Overblown

Today’s prompt: “Go to a café and closely watch two people interact. Then write a scene about two people in a café.” [Note: I did not do the first half of this prompt because it may be a while until it is possible for me to do so.]

“This entire coronavirus thing is completely overblown,” you say, your linguine-laden fork hovering over your plate. “It’s just a big media overreaction.”

“Yeah, it’s all a hoax,” your dining companion says, before coughing, and not into her elbow either.