"Yeah...?" The boy smiled giddily, "Gnarly... like?"
"Well let's start with your name."
"Oh... right. Um sorry man, I'm Quintein."
"Cool name bro. Now, as I was saying, what I can do for you." James said in a pleasant tone.
Quintein leaned in, eagerness evident. "Yeah??"
"Well, Quin, you're kinda... skinny." James said, his tone indicating the bad aspect of the fact.
"Oh?" Quin's eyes opened wide as if just realising. "Shit, I kinda am dude. Fuck, skin and bones." He pinched his taunt flesh on his torso, not able to grip much between his long elegant fingers. Raising his hand back up after wincing, he brushed hair behind his left ear.
"Yeah, that's what I mean." James smiled, "Ya know, should prolly feed yourself properly. Cos you obviously ain't at the moment dude."
"I'm not...?..." The words of James sank into Quin's impressionable mind, "I'm not. Dunno why I haven't, fucking wasting away."
"Fucking A' you are Quin. Bet you are pretty fucking hungry." James told him, the implication a comment rather then query.
Quin's stomach reacted first by growling loudly. "Fuuuuck yeah."
"Hungry all the time... feel like you just wanna gorge yourself. That right?"
Quin nodded, wow this guy was good. "Yeah man, totally fucking hungry." The reality that James weaved becoming the only one for the teen.
James shrugged, "Well then why are ya skinny? Should be bloody having a massive breakfast, not screwing around here at the moment."
"Fuck you're right man." He took on the look of someone who had someplace else to be, his stomach growling with a hard intensity.
"I can help ya though, how about I take you for a bite." James said generously, "My treat."
"You'd do that?" Quin brushed his drying hair back, not even stopping to think that he didn't know James. His trust was absolute.... as artificial as it was.
"Yeah sure Quin, I know a great little place..." The conversation trailed off as they started to walk. Quin had his shirt in his car, but since they weren't headed anywhere near it, the food came first. So he simply picked up his body board and towel and trudged after James with total obdience and suggestibility in his heart.