He would wait. He would smile. He would laugh, while watching quietly and attentively, while his would-be victim mistook his composure for ignorance. And then, when ready, when the opportunity presented itself in the form of favorable circumstances for effortless retaliation — often when Nestor’s offender was at their most comfortable, lulled into complacence by his infectious smile — Nestor would respond.
He would wait. He would smile. He would laugh, while watching quietly and attentively, while his would-be victim mistook his composure for ignorance. And then, when ready, when the opportunity presented itself in the form of favorable circumstances for effortless retaliation — often when Nestor’s offender was at their most comfortable, lulled into complacence by his infectious smile — Nestor would respond.