[h2][center][color=cyan]Nicole[/color][/center][/h2]
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[color=cyan]"I see how it is."[/color]

Nicole stepped up to the girl's table, placing her drink in front of her. [color=cyan]"I have to spend weeks digging the truth out of you, but as soon as I do you turn around and start sharing with the world?"[/color] Despite her words, Nicole's eyes were nearly sparkling. It had been a long time since she was genuinely happy for someone, but in just the last few minutes Archie seemed to have gained a support base he desperately needed. Maybe he would stop looking so gloomy all the time, and even put away that flask she sometimes saw him with.

Looking over her shoulder, Nicole made sure nobody else was about to wander in from the cold, then turned and stuck her hand out to the other girl. [color=cyan]"Hey, I'm Nicole. I've seen you around a couple times, but we've never really talked."[/color] She was building her way up to an offer she wanted to give both of them, but she felt like it needed to come up naturally. She was worried about scaring Archie off, now that she had finally gotten him to open up, and she wanted to start trying to help him work through his problems. In this city, people might call her a bleeding heart or a fool, but Nicole could never have stopped herself from reaching out if someone was suffering right in front of her.

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