I gave Violet a bowl of salad and sat down with my own plate of it. Violet started in on her plate and then decided to share with me. She put a bit of cucumber on my plate and said, "Here you go."
I told her, "Thank you," and then mostly because I didn't want her to give away her food, I immediately shared right back to her. I put a bit of tomato on her plate. "There you go," I said.
Magnanimously, Violet said, "Thank you," and then immediately consumed it. Violet was polite and ate something immediately, a double-win.
Not to be outdone, Violet immediately shared back a piece of lettuce. I returned with a bit of carrot.
The pace ramped, both of us politely, but aggressively, tossing food back onto each other's plate. We were polite to each other, but it was also like some weird kind of a fight. Easily the quickest I've ever gotten Violet to clear her plate.
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