>>"Sounds like it could be fun. I really haven't seen many movies, so it'd at least expand my ... cinematic horizons?"

Sarah grinned while she nodded. "Movie nights are designed to have fun and see a movie you either want to see or want to see again. There are a number of "classics" that people like to watch. I think I have most of them too," she laughed.

As she took another sip of her drink she realized something, rather important. Laughing weakly she mentioned it. "Sorry if I'm being presumptuous, thinking you'd want to do all that. We just met and all," she trailed off.

Tses shrugged slowly and stirred her drink, glancing up at the girl. She gave a little half smile that had a little frown mixed in with it, and it let through some of her inner doubts playing through her mind.

>"We just met and all"

The girls words trailed off a bit, and Tses wasn't sure what to say at first. The girl was nice, and it would be fun to hang out with her. But she also knew few people really wanted to be around someone as criminal like her. "I don't mind, I just... I didn't exactly grow up on the right side of the tracks, I guess you could say. I'm not usually the type of person people want to hang out with." She said slowly. She took a sip of her drink, but the fruit tasted a bit too sweet right now. "It's been kinda fun chatting with you, I just feel like I'd be a bad influence." Ok, that may be an understatement. Considering a few days back she tried robbing a bank, she could risk tainting anyone around her with her less than legal ideas.

>>"I don't mind, I just... I didn't exactly grow up on the right side of the tracks, I guess you could say. I'm not usually the type of person people want to hang out with... It's been kinda fun chatting with you, I just feel like I'd be a bad influence."

Sarah smiled as she listened to Tses. She could clearly remember times when her father tried to change who she hung around with. It was interesting due to the fact her brother spent time with the same people.

"Which side's the right side?" she asked. While she herself hadn't been a fan of doing anything close to illegal, Eric wasn't afraid of breaking a few laws. Neither were her mother's family members. "Trust me when I say, surviving isn't bad. And I had plenty of "bad influences" as a kid. You should be nothing," she winked before taking a drink.

Tses was pleasantly surprised by Sarah's reaction. She didn't seem like the type of person who would hang out with Tses, but there they were, sipping smoothies in a cafe with a snow flurry outside. It didn't feel like Tses, but she liked how... normal she felt anyway. She wished she could do it more often. But maybe, maybe she could.

"The right side? I guess the one where people earn their money, obey laws, walk on the sidewalks instead of the rooftops. The right side of the 'tracks' is probably a place I should learn to be, but haven't really explored... I can't promise much if you hang out with me..." She said, and took a sip of her drink. "But I don't steal from friends. I can at least say that." She said it in a lower voice, for once cautious of what she said. Normally she was pretty outspoken about her criminal nature. But this cafe felt so nice, she was trying not to make Sarah seem like an accessory to a crime.

"If that's not stuff that bothers you, maybe we could hang out sometime..." Tses said, cautiously putting it out there. She was waiting for the rejection, and for Sarah to quickly find some reason to leave. She didn't know why she'd stay around, but she was almost hopeful for some reason she would choose to.

Sarah had listened as the blonde gave her opinion of the "right side of the tracks". That's all it was really. Everyone had an idea of what was right and what was wrong.

>>"If that's not stuff that bothers you, maybe we could hang out sometime..."

The brunette let herself shrug. She had spent some time with a few trouble makers to know that some things were the only method.

"If you think you can handle a little relaxation," she put a grin in to let Tses know she was joking, "we will definitely see each other again. From what you've told me, stealing doesn't seem to be a choice for you."

She wasn't sure if she was overstepping, but it was what Sarah thought of Tses. She didn't care what her acquaintance did, so long as she stayed out of jail and didn't hurt her in anyway.

This conversation didn't cease to surprise her, which was surprising in itself. All the surprises were so surprising... surprise? Whatever. One way or another, she was taken aback by what was happening.

Friendship was happening.

Sarah was acknowledging Tses' thieving nature... and she wasn't reaching for a phone to call 911. She wasn't turning her in, she wasn't saying she had to leave. In fact, she made a joke about it. Tses tilted her head ever so slightly to the side, and chuckled under her breathe. Maybe the two of them could be friends after all. It would just be sort of strange and comical but maybe it would work out. "Well, maybe sometime you can show me to camp and relax... I don't really have a phone right now, but if I ever got one I could try getting a hold of you sometime?" Tses offered. It was about all she could really suggest off the top of her head.

The blonde could be seen over the rim of Sarah's cup. The brunette was watching carefully, so as to gauge the other woman's reaction. From what she could tell, Tses was shocked.

>>"Well, maybe sometime you can show me to camp and relax... I don't really have a phone right now, but if I ever got one I could try getting a hold of you sometime?"

"Oh!" she gasped. She fumbled around her bag for a piece of stray paper to write down her information. Once she found one, she wrote down her home phone, work phone, and address to be on the safe side. At the top of the paper was Sarah's name so the blonde wouldn't forget what the paper was. "Here you go. Sorry, I totally spaced on that."

