[Ned made an attempt, he did his very best, but frankly, William isn't playing an exceptional Person Who Ordered The Rhubarb Pie and the diner's resident baker has the feeling that Gabriel is just indulging them now. The Pie Maker lets William off the hook with a conciliatory smile, and would pat his shoulder if he wasn't so averse to touch.]
...I'll get the apple.
[A little more bashful - Gabriel waxing poetic about his pastries tends to make him shuffle his feet a bit - Ned hunches his shoulders, ducks his head, and disappears back into the kitchen.]
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[Ned made an attempt, he did his very best, but frankly, William isn't playing an exceptional Person Who Ordered The Rhubarb Pie and the diner's resident baker has the feeling that Gabriel is just indulging them now. The Pie Maker lets William off the hook with a conciliatory smile, and would pat his shoulder if he wasn't so averse to touch.]
...I'll get the apple.
[A little more bashful - Gabriel waxing poetic about his pastries tends to make him shuffle his feet a bit - Ned hunches his shoulders, ducks his head, and disappears back into the kitchen.]