[He drops his cigarette, and what a waste that is, really. Joe doesn't smoke, neither does his dad, but he's aware of how expensive they can be. And he hadn't even smoked half of it.] Uh-huh.
[Joe raises one eyebrow at the stranger calling him by name, but he's not about to question it. Some kids just knew stuff. There was a kid like that at his last school.]
Your space? [He snorts and shakes his head, looking around.] Looks kind of like anyone's space. I mean, I don't see a sign. [He tilts his head.] Though I wouldn't know what such a sign would say, if there was one.
[The stranger moves closer, really close. Too close, and he's very tall. Still, Joe didn't get away with having a ponytail half-way down his back because he was skittish, or he backed down to intimidation.] You could... back off, to start.
Re: 3/3; finally.
[Joe raises one eyebrow at the stranger calling him by name, but he's not about to question it. Some kids just knew stuff. There was a kid like that at his last school.]
Your space? [He snorts and shakes his head, looking around.] Looks kind of like anyone's space. I mean, I don't see a sign. [He tilts his head.] Though I wouldn't know what such a sign would say, if there was one.
[The stranger moves closer, really close. Too close, and he's very tall. Still, Joe didn't get away with having a ponytail half-way down his back because he was skittish, or he backed down to intimidation.] You could... back off, to start.