It was almost 1am
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Sleep-deprived was one thing, but this screamed caffeine overload to Ochako. Raising a brow, she took a step back to give the girl her space. She didn’t want to overwhelm her even more than she already did.
“No, really it’s okay! You can go ahead, there’s some in the back. I just stocked these last night though, I’m not sure where all of it could have gone.” She murmurs, hoping that for whatever reason they weren’t out.
Taking a hard look at the girl, Ochako squints. Though it may have been the sleep-deprived caffeine haze, the girl looked familiar. Maybe they had a class together, that was quite the possibility. Ochako didn’t pay much attention to anyone who didn’t approach her first. Or maybe it was here in the store.
“It’s kind of late for these though.” She admits, scratching the back of her head. “Do you always come out this late?”
“H-huh...?! W-Well, I, umm...! I’m sorry for being out so late...!”
Bernie gives a deep, apologetic bow before realising nobody was shouting at her. Pensively, she looks up.
“O-okay, deep breaths Bernie...! You got this...!”
She inhales and exhales a tad over dramatically, but it somehow seemed to work. Biting her lip, she looks up at the girl before her.
“N-not usually... I-I um, have an assignment due and I um.... needed more...”
She pauses briefly, her eyes flickering between Ochako and the tiled floor as she nervously shuffles
“I-I would have gotten some more earlier, but, um w-well, there was a s-stream and...”
...
“B-besides, what are you doing out here so late...? Usually I can n-nab some with nobody but the c-c-c-cash register knowing...”
She pauses as she realises what she’s said.
“Th-the cashier!!! Not thE--Dang it, Bernie...!”
