[ he laughs. it’s not exactly a happy sound — a little drier and lower in tone than it usually would be. ]

Yeah, I have seen him chain smoking. Smoking’s one thing — most bars let you smoke. A lot of restaurants only started being smoke free in past few years.

Maybe it’s just not my kind of thing. [ just a statement. not a judgment ]

…

[ his eyes flicker over to lbx and then away again. ] Circumstance is a hell of a thing.