Currently, Everly and Freya were walking toward the parking lot, their karaoke room booking having expired.
An hour ago, when Freya felt completely overwhelmed by the chaotic group chat, she'd finally mustered the courage to send a simple "hi." Jeremy and Max had greeted her warmly enough, but before she could work up the nerve to ask about their systems, both conveniently announced they were busy—Jeremy at the company, Max at kindergarten—and went radio silent.
And Everly? Instead of continuing their system discussion, she'd already grabbed the tablet and queued up several rock songs, leaving Freya sitting there in stunned silence.
