( he claps a hand to nate's shoulder. companionably, )

Adventurous fella like you, turnin' down the chance to try 'em all? It's like I ain't never known you t'all.

( he is aghast. aghast!! )

Reckon I'm gonna start with mulberry, though. That one sounds like it ain't too bad.

( honestly he is definitely a vanilla baby (in more ways than one) but, you know what? he's dead. why not live a little? so he negotiates a moment with the crab vendor and comes away with his ice cream, steppin' back so's nate can do the same. )