[ One handed, he worked the window open, the bluntness of the comment softened by distraction -- it was a little hard to do it, while holding on to a lighter and a pack of cigarettes. He nearly dropped both, and when he glanced up, he caught the look in the other man's eye, and he gave him a wry grin. ]
You smoke? [ He was already working one out the pack, tapping it out until he could tug it with his teeth, and the next words had to be worked around the stick in his mouth. ]
Help yourself. [ He tossed the pack to Maskin, then turned away, bringing the lighter up to wake the end of his cigarette into a dull, cherry glow. The pack he'd tossed over was the last of the cigarettes he'd gotten for his last birthday -- the only vice he still claimed -- the stronger, harsher flavor he favored. The real thing, too -- there were some benefits to traveling overseas.
Leaning out a window to smoke without over balancing was a tough act, when you didn't have a hand free to lean on, but he managed, exhaling smoke into the haze-filled night. ]
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[ One handed, he worked the window open, the bluntness of the comment softened by distraction -- it was a little hard to do it, while holding on to a lighter and a pack of cigarettes. He nearly dropped both, and when he glanced up, he caught the look in the other man's eye, and he gave him a wry grin. ]
You smoke? [ He was already working one out the pack, tapping it out until he could tug it with his teeth, and the next words had to be worked around the stick in his mouth. ]
Help yourself. [ He tossed the pack to Maskin, then turned away, bringing the lighter up to wake the end of his cigarette into a dull, cherry glow. The pack he'd tossed over was the last of the cigarettes he'd gotten for his last birthday -- the only vice he still claimed -- the stronger, harsher flavor he favored. The real thing, too -- there were some benefits to traveling overseas.
Leaning out a window to smoke without over balancing was a tough act, when you didn't have a hand free to lean on, but he managed, exhaling smoke into the haze-filled night. ]