（ he laughs, and lifts the stolen beer in a salute before he takes a drink. he bares his teeth on the swallow, and then: ）
I was nice to the wrong asshole on the wrong day.
（ not a lie. not the full picture of the truth. but it's very clear that's all carver's getting for now — and his smile is just this side of vicious when he says it. ）
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I was nice to the wrong asshole on the wrong day.
（ not a lie. not the full picture of the truth. but it's very clear that's all carver's getting for now — and his smile is just this side of vicious when he says it. ）