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PADRAIC nods to JONJO, 50’s, behind bar.
PADRAIC
Pint, Jonjo.
JONJO starts pouring one. [All pints are poured from bottles - no pumps in the period.]
JONJO
Is Colm not with you?
PADRAIC
No.
JONJO stops pouring.
JONJO
Colm’s always with you.
PADRAIC
I know.
JONJO
Did you not knock for him?
PADRAIC
I did knock for him.
JONJO
Well where is he?
PADRAIC
He’s just sitting there.
JONJO
Sitting there doing what?
PADRAIC
Sitting there doing nothing. Smoking.
JONJO
Was he asleep?
PADRAIC decides against getting into that one again & just shakes his head. JONJO pours the rest of the pint.
JONJO (CONT'D)
Have ye been rowing?
PADRAIC
I don’t think we’ve been rowing.
JONJO
Well it sounds like ye’ve been rowing.
PADRAIC
It does sound like we’ve been rowing.
Will I try him again?
JONJO
That’d be the best thing.
PADRAIC has a worried sip, then leaves.