[ That gets laughter from Claude, muffled as it is around his mouthful of food from continuing at finishing his plate which has him reaching for his napkin just in case. ]

Stealing my lines now, are you? I think that's one straight out of my playbook.

[ Right down to the gasp and everything, and though there's a mild attempt to sound equally scandalized by this revelation - as if they haven't traded methods back and forth in all these months - it's far from believable. So is the thinking expression he puts on after setting his napkin down and taking another bite in an echo of considering how (incredibly) good this meal is. ]

I suppose I could make a little more effort in including you. How about starting with another trip out into the dessert for some scorpions when I go tomorrow?