The car inched forward to the first window where a hand, wrinkled with blue gloves, forced its way out requesting, 2.65$, then slammed shut.
The car inched forward again where a gender-neutral lab tech in a white coat, goggles, face shield, and mask held two frosty white ice cream cones and was beginning to hand them out when….it sneezed. Muted but obvious from the abrupt bounce of the short blond hair.
Dad gunned it and sped away.