The Perk, Monday Afternoon

[crimson_sister]

During her previous visits to town, Lucille had passed by what resembled a tearoom, or at least its equivalent in this time. She knew she had to careful with how she spent her money, but surely she could afford a cup of tea now and then

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[seeks_truth]

It was rare for Cassandra to venture all the way out here without wearing her full armor, but since she was simply running some errands, she had opted to bring nothing but her sword (and shield, strapped neatly to her back) with her.

Now she had a bag full of groceries and a parched mouth; she could afford to have some manner of drink at the Perk.

Of course, she was immediately distracted from this idea upon entering, as she tilted her head to try and see what Lucille was reading.

[crimson_sister]

As soon as she felt observed, Lucille tensed and assumed a posture meant to push people away from speaking to her. When she saw it was Cassandra, she relaxed and smiled.

"Good afternoon," she greeted, and quickly showed her the cover of the book, doing her best to hide it for anyone else. The girl at the counter might have noticed though, but Lucille failed to register this.

[seeks_truth]

"...Ah, sorry, Lucille," Cassandra said. She cleared her throat. "I see you have found the shieldmaiden books."

She would not be excessively fangirly cheerful about this in public. She would not.

[crimson_sister]

Lucille wasn't stupid, and she quickly realized that it was best not to share the enthusiasm for these books that they had in common here. Instead she said, so as to still let Cassandra know what she thought, she said:

"Yes, sadly. They are just like you described them." Really exciting.