[ That's actually... pretty perceptive. Eddie fidgets a bit, not uncomfortable, just unused to being noticed. ]
I guess that was part of it. Supposed to be good for, uh, anxiety. And you know how Sonia was about me. [ he stops, intending to say "about me being active" but settling on "about me in general." Richie is one of few who understand it well, without the burden of Eddie having to explain himself. ] I kinda did it just because I could — I even joined track in college, so I wouldn't chicken out. Only fell out of it again when I moved back in with Ma. [ Then she died, and he was alone until Myra. ] I was pretty stubborn about keeping at it with Myra, though. It drives — drove her nuts.
[ And without having spent a week with Richie, he wouldn't go on, voice turning high-pitched. ]
"30 people die on treadmills a year, Eddie. A year."
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I guess that was part of it. Supposed to be good for, uh, anxiety. And you know how Sonia was about me. [ he stops, intending to say "about me being active" but settling on "about me in general." Richie is one of few who understand it well, without the burden of Eddie having to explain himself. ] I kinda did it just because I could — I even joined track in college, so I wouldn't chicken out. Only fell out of it again when I moved back in with Ma. [ Then she died, and he was alone until Myra. ] I was pretty stubborn about keeping at it with Myra, though. It drives — drove her nuts.
[ And without having spent a week with Richie, he wouldn't go on, voice turning high-pitched. ]
"30 people die on treadmills a year, Eddie. A year."