"You really don't have to do this," Morgan said, resting her cane on the cobblestones.

The busy park was paying the four friends no mind as they discussed the plan they'd concocted with regards to recent events.
(Recent events we all know about, and which I do not need to summarise here.)

"Yeah," Jon said, "You look ridiculous. This whole idea is ridiculous."
"Aw," Avi disagrees, "I think you look great."
"Note how Avi's not saying anything about the ridiculousness of the idea," Steve mocked.
"No, I have to do this," Aquila injected.

"I will run for Mayor of the Island."