[center][b][color=9dd8cb]𝐊𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐥[/color][/b] and [b][color=b1250a]𝕄𝕚𝕞𝕤𝕪 𝕍𝕦𝕠𝕟𝕘[/color][/b][/center][hr][right][color=paleturquoise][b]155° Cafe[/b] OIC Campus[/color][/right][hr] Kat nearly choked on her coffee in a half-baked effort to stop herself spitting it all over the table. A not quite successful effort, mind you, as some still ended up dribbling down her chin. She wiped it away quickly. Tried to regain composure. Everything was fine, this was not at all embarrassing. Her face flooded with red. [color=9dd8cb]”Um… yeah. I di- did,”[/color] she stammered, eyes fixed on Mimsy’s hands. [color=9dd8cb]”You nearly made me choke!”[/color] Mimsy, in turn, raised her fingers up so that they were perfectly placed in the little middle dip of her mouth. [color=b1250a]”Nearly? I think I was successful on that front several times. Or that could have been me. So hard to remember when so much happened.”[/color] [color=9dd8cb]”I mean like to dea- oh. Yeah, uh… right,”[/color] Kat said, eyes following Mimsy’s hands. [color=b1250a]”Donc, so, what are your plans? Seems important if you didn’t want coffee at my place instead. Too rich for your tastes?”[/color] Kat looked up and out the window to their left. A small, audible sigh whistled past her lips. [color=9dd8cb]”I just wanted to check my schedule. Didn’t know when you would wake up, I guess,”[/color] she said, still transfixed on whatever was out the window. The earbud fell out. She didn’t bother replacing it. [color=9dd8cb]”Yeah sorry about that. We can always go back there sometime?”[/color] A little sigh, a little unfurling of her arms as the leather sleeves of her jacket slid across themselves, a little tap of her fingernails on the table. [color=9dd8cb][i]Ugh, that fucking jacket…[/i][/color] the thought flashed in Kat’s mind. Her breath caught. Just slightly. Then, a little opportunity presenting itself with a clatter. A small smile tugged Mimsy’s lips as she picked up the earbud, brushing her hair into place before sneaking the blaring piece into her ear. [color=b1250a]”And you had to run all the way to campus for that? Why, if I didn’t know any better, Kat, I’d say you were trying to avoid me. Was I that disappointing for you?”[/color] Mimsy widened her smile, her tone a little louder to subconsciously make up for the music, hand now placed on her cheek and firmly framing the earpod’s new home. [color=9dd8cb]”No,”[/color] Kat said. She breathed a deep breath into her chest, closed her eyes for a second, and reached down to her coffee. It was a deep brown, clearly strong, and the froth had already been scooped off. She took a sip. [color=9dd8cb]”No, not at all. You were… actually better than I expected.”[/color] She smiled up at Mimsy with cheek in her eyes. [color=9dd8cb]”So many pretty girls learn to get lazy, you know?”[/color] Mimsy shrugged, smirk growing even wider as she began listening to the lyrics of Kat’s song proper, right before the throes of the sultry chorus. [i]If I'm out of sight then take another look around I'm still out there hoping to be found Shut up, kiss me Hold me tight Shut up, kiss me ...[/i] [color=b1250a]”... ‘Hold me tight’ like you did last night and I’m sure any girl would learn to try.”[/color] Kat blinked. Just before her eyes closed, her eyes rolled ever so slightly back. Her eyes stayed closed for a good second. Starting at the cupid’s bow and spreading slowly out, her lips unstuck from one another. [color=9dd8cb][i]I’m a moron.[/i][/color] Opening her eyes, she reached for the other earbud, placing it in her own ear. [color=9dd8cb]”Fuck you,”[/color] she said, with a slight giggle. [color=9dd8cb]”You know as well as me that there’s more than a few who do not. Just take the compliment, you were good. Honestly. Anyway. I thought you didn’t come to campus anymore or something. What are your plans?”[/color] Recognizing that that was all she was going to get, Mimsy shrugged and leaned back in her seat, taking a moment to ruffle her hair to give it some amount of volume back as she looked out the window Kat seemed so enamored with moments before. [color=b1250a]”It’s rush week, there’s always something to do, people to meet up. Half of them are still trying to get me to be a part of their club or sorority or society, the other half want me to plan parties for them. Speaking of, there’s one I’m actually invested in that’s happening Friday. Host is a piece of shit, but his house is big, probably paid for with daddy’s money, with prettier girls and emptier heads and probably shit you can break.”[/color] Mimsy took a knowing glance back at Kat. [color=b1250a]”Something you’d be interested in?”[/color] [color=9dd8cb]”That sounds exhausting. Your week, or whatever. Party sounds fun though, I guess. Pretty girls and shit I can break?”[/color] Kat said. She took a sip of her coffee and threw a wink at Mimsy. [color=9dd8cb]”Sounds like you. Sign me up.”[/color] Mimsy laughed, the amusement staying on her face as she returned her full attention back to Kat. The mug made a clattering sound as it was set back on the saucer. [color=9dd8cb]”But seriously, who else is going? I wanna come prepared.”[/color] Kat asked. [color=b1250a]”What do you have to prepare for? Just bring your pepper spray and a good pair of boots. We can maybe even go shopping before for new outfits. I did have you penciled in for that day, in case you forgot.”[/color] [color=9dd8cb]”Only pepper spray and boots? If there’s one thing you’re a rookie at, Mimsy, it’s this. You’re forgetting the lighter, paint, glue, and… I dunno, something heavy. Maybe a marker if we think there won’t be one there or whatever,”[/color] Kat said with a laugh. [color=9dd8cb]”I’ll only go shopping if we’re not buying anything new. I’ve found a few good op-shops around the place. Are we doing costumes, or just ‘fits?”[/color] This time it was Mimsy’s turn to roll her eyes. [color=b1250a]”You know what city you’re in, right?”[/color] But knowing that Kat won’t budge, Mimsy sighed and relented. [color=b1250a]”One day you’ll realize that just being here you’re already like us, and that’s not going to change. But that’s what I find cute about you.”[/color] Mimsy got up, collecting her various bits of gear before making her way over towards Kat’s side and leaned down close, gently pulling the other girl's cheeks towards the vixen. [color=b1250a]”Until next time, oué? I’ll send you details later.”[/color] Then, with a soft kiss on Kat's cheek, Mimsy departed. Kat scoffed at the thought of her being “like us”, before being completely taken off guard by her cheek being grabbed. Under Mimsy’s soft touch, it burned red yet again. Kat reached up on an instinct, knuckles grazing the other woman’s chin. The kiss that followed was enchanted with a woody cologne, which swirled into her nose, rising into her brain, forcing it to recall breath-hitching feelings from last night. [color=9dd8cb][i]Why am I like this?[/i][/color] [color=9dd8cb]”Uh… yeah,”[/color] was all she could say. She gulped. [color=9dd8cb]”Next time, or- or whatever.”[/color] She didn’t even have time to register that none of her questions had been answered. Her cheek glowed. Her heart raced. Her mouth was dry, so she took another sip. Again, she was sitting alone, but it felt dif- [color=9dd8cb][i]Shut up. Wait… that bitch! She didn’t answer my questions![/i][/color] she thought. She shook her head out of its stupor, blinking rapidly a few times. There had been countless girls who it had meant nothing with. So - again - that is what she told herself. And - again - that was that.