[ she gets enough people trying to lecture her, it's too much energy to resent all of them. nelson may be a little odd, but a far as adults go, he at least doesn't seem as naive or pandering as most of them she knows, surprisingly enough.

she scribbles across her pad, tapping the pen against it thoughtfully. it sounds like he may need a bit of convincing. ]

We'll start you off with the coffee, of course. Have you seen the toffee apple pie? I haven't had the opportunity to sample it myself yet, but just looking at it in the case, [ she waves a hand to show the counter display. ] well, it certainly does look tempting.