"The internet thing could be useful under the right circumstances, but... if you got no filter, ugh," Gerard said, thinking through that. Too much information coming at you all at once. Even ignoring how much was likely things you never wanted to see, the sheer volume would be overwhelming.

The bullet one got a laugh out of Gerard, though. Yes, pretty useless for other reasons. or if you were trying to draw them away from someone else, useful, but only once.

He stepped away from the counter he leaned on as Cal turned off the oven, fetching plates and forks to bring to the table along with the sliced fruit toppings.

"When'd you learn to make pancakes?"