The Perk; Sunday Afternoon [03/31].

[died8yearsago]

Sonia had pretty much spent most of the morning cleaning this strange new gorgeous and perfect apartment from top to bottom; she liked to have things to do, after all, and it also gave her the opportunity to stumble on a few hints about whose apartment it was, though it didn't really help her figure out why she was there. It did give her some...interesting thoughts, though. After all, her sister had practically stolen Sonia's life from her...perhaps she could do the same to whoever this Rosa Diaz was. She supposed it wouldn't even be that difficult. The resemblance really was...uncanny.

All her clothes fit Sonia, too, even if there was far too much black to suit her own tastes. She had found a completely killer red dress, though, and some shoes to match, and it fit her like a glove. If she wanted to find someone to latch onto here like Gloria had done with Jay, then this red dress would be one hell of a way to do it.

She wouldn't get anywhere just cleaning apartments, though. So red dress on, ready to do its work, she went down to the coffee shop, to order herself just a mug of black coffee, and then find a nice place to sit where she could people watch and do some thinking about this Rosa character (did many people here know her? Where was she? How had Sonia wound up in her apartment? Why did the look so much alike?), and perhaps, just perhaps, someone might notice her and think to send over a pastry, and this time, there would be no life-stealing devil sisters to intercept and take what had been meant for Sonia all along.

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[throughaphase]

Kitty hadn't been out since yesterday, so she didn't know anything was up when she brought Lexi out for a walk, stopping at the Perk on the way back. (And it helped a lot when you didn't have to deal with a door when pushing a stroller.)

And there was Rosa, wearing a red dress to a coffee shop.

"Hey," Kitty said slowly.

[died8yearsago]

Sonia blinked a little, shaking her head slightly. A lot of strange, unexplainable things had been happening, but even waking up in a mystery apartment with a mystery man didn't seem as unsettling as the fact that she was pretty sure she saw that woman with the baby stroller go...througj the door...

Which was clearly impossible. Her mind was just playing tricks on her.

But she couldn't as easily shake off the fact that the woman was looking at her a bit strangely. Someone who knew this doppelganger of hers, this Rosa? Sonia frowned a little, but she wasn't about to be rude. She nodded, offering up a "Hello" that sounded a bit confused, as well as heavy with a Colombian accent, even for just being one word.

[throughaphase]

...Okay, weird weekend.

In related news, Kitty had been here too long.

"Nice day, huh?" she said, because she was good at rolling with it.

[died8yearsago]

Any day when Sonia wasn't in Colombia was a nice day, really.

"Yes," she agreed. "It is a very nice place, too. Do...do you live here?"

[throughaphase]

"I do," she said. "I'm Kitty. Are you new?"

She knew the answer.

[died8yearsago]

Sonia considered how best to answer that, while also picking at a thread of an idea that had been weaving through her head since she sat down, biting her lip for a moment and then giving herself a little more time with a sip of her coffee. It wasn't quite stealing another person's life, like Gloria had done with hers, but perhaps just...piggybacking on it. And what was the worst that could happen?

She set the coffee mug down with a new resolve and offered the woman a faint smile. "Yes," she said, which was the easy and truthful part, but the same could not be said for what followed, but once she said it, she'd have to stick to it with conviction. "I am visiting my sister. Perhaps you know her?...Rosa?"

[throughaphase]

"She's a friend of mine. She never told me she had a sister."

Kitty was still figuring this was a weekend thing, but she also didn't know that much about Rosa's life, so this was intriguing.

[died8yearsago]

Sonia's brow furrowed a little at a potential misstep, but she hoped maybe the worry on his face might be mistaken for confusion. Which is also partly still was, because this whole situation was still rather bizarre.

"No?" she asked. "That's...strange. But...perhaps not. We have...not gotten along...well...these past few years. Which is...too bad, really, but we are trying to...make amends." She gave a nervously hopeful smile. "I hoped this visit would help."

And it also helped that Sonia did have a sister for which all of those things applied to, so if she just talked about Rosa as if she were Gloria, they were all practically true.

[throughaphase]

"That's too bad," Kitty said, sincerely. Even if this was a weird temporary thing, it'd probably be true of whoever this person was. "How's the visit going?"

[1000yearstoolate]

So, this was another one of those annoying weekends. Seivarden at least had the advantage of not making a fool of herself, and now, in some sort of hope of the baristas had been replaced by people who actually knew what they were doing, she entered the Perk, quickly glancing around until she noticed a familiar face. She stopped for a moment, considering whether leaving was the best option.

