" i'm pretty sure a fight makes the punching part pretty equal. otherwise it's just getting jumped. " this, not spoken with sarcasm. cut and dry, like some gin. their eyes glance down towards the beer bottle that the second owner of the bar glances to. wonders, briefly, if he thinks its tending to a habit. salt to the wound and the still slightly throb of a jaw. damon sighs, almost defeated as he all but sinks into the bar. arm folder, chin propped. " hey, c'mon, already went on my apology string — like a fucking gentleman — and paid for the bottle my skull broke. " reminds him, a bit, of when his mother would scold him. not that zak's comparable to his fucking mother, but its in similar vein. act like a gentleman, reeeeel it innnn. that type of shit. and he has, for the most part. impressive he'd just now broken the streak of no-punching after two years. " yeah, yeah. pip-pip cheerio all the way. " pause, point of a finger, " you seen that poster around? change subjects. since i already know i've been a bad little boy with a bad attitude ... lemme talk t' you like i'm just some guy. " they really are just some guy.
"no shit," is an immediate reply back, something akin to a glower on zak's features as he stretches up and back, almost cat - like, lazy and languid. the hem of his shirt, already cropped too short, rises - then falls again as he leans forearms against the bar top, rag tossed over hunched shoulders. "so, were you the one who got the shit punched out of him, or the one who did all the fucking - punching?" his eyes fall onto the beer bottle; gaze lingering for a moment before he peels them away to stare into space - cramped and small. it's - ironic. a ( former ) alcoholic owning a bar. co - owning, anyways. more like - watching. babysitting the patrons. making sure no more fights break out when abel's attending to his own business. "you even - look at someone the wrong way, and your ass'll be out the door. i'm expecting some fucking - gentlemen shit. bowing before others, tipping your fucking - hat. i'm expecting a fucking - pip pip cheerio, when you leave."