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Gloria slightly nodded to her thoughts, satisfied with the situation's development. It has all gone more or less as planned: when presented with overwhelming peer pressure and a reason to de-escalate without losing a face, most people usually aren't likely to start shooting. Trivial inconveniences like being in the centre of attention(nothing new to her, actually) or someone mouthing off to her(let them simmer, words never bothered Gloria all that much) could be ignored. All in all, things were good.
Which was not good is one of those guys Takumi usually talked with - What was his name, Yuri? Was he Russian? - stealing her place at the table - and having the temerity to do it like it was empty in the first place, despite Gloria's notebook on the table and haversack on the backrest. She marched to the table and towered over him:
[color=fff79a][b]- Dude, you're sitting in my place.[/b][/color] - her tone, while slightly irritated, was not actually angry or threatening - while they were not close friends, Yuri's been around their group often enough to be a common sight and so had the benefit of a doubt.