[John breathes an internal sigh of relief. It's rare that he's able to effectively dodge Alfie's probing. It might come up again, but he makes a mental note not to react to the phrase from other Norfibury people.]
All right.
[He finishes his own pasta and sits quietly while Royce gathers up the plates.]
no subject
All right.
[He finishes his own pasta and sits quietly while Royce gathers up the plates.]
So... what did you want to discuss?