[As Keith reached to take them, Lyle hesitated. It was hard to give them up. He'd been smoking for far too long and his brain was telling him it was a stupid idea. Well, the addiction was telling him it was a stupid idea.
But he had other reasons now. Kara the Porg for one. Tiny thing didn't need to be around him smoking even if he didn't smoke indoors. His brother was there... Osomatsu...
So after that hesitation, he pressed them into Keith's hand]
Thanks. [Lyle pulled his hand back, now minus one box of cigarettes, and after a moment where he didn't quite seem like he knew what to do, shoved his hands in his pockets. He wanted to do it, but he was still a little thrown off so suddenly getting rid of his cigarettes] I think I'm going to need it.
Yeah, I guess those couldn't hurt to try. Somewhere I read was part of the problem is not having something to do with your hands... I mean the nicotine is probably worse, but that's something too.
[He was rambling, but Keith had gotten used to nervous rambling. He was teammates with Pidge, after all.]
That could be part of it. Or it could be that... [Wait... what he was about to say sounded weird.] Well, like... you know, chewing on something, or whatever... [Yeah.]
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Yeah, but several years, but I don't think its really that noticeable.
[At least he hopes it isn't]
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[Yes, Keith was teasing Lyle about now being older.]
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[He's quiet for a moment, but on a possibly related note...]
Hey, can I ask a favor of you?
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[Keith gave Lyle a curious look at the change in tone.]
Everything okay?
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[He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. He held them out to Keith]
I can't throw them away myself. I don't care what you do with them. Just don't smoke them yourself; they are terrible.
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Well, giving this up would definitely help with your endurance.
[He gave Lyle a small smirk and then reached out to take the box of cigarettes.]
I won't... but you're sure you want to quit? I'm all for it, but I know you have to be ready for that sort of thing.
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[As Keith reached to take them, Lyle hesitated. It was hard to give them up. He'd been smoking for far too long and his brain was telling him it was a stupid idea. Well, the addiction was telling him it was a stupid idea.
But he had other reasons now. Kara the Porg for one. Tiny thing didn't need to be around him smoking even if he didn't smoke indoors. His brother was there... Osomatsu...
So after that hesitation, he pressed them into Keith's hand]
Yes, take them. I want to get rid of them.
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[Keith nodded, his hand closing around the box as he took it from Lyle. He slipped it into one of his pockets.]
I wish you luck with it.
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[Keith shrugged.]
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[Is he rambling? He feels like he's rambling]
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That could be part of it. Or it could be that... [Wait... what he was about to say sounded weird.] Well, like... you know, chewing on something, or whatever... [Yeah.]
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[Actually aside from the nicotine, that was probably a lot of it]
Wonder if they have those candy cigarettes here or something.
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[Keith shrugged a little.]
It's worth looking into if you think it'll help you quit the real ones.
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Maybe as a more immediate thing while I'm starting.
[Since he shouldn't long term replace smoking with one so similar ot smoking...]
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[Keith smiled a bit.]
Do you want to meet up again next week for another lesson?
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[That and he was going to need distractions now. Otherwise the urge to smoke may take over and he'll start again]
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