It's not — [ a pause, mouth twisting to the side a bit as she tries to think ] It's not like a clock is ticking or anything.
[ it's complicated. but he's asked, not demanded, and she feels like she can trust him enough to be honest about this. ]
If I don't feed, I'll dry out. It's like dying, but I wouldn't actually be dead. Just... mummied out and gross, like a paper mache coma patient. [ wow, caro. ] If I eat every day, I don't even think about it. Every couple of days, I feel a little hungry, but the cravings are mostly manageable. Any more than that, I start to get hangry.
[ she shrugs, but there's a little tension in it, a hand lifting to wrap around the back of her neck and rub at the muscles there. ]
The cravings are there pretty much all the time, though. Sometimes I can drink a little or eat something really salty to tide myself over, but it never lasts very long.
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[ it's complicated. but he's asked, not demanded, and she feels like she can trust him enough to be honest about this. ]
If I don't feed, I'll dry out. It's like dying, but I wouldn't actually be dead. Just... mummied out and gross, like a paper mache coma patient. [ wow, caro. ] If I eat every day, I don't even think about it. Every couple of days, I feel a little hungry, but the cravings are mostly manageable. Any more than that, I start to get hangry.
[ she shrugs, but there's a little tension in it, a hand lifting to wrap around the back of her neck and rub at the muscles there. ]
The cravings are there pretty much all the time, though. Sometimes I can drink a little or eat something really salty to tide myself over, but it never lasts very long.