Oh for god sakes, was he still trying to convince him? Maybe John looked more plastered than he thought he was. He needed to work harder on that.
"You best learn a work around for that mate, most people who smoke are doing it for a reason. Sooner or later you'll ask someone whose far more crankier than me." Words of wisdom from the barstool. Let all be known to it's...shining aura of truth? Though he could have been far more crabby, told the kid to piss off, and leave him be. Could have been getting soft or just out of the energy. That was the excuse and he would be sticking too it but next time, next time, there would be no more lending.
He thought Katou would have taken the shit and be done with it. Too much to ask for. "John," he returned the 'pleasantries' before thanking the bar keep for his refill and nursing it. "The man who won't be lending you any more cigarettes. And pretending he believes your story for the sake of not hearing more rubbish."