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[river_meimei]

River steps through the door cautiously, resting her weight hesitantly with each step. She only relaxes when she's several steps into the room -- perhaps because, at the end of those steps, she's still human and not a mongoose

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[cutting_edgex23]

X-23 watches her from a nearby chair.

If River hadn't moved so oddly to begin with, X would be splitting her attention between the tea and the girl.

As it is--there is something here she does not quite understand.

[river_meimei]

River may or may not see her. Right now, she's focusing very intently on her bubble tea.

It has tapioca bubbles! This warrants serious attention.

After a while, though, her eyes flick sideways.

[cutting_edgex23]

X is still watching her, green eyes wary and intent.

She does not look away.

[river_meimei]

River peers back at her, sidelong and through her hair.

After a moment, she blinks, catching her breath slightly, and her head rises.

[hero_farmboy]

Clark is finding it difficult to pay attention to the whole bar - and the lake area - and sort through photographs of craters at the same time. Eventually, he sets the pictures aside and eyes the new arrival in the vicinity of his chair.

"Can I ask what that is?" He asks, nodding to River's drink.

[river_meimei]

"Yes," River says peacefully to her straw.

...That's all he's getting, apparently.

[hero_farmboy]

...okay.

"Uh, what is it?"

[river_meimei]

"Tea."

River is so helpful.

(Accurate, though!)

[seewhatyoumean]

Cassandra drops from the ceiling to land in a crouch on the seat next to River. She turns and tilts her head to look at the other girl.

[river_meimei]

River doesn't look up from her drink.

But she grins a very little down at it.

[seewhatyoumean]

There's a playful grin on her face as Cass reaches out to poke River very lightly in the shoulder.

[river_meimei]

River laughs, sudden and silent, and tapioca beads fall back down the straw.

"You're very sneaky," she says solemnly.

[pwyll_twiceborn]

Eventually, a man comes around the other side of the couch and sits down on it, watchful and quiet.

"River Tam?" he asks, after a moment. "We met once."

[river_meimei]

River's head lifts, a few moments too late for normalcy.

"Yes," she says, giving him a serious look. She's still bent over her drink, and her hair falls about her face.

"Twiceborn," she adds, after a moment.

[pwyll_twiceborn]

Paul nods.

"Yes."

He hesitates, and then says, "You don't know that name from the Wolflord."

He's making sure, but he's fairly certain anyways.

[river_meimei]

"Galadan."

River's head tilts slightly sideways, and she pulls a knee slowly to her chest, still studying Paul.