"Hey, old man." "What is it?" "Why did you marry such a strict woman?" "Let's see... She may be like that, but your mother has times when she's happy and smiles kindly too. That's probably why." "...that's it?"
The flow of booze stops, and he looks up from it with a quiet startle, thoughts slammed back in the present. His brain's on playback, and a sly grin follows as he processes both comments.]
Hah...? Perhaps you've both been on the other side of that fence?
[Action]
"Hey, old man."
"What is it?"
"Why did you marry such a strict woman?"
"Let's see... She may be like that, but your mother has times when she's happy and smiles kindly too. That's probably why."
"...that's it?"
The flow of booze stops, and he looks up from it with a quiet startle, thoughts slammed back in the present. His brain's on playback, and a sly grin follows as he processes both comments.]
Hah...? Perhaps you've both been on the other side of that fence?