[email to Nomad]

[cazamitad]

hey, it's araña.

uh

i don't suppose you've got a little free time? to... grab coffee or something?

actually that's a bad plan i don't have any spare money atm

but just uh. yeah. to talk?

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[withoutaworld]

[ Rikki's still deeply unsure about him, and the look she gives Anya over her coffee says as much, but finally she huffs a little and smiles faintly. ]

Well. I guess he didn't punch me back when he could've, so he's probably okay.

[cazamitad]

[that gets a bit of a laugh out of Aña]

More or less.

[she examines her coffee for a moment, as she takes a drink]

...Thanks, by the way. For talking with me.

[withoutaworld]

[ Rikki blinks, and shakes her head after a moment. ]

It's no problem. I wasn't doing anything until later anyway... and it's nice to see you again.

[ She pauses, and flushes, realizing how that sounds. ]

I mean. That you're okay and all. And... yeah.

[ She takes after Forrest in the smoothness department. Which is to say, she has none. ]

[cazamitad]

[It's okay, Rikki - Aña probably has just as little game as you do, considering she flushes a little (harder to tell on her, to her relief) at all that.]

Yeah. It's nice to see you're... um, still alive and... stuff...

[oh god she fails so hard at this Tommy would be laughing his ass off right now. Maybe she can salvage this?]

Because I don't follow everything the Trailblazers are doing, I mean. I don't know, maybe you went to war with an alien race while I wasn't looking.

[...nope, that's worse.]

[withoutaworld]

[ Rikki nearly chokes on the coffee she took a sip of to try to look all cool and not awkward, and manages to swallow before she gets it in her nose giggling. ]

You know, I think even without paying attention to the news, you would probably notice if we got involved in something that big. I mean. Most likely.

[cazamitad]

[she sniffs a little, staring down her nose at Rikki]

Shut up, Nomad, you don't know my life.

[withoutaworld]

You're right. There is a small possibility that you live in some alternate dimension where you wouldn't notice alien ships descending on LA. I'm very sorry for making assumptions.

[ She even manages to say it straight-faced. Mostly. ]

[cazamitad]

[Aña laughs again, and reaches out with her foot to prod Rikki in the leg]

Shut up, I haven't really done a lot of socialization since I was 14, okay?

[withoutaworld]

[ She snorts softly. ] It's fine. I haven't really had non-hero friends since I was sixteen, so I'm pretty used to... weird.

Not that you're especially weird. For a hero. We all are a little.

[ Stop saying words, Rikki. ]