"I don't think I could ever fast," Magnus says, thoughtful. Not least because he an atheist, so there's probably no point. "When I was on the streets, especially before I met Amir's dad and he started giving me free falafel, it was hard to know when and where my next meal would come from. That was enough fleshly hunger for me for one lifetime."
He scoots over a little more, so that his side is pressed against Galahad's. "But when Samirah was fasting -- during Ramadan, after sunset, you always break your fast with dates. The food kind, not the double kind. And she and I would sit on the deck of the Big Banana -- our boat; Frey sent it to me and we called it that because it was bright yellow -- and look at the stars and the water and she'd share her dates with me. Because it's best to do that kind of thing in community." He glances sideways at Galahad. "I don't know what it's like for you and your kind of fasting, but if there's some kind of ritual you want to share with a friend who doesn't really get it, I'm your guy."
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He scoots over a little more, so that his side is pressed against Galahad's. "But when Samirah was fasting -- during Ramadan, after sunset, you always break your fast with dates. The food kind, not the double kind. And she and I would sit on the deck of the Big Banana -- our boat; Frey sent it to me and we called it that because it was bright yellow -- and look at the stars and the water and she'd share her dates with me. Because it's best to do that kind of thing in community." He glances sideways at Galahad. "I don't know what it's like for you and your kind of fasting, but if there's some kind of ritual you want to share with a friend who doesn't really get it, I'm your guy."