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The little guy comes into the bar just as the first Marscast is about to start. He scoffs at scientific facts and keeps mumbling about--
THE FROGS OF MARS
There was nothing special about the little man who came into Larry's place, unless it might have been his air of vague familiarity and the mixed expression on his face. He looked disgusted and defensive and at the same time a little resentful, with a dash of something else thrown in which none of us recognized until later.
"The bar's closed," Larry said. His tone didn't invite argument. "City ordinance. No customers after 1:00 a.m."
The little man looked at the clock, which said 3:15, and then at the front windows which were shuttered tight. Then he looked at the six of us sitting at the bar with our drinks.
"I'll have bourbon and water," he said. He sat down at the end of the bar on the stool next to mine and looked at his reflection in the mirror without approval.
Larry got the look that bartenders get with troublesome customers.
"The bar's closed," he said again. "It's a city--"
"Water on the side," the little man said. "Don't mix it."
"Nobody else will wander in," he said. "Make with the t-v, Larry. You're holding up the show."
Larry looked stubborn.
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