( oh, right. there's been a tiny little bit of talk about this before — and it isn't that he hadn't been listening, but expounding is always nice, and it furthers that smalltalk that he may or may not be getting better at.

or at least he thinks. he might be dead-ass wrong, but until someone proves him wrong, he'll just keep right on thinking it. ) Hey, no problem. I was in the neighborhood. ( he pauses here, makes a small dismissive wave of his hand. he hasn't heard of the place but it goes without saying ( maybe ) that he hasn't been around long enough to figure out all the ins and outs of everything about this place.

sounds kind of interesting, though. so maybe he has to ask: ) You don't have to — first lending hand is free of charge. ( a beat, and a small smile. ) Out of curiosity, though, what kind of things do you make?