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"Hahahaha, it's true. It really is hard but I really like it." She paused as she thought about it. Maybe she really should be getting into writing her own stuff, rather than just fanfiction. But.. but.. there were so many ships that still had to set sail. Sooooo many aspects of their little shipped lives that she had to explore yet. It'd be too hard to let go of all that. Esme shook her head, putting the thought aside for now as she tended to do. "I hope that day is soon. I have a My Little Cthulu figure that needs to chat with your buddies and they'd be the BEST of friends." The girl said this in all seriousness, ridiculous as it might seem.

"Oh.." Upon hearing about her grandfather, she frowned a bit, that enthusiasm temporarily waning again. "It must be lonely, not being able to see you except for all the holidays. What about your..." She trailed off, realizing that she was treading into perhaps depressing territory. But she had to continue anyway. "Mom?"

"Oh.. I'm sorry," Esme said softly. Her eyes trailed away to watch outside the window. "Uhm, I.. lost my mom too. Awhile ago." She looked back at her with a weak smile. "I'm sorry if I brought up any bad memories. Sometimes I get carried away.. ehehe."

"But," she continued, took up her muffin, "if you ever wanna talk about it or whatever, I'm here to listen! I'm a good listener."

Esme licked her lips and nodded. Were they chapped all of the sudden? Her mouth was just dry too. She sipped more cocoa but it did nothing to dampen her.

"Yeah.. I want to.. Uhm, maybe later," she squeaked. Apparently this was a real rough subject for her. And what did she do to real rough subjects? She PUSHED THEM IN THE BACK OF HER MIND AND FOUGHT IT BACK WITH A SMILE YEP. The girl smiled at her now. "It's a school night and it's getting pretty late. I'd really like to just hang around and chat with you all night but -- maybe next time?"

"A... a weekend thing? Like, a slumber party??" Esme's eyes widened as she looked up at Vyth. "Oh my gosh yes please let's!!" Aghaghaghagh YES. EXCITEMENT. The girl shot up, and her hands went to cover hers. "It's a date! I mean, not a date like that, but a date!"

G..g...g..g.ggggg....

If Esme was a lightbulb she would be the brightest most annoying lightbulb in the little cafe right now. Her eyes were big and wide and wavering. This was the best. day. ever.

"O-okay! Right!" Her hand actually shook when she reached over for the phone and punched the number in. "Here it is!"

New friend. New GIRL friend. Awesome day.