Grinning fit to beat the damn band, he shakes his head, all amused. "I don't know, Freckles. Seems to me like there already is a Dan Holson. I ain't so sure I want to be callin' attention to myself like that."
She's right, though: he could have some fun with that. Yeah, imagine all the hubbub when people found out Dan Holson was on the shuttle, only to find out it's someone else with the guy's name.
No, they can do better than that.
"What name's on yours?" He asks it as casual as he can, but it'll confirm his suspicions one way or t'other. "Now before you get all mad at me, Freckles, let me just tell you one thing: don't matter to me if you got one already. All it means is that's less money I got to win at the slots to make sure the cost of two's covered."
It could be that the only business he takes seriously any more is the business of makin' sure Freckles got everything she wants. And that ain't like him at all, so it's takin' some gettin' used to. He's tryin'. Don't mean he'll always succeed, but he's makin' a damn good effort at gallantry.
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She's right, though: he could have some fun with that. Yeah, imagine all the hubbub when people found out Dan Holson was on the shuttle, only to find out it's someone else with the guy's name.
No, they can do better than that.
"What name's on yours?" He asks it as casual as he can, but it'll confirm his suspicions one way or t'other. "Now before you get all mad at me, Freckles, let me just tell you one thing: don't matter to me if you got one already. All it means is that's less money I got to win at the slots to make sure the cost of two's covered."
It could be that the only business he takes seriously any more is the business of makin' sure Freckles got everything she wants. And that ain't like him at all, so it's takin' some gettin' used to. He's tryin'. Don't mean he'll always succeed, but he's makin' a damn good effort at gallantry.