[ despite their victory, kovacs isn't necessarily one to get as celebratory as newt seems to be getting, as calm in his demeanor like he'd just finished doing something as mundane as buying a pack of cigarettes from behind the counter.

when newt snags him with that half-hug squeeze, it brings him down a little, the other man's height forcing him to tilt into him a bit before he braces his feet to straight himself back up. ]

Right, yeah. How about you pay me back by not pissing off anybody else? Keep your head down for five minutes and don't draw attention to yourself.

[ because clearly, newt's proven that's possible for him to do. ]