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Eli, Keiko, and Bones sat in his kitchen eating Chinese takeout from paper cartons. Eli was struggling with his chopsticks, while Keiko and Bones were using their plastic forks.
“Did you buy this because of me?” Keiko asked Bones. “My people were Japanese, not Chinese.”
“The place is a block away,” he explained. “There’s a drive-through.”
“Besides, Moo Goo Gai Pan is big in the ’hood,” Eli added.
“Like you would know?” Bones came back. “How come you’re eating the shrimp? I thought that stuff was off the program.”
“I don’t eat bacon because a pig is a sentient being and I don’t want to get my arteries clogged. My dietary choices have nothing to do with my being Jewish.”
Keiko got serious. “What were you guys thinking? They could have killed you both right there.”
“Sending the kid
