[He gives her a polite smile, settling on the stool next to her.]
No need to be that formal with me. Just 'Nick' is fine.
[He sets his own file on top of the bar; if the page peeking out of it is any indication, it's all hand-written. Despite his mechanical nature, he likes taking notes the old-fashioned way.]
Hope that's not more than you bargained for. I've been trying to keep a rough log of what we've been through since I got here three years ago. It was mostly for my own reference that I started writing it all down, but I'm glad someone else might be interested in it.
[ It should be immediately obvious that it's not more than she bargained for. The moment he sets the file down her gaze is drawn to it as if by a magnet; she's itching to grab it and start paging through, see what treasures of knowledge and information she can find inside. ]
Oh - no, please, it's wonderful. It's so important to document these things as they happen - our memories are so unreliable, it's shocking how much we can forget, or how easily our recollections of what happened can be influenced -
[ She cuts herself off finally, with an embarrassed laugh. ]
Anyway, I - I'm just glad we have a firsthand account. Thank you so much for sharing it with me.
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No need to be that formal with me. Just 'Nick' is fine.
[He sets his own file on top of the bar; if the page peeking out of it is any indication, it's all hand-written. Despite his mechanical nature, he likes taking notes the old-fashioned way.]
Hope that's not more than you bargained for. I've been trying to keep a rough log of what we've been through since I got here three years ago. It was mostly for my own reference that I started writing it all down, but I'm glad someone else might be interested in it.
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[ It should be immediately obvious that it's not more than she bargained for. The moment he sets the file down her gaze is drawn to it as if by a magnet; she's itching to grab it and start paging through, see what treasures of knowledge and information she can find inside. ]
Oh - no, please, it's wonderful. It's so important to document these things as they happen - our memories are so unreliable, it's shocking how much we can forget, or how easily our recollections of what happened can be influenced -
[ She cuts herself off finally, with an embarrassed laugh. ]
Anyway, I - I'm just glad we have a firsthand account. Thank you so much for sharing it with me.