[ two for two, pathetic men haunted by a woman in their narrative past are comforted by don's odd way of consoling. she has really got this on lock. ]

I shall remember that should the Manager Esquire ever acquire a pass here as well. I am certain they would be similarly be unable to give fast, proper treatment as they normally would.

And that I am! Even before joining the Company, I was, as my friends would fondly say, "a handful". More than once I was beaten within an inch of my life so that they could bring me home.

[ but she isn't seeking death, or so she'd claimed when they first met. it's just who she is. someone unafraid, thoughtless, impulsive... reckless. for better or worse, to be envied or worried over, it's her quite proudly. ]