[ that gets a tip of his head and a slight frown. maybe that phrase has been retired, or maybe amos doesn't know it because he seems to be some kind of total psychopath instead. like they tell him he is. he tries to joke but his heart isn't in it this time: ] Guess romance really is dead in the twenty-fourth century. [ it's soft, almost murmured, but definitely loud enough for amos to pick up. ]

...Yeah, one tough guy to another, huh. [ he takes a long, cool sip of coffee. it's an unappetizing as it is satisfying. ] If you find the one, you'll know it. You'll know it the second you lay eyes on her.