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Kara: After strolling into the shop, Kara quickly bought a cup of hot chocolate and sat down at an open table, taking Nata out of her backpack and putting it behind her. The 4-month-old squealed happily as Kara lifted her baby up to her mother's lap, attracting a couple of quiet Awws from other customers. Kara smiled, and took out Nata's bottle from the backpack to feed her. "Somebody's happy that we're in town, huh?" She said to the squirming little one. "Or is it just that you slept well?"

As expected, Nata didn't respond, except for happy unintelligible babbling and vaguely reaching towards the bottle.

Aria: After spending several weeks sequestered away from society in the Camp-Half Blood Big Brother game, Aria had plenty of coursework which she needed to make up. If she wanted to transfer into a full-time university next year, she'd have to keep up to speed with the online courses she was taking for transfer credit. Since Camp embraced the Luddite lifestyle out of safety concerns--demigods using modern communication technology were more easily detected by monsters, for some reason--Aria routinely had to sneak off to the town cafe in order to complete her work. The increased risk of monster attacks was worth the free wi-fi, she reasoned, and anyways, it would be preparation for living on her own next year.

As she walked into the cafe, Aria noticed that it was rather busy for the time of day. Many of the tables were occupied, and her usual booth by the charging outlet was occupied by a young mother and her adorable infant daughter. Weaving through the line of people ordering coffee, Aria arrived at her usual table, planning to order when the line grew a bit shorter. "Hello there!" she smiled, waving at the two already sitting there. "Mind if I share this table with you? I need to charge my laptop, but other than that, I promise I'll stay out of your hair!"

Kara: Kara smiled. "Go for it! I'd enjoy the company. I'm still pretty new around here, so I don't know a lot of people. And this little one just loves meeting new people, for some reason." She waved Nata's tiny hand. "Say hi to the nice lady, Nata!"

Nata obliged and waved her little arms vigorously, almost hitting Kara's hot chocolate. "Aaa!"

Kara quickly moved her cup to the right. "How are you?"

Aria: "Hey there, little Nata!" Aria grinned, waving back to the boisterous infant in return. She didn't often see any extremely little kids in the area, and it was refreshing to meet a new face in town. "I'm doing quite well, thank you for asking, and it's a pleasure to meet you! My name's Aria, and I'm a part-time university student working on an online degree here. This coffee shop's where I usually set up to study." Unsure if she was talking to a fellow camper or not, she asked, "Have you heard of the Delphi Strawberry Service near town? You could say I'm an intern there during the year."

Kara: "Oh, that's awesome!" Something seemed funny about that name... It took Kara's brain a second to catch up. Delphi Strawber - OH! She definitely hadn't expected to meet another camper in the area! Her expression changed to slight surprise and then back to a smile. "Yeah, I just got a job with them too, actually! Really nice location and all." She gave the bottle to Nata, who immediately began hungrily sucking at the milk. "This seems like a nice shop, I gotta say. I was just about to do some shopping in town, but then Nata decided she was hungry. And since I was feeling a bit tired I thought I'd take a look here, and hey, here I am making a friend and being social!" She smiled. "Hopefully the drinks are as nice as the customers." She took a sip of her hot chocolate.

Aria: "This is the only coffee place in town, but that also means it's the best coffee place in town," Aria laughed. "And it's nice to meet a fellow, uh, intern here! You must be a relatively new hire, since I haven't seen you or Nata around before. What branch do you work for? I'm part of Delphi's Astraeus division myself!"

Kara: Kara put down her cup carefully and held Nata in her arms. "I ended up with the Hera section myself. Kind of lonely, I gotta say - not many other interns that I've met." She pulled a squirming Nata farther away from the hot chocolate, which was still tongue-burning hot. "Gotta say, everyone's friendly though. And so far this town's looking pretty nice... where should I go first, do you think? I'm on my own except for Nata, and I'm horrible at decision-making. And navigation. And various other things too, but you get the idea."

Aria: "Aw, I'm sure there are just as many things you're great at, so don't put yourself down," Aria said emphatically. "I actually haven't met anyone from the new Hera division yet, so say hello to all of your coworkers for me! You're welcome to drop by the Astraeus division's lounge whenever you'd like," she offered. "As for where to go in town, there's a small zoo nearby which I've heard has a cute baby animal showcase that Nata might enjoy. In all my three years at Camp I've never been there, but the weather's so nice today, and I'd be willing to go along with you! My coursework can wait for another time, since it isn't due for another week," she smiled.

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