"That's what we in the theatre business call a lie, Rosie-doll. And by the way, the whole blow to women/coup for gays? That was a bilingual pun. I know you know, but man, I'm just, I'm so proud of myself for that level of clever wordplay. I worry that I'm getting out of practice, what without big scary villains to fight, maybe I'm losing my touch. But man. That was beautiful."
A quiet laugh from Rose was uproarious laughter from anyone else, so clearly he was doing something right. "You should get involved in some extracurricular thing so I can bring you flowers."