[Mordecai takes her hand and gives a firm shake and an easy smile.] Nice to meet you. An' it's good to see someone here keepin' glasses full.
[He stops himself before he can follow that with "while Wichita's gone," or something else like it, because that sounds like she'll be coming back. And he's been here long enough to know that not many people are that lucky, so pretending otherwise is pointless. Better to be pleasantly surprised if she returns than to assume she will and be disappointed.]
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[He stops himself before he can follow that with "while Wichita's gone," or something else like it, because that sounds like she'll be coming back. And he's been here long enough to know that not many people are that lucky, so pretending otherwise is pointless. Better to be pleasantly surprised if she returns than to assume she will and be disappointed.]