By John Harris
Disclaimer: I CAN TAKE YOU.
"I don't think this was ever part of an animal."
"The hot dogs aren't that bad, Neil. They have a certain je ne sais quoi."
"They taste like butter," Neil said with a glare. "Meat should not taste like butter."
"Isn't butter made from meat?"
"...what a disgusting thought. Be right back, need to forcibly unclog my arteries."
"Why do you keep ordering that shit?" said the girl behind the counter with a happy nametag explaining to the world her name was 'saucy vixen'. She pointed at the green ooze that had begun eating into the hotdog remains.
"Personal ritual of dietary danger. I have no idea what it actually is."
"Coleslaw, I think."
"Coleslaw from the black lagoon. And on that note, would you like to go out sometime?" he asked calmly, dumping his tray in the garbage.
"How long have you been waiting to ask that?"
"Two weeks. I even had something witty scripted out, for the sole purpose of actually finding out what your name was."
"It's Saucy Vixen."
"A woman of mystery. I like that. Whaddya say?"
"Sure. I get off work at seven. Come here and we'll figure out something to do."
Brian looked up as Neil slid back into his seat.
"What are you grinning about?"