Tom glances over his news paper to see a man stride towards the bar confidently. After muttering something to the tender he sticks a poster up against the vast doorway, he then proceeded over to the job board with a key to most probably post a job of some kind. Tom's attention was then diverted towards a man who stood opposite him behind his table looking rather peeved and impatient.
Tom helled his glance for a moment with a dull face.
Can i help you?
Yeah, can i have my paper back?
Tom helled his glance innocently for another moment.
But this is mine
No it's mine, and you took it
Tom put the palette down onto the table in front of him an brought his feet down onto the floor from resting them on the tabletop.
Well how do you know i took it?
'Cause i turn around an my paper is gone and at the same time you so happen to sit down over here with a paper in your hand after having just got here.
Well how do you know I just got here?
I....
The man faltered for a moment.
Look, just gimme my news back ok?
Your news? But all news is everyone's news.
What are you talki...?
Well news can't belong to anybody because it wouldn't be news now would it? It'd be a secret.
A secre....? What the he....
My sister having a baby, now that's news. But if she hadn't told me it wouldn't have been news, ergo, a "secret". Anyhow, you wanna see my nephew?
The man was dumbfoundered
Uh..
Tom whipped out a picture from his walette of a group of people on a sunny background.
Here, take a seat
The man stood there unable to figure out how he had gotten into this conversation. He remained standing for a moment glimpsing at this crazy man showing him pictures of his relatives and back to his drink at the bar.
This is Jasper - my nephew, and that's Janine - my sister, and this here's Karl....
Yano i've gotta go, do, some......stuff
The man suddenly turned away and hurried back to his seat at the bar reclaiming his drink.
...I bet you do
Tom reclined back into his seat, lifted the news paper up again and returned to the page from which he left off.
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