"Maaaaybe," Tori told Paulie, trying to picture how she would be able to slurp a milkshake without accidentally slurping any of the gross chocolate. Hmm. They'd have to have two straws, right?

....But then she noticed both August AND Taryn staring at her, giving her like, sad but dirty looks. "COME ON GUYS, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!" Tori mini!exploded, letting out a long puff of frustration. "Can't you two just PRETEND you don't know each other? It'll be fun. Think of it as like.... like an acting exercise, yeah. Just ACT like you're just meeting for the first time."

She nodded enthusiastically, very pleased with her own brilliant idea. "You can ask each other all sorts of those awkward questions you probably don't even know, too! Like when's your birthday, what's your favorite color, yada yada..."

It'd still be fun, right?