Troy leaned over in an attempt to bump Jean's shoulder with his own. "I'm horrifying with a beard. Two very uncomfortable months bicycling across the American west proved that to me." Horrifying and possibly hilarious to anyone not Troy. He'd kept the photographs for the blog, but really wished he hadn't.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to manage either. I've been out-pirated by that boy up there. He'll make a fine one."