She hates pretty much everything about this immediately, but then, that's been most of her reaction since day one: love the shower, love the food, hate everything else.
But this man reminds her of a time before the virus, when men like him would look at a woman like her, call her sweetheart if they called her anything at all, and send her for their coffee orders. Turns out corporate Dallas is every bit as stereotypical as anyone could dream.
She ignores the wave, already well aware of him - he's distinctive in a public space after all - but brings her cocktail over with her when she has it. She shrugs.
"It's a small boat. Sooner we get this going, sooner we can stop. What do you want?"
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Date: 2024-01-16 01:37 pm (UTC)From:But this man reminds her of a time before the virus, when men like him would look at a woman like her, call her sweetheart if they called her anything at all, and send her for their coffee orders. Turns out corporate Dallas is every bit as stereotypical as anyone could dream.
She ignores the wave, already well aware of him - he's distinctive in a public space after all - but brings her cocktail over with her when she has it. She shrugs.
"It's a small boat. Sooner we get this going, sooner we can stop. What do you want?"