Ah-- is it that obvious...?

[ Abel'll fold the coat over his arm for now, seeing as how his newfound friend has declined it-- just in case he changes his mind. ]

A couple weeks ago, mm. Just in time for-- ah, all of... you know.

[ he doesn't really need to spell it out, of course. yes, considering everything that's happened as of late-- they would all be hard pressed to find someone who didn't understand, implicitly. ]

Have you here long yourself...?