"Wow, I didn't recognize you for a moment. Did you lose a lot of weight? I thought you were someone else."
"Ah, yes... I've lost a lot of weight lately."
"If you have any special tricks, please teach me."
But he had none. Besides, looking at how fit she was, she did not need any. She had tied her hair back, and she looked very lively. In leggings and a tank top, she looked as if she were going to work out at the gym rather than to a hardware store. As Jude laughed awkwardly, Dario hesitated, then pulled him aside.
"Wait here a second, Chiara. Hey, Jude. What weapon is good for beating up zombies?"
"A weapon? If you're looking for a weapon, why did you come to a hardware store..."
"The members told me to pick one up at the hardware store, though. Would a pipe be okay?"
Just where had he heard such strange information? As Jude was about to correct him, Chiara poked Dario in the side.
"Coach, we need to tell him why we need it first."
"Jude knows about it too. Anyway..."
