[color=lightcoral]"Hamasaki!"[/color]

Rio flinched as she heard her name being called, whipping her head around to see her pink-haired teammate standing next to the table she was sitting at.

[color=94ffad]"...Hayakawa,"[/color] Rio replied, a hint of delight hidden in her voice. Her face didn't show it, though. She pocketed her phone again to be polite and took a sip of her tea- luckily still lukewarm. The other girl asked to sit, which Rio quickly replied to with [color=94ffad]"not at all."[/color] She glanced outside the window again, spotting a familiar orange-haired boy. Hopefully he didn't notice the two of them as well, since Rio's perception of him is less than positive. She then remembered Hayakawa asked a question, calmly turning back to face her.

[color=94ffad]"Why is it so surprising, anyway? Everyone knows this place is a lot better than any other café you can find in this town. I'd be a fool to miss out,"[/color] Rio joked with a wry smile, taking another sip of her tea. Rio glanced around, watching the waiters frantically serve drinks and clean up tables. It might take a while for Hayakawa to get something at this rate. Since she isn't terrible company, Rio might as well strike up a conversation.

[color=94ffad]"I've called off the meeting, by the way. I figured practicing with the team would be more important than fulfilling my father's ego. Say, speaking of teams... I noticed you're a second year. What team were you on last year?"[/color]

Rio wasn't on [i]any[/i] team last year, so she hoped the question wouldn't be bounced back. It would be extremely embarrassing to admit she was a pilot that sparred with other pilots from every team and nothing else... it's a miracle they even let her pass. Still, it might be nice to get some insight on Sara. If she could learn about the team she was from, maybe they could get an edge if they happened to face them this year. Of course, with Hayakawa gone there would be no guarantee that the team is still the same as it was last year...