The Mungojerrie: Rolling On (Part 2)

[AmbushCat]

Callista: Well, you asked me about it once and I never got around to giving you a straight answer.

[Circe]

Ah, yes. ...Would you say we're friends?

[AmbushCat]

Callista: *nods and smiles* I do now.

[Circe]

Well... I suppose I can live with that.

[AmbushCat]

Callista: *looks at her curiously* The way that came out... it doesn't really sound like a great prospect to you, does it?

[Circe]

Oh, I'm just... not used to having friends, I suppose.

[AmbushCat]

*Ivankov stumbles over to the table with her boss's chimichangas as the conversation continues.*

Callista: Well, you've just netted your second one. I suggest you start becoming used to it. *smirks* If you want to talk to me if something goes wrong, I'll be there to listen. If you need a second person for a video game, you can ask me to play. If you need me to do something for you, you don't need to hit me with Color energy first. If you simply need someone, you can depend on me.

Ellen: ...And if she tries anything funny with you, you'll snap her in half like a pair of chopsticks?

Callista: *smiles sweetly and gives a thumbs up* Bingo!

*Some of the NPCs at nearby tables sprout sweatdrops. Ivankov chuckles to herself.*

[Circe]

Uh-huh...

[AmbushCat]

Callista: *settles down* Look. Status and tastes notwithstanding, I do like you and I'd rather not have you as an enemy. That's the honest truth. I meant every word I said about being there if you needed me for something, and I appreciate the help you gave me on the occasions where I needed it. *frowns* But Ellen was not exaggerating when she spoke just now. You've respected my feelings thus far, despite the problems that came up, and I want to make sure it stays like that.

[Circe]

I'll... keep that in mind.

[AmbushCat]

Callista: *takes a few half-hearted bites of a chimichanga* I don't want to scare you off or anything like that.

[Circe]

No, I'll... I'll be fine.

[AmbushCat]

*Callista, deciding to give her some space, turns away and slowly eats her meal. Ellen, a thought crossing her mind, figures otherwise and gets up to join Circe at her table.*

Ellen: ...I am sitting here. There will be no objections.

[KonokoHasano]

Kohana giggles a little as she makes a little origami frog out of a napkin.

[AmbushCat]

Callista: *looks over at her* Wow, I didn't think it was possible to make a frog out of that. I used to have these little plastic frogs where if you pressed down on the tail or the head, they'd hop or flip forwards.