"Soda," Clark answered as he leaned against the counter. "Cookies are good, but," Clark said, "if you choke on it, it's not exactly a good thing. Plus, if you don't drink anything, you might run the risk of getting sick and fainting." He shrugged. "But Cookies are cookies."
So, Clark did the only thing he could - he bought two cookies and two sodas. Clark? Was a nice guy like that. "Problem solved." He'd had enough saved allowance that this wouldn't hurt him too bad. "Hi," he said, chuckling, glancing out to the band, his smile fading just a bit. "These guys kind of..." Clark was never one to criticize too harshly, so, instead of saying, 'they sucked' he said, "Could use a little more practice."