"I doubt it's anything like that. I mean, I've lived here all my life, never had a single bit of magic happen to me. I mean, around me, yeah- but... nah. I don't got a magical bone in my body." I hope. "I probably just needa eat better or, like, drink more water and less beer or somethin'." He offered a weak and unconvincing laugh, more like a wheeze than anything else.
"Th-thanks for your business though, man, I appreciate it. I hope- uh- Alg likes his new vinyl." The underlying context in his farewell was clear. Please leave. He didn't like thinking about magic and with the police chief standing there, his eyes reflecting rainbows, it was hard not to.
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