[As a matter of fact, he does like horses. Joel gives Ezio a side-glance, the briefest of side-glances. What an obnoxious face. The more sloshed he starts to feel the more punchable it looks.
So he speaks only to Cass.]
Lived at a camp that had horses before I came here.
[In other words, yes, but he can see that the poor kid is trying damn hard to make this a conversation that is sustainable between the three of them. He doesn't see that happening anytime soon. This man (much older, this man) is her friend that she's known for a year, someone she trusts (again, inexplicable) and this is Joel exiting to make things easier for her. He prepares to turn.]
no subject
So he speaks only to Cass.]
Lived at a camp that had horses before I came here.
[In other words, yes, but he can see that the poor kid is trying damn hard to make this a conversation that is sustainable between the three of them. He doesn't see that happening anytime soon. This man (much older, this man) is her friend that she's known for a year, someone she trusts (again, inexplicable) and this is Joel exiting to make things easier for her. He prepares to turn.]
I'll catch up with you another time, okay?