Normally I wouldn't regard the sort of joint that has paper-napkin dispensers on the table as dinner-date-worthy (in Australia that is normally the mark of a fast-food eatery, transport café etc.), but Dora did brief Angus that it was Faye's favorite place, so I'll give him a pass.
Agreed -- that detail seemed jarring to me, and more befitting a fast food joint or a diner, especially since the rest of the setting looks like "nice restaurant" decor (cloth-draped tables, wooden chairs, water glasses). No biggie, though. Some restaurants can be idiosyncratic.
It appears that the only insertion Angus will be experiencing this evening is his foot in his mouth -- so basically, he ordered the usual. ^_^ I think he was probably joking in panel 2, but he has earnest-face, which means he was playing the role (saying it as if he meant it instead of making it obvious he didn't), instead of giving his usual snark-face. And then he held the earnest-face, until he went to full-on floundering. Which means . . . it's possible he actually wasn't joking. In which case, oh dear.
Faye may be self-sabotaging -- when isn't she -- but mostly she's recycling. "Hey, Marty got a kick out of this story; I'll tell Angus!" And so she learns, different boy, different situation, different result. Win?
Sidenote: Faye seems to have ordered the gnocci with Alfredo sauce, where Angus has gotten a
steak. Does that count as cannibalism on his part?
