[Center][H1][color=purple]ℂ 𝕝 𝕒 𝕣 𝕚 𝕔 𝕖 𝕄 𝕖 𝕚 𝕥 𝕟 𝕖 𝕣[/color][/h1][/center] [Center][h2]Time: Sunset[/h2][/center] [Center][h3]Location: The University Café [/h3][/center] [center]Mentions: [@Pink Khione] [/center] Clarice stood for a long moment while the woman slowly looked up at her. Clarice held the woman's intense gaze, though it made her feel about an inch tall, and waited. At first she thought this beautiful stranger was going to just stare at her until she left, but then woman's disinterested eyes scanned the cafe and seemed to come to the same conclusion that Clarice had. She looked up and for a moment Clarice thought she was simply going to say 'no'. Her face became a little less intense and she gave the affirmative for Clarice to sit. Clarice smiled at her and placed her coffee on the table as she took the seat across from her. [color=purple]"Thank you, I appreciate it. I'm Clarice, by the way. It's nice to meet you, ma'am."[/color] Clarice felt her stomach drop. [i][color=purple]MA'AM?!? What are you a southern cowboy? She's gonna think you're calling her old![/color][/i] Clarice picked up her coffee and took a long sip to give her mouth something to do other than speak. The coffee was good, earthy and dark. It was also extremely hot. Clarice felt her eyes water as the coffee burned down her throat. It hurt something fierce, and Clarice felt like she wanted to cry out, but other than the slight wetness in her eyes, a moment of intense blinking and a quiet [color=purple]"ahem"[/color] accompanied by pat to her chest, you would hardly notice.