Non-Date Night (Loch)

Emily tilted her head a little, finishing a bite of her burger and wiping her mouth with a napkin. "Girl trouble?... I'm... N-Not sure how t-to take that... From what you've told me, that's... I-I... don't know..."

Accident... That word caught her, and it probably showed on her face. She took another sip of her drink as she tried to decide if it would be appropriate to ask about it. "W-Well... I'm s-sorry you felt forced to come here... You can... talk to me about it... if you think you need to..."

Em finished her drink along with her food. She was kind of distracted with her own thoughts until Loch brought up the second gift. "Oh?... I-I'm not sure that... merits so much... d-d-does it?..." She truly wasn't sure. She wasn't exactly the most 'social' person, and she didn't know how big a deal it might be to Lochlann.

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Emily still didn't really know what to make of that answer. Her head tilted to the side a little as she examined Lochlann. Well his expression had changed, but she wasn't really sure if it had been her or the alcohol that had done it. He tasted happy though, at least.

She rubbed her hands together as she watched him timidly while he circled the table. She was suddenly very unsure about the situation, and her eyes and cheeks began to show it. "... C-C-Close my eyes...?" Em wanted to trust Lochlann, but she wasn't entirely sure if she trusted drunk Lochlann.

After a little bit more fidgeting, her eyes found there way to look up into his. "... A... Alright... B-But you better n-not be... S-Staring at anything... I-I'll know!..." She let her eyelids fall closed and awkwardly extended her hands out in front of her, just waiting for whatever was going to happen.

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Emily fidgeted around a little while she waited for whatever Lochlann was going to give her. Once the small box was pressed into her hands, she opened her eyes and looked down at it, turning it over in her hands. It was sweet of him to remember, and she opened her mouth to say something like that statement.

Her breath caught in her throat as Loch kissed her. He mind just went blank, and her eyes lost focus. She could taste the orange on his lips was the first thing that registered. It wasn't until he had backed off that she realized what he'd done. He eyes whipped towards Loch as one of her hands went up to touch her lips.

Tears began to form in her eyes. Her breath just wouldn't work, but still she zeroed in on Loch, trying to sense what he was feeling, trying to find some feeling of affection or desire that would let her justify him taking her first kiss from her. She found nothing though, just an idle happiness, like a child who'd been given the candy they wanted.

She sat there, just staring at Loch for several more seconds that felt like an eternity. Silent tears fell down her face, her expression slowly degrading into distress. Finally her lungs decided to work, only to produce a small, high-pitched sob.

That was it. Her mind fired a single thought through her body, and she threw the chair aside and began running away. She didn't know where she was going, she didn't know why she was running, her legs just began slamming into the ground propelling her away. Her path ended up being in the direction of the dorms, the fish tank filter still clutched in her hand.

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Emily walked down the hallway to her dorm, she'd been gone for a little while and it was rather late now. She wasn't paying attention and was almost at her door when she noticed Lochlann. She took a step back with a gasp when he surprised her, and then just clutched her hands to her chest and looked at the floor, her eyes tearing up a little again.

She spoke softly, and with that slight hitch in her voice of someone who had obviously been crying. "... H-How could you... Do that... A-Am I just some trophy to you... W-Was this all a d-d-dare or s-something..." Maybe she'd read a few too many high school dramas, but for some reason that scenario stood out in her mind.

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She blinked a bunch of times to try and hold back the tears. There were already tracks down her cheeks cut from when she'd cried earlier.

"Y-You said... You s-said it would just be a dinner o-of friends... B-B-But then... *hic* Th-Then you go and... S-Steal my first... my first k-kiss...?!"

Emily was mad, and sad, and distraught and a whole bunch of other feelings. Her hands balled into fists, and then relaxed over and over again. small droplets slid down her face before she choked the tears back again.

"What... What am I-I suppose to be to you...? J-J-Just another girl lead on as a 'friend'... Are... Do you...?" Are Addy and Avian also being lead on like this? Something stopped her from saying these words, professionalism probably.

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