Chapter 14: First Life – Guest (2)
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“I’m from X neighborhood…” Cecil replied a bit reluctantly, he moved his hands down to rest on his lap, no longer keeping them on the table.
“From X? I’m from there as well! I wonder how we’ve never met!” Jonathan said enthusiastically. “Have you been to Bred and Butter? I used to work there.” He leaned forward even more excitedly, he’d barely managed to swallow his food before bursting into chatter once again.
“No, I haven’t…” Cecil hadn’t even heard of the place, much less been there himself. ‘Is that the restaurant that Beatrice mentioned?’ He thought to himself, remembering the woman’s words upstairs.
“Good on ya then! It was a s**t hole anyways… You probably would have walked out with a cavity or several extra pounds if you did…” Jonathan p
