"That'd be a long haul," Ace agrees. Doesn't quite look put-off by the other man's smile but it's a near thing, a grin about the farthest thing from his mind at the moment and he can't help but wonder privately about the kind of person this Jim Lowe is.

But then he's about to be the same kind of person, isn't he? Or start off down that path. The thought itches at him and makes his blood hum with anticipation like he's touched a live wire.

Tries not to show it, best as he can. "My stock ain't nothin' fancy, but they'll see you through."