[ alec's answer is very simple: he'll have whatever izzy's feeling. if he says so, he suspects izzy may start poking him for an explanation as to why he's suddenly less opinionated. even in the cities around the world magnus had taken him to, he'd always had some opinion — he wanted to ride a gondola, he wanted to go for a tandem bike ride just to see how well magnus steered, he wanted frog's legs, chicken wings, a whole freaking buffet — despite never having been there. "i don't know this place" is an excuse that would work well with anyone who isn't his sister. ]
[ with the strap of her bag now around his shoulder, alec feels as though he's secured himself a distraction — and he's finally feeling useful in a city he's already feeling useless within. following her, he says, ] I can go for some pizza, with garlic bread. [ if the garlic bread's shit, they're leaving. ]
[ playing pretend, he grabs the strap of her bag as though she's rolled stones inside of it. ] What the hell do you have in this thing?
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[ with the strap of her bag now around his shoulder, alec feels as though he's secured himself a distraction — and he's finally feeling useful in a city he's already feeling useless within. following her, he says, ] I can go for some pizza, with garlic bread. [ if the garlic bread's shit, they're leaving. ]
[ playing pretend, he grabs the strap of her bag as though she's rolled stones inside of it. ] What the hell do you have in this thing?