"You'd have every right," he said. He thought he'd do the same if he got bloodied.
"You're asking me?" He laughed and shrugged. "I have no idea. I'm not the chef. I'm just the grunt. I'll do whatever you tell me in regard to preparing them. Beyond that I don't have the first clue. I suppose we'll have to take our chances."
He bent to set the pole back in its place. The crabs clicked and made strange sizzling sounds as they expelled water through their gills. They seemed almost like otherworldly life forms in the moonlight, bellies pale and backs as dark as sin. It was hard for him to imagine how the first crab eater saw one of the creatures and decided to give it a try.
"Are we ready, then?" Part of him was reluctant to leave the calm and isolation of their spot. It had been going so well, but time waited for no one. They didn't want to be caught in the press of other fishing boats going out while they were trying to come in. He had also promised her discretion and intended to deliver to the best of his ability.
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"You're asking me?" He laughed and shrugged. "I have no idea. I'm not the chef. I'm just the grunt. I'll do whatever you tell me in regard to preparing them. Beyond that I don't have the first clue. I suppose we'll have to take our chances."
He bent to set the pole back in its place. The crabs clicked and made strange sizzling sounds as they expelled water through their gills. They seemed almost like otherworldly life forms in the moonlight, bellies pale and backs as dark as sin. It was hard for him to imagine how the first crab eater saw one of the creatures and decided to give it a try.
"Are we ready, then?" Part of him was reluctant to leave the calm and isolation of their spot. It had been going so well, but time waited for no one. They didn't want to be caught in the press of other fishing boats going out while they were trying to come in. He had also promised her discretion and intended to deliver to the best of his ability.