You Should Try It Sometime

“I'm so glad you showed up. Aren't you going to need a straw?”

“Well, yeah, I guess. Or...”

“Hi, excuse me? Could I get a straw?”

“...I could lift up the... No, all right.”

“Thank you. There you go.”

“Right. That works. Thanks.”

“Now, you said we met before?”

“Once. Briefly. I'm sure you wouldn't remember me.”

“You don't seem familiar at all.”

“I don't think we even said hi. It was one of those round of introductions, you know. A flurry of names.”

“Okay, good. Perfect, actually. Yes, I think this will fit perfectly. Should I just get to it?”

“Sure.”

“This is the map. This is the key. This is the message. This is the package. Now this, you hold it like this and press this stud. But only at the last moment. That's the most important thing. Only at the very last moment.”

“Can ask I you something?”

“Yes.”

“Where did you get this bag, a farmer's market? It smells amazing.”