"Uh-huh, good for you." His tone was clearly disinterested as the sound of a page being turned filled the room. The similar flurry of clicks that followed from him disassembling and reassembling Ebony and Ivory in a rapid fashion made it evident his attention was everywhere but you. He'd been distant before but that was usually after a fight or argument, though you couldn't recall one of either in recent memory so what was with his insistence with brushing you off? Sure, he wasn't completely ignoring you. He'd give you a moment every now and then where he'd actually listen to what you were saying, but those were getting less frequent as the minutes ticked by so after noting his disheveled hair and the small stains of grease that sat on the tan of his torso, you decided to try something as he put down one of the guns to flip the page of the magazine again

After planting your hands on the small table that he'd been using, you stared him down and spoke very concisely as you declared that you were going take a shower and he was welcome to join you. The first thing his mind went to was the fact that he was already behind on rent and his water bill was already through the roof. But he held his tongue and instead smiled before giving in to what he suspected was a goad but still seemed too good an opportunity to pass up "I'd be happy to."