"Chuck, I'm sorry about you and Emily."
"I don't want to talk about it, Dad."
"I know, but you don't need to keep moping around like this."
"I'm not moping," Charlie said, pointing to the stack of books on his desk; "I'm doing research."
"Listen, break-ups are always hard. You just need to--"
"We didn't break up."
"She left you for another guy."
Charlie sighed. "She's under Roger's spell."
"Okay, so he's charming. You can't let that get to you."
"No, Dad. I mean she is literally under his spell." Charlie frowned. "I've just got to work out which one."