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If you MUST include eating, drinking, or potty stuff, work it into the scene. Maybe when two characters are talking in the bar, the third could go take a leak. Or they would meet at a restaurant. Or if the person is captive for a long time (like in a cell or something, or stuck in the woods), have the person munch on something: berries, dried fruits, etc. or describe the place hinting at urine or something...
Always do what the scene requires. In my book I have scenes where they eat, talk, do things, excuse themselves to go to the bathroom, etc. but these details never distract from the scene and the action. They're just part of it. When you work the detail in just right, it does enhance the verisimilitude of your scenes.
But if you can keep your readers captive and in the dream state, no one is going to stop and ask, "Hey, wait a minute..."
p.s. I have gone for more than 12 hours without eating or going to the bathroom... so it can be done.
Always do what the scene requires. In my book I have scenes where they eat, talk, do things, excuse themselves to go to the bathroom, etc. but these details never distract from the scene and the action. They're just part of it. When you work the detail in just right, it does enhance the verisimilitude of your scenes.
But if you can keep your readers captive and in the dream state, no one is going to stop and ask, "Hey, wait a minute..."
p.s. I have gone for more than 12 hours without eating or going to the bathroom... so it can be done.