[ The tequila bottle finds itself on the table. Man, Fiddleford needs it more than he does. ]

I can't begin to understand what it all is or what it means. small>[ beat. ] I have that picture still. It's ancient but I have it.

Feel free to say no: What would you say if I [ airquotes ] "picked your brain" for a few minutes?

Not quite with my powers She gave me. More of a meditation... Kind of what I do at home. [ not really at all bc there's no face-opening or paralysis or just general horribleness. ]