“ well, that’s why MOST people go to the bar, isn’t it ?? ” nice save there, david. he’s STUDYING the man before him, considering how he wishes to play this out. he’s BEEN OUT of the mental hospital for a few weeks now, attempting to settle into a NORMAL ROUTINE, but it wasn’t as easy as he thought it would be. being normal was HARD———but nobody LIKED a loony bin. hey, you’re not a loony bin! you’re wonderful.thanks. “ nah… ” his reply is slow, a little DRAWN OUT, as he watches the other male. “ just my eyes———-i’ve been told they’re CAPTIVATING. ” by who? your mother? don’t be a dick, i’m trying to be charming. you’re failing. “ you don’t need to LIE, you know, we may be strangers, but i gave you my number for a reason. ” did he JUST HEAR ky’lar’s thoughts? nah… he’s probably IMAGINING things. he does that a lot.
❝ i go to a BAR as i intended to have a DRINK. ❞ what he did after he obtained his alcohol was besides the point. it was a simple fact in his mind that bars were for drinking and sometimes just finding someone amusing for the night. all of them were one night stands anyhow —- too scared to say anything else. a reason he chose bars — anything to get out of the hotel rooms he usually stayed in,
❝ ——and your eyes are not CAPTIVATING. ❞ the guy sounded like an audio recording mentioning someone’s eyes; it was almost a turn off, but he didn’t need to be REMINDED of the obvious,
❝ now, i’m going to get a beer. ❞ anything to DROWN out the other’s comments about their eyes,
❝ unless, ❞ his lips pursed into a thin-line,
❝ you can give me a reason not to. ❞ he wouldn’t need much; just something to keep him focused on something other than alcohol.