"Oh. I'm sorry, didn't mean to scare you there!"

Mana held a blank once again. She wouldn't have thought the young man's personality to be outgoing from his initial appearance. That, and along with his intimidating-looking Pokemon. It relieved her a bit to see that he was rather light-hearted. But before any other thoughts, the word "scare" caught her attention. [color=a2d39c][i]Nonsense! I'm not scared![/i][/color] She thought to herself in denial. [color=a2d39c][i]Wait just a second, he laughed! Is he making fun of me?[/i][/color] Before speaking out, the young man proceeded to introduce himself.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Eric! I saw those brutes take all of the Bouffalant from your table, so I thought I'd offer you mine."

He gave a rather dashing smile and held out the plate. Mana had the urge to deny the offer but it proved difficult. [color=a2d39c][i]... This is manipulation, I tell you![/i][/color] Despite her thoughts, she inched forward and grabbed the plate from a distance and stepped back once again. 

[color=a2d39c][b]"Ahem, thank you. I appreciate your generosity,"[/b][/color] Mana forced the words out after she let his earlier statement affect her pride. She was considering walking away as soon as she retrieved the plate to avoid being near the Pokemon any longer, but there was some unfinished business. She turned back toward Eric. [color=a2d39c][b]"Just to let you know! I was not scared,"[/b][/color] she attempted to cover up her actions from before. [color=a2d39c][i]I say that but... How am I supposed to justify that? It's not exactly the truth after all...[/i][/color] Mana felt like slapping herself in the face for making a fool of herself.

[color=a2d39c][b]"I-I'm Mana by the way,"[/b][/color] she struggled to introduce herself through all the awkwardness she created.

[@RestlessComfort]