The other man's nods and smiles and laughs only encouraged Edmund's own, and he found himself agreeing without thought to his question.

"Yeah, yeah, of course.  Later, later, but yes.  I'd be happy - happy to show it off."

Edmund took another sip of his second glass around a grin, and then another.  He felt so warm and pleasant.  Everything was fuzzy and moving slightly more than normal, but who cared, he'd made a friend!  As far as he was concerned, he was doing great.

"You - you tell me something, Francis, spin me a story.  I wanna - I wanna hear about you, my friend, my friend."