“oh, katerina, you haven’t changed a bit. always so suspicious and accusatory. have you never heard of coincidences? because i assure you, our meeting here is nothing but pure coincidence.”
“ i am neithersuspicious nor am i accusatory !!!! you haven’t changed either; you’re still arrogant, belligerent, and most definitely cantankerous. oh? wait, i think i see something different. maybe you should lay off of the ptichie molokos. you’ve let yourself go. you might want to work on that. ”
[ & with that, she patted his stomach twice out of pure mockery to get in his head. ]
“ you & i both know that this is not at all a mere ‘coinsidence.’ i know you well enough to properly assume that you have followed me all the way to new york. this city’s only big enough for oneroyal & that’s the one without the muffin top. ”
