Research Methods by Leni

He finds him in some nameless diner; the waitress threatening to call the manager if he didn’t pay. Now.

He steps in and pays the tab silently, doesn’t even wonder why.

“Devon.”

The offered hand is ignored and no name is given. He’s supposed to good boy, but he knows he’s different. Might as well find out if his latest theory is true.

He pays the next round of beer. Devon talks about his life and ends with a ‘your apartment of mine?’ The first lesson at college was that all options must be thoroughly explored before given up.

“Mine.”

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