Pan Panic IRL

Yesterday I was out doing chores for the fam as any driving teen does and decided to get some Starbucks before heading back home, yanno, treat myself rq. SO I go inside and look at the menu to see if there was anything new due to the change in seasons. It's finally my turn and I see this tall adorable looking barista with a pixie cut and freckles and a soft voice and I'm IMMEDIATELY rendered useless by her presence. I try to be cool and I order my drink, but as I'm paying she tells me that she liked my merch (I was wearing a Dream pride hoodie) and now she's even more attractive to me because she knows that I'm wearing merch (it's not an obvious merch hood, it literally just says "dream" in small rainbow letters). Now I'm faced with a dilemma only people who don't talk to people often face, struggling to say something in return. Normally, one would just reply with "Thank you" and maybe compliment something that person is wearing but of course I'm not functioning enough to do that. No, what I did was motion/gesture her very being with my hands as if I was beholding her and in a strained/high pitched voice went, "I think you're very pretty" and walked away.