Status Updates From Good Daughters

They set out for the cinema the following afternoon. The sun glinted on the still water in the harbour; the pavement was hot beneath Alice's sandals and the salt in the air stung her face. She waited for Ben to say he could not go to the pictures on such a glorious day, but he merely asked where she wanted to sit. She said in the shilling seats if he didn't mind - "in case of fleas".

Not sure how I feel about this so far, just ok hoping it gets better

Not exactly what I would call Pym like, but I am slowly being pulled into the story.