Nick's favorite time of year... The snow is starting to melt...the birds are returning...and Nick's outside the building with his friends while they have a smoke, sometimes having one himself. As he talks about the projects they are working on, he is also carefully waiting for a chance to guide the conversation to the topic of weather and the seasons... Senior Quartermaster Nick... He carefully edges the conversation closer, like a skipper piloting his ship through rocky shoals, searching for a phrase that would allow him to nudge the conversation towards the topic of spring... “mark”: "Yeah, it looks like it's gonna be nice this weekend..." NS: "I gotta make sure all the snow is off the pool cover...can't wait until summer and it's warm... Mets starting soon?" “mark”: "Yeah Spring training is 2 weeks from now -- Mets are going to be good this year. Hey Nicky, I gotta go back upstairs, I'll see you later..." NS: "Ok. Later. (slowly walks away, looks over his shoulder, turns back, and says "Hey! if I don't see you in the spring..." (Nick's voice trails off, smiling, waiting....) “mark”: "What?..." NS: "I'll see you in the mattress...."