"A detective, huh? Interesting." Neal suspects he doesn't necessarily mean criminal detective based on the wording — perhaps they're both suspicious bastards like that — but it does leave him curious for more information. There are some other things that interest him, too, including some features that seem different at closer observation. Was there scarring on Jean-Paul's ears? He's too polite to ask now but he keeps it in mind for later.

"What do you teach? Are you over at the college or the high school?" he asks. Honestly, if Jean-Paul allows it, Neal will talk like this all day, mingling in the alcohol aisle like this is his business. He's personable like that, not to mention fascinated more and more as he continues to observe this very direct copy of himself.