I've always had this scene in my head of Ratbeard comforting the pirate at a time when they're feeling upset about their parents and while i don't think he'd be perfect I think it'd be comforting to hear stuff from a guy that not only gets it but has lived with like grief longer My pirate ryan is always scared she's always gonna feel the way she currently does
Ryan: I had bought a bag of Rainier cherries.
Shane: [sighs contentedly] Rainier cherries are the perfect cherry for me, 'cause they're just slightly tart. Just so, just so.
Ryan: And just a hint of sweet. They're actually a more balanced version of tart and sweet than a normal cherry is.
Shane: A beautiful hue, golden, with sometimes, flecks of red. Nice and meaty.
Ryan: I was about to say, a lot of meat on these bad boys.
Shane: A perfect density, you know?
Ryan: And also, a perfect amount of juice.
Shane: Yeah. Rainier cherries. I do backflips for the things.
Ryan and Shane Drink Too Much Milk in Seattle • Food Files Season 1 Episode 2 Oct 4, 2023
Ryan has never been a fan of an Objectively Bad Team before and it shows bc when youre a fan of a consistently awful team you're just there to Vibe regardless of the outcome
Meredith: And I bonded with Ryan over baseball.
Shane: Baseball.
Steven: That’s right.
Shane: [just sayin’ facts] He hated baseball, up until the pandemic. [saltily raised eyebrows]
Meredith: Oh!
Shane: I’d always be like, like, ‘hey, [desperate both thumbs up] the Cubs! won! the World Series!’ and he’d be like, ‘baseball’s the DUMBEST, most BORING game.‘
Steven: He really was like that, and then—
Shane: He hated it so much.
Steven: And now he’s like, such a bandwagoner for the Dodgers. It’s—
Shane: yeah
Steven: It’s disgusting.
Shane serving up the deets and Steven just dropping the mic on Ryan’s—recently acquired—baseball appreciation on Watcher Weekly+ // Episode 131
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