"Why?" Martin furrowed his brow in confusion. "Generally speaking, as long as the client pays generously, the blacks don't mind the rudeness of their attitude."
"Because the black kids in the photo are his own with his wife, and they're really good at reproducing—six kids are all his. Unknowingly, I painted three of their kids white and the other three yellow," Tommy said, biting into an apple. "Luckily, Page and his badge have a certain deterrent effect on blacks, or else I guess that guy was ready to tar me black."
Martin was stunned for a moment, then asked, "You... went to a black man's furniture store to buy furniture, and painted the black man's children white?"
"Don't even suggest I'm racist; I painted them yellow too, I like people of color," Tommy swallowed his apple. "Let's change the topic. How did things go with the union negotiations with Jeff, Allen, and Zack?"