[ Tommy will not calm down; he doesn't know how. He arrived in town already ready to take charge again, and he needs to know where Alfie stands. Ally or competition? Business first. Nothing else.
However... there is a lot to unpack in that last comment. One part at a time. ]
Retired? Never though I'd live to see the day. Is that the truth?
[ Although if any of their lot did find a way to do it, it would be Alfie. Tommy himself plans on living forever, but that's neither here nor there. ]
What do you mean 'a long few years'? 'Being from the past.' What's that all about?
[ a pause to ash his cigarette. He can work it out on his own, but if Alfie knows for sure, this way's easier. ]
I've talked to people who claim to be born in 1990. [ A full century after Thomas' birth. ] But you and I, we know each other. You're not some stranger from the future.
[ There is a significant pause as Tommy's thinking this over. They've lied to each other in the past, but he can see no reason why Alfie would be lying to him about this now. In fact, with all the strangeness he's already experienced, he's willing to believe even a lot more than that.
Finally, ] If that's true,
It seems that you're the one able to tell my future, instead the common misconception of it being the other way around.
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[It's really been about a day, but.]
Yeah, I'm retired, actually. You wouldn't know about that, being from the past as you are, but I've decided to pack it in.
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However... there is a lot to unpack in that last comment. One part at a time. ]
Retired? Never though I'd live to see the day. Is that the truth?
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[Pause.]
Can you picture me an old man, sitting for hours on a bench, feeding the pigeons? Enjoying the fresh air?
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[ Although if any of their lot did find a way to do it, it would be Alfie. Tommy himself plans on living forever, but that's neither here nor there. ]
What do you mean 'a long few years'? 'Being from the past.' What's that all about?
[ a pause to ash his cigarette. He can work it out on his own, but if Alfie knows for sure, this way's easier. ]
I've talked to people who claim to be born in 1990. [ A full century after Thomas' birth. ] But you and I, we know each other. You're not some stranger from the future.
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[A beat.]
The last I remember, Tommy, it was the year 1926. That's not so distant as 1990, but all the same--
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Finally, ] If that's true,
It seems that you're the one able to tell my future, instead the common misconception of it being the other way around.
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[Alfie's heard about Johnny Dogs!]