The amount of time I spent wishing some of those kids would shut the fuck up.

[ he says it with a soft, slightly sad laugh. ]

Shit, even Bill's fuckin' smoker's cough. Used to drive me nuts. Think sometimes now I'd welcome it.

[ just the chatter and noise that meant they were there. in some ways the background noise of being in a city was more welcome than it ever had been. drowned out the silence. ]