（ it is not his nature — he does not like leaving work to others, but he understands too well the need to keep an engagement transactional.
so, he leaves the dishes in a spectacularly neat pile (and does wipe down the counters, since she did not specify as much) before claiming a spot to sit and eat his own food in an easy, companionable silence he is not prompted to fill.
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（ it is not his nature — he does not like leaving work to others, but he understands too well the need to keep an engagement transactional.
so, he leaves the dishes in a spectacularly neat pile (and does wipe down the counters, since she did not specify as much) before claiming a spot to sit and eat his own food in an easy, companionable silence he is not prompted to fill.
4 stars, a+, would converse again, etc etc. ）