The Perk, Saturday Afternoon

[vanillajello]

It had been a good week. Sure, Kate hadn’t been doing much, but she had been here, and nothing too weird had happened, and there was a trip to look forward to. And most importantly, there was no stress. Being free of stress was a precious thing. It made her happy.

It also seemed to weird out the waitstaff at the Perk. After her last few visits, they seemed highly suspicious of how cheerful she was at them.

And it didn’t help that she ordered tea. What the hell was up with that?

Kate firmly ignored the looks she was getting. She took a seat by the window, got her sketch book from her bag, and began an attempt at capturing the view with a ball-point pen.


[ooc: Open post!]

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[future_sandworm]

Leto entered the Perk and ordered a coffee. It wasn't until after that that he looked around the place, and seeing Kate he smiled at her. He picked up his mug and headed over to her table.

"I'm sorry to disturb you," he said, taking a seat opposite her.

[vanillajello]

Kate straightened up a little from being hunched over her sketch book. "And I'm all freaked out about being disturbed," she replied. Yes, that was one freaked out smile she had on her face. Or not. "Hello, stranger."

[future_sandworm]

"Clearly," Leto replied, leaning back in the chair. "How has your week been?"

[vanillajello]

"Laaazy. Haven't made it out of my room much. It's been pretty awesome," she grinned, picking up her teacup. "Yours?"

[future_sandworm]

"Classes. Adventuring in the woods. Quiet time in my room." His fingertips nudged hers.

[vanillajello]

"Adventuring, huh?" She let her fingertips brush against his. "I just reorganized all my clothes."

[future_sandworm]

"Alice's suggestion. She's a talent for it," Leto said. He wasn't sure whether Kate knew about Alice or not, but wasn't going to explain further unless asked. "And why did your clothes need rearranging?"

[vanillajello]

And Kate wasn't going to ask. She had her suspicions, and didn't need to have them confirmed. She thought it was simpler that way.

"Mom brought some more stuff for me from home. They didn't fit anywhere until I rearranged absolutely everything."

[future_sandworm]

It probably was.

"Of course," he said, sipping his coffee.

[vanillajello]

"And it was probably a settling-in thing too," she shrugged, leaning back a little. "Like I realized I'm actually staying here. I guess I was pretty afraid of having to leave."

[future_sandworm]

"Did your mother suggest it?" he asked.

[vanillajello]

"No. But I thought she would," she said, looking down at her sketch book and tracing the lines of her drawing with her finger.

[future_sandworm]

"The dinner went well," he said. "You talked to Marshall?"

[vanillajello]

"Not much. It was... kind of a busy night after we left the restaurant, what with T showing up and everything." She made a face.

[future_sandworm]

"Ah," he said. "So, meeting the Atreides family turned out to be... stressful?"

[vanillajello]

"A little." There was a look of 'I told you' on her face, but only briefly. "But it was a long weekend. I don't think it was just that that triggered her."

[future_sandworm]

"But you are allowed to stay," he said. That was the most important thing, after all.

[night!]

[vanillajello]

It was.

"I'm allowed to stay," she confirmed with a nod, smiling again. "And I'm happy."