The doors were closed and I smiled at the CC and beckoned her to sit next to me for a moment which she duly did. I then wryly whispered if there was any chance that my pal (the awake one) in 17A could sit next to me. She glared at me and said 'You know I can't do that...........yes. ok, but can't guarantee a meal'.
This sounds incredibly cringeworthy.