[ His grin broadens. Yeah, that's the reaction he wanted. Give him that mythos, make sure it's established that he's someone you don't want to fuck with. Who knows what he's capable of? ]

Sure did. I needed the reset; seemed as good a place as any.

[ He says it all casual-like, both to add to his image and because, well, for him it was going to be casual. It's not like Brad has had the softest life ever — he's familiar with manual labour and hard work from farm life, even though it's been a while — but that'd be where his and Julie's backgrounds would diverge. No familiarity with anyone who's actually been locked up, nor with violent or drug-related crimes. He'd be hilariously out of his depth with the kind of jail she's thinking of, so it's a good thing that was never an option. ]

I guess I'm not most people. [ A pause. He can concede a point — there is such a thing as biting off more than he can chew. ] It's probably not the greatest thing that jail was the best place for me, but I was ready for it. Too bad I won't get the experience, but those are the breaks.

[ This alternative suits him just as well. ]