Another scene, tech as an afterthought

i started this, thinking to try a short story on an apathy/stagnation theme and it took a different turn as I wrote...

She toyed with the coffee cup, gave the handle a push, and watched it spin. the highly polished alloys, designed to minimize friction and reduce spills wnt rough and round, the soft inwardly curving lip catching the liquid and cycling it back into the cup. She finally grabbed it, watched the coffee slosh itself inward, and took a sip, the cup’ lip adjusting o the light pressure of her lips to allow her to drink the tepid coffee safely. She sighed, bored and wondering what a really hot drink tasted like.

“Another conference freeby?” he asked as he set his own trey down. He grabbed the bttle as if flipped and uprighted it with a practiced flip. He’d gotten it two years ago, an easy-clean, seal-fit replacement for the recyclables -- from the consumables conference, made before they decided that a slightly easier to break version would keep them in business longer.

“just the cafeteria stuff. Thought you’d have recognized their logo by now. Don’t you eat here regularly?”

“Nothing at the salad bar has logos. Besides, that company owns plenty besides cafeterias. Just thought they might have invented it.”

“Probably did. Safety first and all that. Another year and the city will control the last free driving lanes left.”

“So you can sit back and relex, enjoy the commute. Doesn’t mean you can’t go anywhere you want.”

“No, just means I can’t take the route i want, the speed I want, the passing lanes I want... It’ll add twenty minutes to every commute, what do you bet?”

“No takers. They’ll want to make the buses look faster.”