[ Well, if he can make out the words, he gives no indication. ]
Nah. Abstract watercolors are just homework. Your brother's— [ His eyebrows knit together briefly, then clear as minor revelation crosses his expression. ] Stefan. [ He tilts his head deliberately toward the door and the front of the store, as though to indicate the 'S' in the S & D. ] We met in the hospital.
[ And presumably before that, if Steve were comfortable presuming anything about this place. He wonders if referring to something that happened just a couple weeks ago counts as talking about the past, but in the philosophical and strategic way of a man who has no intention of abiding indefinitely. ]
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Nah. Abstract watercolors are just homework. Your brother's— [ His eyebrows knit together briefly, then clear as minor revelation crosses his expression. ] Stefan. [ He tilts his head deliberately toward the door and the front of the store, as though to indicate the 'S' in the S & D. ] We met in the hospital.
[ And presumably before that, if Steve were comfortable presuming anything about this place. He wonders if referring to something that happened just a couple weeks ago counts as talking about the past, but in the philosophical and strategic way of a man who has no intention of abiding indefinitely. ]