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[yatagarasu]

[Kay gives Rinoa directions to a cafe with delicious pastries and of course, hot chocolate.]

See you there! I'll get us a good table.

[And by "good table" she means "a table far away from everyone else where they can talk without bothering people and without anyone else hearing them if need be".

In any case, when Rinoa gets there, she'll find Kay waving her over.]

[wingspread]

[ Rinoa waves back when she sees Kay and walks to the table that Kay reserved for the both of them. She looks pretty chipper, and even excited to make a friend. ]

It's good to meet you, Kay.

[yatagarasu]

Great to meet you - well, outside the whole telepathy thing.

[Kay holds up one of the copies of the menu and offers it to Rinoa.]

You can get hot chocolate with mint, or with cinnamon...there's a lot of different styles!

[wingspread]

Oh, this looks nice. A hot chocolate with whipped cream and a cookie on top.

[ Free cookie! Yup, that's what she's going to order now :) ]

What are you getting?

[yatagarasu]

...You know what? I'll have the same. [Kay waves a waiter over.] Two hot chocolates, both with whipped cream and cookies on top!

[Once the waiter is gone, Kay steeples her fingers and places her elbows on the table.]

Okay, what's up?

[wingspread]

[ Rinoa does the same, tbh. ]

Remember that guy I was talking about? I met him again, and we're going to a karate club! [ A deep breath, then: ] Oh, and I accidentally pulled down his pants!

1/2

[yatagarasu]

Cool! Karate sounds fu -

[yatagarasu]

[Kay's jaw - and hands - drop.]

Wait. Did you just say you pulled down his pants?!

[wingspread]

I know! It was so awkward.

[ Except she's giggling now. ]

But now that it's passed, I think it's funny.

[yatagarasu]

But how did you get from karate club [She gestures with her hands to one side.] to pulling down pants? [Then she moves those hands to the other side as if to emphasize how...totally unrelated those two things are.

Nonetheless, she does bite her lip to stifle a giggle of her own.]

[wingspread]

Oh! Easy.

[ Why does this sound like a normal conversation to Rinoa??? ]

We were sparring, but he tripped me and I pulled his pants down by accident.

[ A pause, then she smiles at Kay. Does she get the story so far? ]

Then he suggested that we try this karate club next time.

[yatagarasu]

[Kay will uh...try not to judge, following the story attentively enough. But when Rinoa finishes her explanation, she bursts out laughing.]

Okay, now that's funny. So you got front-row seats to his underwear?

[wingspread]

I did! He wears bunny undies!

[ God, now that Kay is laughing, she can see why this is funny! She joins the merry chorus of giggling. ]

It was so weird! [ Seeing a man's undies. ] I thought I would never unsee it!

[yatagarasu]

[She pauses just long enough to repeat:]

Bunny undies?

[Then she dissolves into giggles again.]

I didn't see them but even I can't unsee them now! [In her imagination, anyway.]

[wingspread]

Oh, but don't tell him I told you, alright?

[ Rinoa gives Kay a wink, as if to say this is their little secret. ]

[yatagarasu]

How can I tell him if I don't even know who Mystery Bunny Undies Guy is?

[Kay shrugs, but winks back nonetheless. Rinoa's secret is safe with her.]

[wingspread]

Oh! His name is Jaune!

[ Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it! ]

[yatagarasu]

Wait. [She slams the table, pauses, and then looks around before dropping her voice.]

Jaune Arc? Tall, blond, and dance-y? He's the mystery guy with the bunny undies?

[wingspread]

[ She blinks rapidly, curious. ]

Do you know him?

[yatagarasu]

[Kay nods and grins.]

Sure do! He's a pretty great guy and helped me out a few times.

[wingspread]

I think he likes helping people.

[ Their orders arrive, and Rinoa places her hands on either side of her cup. She doesn't take a sip yet, though. There's so much steam! ]

He was the guy I was asking about - you know, if he likes me or not. But one of his friends said that he already has a girlfriend, so I guess there's no point in asking about it further.

[yatagarasu]

Ohhhh.

[She pauses from blowing on the steam rising from her cup of hot chocolate. The corners of her mouth fold down.]

Sorry about that, but...well, at least you could still be good friends?

[wingspread]

I have no doubt about that.

[ She gives Kay an earnest smile before stirring a teaspoon in her drink. ]

Jaune's a good guy... I think. He's been very nice to me, at least.

[yatagarasu]

That's great.

[Kay nods. Seeing Rinoa does bring the smile back to her face, gradually.]

Hmmm, I don't think I've met someone Jaune wasn't nice to. He's a real gentleman.

...Even if he does wear bunny undies.

[wingspread]

Have you ever seen a man's underwear before?

[ WHAT HAS THIS CONVERSATION TURNED INTO... ]