[ Ruby practically leaps a foot when he touches her and lets out another of those unflattering squeaks before she can stop herself. She hastily covers her mouth as if to try and catch it too late and goes firey red. ]
Um-- I was just--
[ She's stuttering a bit too hard to make herself heard and thankfully, the cashier seems to take pity on her and gives Yu a slightly tired smile. ]
“There's a special offer on today, for couples! I was just wondering if she'd like to take a slice of cake back to the table with the drinks for you to share.”
[ ... an offer Ruby had completely forgotten about until it was made in between drink orders and thrown her off so much that Yu's order had dropped out of her head and she'd gotten herself into enough of a panic that she couldn't remember it again. It's embarrassing enough to mess up like that in front of a stranger but now Yu gets to see it too. Wonderful. ]
this is the thANKS I GET
Um-- I was just--
[ She's stuttering a bit too hard to make herself heard and thankfully, the cashier seems to take pity on her and gives Yu a slightly tired smile. ]
“There's a special offer on today, for couples! I was just wondering if she'd like to take a slice of cake back to the table with the drinks for you to share.”
[ ... an offer Ruby had completely forgotten about until it was made in between drink orders and thrown her off so much that Yu's order had dropped out of her head and she'd gotten herself into enough of a panic that she couldn't remember it again. It's embarrassing enough to mess up like that in front of a stranger but now Yu gets to see it too. Wonderful. ]