Hanekoma saluted Virgil with some coffee that hadn't been there a moment ago, and then said, "That's the beauty of meeting new people, we learn how to see the world in different ways."

Hanekoma paused at Virgil's question, and he turned to contemplate the boy with a gaze that seemed to see right through him to his very soul, even if Hanekoma's grin never slipped. It was as if he was judging who Virgil was now, who he had been, and who he would become.

Whatever he saw in the teenager, he clearly approved because he nodded and said, "You know, I've have more customers in a day here than I had in a week back home. I think I just might need some more help around here. You wouldn't happen to be looking for a job, would you?"