and i could tell by the set of his jaw and the way he was listening to me , that he knew i was on to something . following behind them was another couple who walked over to luke and hugged him . he just seemed so desperate and he had muttered something about us not having much time or something like that . making the friends and the connections i wanted to make . he said , 'it seemed like a good idea at the time . ' his voice was slow , almost drugged . 