[h2][center][color=cyan]Nicole[/color][/center][/h2]
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Nicole gave Archie one last smile and patted his arm before moving back to the counter. Normally she would have closed up already by now, and she briefly considered doing that anyway, but she decided she was in a generous mood and wouldn't be running the shop tomorrow either way, so she could stay up another few hours. She busied herself at the espresso machine, keeping an eye on Archie to make sure he was still okay, then turned her smile to her other customer. She had seen the other girl in the cafe before, but had never really interacted with her that much. She was quiet, keeping to herself and barely saying anything. Still, today seemed to be a day for firsts, so Nicole decided to try and start a conversation.

[color=cyan]"It's a little late for everybody to be drinking so much caffeine. Is there something going on tonight everyone needs to stay up for?"[/color]

Inwardly, Nicole wondered how she had gotten this far in life with such lousy social skills.