[And this was why they didn't give vague descriptions of people that they ran across, though her confusion was entertaining. He wasn't one to make jokes these days, at least not the kinds of jokes that other people actually laughed at. His humour came with a sharp and painful lesson, like choking the Chem-Barons.

That had been a good time.]

Not who I'm referring to, but I'll need a better description of that one later.

[They had moved topics, and he wasn't interested in stepping back at the moment. Not until he had sussed out some different information. Like an invasive parent wanting to know the kinds of people their children were hanging around with.]

You need to set your foundation, Jinx, otherwise it smears. Your neck, for example.