Mr. Jurado had that "seen-it-all" look: "Alright, alright, you kids go have fun. Drinking's fine, but don't go overboard. Make sure to look after the ladies." With that, Mr. Jurado strode off.

Ivan picked out a nice restaurant with a cozy private room, not too far from the University of Maple Grove-just a half-hour cab ride away.

...

Inside the private room.

Ivan stood up, raising his glass to Flora: "To Flora, cheers!"

Maddox followed suit, standing up: "To Flora, cheers to you too! Without you, there's no way we'd have beaten those guys from Imperial Tech!"

Almost everyone raised a toast to Flora.

Ivan had chosen drinks with a low alcohol content, just enough to enjoy without causing any issues.

Brianna, holding her glass, looked conflicted.

After everyone had offered their toasts, she finally mustered the courage to approach Flora.

chair, lifted her

raised her glass to Flora, now

the issue with her

eyebrows arched slightly, the fluorescent light casting a

Brianna's hand holding the glass stiffened; she had gathered a lot of courage to come

about to set

up, took the bottle from the table, filled her own glass to the brim, and

saying this, Flora tilted her head back and

and she followed

"Whoa, that's badass!"

others cheered from the

glass down, grabbed her backpack from the chair, unzipped it, and then pulled out

a programming

edges of the

with suspicion, wondering why she was suddenly given a book. Tentatively,

eyes were two words, elegant yet

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