i'd fly far away from here.

“I understand that. Crowds like this are a little overwhelming to me sometimes.”

“I don’t know why I volunteered in the first place, to be honest.”

“It was fun, I’m glad in the end I came to see John bid on possibly every basket available…”

“Including mine?”

“It was really hectic, wasn’t it?”

“Yeah. I’m not exactly good with crowds, either.”

Eric couldn’t help but laugh, holding his stomach as he did. “That’s pretty funny actually and you’re right about that. I’ve never known what goes in it. I tried to ask once, but no one would tell me.” He shrugged his shoulders. “It looks soft, so it must taste not half bad, but it’s also just a giant slab of meat. That’s a strange concept.”

“I don’t want to know what kinds of things people consider meat.”

“Thanks, V.” He smiled, taking the empty seat by her. “You know, it’s weird being in here. I don’t like it. And this suit sucks.”

“Try being ready to run in four inch heels.”

“We can worry about the slapping later, V. Right now, we gotta try to get away from a bear that wants to maul us.” Peter whispered, peeking over the log to see what the bear was doing. “Do you have a sandwich or something?”

“No! Why would I have a sandwich?”

“Outside of that and book titles, I don’t really have anything else to recommend for you.” Izzy shrugged. “Maybe a circus will roll into Ever After. Then there’ll be something to do.” 

“I’ve always been a fan of books.”

Izzy nodded. “Yes please, I’d like that. It’s a small purse, probably about this big,” she used her hands, roughly estimating the size of her purse with them. “and it’s a light teal color.”

“All right.” Veronica nodded, disappearing into the office of the restaurant before emerging again, unsuccessful. “I’m sorry,” she said, holding out her empty hands.

“You have a bit of humor in you as well.” Melissa pointed out, keeping a friendly tone and smile. “I’m Melissa. You are?”

“Sarcastic,” she finished, laughing a bit.