[His grunt to that could mean literally anything. He's not prepared to go poking at anyone else's way to cope.
Once the table is cleared, he almost takes his seat before remembering his manners and feeling a little out of his element for it. He quickly moves to pull out her chair.]
So you asked me why I decided to stick around and work for 'em.
[It isn't until they're both seated that he sloshes his glass as though looking to the clear liquid for inspiration.]
It's that or drift somewhere I ain't got no people, no connections, and no knowledge about how to do much a' anything. Disadvantage a' coming out of 1936.
[He's just getting that out of the way right now. Preferable to have it on his terms than dragged out or found out when he doesn't know something people think he should. He polishes off the gin in a go and sets the glass down with a solid thunk to the table top.]
no subject
Once the table is cleared, he almost takes his seat before remembering his manners and feeling a little out of his element for it. He quickly moves to pull out her chair.]
So you asked me why I decided to stick around and work for 'em.
[It isn't until they're both seated that he sloshes his glass as though looking to the clear liquid for inspiration.]
It's that or drift somewhere I ain't got no people, no connections, and no knowledge about how to do much a' anything. Disadvantage a' coming out of 1936.
[He's just getting that out of the way right now. Preferable to have it on his terms than dragged out or found out when he doesn't know something people think he should. He polishes off the gin in a go and sets the glass down with a solid thunk to the table top.]