#isla 001

“Christmas cringles! That was colder than I expected. Maybe I wasn’t supposed to drink that all at once but, oops, not mad.” She shrugged and laughed along, enjoying all of the special Christmas cocktails around town. Miraculously, she hadn’t found a single one she didn’t like yet. But she supposed that wasn’t exactly a Christmas miracle. “Okay, okay, which one should we try next?”

Where: Della Moda

When: June 2025

In need of some retail therapy, Courtney found herself roaming the shops around town, and popping into every store on the block. As she passed Della Moda, she backtracked and made her way inside, seeing Isla behind the counter. Smiling and waving, she perused the aisles before making her way over to Isla. "Hey, I didn't know you'd be in today," she said with a smile, "how's it going?"

     Perhaps exploring was not the best idea. Aoi glanced around her surroundings, unfamiliar even with the street signs here and there. She wondered how she had wandered so far off that she got lost somehow--Aoi had been keeping track of where she was going until... well, until she ran into that cute siamese cat she spotted on the sidewalk. Before she had even remembered she was walking around a place she had never been and should keep tabs on where she was going, she bolted after that cat the ran away at the sight of Aoi quickly.

     So here she was, in the middle of a four way, lost, and without even a cat in hand to show her efforts. She was disappointed to say the least--she really wanted to pet that cat, it was so cute and Aoi just loved cats--even if they weren’t big fans of water.

     That was when she spotted another girl nearby, a lost expression on her face similar to Aoi’s own. Eyes lighting up at the prospect of not being alone, the brunette skipped over the other stranger. ❝ Hey there! ❞  she called out with a smile, waving at the girl as she approached. ❝ You wouldn’t happen to be lost would you?. ❞  Aoi asked curiously, a small smile on her lips.