[Whether or not Mello believes he can be patient, that most likely won't be the case. No one accomplishes anything waiting for things to happen. Constant action on his part is necessary; Mello creates and carves the path he chooses. A glance at the bottle — he really shouldn't.]

[But he will. And he does. Just a half-glass, this time. Not that it matters this far in.]

No, that's not what it'll be. [He slaps the bottle down a bit too hard after pouring.] You're not the person I imagined.

[He means no offense, really.]

Kids' minds, they're simple, yea. [Yeah.] I didn't take reality into account; you were always the same as you were the night I met you.

[But.]

That's not you. That was a version of you. Or I was too young to care about what lied beneath the surface.