[There's a beat. He knows he needs to change tactics. This was supposed to be drinking to forget, not necessarily drinking to be sad. Though often that was difficult to do.]
I'd ask about your family...but I get the sense this isn't why you came here. So maybe we should focus on the present. What do you do around here or what's with the weird hand things that were on the bar?
[Another pause, he looks down into his drink.]
Unless of course you want to talk about the family stuff. 'm good for that too.
no subject
[There's a beat. He knows he needs to change tactics. This was supposed to be drinking to forget, not necessarily drinking to be sad. Though often that was difficult to do.]
I'd ask about your family...but I get the sense this isn't why you came here. So maybe we should focus on the present. What do you do around here or what's with the weird hand things that were on the bar?
[Another pause, he looks down into his drink.]
Unless of course you want to talk about the family stuff. 'm good for that too.