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Phox meant to laugh at her compliment, but he choked on his own saliva, so it came out like more of a weird hacking cough. He wouldn't call himself a "gentleman," but maybe that's exactly why somebody else needed to do it for him. I worked really hard for it, he joked, once he'd managed to erase the tickle from his throat.

And hey, if you're ever up this way again, gimme a holler, and I'd be happy to hang out again. This was how you met someone, right?