( He recognizes the guy. They're not on silent nod of greeting levels, but Frank's consistently aware enough of his surroundings to spot the face every day. Familiar enough that it pings as normal, with a first impression somewhere along the lines of not likely to be a pain in my ass. That's about as close to camaraderie as he had any intention of getting with just about anybody in this city, and he's been having a great time not talking to the man, or meeting him, or exchanging words, in what feels like pleasantly mutually agreed upon silence.
Until today. Until he parks his piece of shit minivan around the side and rolls up, keys in hand, mind already on his cup of coffee and short stack order, only to find himself on the receiving end of a look, and a point.
He looks.
Clocks the sign. Under his breath a slow, annoyed: )
Ah, shit. You kiddin' me?
( It's exactly the level of patience you'd expect from a New Yorker. Namely: almost none at all. Two seconds spent debating, and then he shoots a sideways look at the man waiting by the pole. Further breaks their unspoken agreement of everybody should always leave everybody else alone forever by asking: )
Hey, buddy, you got the time?
( He hasn't dropped cash on a watch yet, and his phone's in the van being a paperweight, seeing as he doesn't have anybody's phone number and there's absolutely no reason to bring it inside. )
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Until today. Until he parks his piece of shit minivan around the side and rolls up, keys in hand, mind already on his cup of coffee and short stack order, only to find himself on the receiving end of a look, and a point.
He looks.
Clocks the sign. Under his breath a slow, annoyed: )
Ah, shit. You kiddin' me?
( It's exactly the level of patience you'd expect from a New Yorker. Namely: almost none at all. Two seconds spent debating, and then he shoots a sideways look at the man waiting by the pole. Further breaks their unspoken agreement of everybody should always leave everybody else alone forever by asking: )
Hey, buddy, you got the time?
( He hasn't dropped cash on a watch yet, and his phone's in the van being a paperweight, seeing as he doesn't have anybody's phone number and there's absolutely no reason to bring it inside. )