[Deltarune] Two Planets

It was a nice, calm Sunday evening at the little on-campus diner. Asriel and his roommate (another monster like him), Norma where talking with each other as they waited for their server.

"Did you see the work Professor Babaril gave us for the break?" Norma complained. "Six page research paper with at least ten listed citations!"

"We were given a month to work out the details." Asriel interjected. "What were you doing this entire time?"

"Sunflower," Norma then said, leaning close to the goat monster, "There are better things I'd like to do with my life than spend it on a pointless research paper."

"A pointless research paper that's worth 25% of your final grade."

Norma gave Asriel an indifferent roll of their scaly shoulder before taking the attention elsewhere. That elsewhere so happened to be the door for the kitchen, and the waitress that came out of said door.

"Don't look now," Norma then said, "But they're giving us the cute one today."

Confused, Asriel looked to where Norma was looking anyway. He immediately looked away again- it was the cute one alright, with her tiny frame and crystalline blue eyes that haunted you in your dreams. Orenda Sera was her name, and she had those little quirks that could make her endearing one day and creepily mystifying on another. Asriel knew her -more than he would ever admit to anyone- and she was by far the best waitress at the diner.

"When you are going to start wearing skates like everyone else?" Norma snorted when Orenda approached their table.

"When I no longer have human feet." she replied with a gentle laughter.

"You still don't like wearing shoes?" Norma then teased, looking down at Orenda's slippers. Taking a moment to realize what the monster was talking about, Orenda looked down at her feet before looking up at them with a gentle smile.

"I'm still trying to protest going barefoot." the young woman admitted. "I mean, these slippers are close, but it's not the same. Monsters are able to do it, so why can't I?"

"Because you might get sick." Asriel reminded her.

"But I'm a big girl, and you're not my mother, Asriel." came the sweet answer, causing the goat monster to blush a little. Orenda gave a small giggle this time. She then said to the both of them, "The usual then?"

"You got it Moonflower." Norma agreed with a wink. Writing everything down, Orenda gave a smile and nod before going back to the kitchen.

"You know," Norma then mused, leaning back on the booth seat, "She may not like shoes, but Orenda sure can move just as fast as those waiters with roller skates. Maybe even faster. What do you think Sunflower? Or were you too busy looking at her butt?"

"Grow up." Asriel hissed, giving his friend a playful shove. Norma shrugged it off and laughed at Asriel's expense.

"You two would be so cute together." Norma whined- almost a bit too loud. "Her super creepy blue eyes, and your-"

"Super scary horns?"

"What? No! Your ability to make everyone (well, almost everyone) smile. You'd really bring out another side of Moonflower no one's seen before, you know? 'Cause, if you haven't noticed, she really doesn't talk as much to anyone like she does with us."

"That's because we're regulars."

"Sure, whatever. No man, it's because she likes you. Like, super likes you. You need to ask her out before some other dude does."

"And that would be awful." Asriel bemoaned in a very insincere tone that Norma caught on to.

"Sunflower, I'm telling you-" Norma continued to argue. Asriel tuned them out with a light smile. The goat monster stared out the window while the two waited for their food to come out. It was a nice day outside; same that the diner didn't have an outdoor seating area. But then again, if it did, he wouldn't be able to see Orenda work inside...