man, i've got to find out where that black bird lands

"What did you think?"

"Huh? Oh, I'm still reading."

"Still? It's not even half a page!"

"Well, you use so many big words, you know."

"Big words, my ass..." Adjectives are adjectives!

"Never mind that, I've finished."

Armed with full context, Addam starts chuckling gently to himself, very nearly earning a notebook to the head.

"Why are you laughing? This is supposed to be depressing."

"Oh, well, I thought their banter was very nice."

That remark gave Minoth a greater pause. If "nice banter" could save a depressing, doomed dynamic...

Well, there was hope for the two of them yet.