I do not need to know the details. [Dear god no, he thinks. And that is, blissfully, the extent of Chilton's foray into What April Might Discuss With Sasha.] But you needn't hesitate to call if anything problematic arises. Reggie is a... Complex young man, yes, but he has a good quality about him. I would not have hired him, if otherwise.
[Perhaps the highest testimony that could be given from Doctor Frederick Chilton.]
I'll talk to you later. I have one Mr. Mantle to deal with now.
[His father-like aggravation will settle soon enough, and he'll spend a bit of time chewing over this whole Complex young man with a good quality testimony. Was that part of what drew Chilton to Reggie, or some subtle tactic to ease Will down from said aggravation? Complex, something Will understood very well, Profile is such a strong word, coming to his defense at all...he must like this kid quite a bit, Will will later decide. Which means treating him as kindly as possible. It's rude to go to another person's house and kick their pets around.
And they know what happens to the rude.]
Lucky you. Teenage boys are handfuls.
[The idea of sliding in a joke about how both of them knew that from experience because they had been teenage boys is dismissed quickly. He doesn't want to get into Chilton's childhood—Will has no delusions that he was a kid, of course, doesn't believe he sprouted from the cabbage patch fully formed in suit and tie pin, but it's still strange to think about. So what's left?]
no subject
[Perhaps the highest testimony that could be given from Doctor Frederick Chilton.]
I'll talk to you later. I have one Mr. Mantle to deal with now.
no subject
And they know what happens to the rude.]
Lucky you. Teenage boys are handfuls.
[The idea of sliding in a joke about how both of them knew that from experience because they had been teenage boys is dismissed quickly. He doesn't want to get into Chilton's childhood—Will has no delusions that he was a kid, of course, doesn't believe he sprouted from the cabbage patch fully formed in suit and tie pin, but it's still strange to think about. So what's left?]
Have a good night, Frederick.
[Sleep well, friend.]