me finish. So when I was about to leave the gas station, some guy in a Toyota Corolla pulled in. And let me tell you, this guy was shitfaced like you wouldn't believe. So I had to arrest him and drive him back to the police station." he followed up.
>"Any problems beyond that?" you asked.
>"No, I should be going soon. Should I get you something on the way?" he asked.
>"A bag of shrimp would be nice." you followed up.