"Or it could just be that people are different and have different things going on inside their head?" Sam tapped his for effect. "You're not going to get everyone reacting to the same stimulus in the same way, but that's what makes people, you know, people - and not just robots." Clearly, J. Archer had to loosen up a bit here, but that would come with time. Tightly-wound individuals didn't just change overnight. "But hey, definitely it's our positive qualities that prevent them from abandoning us too," he teased.
He blew on his coffee a little to cool it. "Okay, we can get back to talking about shit we both understand, things that are black and white, but first I have to know..." Sam lowered his voice, one hand curled on the back of his neck as he balanced his elbow on the table, leaning in slightly. "Can I ask you something? About...what you told me earlier?"