Well, I can't just not help -- lucky that we happened by in time, what a coincidence that he turned out to be an old friend, too. That's an argument to

[ Nelson took another large gulp of wine, then cut himself another piece of meat, frowning more noticeably this time at the taste. He looked at it for a moment, blinking slowly, before he looked back at Bradbury. He swallowed a little too abruptly, coughing once. He shook his head. ]

He just wandered by at the right time. I was a little out of sorts, as embarrassing as it is to admit.