Gaspers contemplated revealing his past as a major smuggler to the woman, but he doubted it would help him in romance. He remembered a time when such stories might have impressed, but her generation was more familiar with mainstream or local drugs and wouldn't be swayed by tales of illegal trade.
He suspected the bartender, younger and more modern, would be more intrigued if he had a background working for Apple or as a professional skateboarder, rather than recounting his criminal past. His history seemed outdated and less relevant to the world they lived in now.