"So, 'big boy', how was the party?" Paula asked. Simon rolls his eyes. "It was... different." he responds. Paula continues to question "You meet anyone girlfriend material?" "I'm not sure. It's kind of hard to learn stuff about people when they're drunk out of their minds." Simon sighs.
After walking along for a while, talking about their respective schedules, they eventually make it to a crosswalk. Stopping and waiting for traffic, Simon notices that Paula hasn't touched her coffee in a while. "You don't want that or something?" Simon asks. Paula, takes another swig of coffee to answer his question. "It just tastes a little funny, that's all." she responds. "Funny how?" Simon wonders aloud. Paula takes another sip, this time swishing the coffee around on her tongue for while. Eventually, she swallows "It's hard to explain." she replies "I mean, it's definitely coffee, but it just tastes like there's a little bit of something else in there maybe... something a bit fruity? Cherry? I can't really pinpoint it." Simon scratches his head as the light turns and they begin crossing the street. "Well, that doesn't sound that bad Paula." he remarks. "I never said it tasted bad 'big boy'" Paula retorts, "I just wasn't ready for it, that's all." she takes another swig and they continue on their way to class. It isn't long before Paula finishes the entire cup.
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Eventually, they make their way into the physics lecture hall. It's fairly large, and the two of them pick seats near the back of the room. Paula suddenly lets out a light moan. "What's wrong with you?" Simon asks. "Oh. It's nothing." Paula claims, "It's just some..." and with that, Paula lets out a burp, and...
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