I shoulda known it was too good to last. He'd been dropped into my life like a torn bag of laundry, and I cleaned him up best I could and stitched him back together. Never been good at mending things. Breaking them was always so much easier.
This time, those things got broken for me. It's a sad day when an alcoholic loses his taste for booze. But, like everything else in this world, you just gotta knuckle down and take your medicine.
"Welcome back, Gojyo!"
"Oh, Gojyo, where have you been?"
"We'll set up a table later. I'm feelin' lucky tonight!"
"You look different. Did you cut your hair?"
"Mr. Sha? What'll it be?"
"Whiskey. Straight up, and don't hold back."
It's never a good sign when the pianaman misses a note. It's worse than all the black cats and broken mirrors ever, 'cause whatever it is, is standin' right behind you.
"I heard you were dead."
"Did you think that would stop me?"
"Shoulda known you were different."
"I couldn't leave without seeing you again. There's a dragon leaving town tonight, and I want you to come with me."
"Baby, I'm not takin' my eyes off you again."