[ He just brushes past the first bit, because like Flynn, he doesn't want to get into the weird future stuff. ]
I'm not. Solomons is. [ Which is probably a clue to how much Royce cares about Alfie, but he doesn't much care if people know at this point. ] Tea, too. Any sort of tea.
I see. [Flynn smiles. He's a fan of people caring for each other in this place, there's enough jadedness going around already.] I'll be sure to let you know if I find anything.
Oh, I'm sorry. I had some black tea, but it's almost empty now. It's really not much but I can hang on to the rest if you want?
Coffee works too. [ The tea is also for Alfie - do you see how lame he is for Alfie, Flynn, because it's really a problem ] I like coffee more than tea, actually, but these trades aren't for me.
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[Yeah, and that's as far as he goes here because that's not a subject he wants to get into right now.] I'll take another look.
[As for the other thing...]
Jewish? Yeah, sure, I'll keep my eyes open. Are you Jewish?
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I'm not. Solomons is. [ Which is probably a clue to how much Royce cares about Alfie, but he doesn't much care if people know at this point. ] Tea, too. Any sort of tea.
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Oh, I'm sorry. I had some black tea, but it's almost empty now. It's really not much but I can hang on to the rest if you want?
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Not a coffee guy then?
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[Yes, absolutely calling him out on it. Not that that's his intention; he thinks it's quite endearing, actually.]
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Yes. I don't want or need anything, but he does.
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But fine, letting him off the hook now.]
I'll let you know.
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Yeah, all right. [ Royce pauses. ] I'll send more books later.
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