and the trouble is

[snoobs]

WHO: HEMALI and VARIOUS
WHERE: All over.
WHEN: The month of September.
WHAT: Getting to know all her new friends.
WARNINGS: Some heavy petting/references to sex.

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➊ OUTSIDE THE PORTER | de chima ( for SAM MERLOTTE )

[ Hemali had seen the look in Sam's eyes and even through a small screen she could tell what he was really after in this meeting. They might have been on opposite ends of a device, but she has no doubt she had gotten pulses racing and stirred something else — she has that effect on people and she likes to flaunt it when she can. Plenty of women might not have accepted an offer to meet up with a man they had known for all of an hour, but Hemali's not like most where she fears being alone with a stranger. No, she wants to see what Sam might do once he's face-to-face with her. Is he as bold as he is on the network? Only one way to find out.

She's getting free food out of this. Why not?

Waiting on the curb, she glances up and down for any signs of a truck rolling down the street. She's left Sam a message already, so he should be here any moment. ]

➋ A CAFE | maurtia falls ( for ALFIE SOLOMONS )

[ The cafe she's chosen to meet Alfie at is kind of grimy and gives off all kinds of warning vibes. Any imPort who steps in and isn't completely oblivious would notice at atmosphere isn't the most welcoming toward them, with piercing glares directed at them wherever they moved.

Hemali isn't bothered by the lack of manners on the locals' ends and not concerned they might try to intimidate her out using verbal or physical threats. She sits comfortably in the creaky chair, legs crossed neatly and her back pressed against it. She's playing around with the communicator in her hands, figuring out the settings and other applications while waiting for Alfie to emerge through the entrance. ]