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Nile finally found the pizzeria. She had expected that Joe and Nicky were sitting inside kissing, but she only found Nicky, who was waiting outside, leaning up against the wall.
Nile: "Sorry for being late."
Nicky: "You made it; that's what counts."
Nile: "Aren't we getting pizza?"
Nicky: "Oh, haven't I told you to make sure to eat a snack before going out with us?"
Nile: "No, you didn't. And ordering pizza shouldn't be that hard?"
Nicky: "You should think so, but when it's Joe who is ordering pizza or other food, it can take hours."
Nile: "Why?"
Nicky: "Because Joe loves giving long monologues about everything, even pizza."
Nile looked inside the pizzeria, where Joe stood at the counter with a long queue behind him.
Nile: "So, how long can Joe go on?"
Nicky: "In the time I've known Joe?"
Nile nodded.
Nicky: "The longest I've seen Joe monologuing was back in 1601 at the Globe. He wanted a role in the latest Shakespeare play but was thrown off the stage after six hours because Shakespeare wanted to go to the inn."
Nile starred at Nicky.
Nile: "Seriously? You knew Shakespeare?"
Nicky: "Joe more than me. I used the time with the actors, where we drank wine and played cards. It was a fun week."
Nile looked inside the pizzeria again.
Nile: "So, do you think they will throw Joe out?"
Nicky: "That's given, but the real question is whether he has a pizza with him or not. If it's the last thing, we have to find another place."
Fifteen minutes later, Joe was thrown out of the pizzeria without pizza.
Nicky: "So, what was the final straw this time?"
Joe: "I think it was the pepperoni. I just pointed out that he couldn't call pepperoni an Italian sausage because it's made in America."
Nile: "Are you sure about that? I mean, pepperoni sounds Italian."
Nile found her phone to check if the bit with the pepperoni were right while Nicky kisses Joe.
Nicky: "Please don't start again. Nile is new, and we don't want to scare her away."
Joe: "Fair enough."
Nile: "Guess you learn something new every day. Thanks for that, Joe."
Joe: "You're welcome. Since we didn't get pizza, what should we have for dinner?"
Nile: "They sell hot dogs around the corner."
Nicky: "Sounds like a plan, but let me order the food this time. As I said before, Nile is still new, and we promised her dinner."
Joe: "Ok, you know how I like my hot dogs. Oh, Nile, do you want a fun fact about hot dogs?"