Re: Esteem.
All of his homies were there - his goats, his Natives, Thor and David... That was it.
After Thor explained himself, Troy worked fiercely at not doing a running man. This was what he'd been waiting for. David asked a few questions, and he seemed to be working them out on his own, as was usual (because he was super smart but super impulsive... not like anyone Troy knew, so whatever). "Of course you're worthy," Hemlock interjected in Auster's convo with himself. "It's me and Jimmy who need to worry about backfires." He winked up at the lighter man.
"Oh, shit, I dunno. Trees? Vines?" Don't say 'weed', Thor. Don't do it. "It isn't 'God of Springtime', is it?" Troy's thick eyebrows rose up over his pleading brown eyes. "By the way, I'm cool - my life's a party every day." Except for the last few rage-filled 24-hour periods.