[and maybe that's the problem. or, at least, that's why everything must be framed as a transaction.
which, if that's the way his new friend prefers things, he's happy to oblige. but he's still wondering what comes next. whether it's pulling further entertainment from him as a sort of payment, actually indulging in some relaxation (if he really is as off-duty as he claims), or telling him to go home because the work here is done, he'd like to know what his new friend wants.]
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[and maybe that's the problem. or, at least, that's why everything must be framed as a transaction.
which, if that's the way his new friend prefers things, he's happy to oblige. but he's still wondering what comes next. whether it's pulling further entertainment from him as a sort of payment, actually indulging in some relaxation (if he really is as off-duty as he claims), or telling him to go home because the work here is done, he'd like to know what his new friend wants.]