[ She just laughs, and looks over at him with a smile on her face. ]
How long was your ass out there? ... Hey, Dirk. Dirk. You're gonna get buff this way. No such thing as a scrawny ass Strider. Extreme gardening, hack and claw your way through the mud, turning that soil musically and keeping rhythm with the ba-thump of your blood pusher. Cardiovascular workout, stretches and all that good shit and the sweet body mist miasma of sweat. Or shower water. Dunno which it is and I'm not taking the sniffing risk.