[ And, obligingly, the artist formerly known as Wriothesley and now known as Rizzo pulls away from his cozy spot by the door and closer to the ledge, peering down at the aforementioned green pickup.
With a shrug: ]
I could, but I doubt it'd mean much coming from a stranger.
[ Archons know he's given enough pep talks in his life, but usually only after an understanding of the person he's trying to pep up. Would he have given one if this seemingly easy-going stranger had been about to take a step off? Sure, because he does edge towards optimism eight days out of ten, but he's enough of a realist to know that the results would have been middling at best. So really, it's a good thing that they can chitchat about suspicious-looking vehicles instead of the beauty of life.
Anyway. Back to the truck. ]
He ever bring anything when he swings by?
[ How dramatic of a production are we talking here? ]
no subject
With a shrug: ]
I could, but I doubt it'd mean much coming from a stranger.
[ Archons know he's given enough pep talks in his life, but usually only after an understanding of the person he's trying to pep up. Would he have given one if this seemingly easy-going stranger had been about to take a step off? Sure, because he does edge towards optimism eight days out of ten, but he's enough of a realist to know that the results would have been middling at best. So really, it's a good thing that they can chitchat about suspicious-looking vehicles instead of the beauty of life.
Anyway. Back to the truck. ]
He ever bring anything when he swings by?
[ How dramatic of a production are we talking here? ]