Snippet: Biology Party

"Come on, hurry up!" I yell, as I'm hurrying towards the student dormitory.

"Woah, normally I'm the one dragging you guys along!" Zeldine jokes as she comes after me.

"What even is this place? Is it like a private party in a way to small apartment?" Kass asks uncertainly.

"It's like our dorm, but for university students, but I think they have a designated longhall you can rent for parties or whatever," I state enthustiastically.

"That is so fucking smart! If I could rent our Longhall for parties - holy shit, the amounts of hangovers and teenage pregnancies!" Zeldine blurts out joyously.

"That... sounds so bad in every way," Kass responds. "So these guys - biologists. What's the deal with them again?"

"They just invited me and any interested to come by for one of their parties, and they feel safe, so I thought I'd actually do something for once!"

"Plus she totally has the hots for one of them!" Zeldine whispers loudly to Kass.

"Zel!! Okay, maybe a little," I admit, pretending to own it. "But be cool, okay?"

"So I'm here to foster your conquest of some academic?" Kass sigs. "Oh, that makes sense - except it's not Zeldine roping me into it!"

"I'm so proud of my little girl - She's all horned up!" Zeldine states proudly.

"No! Stop it! I just... wanna kiss him a little," I try evading.

"...kiss him with YOUR PUSSY!" Zeldine shouts shamelessly. God, why did I even bring her?

"Maybe dial down the fucking tone, okay!?" I spit back in a loud angry whisper. "These guys are, like, university people - probably more sophisticated and level headed."

"Oh, okay, got ya!" Zeldine winks at me, and I'm suddenly very sure she took the wrong conclusions about what I said.

"But they still have booze, right? It's not some sober varieté shit?" Kass starst complaining.

"No, of course not! Just - let's give these guys a chance! And-uhh just tell them if you get uncomfortable with any questions, okay?" I look at Kass. I know genetics probably won't be her favorite subject for the evening. "They're just curious."

"Curious biologist huh? Well, who am I to deny future scientists a full study of my anatomy," Zeldine laughs deviously. Oh god, I hope they can handle her.

We enter the building and follow some handmade signs through the halls towards the noise of music and chatter. As we arrive at the open doors to the bar, we see people already going at it pretty heavily - beers, vodka, drunk dancing on the tables.

"Ohmygod I have found my people!" Zeldine states in awe. "Let's get this very 'sophisticated and level headed' party going!"

We draw a quite a few eyes as we do the Zeldine special. That is - we head to the bar first as a unit, order drinks, and she turns around and checks out all the meat on the menu, looking every bit like a lioness in heat, making sure every curious man knows she's on the prowl. I'd rather just sneak off to a discreet table, but I've noticed just who's the bartender of the hour.

"What can three impressionable young girls do to get a drink around this place?" I tease Oliver as we arrive at the improvised bar. Zeldine sends me an approving smile.

"Alea, you came! And your friends too!" he says, as he gives all of us a thorough glance. But my girls' credit their party wear may be even more revealing than those silly santa costumes he saw us in last time.

"How could I miss it?" I smile to him. God, he's still stupid hot. "These are Zeldine - who you've kinda met, and Kass - who's just awesome! This is my friend, Oliver!"

"Hi!" Zeldine says enthusiastically ping-ponging her eyes between me and him.

"Nice beard!" Kass adds. Phew, I guess that's an approval.

"Welcome ladies! Have a complimentary screwdriver," he says as he takes three of the many plastic cups lined up behind him. Zeldine turns around and starts prowling, while I stay on my own target.

"So, uhh, when do you get off?" I purr, letting my fingers follow the hair around my ear. I can see him wondering his approach, before he puts on an innocent friendly smile and says:

"I'll be replaced in about thirty minutes, so you girls can mingle a bit. Patrick is here somewhere and Benjamin is probably out smoking." Ugh, did he just pass on flirting with me? What am I doing wrong here?

"Yeah, sure!" I smile to him and turn away, beaten.

Kass looks at me, and asks Oliver: "Where's the bathrooms?"

"Just outside the double door and to the right."

Thanks! Come, lets go shine up, Al," she says and start pulling us towards the door.

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"Did you see that? He totally didn't care!" I shout in the bathroom stall, punching the door. "I mean, is it me? Is it my fucking heritage?"

"Maybe he's just a little slow on the uptake?" Zeldine surmises stupidly outside the stall.

"Do you even know if he's single?" Kass asks. The worst fucking question.

"No, I don't. But he was the one who asked me to come tonight."

"In a flirty tone?"

"No, I guess not," I sigh and leave the stall. "I just... feel really stupid."

"Noo, you could never be stupid," Zeldine hugs me. "You're the smartest girl, I know - well, after Kass. But still!"

"Okay, we'll figure out if he's single and if not we'll just get drunk and have a good time, right?" Kass proposes.

Zel is right in calling her the smart one - always full of solutions. Her own solution is sneaking out a vodka bottle off her back to help us catch up with the already drunk students.