oh, right, well, i'm not a regular. not yet, anyway, y'know, maybe i will be. i don't know, i've never been here. is it good?
( he doesn't seem at all bothered by taking up a seat next to a stranger. )
( sliding into his seat, accompanied by an order of black coffee and a slice of pecan pie. )
everyone knows that. well, most of the regulars do, at least.