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She suddenly felt frozen in place, a bundle of nervous energy settling into her gut as Kate spoke up about wanting another drink since the last one hadn’t been all that good. Hana could only assume they misunderstood what she had said to Iris, thinking she was asking if she would like a drink instead of whether she liked the drink or maybe the second part about the first drink not being good was their answer to her question? It was confusing to say the least. Normally, it wouldn’t be a problem to see if Kate would like her to get something else from the table for them but now she wasn’t sure what to do since she couldn’t just ditch Iris before she even answered or begun a conversation with her. However, she didn’t want to be rude and act like she hadn’t heard Kate either. Luckily, she didn’t have long to worry about what decision to make as Kate turned their attention onto Cassandra, starting a conversation of their own. She could have given a sigh of relief and instead, simply smiled at Kate before swinging her attention back to Iris.
Iris was looking at her, headphones now in her lap as they had a small moment of awkward silence as she took a sip of her drink before speaking. Hana nodded as her smile brightened, agreeing that most of the drinks being pleasant but the nod slowed, her features now showing notable confusion as Iris continued to speak and took a brief glance at the other girls cup.
’Did she just say…., Hana thought for a moment before pressing her lips together before placing her hand to her mouth as she desperately tried not to laugh but ended up desperately failing. She felt the giggles bubble up and couldn’t hold back the few that popped out as she spoke,
”W-What kind of t-tea or soda h-have you been drinking t-that tastes similar?” Hana took a deep breath, calming herself before smiling softly as she continued,
”They might have some but I am not really sure. I wouldn’t be surprised considering all the different teas and sodas I saw earlier. Anyway, hi Iris and also, Sprite...you have been drinking Sprite.” At least no one could say Iris wasn’t herself and that was part of the reason she liked talking to her. Sure, she could be a little quirky and very confusing at times but it was always entertaining to talk to her. She looked over to Kate who was now speaking to the new initiate, Jeremy and kind of felt sorry that he didn’t even know the mess he had stepped into. He had almost been set free but Alex had stirred the pot accidentally and now had Summer’s interest, since she was trying to draw Charlie in also. Hana stood up, looking back to Iris before glancing at those near her.
”Hey Iris, I was thinking of getting myself a refill on my drink. Do you want me to bring you back anything?”, she asked, waiting for an answer before grabbing her red solo cup and heading for the drink section of the table. Honestly, she might have introduced herself to Jeremy but the last thing he needed was to be swarmed with people and also, if that was Summer’s reaction by just having Alex chat with him then the more might not be the merrier in this case.
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Speaks With: (Iris) @Blizz
Mentioned: (Kate)@sassy1085,
(Cassandra)@blackdragon,
(Alex)@WanderingSpirit,
(Summer) @Danvers,
(Charlie) @KaijuBaragon,
(Jeremy)@Rabidporcupine