[ The answer 2018 brings a bizarre rush of relief and familiarity. They aren't hitting 2023 yet, but it's less than ten years ago and he's learning that that's in the upper range of good enough.
The car's not the point, but Carmy admires it, anyway, because yeah, it's a damn nice car, sleek and brand new, like the ones that'd pull up to Noma or Ever, and from the way the kid talks and dresses, he gets the feeling that this isn't just a fantasy. That somewhere out there in his home life, he could afford a car just like this one, probably even several.
It's not the first time he's touched lives with people like that—comes with the job—and so he doesn't give it too much thought. Instead, he's thinking two years is a long fucking time. ]
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The car's not the point, but Carmy admires it, anyway, because yeah, it's a damn nice car, sleek and brand new, like the ones that'd pull up to Noma or Ever, and from the way the kid talks and dresses, he gets the feeling that this isn't just a fantasy. That somewhere out there in his home life, he could afford a car just like this one, probably even several.
It's not the first time he's touched lives with people like that—comes with the job—and so he doesn't give it too much thought. Instead, he's thinking two years is a long fucking time. ]
That how long you've been here?