It was like magic. Just as Daiya tipped back the last drops of her first drink, she spied a full glass on the table!
She frowned at first, leaning this way and that to examine the new arrival. The girl even looked at the empty cup in her hands, just to make sure it was still there. So she hadn't been seeing a vision after all. She really did have a second round of her drink in front of her.
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Was this you?" Daiya asked Rhé, her smile brightening as she realized what the woman had done. She almost giggled, a Corpo was being nice to her! It felt odd, a friendly Corpo, who wanted to be friends with her. Not the good kind of odd, like she felt when wearing a dress or when seeing Cassus. A sour sort of odd, like after drawing out a vision, and one that made her stomach wince a little.
The girl ignored her stomach, it was always doing stuff like that anyway.
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Wellll, I'm super glad you won't throw me in jail, Rhé." Daiya raised her new glass to the woman, and it sloshed a little as she did. Her face flipped quickly to an embarrassed look, and she sipped a little from the top of the drink. The alcohol barely even had a bite now, and all she tasted was the carbonated soap. Which, the girl supposed, was a helpful thing when talking about such dirty venues. "
That would sssuck, you know? I had this friend once, but more like a friend's friend I guess, who came back from jjail. And she wasn't really herself anywhere —anymore. It was kiiind of like she was three herselves, really! Ha, can you imagine, three of meee?"
Daiya didn't know what she'd do if she had even two of herself, much less three. Probably throw a party, or something, with just herselves.
Her drink was disappearing a lot faster this time, and Daiya wondered why. Oh, it didn't really matter. Maybe another one would appear when she was done this time, too! The girl hummed idly to herself in between sips, swaying to a rhythm that didn't quite match the music playing in the bar. That didn't really matter either. All she needed was a good drink with a good friend.
That was Rhé, right?
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You're a good friend, you know that?" Daiya affirmed to Rhé, and raised a nearly-empty glass to the woman again. She kept doing that, and the glass kept getting less full. That was odd. But not as odd as the throbbing pulse behind her forehead, which she kept trying to ignore without much success. It could learn a thing or two from Rhé about how to be nice to her, really.
Daiya set the glass down and set her fingers on her forehead. She propped herself up on the table with an elbow, pivoting her head around fingers to look at Rhé some more. The teen grinned, and giggle a little. "
It's okay, I know you're just pretending to like me. You're really good at it, though. Ever think about acting?"
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Think about it, if you become an actress, then maybe you won't have to be a Corpo anymore!" Daiya's arm was drooping now, putting her chin pretty close to the table. Or maybe the table had gotten close to her instead. That was awfully convenient of it. The girl laid her head down on its side, giving the table a pat for how nice it was being. "
And then I could probably take you to the safe house where Zenie is. She'd like you when you're Corpo-less, Rhé. Everyone would, really. Less Corpos would be a-mazing, trust me, then there'd only be Tawrro telling me what to do."
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He probably wouldn't like you, though, so be careful. He knows when people are prefriending and being..."
Daiya closed her eyes without finishing. The table was a pretty comfy spot to rest her head, now that she was trying it out. Whatever the girl was saying probably didn't matter anyway.
It wasn't like the girl was going to remember much of this tomorrow, anyway.
