The Tightness Of SIN

I'm going to look for a strap, says Ageless.

I'll go with you, says Denis. I've finished my pie.

Sunglasses are usually near the counter, says Gaius.

I know that, says Denis.

Ageless heads for the sunglasses stand.

Denis follows.

See any straps? asks Ageless. 

How about this black one? says Denis, unhooking a strap.

I was thinking of a thin one, says Ageless.

There aren't any thin ones, says Denis. And a wide one is better.

Ageless doesn't ask Denis why a wide one is better. 

He knows what he would say.

Let me try it, says Ageless.

Give me your sunglasses, says Denis.

Ageless takes off his sunglasses and gives them to Denis.

Denis fits the ends of the strap to the sunglasses, and returns them to Ageless.

Ageless puts them on.

How do I look? asks Ageless.

There is a mirror on the sunglasses stand. 

I'll lift you, says Denis.

He lifts Ageless up to the mirror.

Put me down! says Ageless. 

The Reddy Express assistant leans over the counter.

What are you doing with that lobster? asks the Reddy Express assistant.

He wants to see how he looks with the strap, says Denis.

Ageless is still up at counter level, because Denis has not put him down.

You'll have to pay for that strap, says the Reddy Express assistant.

This gentleman will be paying, says Ageless. But only if I decide that I want them. And right now I can't see the back.

It doesn't matter about the back, says the Reddy Express assistant.

It does to him, says Denis. He needs it to cover a crack.

So why not take a photo, says the Reddy Express assistant.

Excellent idea, says Ageless. 

Denis puts Ageless down and takes out his phone.

Ageless turns around.

Denis snaps his back view and shows the photo to Ageless.

What's that on the strap? asks Ageless. 

The brand name, says the Reddy Express assistant.

SIN? says Ageless. Since when is that a brand name?

They're from the Gold Coast, says the Reddy Express assistant.

Ageless is sold. The straps are from the Gold Coast. The brand name is SIN. That's two plusses already. And they feel nice and tight round the back.

How much? asks Denis.

Ten dollars, says the Reddy Express assistant. Or two for fifteen.

We'll take two, says Denis.