—Not that I'm tryin' to, uh, you know... [ teach her criminal stuff, is how he doesn't finish that. listen, he's also just pleased that ruthie gets cooed over. ] But still, I know you'd do good by her, 'less you guys started on some turf wars or whatnot. But even then, I think it'd work out fine.
[ his smile widens. ]
[ ... oh, wait. it took a while to process, but upon seeing her sip her beer: ]
[ after a beat or so, cue a brighter smile-- new beginnings for better or worse, they're still new. perhaps that could be welcome. john raises his glass of whiskey towards her. ]
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[ his smile widens. ]
[ ... oh, wait. it took a while to process, but upon seeing her sip her beer: ]
We forgot to cheers...
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-Guess she really had tanked her mood earlier...-
Well... Whaddya wanna cheer to?
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[ john picks up his glass again, swirling the contents as he looks into it, ]
Cheers to "new beginnings"? Or is that too corny?
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[ after a beat or so, cue a brighter smile-- new beginnings for better or worse, they're still new. perhaps that could be welcome. john raises his glass of whiskey towards her. ]
Cheers, then! To "new beginnings."