[ Part of him thinks he shouldn't be so at ease in a VR dream situation? Which he thinks this is what it is, basically, but maybe it's a little less weird to relax when Jack's also relaxed. Are they feeding into each other's desire to pretend like everything's normal? Is that what's happening here?
Maybe he should take Jack's advice and not think too hard about stuff.
He reflects on the question. It's a simple question. A I'm still getting to know you icebreaker sort of question. It's just that nothing's ever that easy with Carmy. Sometimes it feels like you pull on one innocent thread of his life, the rest comes unraveling.
After too long a pause, he licks his lips and scratches his jaw. ]
Chicago's home. I kept thinking I'd go back and then...I didn't. Until... [ He shrugs. In the beat between, the music starts to creep up on him. He fidgets to ignore it. ] But New York's nice. Talented chefs, like. Really fucking incredible. Some real assholes, too, but I learned a lot there.
[ Shit. That's probably not the tourism vibe answer Jack's looking for. Or maybe it is? ]
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Maybe he should take Jack's advice and not think too hard about stuff.
He reflects on the question. It's a simple question. A I'm still getting to know you icebreaker sort of question. It's just that nothing's ever that easy with Carmy. Sometimes it feels like you pull on one innocent thread of his life, the rest comes unraveling.
After too long a pause, he licks his lips and scratches his jaw. ]
Chicago's home. I kept thinking I'd go back and then...I didn't. Until... [ He shrugs. In the beat between, the music starts to creep up on him. He fidgets to ignore it. ] But New York's nice. Talented chefs, like. Really fucking incredible. Some real assholes, too, but I learned a lot there.
[ Shit. That's probably not the tourism vibe answer Jack's looking for. Or maybe it is? ]
What about you, you grew up in that town?