"Who?" Jay blurts, too startled by the abrupt address to pretend he didn't hear it. He lifts his head and blinks at the stranger, who is just staring at him. What kind of weird way to introduce yourself is this?
"Johnny?" he says slowly. There's a lot about this he does not like, but he falls into tired conversational patterns on reflex. "Uh, no. I mean - I know a Johnny." Probably the same one. It's not like it's an uncommon name, but rifties are a smaller sample size and he's learned not to ignore hunches or trust coincidence. "I wouldn't say we're friends. Whyyy are you asking?"
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"Johnny?" he says slowly. There's a lot about this he does not like, but he falls into tired conversational patterns on reflex. "Uh, no. I mean - I know a Johnny." Probably the same one. It's not like it's an uncommon name, but rifties are a smaller sample size and he's learned not to ignore hunches or trust coincidence. "I wouldn't say we're friends. Whyyy are you asking?"