[ he smiles thinly. ]

Maybe you'll get it from me one day. No promises.

[ but hey, sometimes he drank too much and got a little mouthy. mouthier. maybe one day they'd be having a drink together and he'd spill his guts. ]

I do have plenty of stories. [ it was getting him to share them that was the issue. ] Maybe I'll look into that for employment. Motivational speaker. I'd be good at that, I think.