[ Oh. Oh no this is going in a way Day wasn't hoping for. He thought it might break the awkward atmosphere, not this. He sets his drink aside because, in true Day fashion, he'd rather have his hands free for whatever he's going to do next.
Which is to say he's going to reach over and try making Phil look back at him. ]
Hey, Phil. Remember what I said 'bout how you'd only be second or third youngest after me where I work? [ Too old, his foot. ] I've got colleagues who're centuries old. 35's small potatoes next to that. And...
[ ...He knows what Phil didn't say out loud to him, and that he'd rather not let anyone else know. So all Day will say, somewhat obliquely, is: ]
I wouldn't still be here if I couldn't love things that will be lost one day. So if you're bein' selfish, I'm bein' selfish too.
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Which is to say he's going to reach over and try making Phil look back at him. ]
Hey, Phil. Remember what I said 'bout how you'd only be second or third youngest after me where I work? [ Too old, his foot. ] I've got colleagues who're centuries old. 35's small potatoes next to that. And...
[ ...He knows what Phil didn't say out loud to him, and that he'd rather not let anyone else know. So all Day will say, somewhat obliquely, is: ]
I wouldn't still be here if I couldn't love things that will be lost one day. So if you're bein' selfish, I'm bein' selfish too.