You are absolutely sure that wasn't there a second ago. Why would there be a no smoking sign in a hotel lobby, huh? Where else are you supposed to smoke?
He shrugs. It's there now, he says. You say, so? You'll smoke wherever you want, thank you very much. Signs be damned. Does he have any idea who you are, or who you used to be?
He says it doesn't matter, a real gentleman knows when to pick his battles. You tell him he better be careful or you'll be picking his teeth out of your fist. He says to cool it down or he'll start regretting that he brought you along.
Hey there, pal. You appear to be misremembering it. You're the one letting HIM tag along with YOU. And if you help him out with his daughter situation, well, that's just 'cause you're such a stand-up, guy, see?
He says that maybe you'll have to agree to disagree. But if that's what you want, he'll gladly leave you to your own devices. Surely you can get by fine on your own. That's clearly what you were doing getting sozzled in the local watering hole. Girding yourself for the trials ahead.
No need to get cute, you tell him.
