( the self-deprecation makes him frown some, mouth quirkin' down at one corner. )
It's just a matter of practice. If'n you want I can show you sometime. I spent a lotta time growin' up tendin' to three brothers, so I had a leg up on the competition, you know?
(he he makes a joke of it, albeit a soft one. that his ma died young ain't somethin' he holds near to his chest, it's just a thing that happened. lord knows he misses her every day, but at least he got closure of a better sort than most folks could ever hope for, an' his ma was with him in literal spirit right on up until he was in New York. )
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It's just a matter of practice. If'n you want I can show you sometime. I spent a lotta time growin' up tendin' to three brothers, so I had a leg up on the competition, you know?
(he he makes a joke of it, albeit a soft one. that his ma died young ain't somethin' he holds near to his chest, it's just a thing that happened. lord knows he misses her every day, but at least he got closure of a better sort than most folks could ever hope for, an' his ma was with him in literal spirit right on up until he was in New York. )