Re: Kirley & Al
"Don't mention it. Know this isn't really your thing," he said, ignoring the stutter. Having had one himself for the first time in his life last week, he knew that it wasn't something Al could control and that drawing attention to it would just make things worse. "And thanks! I was just thinking that I'm almost more proud of it than I was of the Bubble Palace, considering the limited resources available."
He looked around, a grin of satisfaction spreading across his face. "Your, grandfather? I think it was your grandfather anyway, did some good work while he was me, so thankfully I wasn't behind schedule when the whole fucking mess sorted itself out." And it had been a fucking mess, and not the good kind.