Nah. I just caught the last one. I saw an opportunity and took it.

[SMIRKY SMIRK SMIRK though.]

[He's glad. He got a real grin out of Ace, and he got to be playful and god... it has been A VERY long time since Smoker was playful.]

[With Faye. Obviously.]

That's how it was with Augustine.

[Snorts.]

[He's not doing that now though. If he was....]

[Why IS he holding back?]

[Who IS he?]

[Not the same Smoker. For sure. Understandably, but still.]

Okay, that's a lie. I mean not completely, but a little. He must have tried for a year to get me to unwind better. I'm not too good at that usually.

[Eyeroll.]

[YEAH YEAH, get the comments in now.]