"Go for it. If he doesn't back me up on this you're both out of touch," he grumps, but as usual it's a noncommittal grump.

He looks back at the costumed character a long moment, "I don't know what... like... what's his whole deal? What am I supposed to ask him. It's not like Santa right? I don't tell him I've been a good boy and I want a firetruck or whatever. Also, what do I want? Like what should I ask for? Did you ask for that phone or did he just... know?"