"That's my father. Not by blood, mind you but legal adoption when I was 13. A kind, caring, and considerate act on his part. A generous man, too nice for his own good."
"Max. Right."
"We haven't met, I can assure you that much. I think I would be able to recall who I have and haven't met before. Unless you want to question my intelligence, which I wouldn't if I were you."
"So no. We haven't. My name is Ronaldo Headley The Third."
"For you see my roomate is . . .
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar
And altogether quite impossible to describe . . ."
π I'm not sure Basil will have enough brains to understand ..
"Have we met β ?"
" ... No. In fact I've never seen you before."
"The burdensome life I lead..."
<β Trying not to laugh
"They'd give you a strange look if you did anyway..."
He'd retort, resting his cheek against his palm with a sigh.
"No, it's fine. Leave it alone. I can ... Use this to the advantage. A social college life. That's the sort of thing Ronaldo would have."