[ at that, he's setting his glass aside and whipping out his wallet. from one of its pockets, he slides out several small photographs. most of them feature his family in different settings, though at notably nicer occasions that warrant use of someone's camera: at a dinner, a pretty garden, or at a sister's wedding.
regardless of the scenery, john flourishes each one of them, most of them featuring his siblings, the three individuals at the bottom of the image. ]
See? That's my youngest brother. He's ten! Well, last time I saw him, anyway. Hard to catch him and even harder to get him to take a bath. Bet it is still. [ a grin. he points to a woman with long blond hair; the bride of the wedding pictures. ] And thaaaat's Rose. She's my younger sis! Not youngest, we're actually not too far apart in age... [ uh, there might be a slight wrinkling of his nose. slight, barely perceptible. ] Anyway, Rose is a good gal, she never would get off my damn back 'bout... well, just 'bout everythin'.
[ oh, but now for the finale! john jabs a finger at the girl with the shorter hair. ]
And that's Ruthie! Aww, lookit her. You'd like her a ton, May. She's the type that won't hesitate to pop you one if needed. Trust me, my other brother knows. She's also a natural-born swindler, I swear. ... But, y'know, the type that's just too cute to do any wrong.
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[ at that, he's setting his glass aside and whipping out his wallet. from one of its pockets, he slides out several small photographs. most of them feature his family in different settings, though at notably nicer occasions that warrant use of someone's camera: at a dinner, a pretty garden, or at a sister's wedding.
regardless of the scenery, john flourishes each one of them, most of them featuring his siblings, the three individuals at the bottom of the image. ]
See? That's my youngest brother. He's ten! Well, last time I saw him, anyway. Hard to catch him and even harder to get him to take a bath. Bet it is still. [ a grin. he points to a woman with long blond hair; the bride of the wedding pictures. ] And thaaaat's Rose. She's my younger sis! Not youngest, we're actually not too far apart in age... [ uh, there might be a slight wrinkling of his nose. slight, barely perceptible. ] Anyway, Rose is a good gal, she never would get off my damn back 'bout... well, just 'bout everythin'.
[ oh, but now for the finale! john jabs a finger at the girl with the shorter hair. ]
And that's Ruthie! Aww, lookit her. You'd like her a ton, May. She's the type that won't hesitate to pop you one if needed. Trust me, my other brother knows. She's also a natural-born swindler, I swear. ... But, y'know, the type that's just too cute to do any wrong.