[ marcus doesn’t know what a nickelback is, thank god, but the lack of effort culls another scoff from him anyway. the shopkeep and her help set about scooping that stuff into corresponding glasses.
he drops a cash tip in the jar and sits down at one of the small glass tables. it’s a halfway fancy ice cream parlor. he may or may not have intended to stop by here from the outset. look today’s route is very Carefully Planned ]
For children, too, mostly. Doesn’t help our reputation for poor dentistry.
[ marcus on the other hand did manage to tone down his request last-minute--a small attractive lemon sorbet in a glass, which he starts to eat indulgently. ]
[ not that he minds, tomas does have a sweet tooth. but it feels a little ridiculous. he has money though, and has every intention to pay for his own ice-cream and leave his own tip. ]
That expression merits some analysis. "Quite a bit." A bit means little, quite means fairly? Moderately? Slightly? It's not a word that makes a lot of sense. So...
[ marcus tilts his head and leans back in his chair. his ice cream is all gone, long before tomas has so much has made a dent in his knickerbocker glory; he looks pleased about it, licking his lips and folding his fingers low over his stomach. ]
When you say that it sounds as though you’ve hardly met any.
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[ he went for the worst possible mispronunciation on purpose. ]
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he drops a cash tip in the jar and sits down at one of the small glass tables. it’s a halfway fancy ice cream parlor. he may or may not have intended to stop by here from the outset. look today’s route is very Carefully Planned ]
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This is a snack?
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[ marcus on the other hand did manage to tone down his request last-minute--a small attractive lemon sorbet in a glass, which he starts to eat indulgently. ]
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[ not that he minds, tomas does have a sweet tooth. but it feels a little ridiculous. he has money though, and has every intention to pay for his own ice-cream and leave his own tip. ]
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I did try to warn you.
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[ he's eating it ok, he got a weird long spoon and everything. tho his look says he's absolutely judging the spoon. ]
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It is brilliant. I also said it was quite a bit.
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[ your warning was not a real warning ok ]
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The keyword is “quite”. It indicates substantiveness.
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... is that even a word?
[ it doesn't sound like a word. it's likely marcus is just teasing him ]
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also he is reaching over to take a cherry with no apparent regard for whether tomas would have offered one ]
It’s verbal filler. English speakers just like to hear themselves talk.
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[ is he using British words on purpose? yes 100% ]
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[ why are you so sassy i didn’t raise you like this ]
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[ r u sure ]
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I don’t see how you can be taking the piss like this with a dessert like that. Show some self-awareness.
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[ look he's enjoying the ice-cream ok. he's also enjoying getting reactions out of marcus ]
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[ polishing off his own gelato, with dignity. ]
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Come on, you're always rushing me.
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[ said with no real feeling. he is in fact always rushing tomas and he’s vaguely aware of it. ]
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When you say that it sounds as though you’ve hardly met any.
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[ tomas hates wasting food, so this is going to take him forever. he looks at marcus, wondering if he somehow did this on purpose. ]
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