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<i>...Habit.</i><br/>
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Xan stared at the ring he had yet to remove since having his belongings returned to him once he'd left the hospital. "I hadn't thought of it like that," he said, looking as if the very idea of it being a habit was ludicrous. But instead of lingering on the absurdity, he focused on the other man, asking after his own none present significant other. <br/>
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He slid the glass of pale gold liquid in front of Elias, a flicker of discomfort etched across his face as the man mentioned his wife being dead. 'I'm sorry for your loss' sat on the edge of his tongue, but it seemed an empty attempt at sympathy, a meaningless acknowledgement of the gravity of the other’s loss. Fortunately he didn't need to worry about saying anything on the matter as Elias was quick to change the subject.<br/>
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"I make art out of dead trees." The answer is an automatic one, not needing much thought. Because this was something Xan did know to be true about himself. He hadn’t done much wood carving in recent months, not since his accident. But he'd found his business card in his wallet and had followed up on testing said skill. He may have forgotten what he did for a living, but his muscle memory hadn't. His mind continued to lag behind on what his body already knew, and it was a frustrating place to be.<br/>
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Xan nodded towards the guitar leaning against the bar, "I take it you're a musician. Are you in town for a gig, or just visiting?" <br/>
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Just then the woman with the colorful tattoos stepped in and Xan invited her to join them. Smiling as she wondered if it was too early to drink, "It's never too early.”<br/>
The woman mentioning the drive being exhausting drew a soft hum from Xan, “A long drive was it?”<br/>
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The mention of the handsome bartender drew a huff of a laugh from the male, as he turned to hunt for ingredients for Liv’s mimosa, “Xan,” he answered before vaguely gesturing in the other man’s direction, “and that there is Elias.” As to what was happening in Fellridge, he had no more of an idea than the other two, and he said as much. “You didn’t happen to see anyone else on your way in did you?”<br/>
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