[He huffed a breath and a more genuine kind of smile.]

I wasn't suggestin' we start now, it's still a little too early for me... Today at least- [The admission came as he walked over to set the bottles on the bar and shrug off his two coats, the long black wool over a jean jacket, that he laid over one of the two barstools that were there. His hat was set on them and he turned back around, already rolling up his sleeves.]

You got it, boss. I'm sure I can find a putty knife in the office to scrape anything off I need to. Point me to what cleaning supplies we got and the rags. You made quite a dent yesterday - how long'd it take you?