[Her name on the tail end of a sigh. Don't say things like that, he nearly says, but he doesn't really want to get into it now, not after she's willing to set things aside temporarily until they're done with this cook-off. And so he just shakes his head, steps forward, and puts his hands around the onion.
And tries to lift it. It budges, but barely, because James wasn't expecting it to be that heavy.]
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[Her name on the tail end of a sigh. Don't say things like that, he nearly says, but he doesn't really want to get into it now, not after she's willing to set things aside temporarily until they're done with this cook-off. And so he just shakes his head, steps forward, and puts his hands around the onion.
And tries to lift it. It budges, but barely, because James wasn't expecting it to be that heavy.]
Jesus Christ.