Back in the Game

holdingmyworldsdestiny:

“Yeahhhhh I know. No abusing time travel. But I wouldn’t be hospitalized. I’m a hedgehog. My kind aren’t allowed medical care. I know things are different in the past, but… I just don’t feel comfortable with it. It goes against everything I was raised to stand for.”

His eyes furrowed when he wasn’t given his bag back, but he followed along anyway.

Well, at least she hadn’t tossed it in the trash like she very much wanted to.

“‘Not allowed’… Whoever made that rule is a dipshit, pardon my language, because there are so many ways to get around it that it’s ridiculous. Family remedies, for example, would’t fall under it because they wouldn’t be given by a doctor.

Here, try this and tell me if it tastes good.”

The former champion took out a box of strawberries and handed one to Silver, a small one to start out just in case he didn’t like it.

holdingmyworldsdestiny:

“Uh…”

He blinked a few times. If they were expired, did that mean he couldn’t have anymore? That wasn’t a good thing at all. What was he going to do if he couldn’t eat cookies?

“Well… I can just go back to tomorrow and eat them all then. Then they won’t be expired.”

“Silv. You of all people should know time travel shouldn’t be abused like that. Not to mention that if you eat all of these, you will get sick. Possibly throw up or be hospitalized from food poisonin. I have something much better in the mean time for you to eat.”

Despite the box of cookies being expired, she still put them back in the bag as gently as she could. She gave him a smile and carefully hooked the bag onto one of the drawers, beckoning Silver to follow her to the fridge. She opened the door to show off her stocked shelves.

holdingmyworldsdestiny:

“I guess if you really wanna you can.”

Silver took the bag out of his quills, holding it out for her to take. That bag had practically become a lifeline for his stressful eating. The past few days had been really stressful.

“Thank ya, Silv.”

Rebecca took the bag as carefully as she could to avoid breaking any cookies. She took a box out and blinked. Girl scout cookies?

Can’t say she expected that. She carefully inspected the box for the expiration date. Then her face had a worried look. 6/21/2014.

“Silv, these expired yesterday. June 21st of this year was yesterday.”

holdingmyworldsdestiny:

“I don’t know. I can’t read. But they still taste really good, so I’m guessing they’re still okay.”

“Mind if I take a look at a box? Food poisoning risk raises past the expiration date so I want to make sure they’re alright to eat. Since they probably haven’t been in a fridge since you got them.”

holdingmyworldsdestiny:

“I haven’t played my violin in a while… before I could time travel, that had been my way of eliminating stress. I only got so good at it because I was playing it practically all the time.

I know…” Sigh. “I’m sorry.”

"You can play it to the music I’ll give ya. I’m sure it’ll sound wonderful, Silv.”

Rebecca gently ruffled his quills with a warm smile.

“It’s okay, Silv. And another thing, when do those cookies expire? There’s a little date that should be written on it that more than likely says ‘Best if used by;’ or something like that.”

holdingmyworldsdestiny:

“It’s not that. I don’t know, cookies just make me feel good when I’m in a bad mood, and I’ve been having a really rough time lately. I’ve gotten a little sick once or twice, but in general I can eat a lot.”

“Another way to reduce stress is listening to music. I have environmental music and extra rooms you can rest and listen in.”

“Silv, getting sick is your body’s way of telling you to stop. And just because you can eat a lot doesn’t mean you should. Not to mention there’s the potential for food poisoning and that can get you hospitalized.”

holdingmyworldsdestiny:

“I didn’t mean it like that…”

“Then why don’t you want to have healthy foods like rice or fruits? I mean having one cookie once in a while is all well and good but binge eating? Not only is that unhealthy, but it’s a wonder you haven’t thrown up yet.”

holdingmyworldsdestiny:

“They’re not as good as cookies…”

“I feel a little insulted, Silv.”

“You’d rather have unhealthy stuff than what I’ve grown. Do you not want to be able to run without losing your breath? Because that’s what healthy foods can do.”