I pull back so I can look at Z. “How much chocolate?” Zadeon looks worried. “Gracie has assured me that it will be sufficient for you. When we learned that humans require coffee and chocolate for survival, I made certain to secure as much of it for you as I could. I’m sure you’ll consume an initial excess until your body replenishes the lack, but with luck you won’t be so deficient as to suffer health effects…” his eyes search me, as if he’s looking for the chocolate-deficiency equivalent of rickets. I slide a questioning eyebrow to Gracie—and a shamefaced Angie, who showed up just in time
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