‘Sorry... Can you repeat that?’
feels like an admission of guilt.
‘Hang on. I need a sec.’
feels like an admission of weakness.
It’s... nice. Thinking there’s someone out there who can hear it too. Who gets what it’s like, no explanation needed.
He wonders... Maybe it’d be easier to just tell people, but something- a=b ? a2=ab ? a2−b2=ab−b2 ? (a−b)(a+b)=(a−b)b ? (a−b)(a+b)= (a−b)b ? a+b= b ?
... In other words, just because it’s possible, doesn’t mean it should be done.
2 can equal 1, but that defies something intrinsic.
Exactly what, it’s hard to point out, but...
‘ You ‘n I, kid? The grand prize awaits. ‘
Maybe it’s something like that.










