Provender Gleed
Provender Gleed
“It belonged to an Asian man - Chinese, Milner thought - with a soft round face, hair that had receded to the crown, and eyes that were deep-set and yellowed and, at this moment, wary.
'Only,' the man continued, 'you're leaning against my shop window, and I'm always a bit concerned when people lean against my shop window.' He gave a wry grimace. 'It often precedes people breaking my shop window.' Milner immediately straightened up, to prove that he was not the type of person who did that type of... thing.
'Sorry. Wasn't really thinking. I was taking a rest. I've just had a bit of a sort of close shave, you see.' The shopkeeper nodded, understanding only too well. 'Ah yes. You're not a resident, are you? I can tell. Needle Grovers have a certain look about them, and you don't have it. Though you seem to be well on your way to having it. What happened? Run into one of the gangs? Get stuck in a lift for an hour?' 'No, I just grabbed a bite to eat from that café over there --' 'Say no more. The food there is a traumatic experience.' 'No, it wasn't that.MoreLess
'Only,' the man continued, 'you're leaning against my shop window, and I'm always a bit concerned when people lean against my shop window.' He gave a wry grimace. 'It often precedes people breaking my shop window.' Milner immediately straightened up, to prove that he was not the type of person who did that type of... thing.
'Sorry. Wasn't really thinking. I was taking a rest. I've just had a bit of a sort of close shave, you see.' The shopkeeper nodded, understanding only too well. 'Ah yes. You're not a resident, are you? I can tell. Needle Grovers have a certain look about them, and you don't have it. Though you seem to be well on your way to having it. What happened? Run into one of the gangs? Get stuck in a lift for an hour?' 'No, I just grabbed a bite to eat from that café over there --' 'Say no more. The food there is a traumatic experience.' 'No, it wasn't that.MoreLess
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