[ the harsh manner in which he speaks doesn't bother mort. it's true that it's unimaginable that anyone would speak quite so candidly with him in his own world, but it's little more than a personality quirk to him. he supposed that's only natural when he was much older, and likely so different from the boy in front of him.

yes, the boy. while at one time mort would likely have thought nothing of the potential of such a humble being, he finds his experiences here (and his own developments and thoughts form home) fueling him to find out more. ]

Still, I'm not behaving as a drunk person, am I? Ah, unless, you don't have much experience with drunk people, either. [ a pause. ]

What pushed you to drink so much?