Mari blinked in surprise, watching this new character carefully. He stammered when he spoke, and overall just didn't seem to want to be interviewing her. Now she felt bad, having probably pulled him away from his customers. So he was the barista and one of the owners? That made sense. As quiet as he was, he did seem very intelligent... When he finally spoke, she flinched and sat up straighter, having been lost in her thoughts. [color=cyan][b]"A-Ah, yes! I-It's nice to meet you!"[/b][/color] She mentally smacked herself and shook his hand, her own shaking and clammy. [color=cyan][i]Calm down, calm down...[/i][/color] Her stomach was so knotted up, she really wished she could run away to the bathroom. Alas, there were questions that needed to be answered! His first question caught her off-guard, almost as much as everything else he had said. [color=cyan][b]"Oh, I-I know this is a cafe..."[/b][/color] She clenched her hands on her lap again, seeming a bit robotic in her movements. [color=cyan][b]"A-And it has a cat theme. T... That's about it, I guess..."[/b][/color] She sunk down into her chair a bit, trying to ignore that feeling that she had failed when this was only the first question. [color=cyan][b]"I-I've never had a job before... and I'm r-really not good at much..."[/b][/color] She sunk a bit lower, seeming to get down on herself. Of course, why would they want to hire her? She had nothing to contribute... Shaking her head, she sat up once again. [color=cyan][b]"B-But I am a really hard worker! I h-have good grades... Oh, and I like cats! And sweets! Though I guess that has n-nothing to do with... serving them..."[/b][/color] She laughed a bit awkwardly, fiddling with her hands as she looked down at her lap. Her face was flushed with embarrassment. This was not going very well.