"I've barely used a dictionary, but that's because we learn words as we grow up through childhood. I know most of the words, but not all," She called back, hanging clothes in her closet and taking the now empty basket around the room, filling it with dirty clothes. Soon her room was clean of dirty clothes and she walked back out, looking over at Oscar with a sudden thought in mind, "I still need to get you some more clothes, maybe I'll go do that once the pizza gets here." No one else lived in her house besides herself, and she was guessing her clothes wouldn't fit him, so she would have to go buy some clothes for him.
"More clothes?" Oscar glanced up distractedly. "Oh….right. Can I come with you? Where do you have to go to get clothes?"
"Sure, unless you want to stay here and eat, it won't take me long," She replied, smiling when she heard a car pulling up to her house and walking off to get her wallet, "Here the food is now, I'll let you try some pizza before you decide if you want to come with me or stay and eat."
Oscar dropped the dictionary onto the sofa and followed Honor curiously, glancing at the front window as he heard the car too. "Someone's out there. Do you know them?"
"They're the person that's delivering the pizza." She walked back to the door as the person walked up, already with money in her hand, "Go sit back on the couch Oscar, I'll be right there." Honor smiled as she opened the door and paid, not waiting to see if Oscar actually listened.
Oscar slowly backed over to the couch, giving the delivery person a hard stare as he did so. He wasn't sure why he felt suspicious of the person–well, it was probably because of his conflict with the doctors earlier–but he made sure to keep a very close eye on them as Honor paid them for the food, ready to jump up if things got scary and do….something. He'd figure out what he'd do if the need actually arose.
Only a few words were exchanged along with small smiles as she handed over the money and took the pizza, closing the door once the delivery person left and bringing the boxes to her table. "They smell so good," She commented as she set them down and looked over at Oscar, clearly happy, "Ready to try pizza for the first time?"
Oscar relaxed once the delivery person was gone and came over to have a look. "Yes, I'm ready. I'm still really hungry." He touched one of the boxes and paused in surprise. "Oh, it's hot. Is it supposed to be that way?"
She laughed and nodded, smiling once again as she grabbed two plates and two cups from her cupboard, "Yes, it's supposed to be hot, though don't open those just yet, let me get a plate and cup for you first. Then you can try the pizza and decide if you want to go get some clothes with me or if you want to stay and eat."
"All right." Oscar paused, running through his mind for the definitions of 'plate' and 'cup' he'd just read in the dictionary. "How is it that the boxes are hot? Are they still alive?"
"No they're not alive, the food inside is just hot, it was cooked." She set the plate and cup in front of him and proceed to open the boxes, pointing to the different pizzas, "This one is just cheese, this one is pepperoni and cheese, and this one is supreme, meaning it has a ton of different toppings on it."
Oscar leaned closer to the pizzas with interest. "Um….which one are you having?" The distinctive smell of the food was overwhelming, but he didn't mention it because he didn't really have a way to verbalize the sensation yet.
"I'm having some of all of them," She said, taking her own plate and pulling a piece from each of the three pizzas onto her plate, "Just be careful, they're still hot. I'll get some milk to drink too." Honor left her plate of pizza to cool down as she pulled a half gallon of milk out of the fridge and set it next to the two of them, "If you need it."
Oscar watched carefully, then copied her movements and added a slice of each to his plate. Picking up the pepperoni slice at random, he cautiously took a bite. His eyes widened at the taste, and for several moments he sat without moving, trying to take in the flood of different tastes in his mouth. "Wow….that's really weird."
"Do you like it?" Honor watched Oscar carefully as he took his first bite, unsure if him not moving was a good or bad reaction. Either way, she picked up her own slice and bit into it as well, quickly starting to chow down. She could finish a few pieces before leaving, as long as she ate fast.
Oscar swallowed carefully. "I don't know….I've never done this before." He took another bite, then another. "Um….I think it's good?" He brightened. "It seems like it's making the hollow feeling go away."
She nodded and smiled, continuing on her own piece, "So, would you rather stay here and eat? Or come with me? Either way it works. Also, don't forget to chew your food so you don't choke." Honor picked up her plate and walked over to her couch, leaving her glass of milk on the table as she sat down, "You can take a seat too."
Oscar finished his first slice and tried out the cheese one next, carrying his plate over to the couch as well. "Um…..I guess I'll stay here….if you think you'll be safe." He seemed quite serious, perhaps confused about which of them was the one being hunted at the moment.
(Sry i was gone so long I was skiing all weekend and didn't have free time)
"I'll be safe Oscar, I'm not the one that is from a different planet," She replied, setting her half eaten piece of pizza back on her plate and standing up, "I'll have to guess what size you are though.." Honor walked her plate back over by the boxes and set it down, saving it for later before going back and standing in front of Oscar as she tried to guess what size clothes he would wear.
(It's all good! I hope you had a nice time skiing ^^)
Oscar sat very still, mildly confused as usual. "Uh, how much of the pizza do you want me to save for you? And do you have anything else here that I can eat if I'm still hungry after my pizza?"
(gotta work today, I'll see you when I see you)
"Eat as much as you want, I doubt you'll finish all three pizzas so I'll just eat whatever is left. If you do finish them all though and you're still hungry, just wait for me to get back and I'll find something else." She figured she could just get some size medium clothes and they would most likely fit, at least they would work for now. Tomorrow she would take off work and go with him to get some clothes that actually fit him and he liked, along with some new shoes.
Oscar nodded and took a couple more slices from the nearest box. "If I find another thing like the dictionary, can I look at it? I want to know more words and how things work and stuff."
Honor nodded, walking to her room quick, "Hold on, I'll get you some more books that you can read through if you want." She once again dug around and came up with a variety of books, some informational, some fiction stories and even a few random magazines that she had looked through. "Here, this should be enough for you to keep busy while I'm gone." She came back and set the stack next to the pizza boxes, looking around for her keys and money, "it shouldn't take me a long time, maybe half an hour tops."
"Okay." Oscar accepted the books with slight excitement, already starting to flip through the first one. "Thank-you."
"No problem. Now be good and don't mess with your bandages. Also, don't open the door for anyone until you see my truck in the driveway and are sure it's me." She stuffed her wallet in her pocket and walked to the door, slipping on her shoes and looking at him, "Ok? Stay safe."
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