Harry sighed. “It’s also an expensive wood, Bob. We’re on a budget.”
“We seem to constantly be on a budget,” the ghost said, with a frown.
“Welcome to my life. How about that one?”
“It looks rather flimsy,” Bob said, critically. “It would give way under the weight of the many things you will no doubt pile on it. This one?”
“Expensive,” Harry reminded him.
“If this store is too expensive, why are we perusing it?” Bob said, with a sigh. “Frankly, I don’t know how you navigate it. It is far too large. I suppose that restaurant over there is keep everyone alive while they get lost in search of furniture?”
Harry smiled. “Bob, this is the 21st Century. 21st Century, I’d like you to meet Bob. We’re getting this one. It’s not like you’re actually going to use it.”
“Very well.”
The ghost trailed Harry, silently marveling at how he seemed to know exactly where the cashiers were in this massive building. “In my day, we would have just built the table.”
“When you can use hand tools, Bob, you can build yourself a table,” Harry replied.
“That was uncalled for.”
“Yeah,” Harry admitted. “Sorry. We’ll get to put it together though, Bob. That should be fun.”
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“How about this one? Cherry is a noble wood.”
Harry sighed. “It’s also an expensive wood, Bob. We’re on a budget.”
“We seem to constantly be on a budget,” the ghost said, with a frown.
“Welcome to my life. How about that one?”
“It looks rather flimsy,” Bob said, critically. “It would give way under the weight of the many things you will no doubt pile on it. This one?”
“Expensive,” Harry reminded him.
“If this store is too expensive, why are we perusing it?” Bob said, with a sigh. “Frankly, I don’t know how you navigate it. It is far too large. I suppose that restaurant over there is keep everyone alive while they get lost in search of furniture?”
Harry smiled. “Bob, this is the 21st Century. 21st Century, I’d like you to meet Bob. We’re getting this one. It’s not like you’re actually going to use it.”
“Very well.”
The ghost trailed Harry, silently marveling at how he seemed to know exactly where the cashiers were in this massive building. “In my day, we would have just built the table.”
“When you can use hand tools, Bob, you can build yourself a table,” Harry replied.
“That was uncalled for.”
“Yeah,” Harry admitted. “Sorry. We’ll get to put it together though, Bob. That should be fun.”
“I can hardly wait.”