isn’t that the dude obsessed with giovanni?

yikes. may need to revise the store’s security.

nah, why freak the kid out?

we all should.

good idea. just don’t make it too obvious .

interested? ( spinning the display so he gets a nice look. )

you know you want to ~. they’re $3 each or $5 for two.

alright! that sets your total to . . $50.

( sweet, some extra! the total was actually 44.56. ) i’m sure you’ll look great. 😌

dude?

( standing in front of him, waving his hand in his face for a reaction. )

you feeling alright? you spaced out for a bit there.

( ah. ) hey . . i didn’t say anything like that, man. need a drink, or something?

alright, cool. i’ll get you something. why don’t you take a seat?

alright. ( he comes back with some bottled water, handing it over. ) there you go, free of charge. something on your mind?

no need to talk about it if you don’t wanna. ( taking the bottle. he recycles. ) it’s no prob.

what happened?

i just got here.

uff- ( rubbing his shoulder, looking back at the other. ) dude, i don’t think you should be leaving at a time like this.

alessandro, wait— don’t- ( door slamming in his face as he tried stopping him, sighing. ) goddamn it.