MCGURK: Oops! I guess that fact that I've been escorted out of the restaurant and onto the sidewalk means I chose unwisely. They really DO take their etiquette seriously here. I wonder how long it will take Pink and Solomon to... oh, there you are.
PINK: The waitress tells me you wiped your face on "kitsune," "tanuki" AND "hiyoko."
SOLOMON: What's wrong with that? He looks clean now.
PINK: Because "kitsune," "tanuki" and "hiyoko" are a fox, a raccoon and a baby chick. Next time use "oshibori" — it's a hot, wet towel. And I'd apologize to that raccoon: he looks pretty mad.
MCGURK: But he was surprisingly absorbent.
SOLOMON: You know what this means, don't you?
MCGURK: Oh, no...
SOLOMON: Oh, yes: the Wall of Embarrassment.
MCGURK: (sigh) It was bound to happen sooner or later. Well, now that we're all out here, and missing a delicious meal, where were we?
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