The Perk, Thursday Afternoon

[living_endless]

Didi was a bit distracted as she arrived at the coffee shop to meet Karla. She'd realized when she looked at her calendar that Jono was turning 19 today, and she had no plans at all for what to give him. She'd have to come up with something special quickly.

She pondered that as she sipped her tea, watching people pass along the street outside.

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[glacial_witch]

Didi could always ask Karla, who was walking through the door of the Perk and waving. She always had lots of good ideas!

Err, 'good.'

Karla held up a bag from J,GoB she'd brought for them to share as she headed over to the table Didi had snagged. "You'd mentioned wanting more today, so I stopped and picked up a few," she said, giving Didi a bright smile. Few was kind of a relative term.

[living_endless]

"I did," Didi admitted, shaking her hair out of her eyes and giving Karla a genuine smile. "Thanks. See, if I'd been smart we could have just met there."

[glacial_witch]

"But then I wouldn't have had a reason to stop eating the pastries," Karla said with a smile. "They would have been there, taunting me from behind the glass. Here, at least, once we're done with the bag--" roughly the size of a grocery bag "--we're just done."

She set the bag down on the table between them for Didi to look through. "Mind waiting another minute or two while I run up and get something to drink?" she asked.

[living_endless]

"Take as long as you want," Didi said, with a totally straight face. She was already pulling the bag toward herself. "I need some time to pick out all the chocolate ones, right?"

[boho_to_be]

It was Christian's fortune to meander past the coffee shop round about midafternoon, singing a few lines relatively loudly. He didn't realize how loud his voice had gotten; he was singing to try to work something out, and had totally lost track of who might overhear.

I, I wish you could swim
Like .... the dolphins!
Like dolphins can swim

[living_endless]

Inside the shop, Didi lingered over another mug of tea at an outside table after she and Karla had said her goodbyes. She wasn't sure why; the tea was pleasant, and she had a feeling she wasn't truly done in the shop.

The boy's voice roused her from her seat. "Hi," she said, falling into step beside him. "You have a nice voice."

[boho_to_be]

"Thank you," Christian politely told the pretty dark-haired girl. "I -- I didn't realize I was singing aloud. I was just working out the words, and the melody .... sometimes, you can't help but sing. Do you ever feel that way?"

[living_endless]

"Sometimes," Didi allowed. "Not often, though. Mostly I like to sing to myself."

She eyed the young man. "What's your name?"