[died8yearsago]

Even if Sonia hadn't been people-watching with mild interest, it would have been sort of difficult to not notice how this person's whole demeanor shifted the moment their eyes went her way. She blinked, thinking that it was probably someone behind her, actually, but turning her head to look over her shoulder, remembered that she'd actually chosen a table by the wall. There was no one behind her, which meant maybe it was her, and her brow furrowed with confusion. Another person who knew her doppleganger/newfound sister? Or maybe it was just the red dress that caught their attention?

Either way, a confused, dumbfounded look wasn't going to do her any good, so she swallowed down any trepidation and tried a smile that ended up somewhere between friendly and uncertain.

[1000yearstoolate]

Oh, so that wasn't Rosa. Something was a bit off in her body language too. Seivarden smiled back, considering what to do while ordering tea from the sadly normal barista.

Since the worst thing that could happen would probably be that Rosa ignored her even more come Monday, Seivarden picked up her mug and walked over to where not-Rosa was sitting.

"Sorry," she said. "You just remind me of someone. I didn't mean to stare."

She smiled again, curious to see the reaction.

[died8yearsago]

"It's okay," Sonia shrugged a little, her smile coming a little easier. She had worn the red dress expecting at least a few stares, after all, though that one was definitely a bit...different than what she'd been going for.

But, just to be on the safe side, just to make sure, to know where exactly she stood with this person, she added, her words with a thick accent, "Maybe you know my sister, then? Everybody says we look alike."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Rosa's your sister?" Considering this weekend, Seivarden didn't believe that, but she could play along.

"I do know her, sort of. Sorry, I didn't introduce myself. Seivarden Vendaai."

She really should leave. She would, very soon.

[died8yearsago]

"My name is Sonia," she offered back, and then gave it a try with her supposed new surname, "Diaz." She smiled a little sheepishly. "Obviously. It is very nice to meet you...Seivarden."

The name was a little different; she wondered where it might be from, but she should perhaps feel the siutation out a little more before digging in further.

[1000yearstoolate]

She should leave, she really should. Seivarden knew that.

"Nice to meet you too. Here to visit your sister, then?"

[died8yearsago]

"Yes," Sonia nodded a little, "though I am afraid I missed her. I don't mind staying here, though, until she gets back."

Understatement of the century. But this person seemed nice, dressed well, and all limbs appeared to be present and accounted for, and didn't seem as silly as that Miguel she'd woken up with yesterday. So she offered her small smile again and nodded to one of the other chairs at the table. "Would you like to have a seat?"

[heroic_jawline]

"Oooh, another hot chick." Lucas' inside voice was also his outside voice. "Whassup, chica?"

Look how worldly he is! Or something!

[died8yearsago]

"What is up?" Sonia asked, before her eyes traveled in that direction. "The ceiling. Which is very good, there must not have been too many hurricanes or floods in the area in recent time."

You could take the girl out of Colombia, but it was a little harder to take the Colombia out of the girl, it would seem.

But she did smile at him, because he was very handsome and even had both legs. "Hello. My name is Sonia. I am visiting my sister."

[heroic_jawline]

"I'm Lucas Lee," Lucas said, flexing a bit because that was the kind of guy he was, and dropped his voice even deeper than his normal trying-too-hard voice. "I'm a movie star just kinda...here. For somethin'."

[died8yearsago]

So help her, Sonia was actually a little impressed. She never met a movie star before.

True, she'd never heard of him before, but, at the same time, not a lot of movies came through her village that weren't made in the last few decades.

But he certainly had her attention.

"What sort of movies do you star in, Mr. Lee?"

[heroic_jawline]

Deeply mediocre ones, Sonia.

"All kinds," Lucas said. "Action, romance. Action-romance. I'm currently filming Action Doctor."

[died8yearsago]

Oh, you'd be surprised, Lucas. But, then again, you'd be competing against the chickens that her neighbor dressed up in costumes every Friday before the matinee.

"That sounds very...exciting," said Sonia, trying to be flattering. "Do you play the title Doctor of Action?"

[heroic_jawline]

"Indeed I do," Lucas rumbled, flexing again. It was hard to tell through the leather jacket he'd unearthed from the back of Steve's closet, but he was definitely flexing.

[died8yearsago]

Maybe...there was actually something wrong with his arms? He kept seeming to be trying to do something with them, but it was hard to tell what exactly with the leather jacket.

Leather jackets, Sonia also noted, seemed to be quite popular around this place. Perhaps tomorrow, she should consider wearing one of Rosa's many, many, many such jackets in an effort to fit in a little more and seem fashionable.

"I would expect no less," she said, feeling herself warming up to the idea of flattery and smiling up at him. "And I....would ask if you'd like to have a seat, but I am sure you must be very busy, big movie star that you are..."