[First he has to think of a story that isn't crime-related or violent. Family stories are usually safe for that.]
Men in my community often have beards. Some like mine, some longer. My father's brother has a great big one - three or four inches long.
[He'd told Tifa it was six inches long once, but he'd been exaggerating.]
I've got strong memories of being nine or ten, watching him sit on the sofa with my younger sister, letting her play with his beard. She learned to braid hair on that beard.
[There is indeed a smile in his voice as he talks.]
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[First he has to think of a story that isn't crime-related or violent. Family stories are usually safe for that.]
Men in my community often have beards. Some like mine, some longer. My father's brother has a great big one - three or four inches long.
[He'd told Tifa it was six inches long once, but he'd been exaggerating.]
I've got strong memories of being nine or ten, watching him sit on the sofa with my younger sister, letting her play with his beard. She learned to braid hair on that beard.
[There is indeed a smile in his voice as he talks.]