Ned smiles at Ginsberg's impersonation of his father. It is sweet: affectionate, if exasperated. There might be plenty of people who would find a person of his age living with his father to be unusual, and the aspect of surveillance doesn't sound too appealing. All the same, for someone who's been living on his own for... well, for a long time, it has a certain appeal.

He also takes note of what Ginsberg says: the phrase 'you're a man now' has certain implications, but even Ned isn't drunk enough to just flat-out ask whether or not his father would be correct in saying that.

"I think I like the idea of being kept secret, or at least, part-secret. It's all very mysterious."