My dreams of stardom, discovered so suddenly and crushed so soon.

[ He can't avoid rolling his eyes and glancing off to the side, thoroughly amused. Not that it's escaped his attention that his new acquaintance is very good at reading people. Well, either that or good at suggesting something and waiting for the other person to fill in any pertinent details. ]

But you're right, I wouldn't enter a market without knowing something about it. I'm here to explore my competition.