‘That’s what I’m asking you, Mario, if Hal told you what happened.’ ‘I follow what you’re saying.’ ‘So you asked whether I was asking, and I’m asking you about it.’ Mario zooms in very tight: Chu’s complexion is a kind of creamy green, with not one follicle in view. ‘LaMont, I’m going to find you and tell you whatever Hal tells me, this is so good.’ ‘So then you haven’t talked to Hal?’ ‘When?’ ‘Jesus, Mario, it’s like trying to talk to a rock with you sometimes.’ ‘This is going very well!’
Mario is a sweetheart.