Tses felt a little nervous when Sarah starting writing on the piece of paper, but after a moment, she was relieved to see phone numbers, and an address. Those were the sorts of things she could deal with. Giving a smile, she too the paper, and she tucked it into her pocket. "Eh, it's fine. Normally I don't even bother with phone numbers. Live in a kinda 'need me, find me' world a lot of the time. But I figure eventually I gotta learn to start talking to people the normal way and all." She laughed, almost as if the idea were ironic, then pushed her hair out of her face.

"Sorry I don't have a number to really give you back, but you can always leave a note at my apartment. Not the fanciest place, but the people there will know who to get a hold of. Tell 'em you're lookin for Tses." She grabbed a napkin, and borrowed the pen Sarah had used to write down the address. Her penmen ship was extremely square and precise, but it had the feeling of someone younger who barely knew how to write, rather than someone neat and organized. Her letters were almost boxy, and her name had a young feel to it. "The first s is silent. Pronounced Tess." She said with a little smile.

Sarah smiled at the blonde. It was nice to finally had a name for her. Taking the paper, she looked it over once before folding it and placing it in her bag. She would put the information in her address book when she got back to her apartment.

"Tses," she smiled, "I'll have to remember that, otherwise when I read it, I'll butcher it.

Laughing goodheartedly, Sarah took a drink. It was a different way of spelling a name. It made her think of all the times she had to explain that her name was spelled in the most common form. She figured Tses would've had the opposite problem.

"It's good to have a few people who'll take messages for you. Before I got my phone, I could only rely on the building gossip to let me know stuff. However, she'd tell everybody else in the building too." It was interesting to think about how her world was when she first got to the city. She had pretty much brought some clothes and art stuff and thought it was all she needed. Luckily, her mom had been smart and sent more things to her once she had an apartment.

"Meggy is the only one who'd ever gossip, but she's pretty good at knowing when it's ok and when it's not. She's the cat lady who lives next door, and she has more cats than we'll probably ever know. She'll keep an eye out on who comes and who goes, and she'll talk to the cats about it a lot, but she keeps to her self most of the time... Guess I'm rambling." She laughed, and took another swig of her drink. Her tongue was getting a little sticky with the flavor, and she let it settle across her tastebuds, trying to decide whether she liked it or not.

"I guess I can't always count on having her around to take messages. I just need to get settled a little more before getting a phone." She didn't want to stretch her monetary resources too thin. Without a reliable source of income, she needed to have some form of money stashed to make sure she could get by in the leaner times. Especially the new moon.

Sarah sipped her drink as she listened to the blonde. Being a constant rambler, she knew that the information given during a ramble, though mostly random facts, gave insight to a person's life. A small amused nod came out as Tses claimed she was rambling.

>>"I guess I can't always count on having her around to take messages. I just need to get settled a little more before getting a phone."

Sarah hummed softly before she spoke. "It's always good to know when to stop. My brother tried to get everything he "needed" in the first month of living on his own. That did not end well," she laughed. "And with the economy the way it is, staying safe is the best bet."

And she was back to thinking about her dwindling bank account. The brunette shook her head a little to try to stop thinking about her financial problems. She was supposed to be enjoying herself while spending time with a new friend.

"I just never had to worry about it. I've been living pretty basic up to this point, and I guess part of me wants to be normal but doesn't know how... a phone will be a good start though. I'll figure the rest out from there." Tses said with a soft smile.

"I wouldnt stress about the economy or money or anything yet though. You have enough talent. You'll get by and someday you'll be proud you worked your way up from the bottom. The only really satisfying things in life are the ones you fought for."

Sarah grinned at the blonde. Though words of her talent came, like any compliment, it caused her to get giddy. It was a habit that she didn't want to break. While she never let the compliments go to her head, she did let herself feel better due to them.

"Thanks, but I'll still worry. I think very few people actually can afford not to." The comment caused Sarah to remember the little sister like friend she had. That blonde didn't seem to worry about much. "Holidays just make me realize how little I can get with my salary. If only job-hunting was easy," she muttered.

Tses shrugged a little and shirred the drink. The concept of 'jobs' was foreign to her, really. The only job she had was working for Kibbsty, and that was more of a 'Congratulations! We can either pay you, or kill you. Which do you pick?' That job interview really wasn't terrifying for the right reasons. "At least it shouldn't be as tough for you as some people though. I mean, you're not glowing unusual colors, no fur or ears or extra appendages... You're very...human." She hoped that wasn't offensive. Some people seemed to dislike being human or referred to as one.

"I think worrying is natural. No one wants to get stuck on the streets or something." Been there, done that. Wasn't a fun experience she wanted to try again anytime soon. "But I'm sure things will work out. Just keep practicing art in the meantime. I've seen some of the artists carry cards and staple them to the art they do. Hand out a few free ones, start working for commissions or something. Get creative." She suggested. It was hard not to just suggest going out and finding money like she did, but she knew that wasn't the girl's thing, and there were more legitimate ways to get money. Ways Tses should probably learn...

"I guess you're right. People worry about things often enough," Sarah agreed.

The brunette took a moment to think about Tses's ideas. Commissions weren't something she had done often. She did a few in college for friends, but not as a sure way to use her skills.

"I'll have to think about it. Though handing out cards sounds like a great way to get my name out," she smiled. "You don't look like you'd have trouble getting a job. If you don't mind my asking, what's stopping you?"