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"You think it's about the noise," Stefan continued, eyes fixed on a point somewhere behind Marek. "But it's the silence that comes after that breaks you. It's the way the world doesn't stop turning when a heart does. You know nothing of the weight, boy. You just like the sound of your own voice."
Stefan didn’t move. He didn’t even blink. He just let the silence stretch until Marek’s bravado began to leak out of the booth like water from a cracked pipe. Finally, Stefan leaned forward, the green neon light catching the deep scars on his knuckles. co_ty_wiesz_o_zabijaniu
The neon sign of the "Baltic" bar flickered with a rhythmic hum, casting a sickly green light over the rain-slicked pavement of Warsaw's Praga district. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of cheap tobacco and the lingering scent of damp wool. Marek sat in the corner booth, his hands wrapped around a glass of lukewarm vodka. He wasn't a veteran, but he liked to pretend he had seen the worst the 90s had to offer. "You think it's about the noise," Stefan continued,
Across from him sat "Old" Stefan. Stefan didn’t talk much. He had eyes that looked like they had seen the sun go out and decided they didn't mind the dark. You know nothing of the weight, boy
The phrase (What do you know about killing?) is an iconic line from the 1992 Polish cult classic film Psy (Dogs), delivered by the character Franz Maurer, played by Bogusław Linda. It has since become a legendary piece of Polish pop culture, often used to mock someone's lack of experience or "toughness."