Canon is Booth at the End

[that_can_happen]

Almost as good as the diner, I guess.

Oh, you don't need to stick around. I'll just make myself comfortable here. Though I could use some more hot water...

[It is done!]

Thanks.

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[likestomato]

[After a minute or two of watching the man from afar, Harriet takes out her notebook and jots down her newest observation.]

"OLD GUY SITTING DOWN. HE'S JUST DOING NOTHING? SEEMS PRETTY DULL."

[that_can_happen]

[It's hard to hide from people on dear mun. He glances up and gives Harriet a penetrating stare for a moment before going back to his newspaper.]

[likestomato]

...........

[likestomato]

"OKAY; OLD GUY MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY CREEPY. MORE THAN THAT- HE'S SUSPICIOUS. HE MUST BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY."

[Harriet tucks her secret notebook away and slowly advances on the seated man; being sure to duck behind convenient cover as she goes for a closer look.]

[that_can_happen]

[He doesn't like being spied on, and he knows you're there already.]

I don't do deals with children. Why don't you just go?

[likestomato]

[Caught! Harriet NEVER gets caught! Time to play it off. Who says she was spying?]

...What kind of deals don't you do with children?

[that_can_happen]

[Well you know. It'd be a boring thread if he never saw her.]

The kind that involve you knowing exactly what you want.

[likestomato]

...Well I know exactly what I want.

But I guess it's not anything you could give me anyway...