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[sunfire_ii]

WHO: Sunfire and Karma.
WHERE: Coffee shop near the X-Mansion
WHEN: May 06 at 3:30pm
WARNINGS: None! Possibly lesbian flirting.
SUMMARY: Mariko meets up with Shan at a local coffee place so they can swap Sam stories and get to know each other better.
FORMAT: Whatever we want idk

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[whatg0esaround]

Immediately after her classes had let out for the day, Xi'an had gone to her room to change and shower. It was still taking some time to adjust to not only being a teacher again, but being in the same house as the X-Men as well. Xi'an had left the mutant crime fighting life behind to raise her siblings, and it just figured she was being forced back into it again. There was still a horrible sense of homesickness and longing to see Leong and Nga on her part, and that made adjusting to the City a little tougher

[sunfire_ii]

She glanced up when Xi'an all but stormed in, grinning at how rushed she looked. It was nice to know she'd rushed for her at least, and the actual meeting part seemed to be off to a good start.

The woman seemed well put together, and -- she let out a sigh of relief -- not a teenager. Rushed though she was, she hardly looked like she'd just run out of class to here. It was almost like she'd taken extra time to make sure she looked decent for their first meeting. The thought made her bite back a smile.

"Nah, not long," She lied a little, cupping her cooled coffee in her hands. "I work in a diner down the street. With Sam actually; he got me the job." Mariko winked. "Guys can get a little rowdy sometimes, but at least the hours are steady."

Mariko pulled a hand from the cup and offered it, eyes lighting with her smile. "It's nice to finally meet you, Xi'an."

[whatg0esaround]

No, definitely not a teenager, and Xi'an was happy to see that of Mariko as well-- a very calm and subtle relief, was all it was. Actually, the woman looked to be around the same age. Mariko looked mature, but young and spirited along with an admirable air of confidence. It made her easily approachable, and that was enough for Xi'an to feel at ease with her thus far. Plus her smile was infectious.

With a grin, Karma took Mariko's hand in return. "Likewise. And I don't think Sam mentioned a thing about rowdy men at a diner! But then again he is always quite choosy with his words."

Biting her lip, she scrunched up her face at her own rambling and shook her head. Sure it'd been a long awhile since she'd allowed herself to go out and meet new people, but that was no reason to fall into her nerdy ways so fast. It was time to have fun and be herself for a change. Turning the grin back on full force, Xi'an crossed her legs on her seat and got comfortable.

"So besides work what do you do? There has to be something exciting around besides

[sunfire_ii]

She laughed. "That's Sam alright. Too polite for his own good sometimes, I think. Especially when it comes to girls. It took me weeks to convince him I was perfectly able to pull out my own chair, thank you." Mariko shook her head. "He's a sweet guy, though. Lucky for Tabby I'm not into men, huh?" She gave Xi'an a wink before laughing again and sitting back against her chair.

She tilted her head to one side, considering Xi'an's question. "I honestly don't do much," Mariko admitted. "When I had more free time I played musical instruments. But since I became an Exile I haven't had much time for it. My parents were really strict." She waved a hand. "We don't talk anymore, but probably the one thing I LIKED about what they forced me to do was the violin."

Taking a deep breath, she shook her head and grinned. "But as for HERE? I mostly just hang out with people. Warren's great, and Sam, and Star. Sam and I had a race once. Our powers both let us blast off all rocket-like, so we decided to vent some steam. I won. He had to buy me lunch."