The café’s matchmaking conversations reach a gentle pause. The copper-haired catfolk woman thanks the cooking enthusiast, and the wolf woman and quiet man exchange numbers, promising a relaxed hike before deciding what comes next.
Young Catfolk Woman
Thank you for introducing us. We both enjoyed this, and I would like another conversation, but slowly.
The Café Owner
Take all the time you need. The café will still be here when you are ready to continue.
With grateful farewells, several new couples drift toward the plaza, while Lilly, Carla, Hannah, and Sarah remain inside to help tidy the cards. The café owner keeps the doorway open as Andy steps beneath the park trees.
In the shade, Sue sits apart on a bench. She is a young adult cat beastfolk woman with a pale complexion, chin-length black hair, and dark ears tipped in soft white fur; her shoulders hang heavily.
Sue
Hi, Andy. I saw everyone finding someone to talk with. I did not want to interrupt, but I hoped you might come over.
Sue
Could you sit with me for a little while? I promise I will not make you responsible for fixing anything.
She shifts along the bench, leaving a careful space beside her. From the café doorway, the owner offers Andy an encouraging glance, then quietly returns inside.
✓ Quest Accepted
Share a mutually comfortable conversation with Sue
“I sit beside Sue and help her stay calm. "Sure, I haven't found matches for Hannah, Carla, or Sarah yet... Are you hoping to find a human man for yourself?"”
SUCCESS (Great Charm, rolled -2)
Andy sits beside Sue, leaving her the space she chose while offering steady company instead of trying to solve her sadness. The ordinary closeness helps her breathing settle.
Andy
Sure, I haven't found matches for Hannah, Carla, or Sarah yet. Are you hoping to find a human man for yourself?
Sue
Yes. I think I am. But please do not put my name on a card or announce me to everyone.
Sue glances toward the café, then back to Andy. His gentle question gives her a clear place in the conversation, but her guarded request makes the cost plain: her trust depends on privacy.
Sue
I would like someone kind, patient, and interested in an ordinary life. I just do not want to feel like another successful match for you.
Her shoulders loosen another fraction. Sue has answered honestly and identified the sort of human man she hopes to meet, while keeping control of how that search begins.
Sue
Could you help me quietly, Andy? Maybe introduce me only if I say yes first.
The café’s cheerful noise continues behind them, but this bench becomes a private starting point. Sue watches Andy carefully, asking for help without surrendering her choice.
✓ Quest Accepted
Introduce Sue to a kind human man
Quest Complete
Share a mutually comfortable conversation with Sue
“"Sure... There's a depressed guy I know who wants to find a catgirl to comfort with. Would you like to meet him?"”
SUCCESS (Great Charm, rolled -2)
Andy
Sure... There’s a depressed guy I know who wants to find a catgirl to comfort with. Would you like to meet him?
Sue studies Andy’s face, weighing whether his offer is genuine help or another matchmaking success story. He keeps his voice gentle and leaves the decision entirely with her.
Sue
If he understands that I am a person first, not someone assigned to comfort him, then yes. But I want to meet him privately.
Andy sends a quiet message through the café owner, who brings the man, a young adult human man with light skin and a narrow face, a young adult human man with light skin and a narrow face beneath the trees. He is a young adult with a thin build, tousled brown hair, tired eyes, and a wrinkled navy overshirt.
Evan
Hi. I’m Evan. Andy said you might be willing to talk, but you do not owe me comfort, conversation, or anything else.
Sue
Thank you for saying that. I’m Sue. I can talk for a little while, if we keep it honest and unhurried.
They sit at the edge of the shade, facing one another without a card, audience, or announcement. Sue gives Andy a small look of gratitude, though her privacy now rests partly on his promise to protect it.
Quest Complete
Introduce Sue to a kind human man