Interesting! The problem I see, though, is that there are some couples I'm pretty sure could communicate certain things silently without the slightest effort, but a desire for broccoli might not be one of them.
For example, I have no doubt Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens could convey sentiments like "Mortals, who can figure 'em," "Your fashion sense is, as always, abominable/Yes I know my dear, drink your tea," "He's definitely one of yours/Oh no he is not," and "Let us now retire to the pub and consume vast quantities of fine alcohol/Yes, let's!" with a slight inclination of the head or a nuanced tilt of sunglasses, but they don't have much call to go into grocery stores.
Now old bookshops, on the other hand...
"No no no no no no no, I wanted you to grab the Wilde first edition on the shelf behind you before that lady spotted it!"
"Oh. Sorry, angel, I thought you were having a potentially fatal attack of indigestion."
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Date: 2010-04-10 01:30 am (UTC)For example, I have no doubt Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens could convey sentiments like "Mortals, who can figure 'em," "Your fashion sense is, as always, abominable/Yes I know my dear, drink your tea," "He's definitely one of yours/Oh no he is not," and "Let us now retire to the pub and consume vast quantities of fine alcohol/Yes, let's!" with a slight inclination of the head or a nuanced tilt of sunglasses, but they don't have much call to go into grocery stores.
Now old bookshops, on the other hand...
"No no no no no no no, I wanted you to grab the Wilde first edition on the shelf behind you before that lady spotted it!"
"Oh. Sorry, angel, I thought you were having a potentially fatal attack of indigestion."