"I'm not the one watching my points," he reminded her. "I can cheat on your behalf all I want. And as long as you weren't aware of it, it couldn't affect your individual scores, just mine."

He smiled, then went back to mashing up his potato, mixing in all the other stuff he didn't recognize that they'd piled on top.

"Besides which, I just found out something that really steamed my shorts. You're not even gonna believe it..."