Pancakes

"Lex, wake up," I said, tapping her as Ivan pulled into the parking lot.
"Whaddo you want?" She whined, slapping my hand away.
"We're at IHOP," Ivan said in a 'duh' tone.
"IHOP?!" She squealed, lurching up. "I love IHOP!"
"We know," I muttered, rolling my eyes as she practically leaped out of her seat.
Once seated inside, we each placed our orders and started talking about our plan.
"So," Ivan said. "Right now we're headed to the capital. When we arrive, we'll become servants and gather information, then move on from there. Sound like a plan?"
"Mhmm." I nodded, and Lex was too busy staring at the TV like a zombie to pay any attention to what Ivan had just said.
Our food arrived, and after we ate and paid, we hit the road again.