Karina smiled, glad that Cha had taken her teasing as it really was- a joke. That comment really could have gone downhill, but she had just said it without thinking. When Mischa went up to get the drinks, Karina didn't take the opportunity to look around her suspiciously like she normally would. Instead, she was distracted by the male figure heading up towards the counter. She was distracted until she noticed she was distracted and nervously looked away, darting her eyes around the room to notice.... Broni. How long had she been there? Strange that Karina hadn't noticed her fellow Durmstranger, and stranger still that Bronislava hadn't come over to say hello. Hmmm. The sight of her best friend reminded her of her other friends namely....her boyfriend. Ugh, she didn't want to think about him right now!

Although she had noticed Bronislava, that didn't mean that she had to invite her friend over. She knew that she would eventually, but Karina still wanted to talk to Mischa. Just as friends of course, but still... it was nice to talk. Which was another point: Karina was now fluently referring to Mischa as her 'friend'. Things had definitely changed between them.

Even with Bronislava watching, Karina's face softened into a smile when Cha returned toting two butterbeers. (She had only allowed this smile to happen because she was facing away from Broni) "One for me, and one for you," she laughed before motioning for him to sit back down. She didn't want to end their butterbeer time, but she had to mention Certain Others in the room. "Did you see?" she asked, leaning in slightly after taking a long sip of butterbeer. Not bad. A bit too sweet for Karina's taste, but overall she liked it. She didn't want to mention any names, and only hoped Mischa would guess at what she was speaking about: Broni was a couple tables over and watching.