Coffee break [open]

[beckysmash]

When you're a busy college student currently working on your graduate degree in biological engineering, it's a feat if you get anytime to just take a break and relax. And while Becky Ross-Banner was often up to her eyeballs in work, she found that sometimes, it was nice to take a break from spending time in library cramming, or working on writing twenty-page papers at home, to just unwind a little and relax. Breathe. Pause and take a couple of minutes before going back to hitting the books.

Like right now. Becky had decided to take a break from her all day study session at the library to go down to her favorite little coffee shop and order a nice hot chai tea and a cranberry muffin. She went over to the table at the window where she normally like to sit and just watch people as they walked by. Sometimes, it was nice to just relax and people-watch.

Studying could wait for a few minutes. Right now, Becky was having some precious me-time.

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[lil_hulk]

Jay chuckled a bit as he sat down at the table. "When he's done with your muffin, he's got a scone."

He sipped his steaming hot chai carefully as he set the wax paper wrapped scone on the table. Jay would let his cousin have a moment or two with his miniature giant space hamster. Until she tried to hamster-nap him.

Boo, for his part, snatched some more muffin and stuck it into his mouth until his cheeks puffed out.

[beckysmash]

"He is so cute," Becky said, watching Boo.

[lil_hulk]

Jay sniffled dramatically. "You used to say that about me. I've been replaced by a miniature giant space hamster."

He kept an eye on the interaction but let things happen as they were. The backpack bulged a bit as Boo stuck his nose out the opening and sniffed.

[beckysmash]

"You're still cute. Just not tiny and fuzzy cute like Boo here is." She stroked the fur on the bridge of his nose lightly.

[lil_hulk]

Boo sneezed at the snout rubbing and fell back in the backpack.

"I'm big and not hairy. It's a burden, but someone has to." He picked up the scone and loosened the wrapping. He reached across the table. There was a happy squeak, and then the scone disappeared inside the backpack. "He likes raspberries, by the way. So you can spoil him at the next holiday."

[beckysmash]

"Bless you," Becky said, giggling a little. "I'll make sure to bring him lots of raspberries. "Would you like that, Boo?"

[lil_hulk]

"So, outside of getting entranced by my new companion, what you been up to, Becky?" Jay settled back in his chair. He could hear the sounds of Boo munching noisily on the scone.

[beckysmash]

"The usual. Classes have been insane. Graduate work is....intense. Not that I can't handle it or anything."

[lil_hulk]

"Well, you can handle the brainy stuff better than me," Jay admitted with a shrug. He sipped his chai and happily did not burn his tongue. "What're your plans once you get your smartypants degree?"