The one where Catra is thankful Scorpia exists.

"Thank you, we'll call your name out when your order is up, right over there." Pointing down towards the other end of the counter were a few other coffees and frappes sat, Catra pushed the register closed as she finished with another transaction. The mall Coffee Horde that she worked out, while not nearly as crowded as the branches around office buildings or the general downtown area, the store still got busy during lunch. She was finally getting a break in the line for the first time in twenty minutes and was debating whether she had time to clock out for her own lunch break.

Her ears twitched as did her nose at the overpowering smell of coffee, she remembered when she first started working here at the wee age of sixteen, side by side with Adora, struggling to keep up with the chaos. The smells had been too much and would always make her feel sick, but she had overcome it and persevered, despite everyone telling her she'd be better off quitting, despite her manager at the time, Shadow Weaver, constantly verbally abusing her, after Adora up and bailed for a new job, after Scorpia and Entrapta ditched for new jobs. Despite everything, Catra was still here at the ripe age of twenty-two. Maybe it was pure stubbornness and spite that kept her tethered to this coffee shop despite how obviously terrible it was for her.

"Wildcat!" Even before looking up, she knew who it was based off the genuine excitement and affection attached to the name. Looking out towards the doors, she saw the familiar giant of a woman, scorpion claws and tails, side-shaved white hair and warm smile of one Scopria. She was decked out in the classic green and beige uniform of the greenhouse, with a flowery apron over her front as her tail curled and uncurled behind her.

"Hey, Scorpia," Catra replied, putting on a warm, if not tired, smile on her face. Far more genuine than the convincing, yet still hollow retail smile she wore in front of customers. "Are you on your lunch break?"

"Yep, I have… twenty more minutes," Scorpia announced after stealing a quick glance at her phone to double check. "Naturally I had to come here as fast as I could to see my best friend and get some food."

"Ten minutes to get here? The greenhouse isn't that far away."

Giving a laugh, Scorpia rubbed the back of her head. "I would have been faster, but I ran into Lonnie on my way out and we started talking."

"Right," Catra said, not missing the faint blush Scorpia got at the mention of the girls name, and grinned, "Well, you're here so what's it matter?"

Nodding her head, Scorpia looked up at the menu, not that she needed to, she probably still had it memorized from her time as an employee. "I'll have, a muffin. Oh, do you have any more chocolate chip ones? If not, I'll have a blueberry muffin."

Nodding, Catra moved to the bakery display case, scanning the array of baked goods until she found a chocolate chip muffin, using the tongs to withdraw it from the others and stuffing it in the brown paper bag. She paused, glanced around to see if anyone was watching before holding it out towards Scorpia from over the top of the case. "Don't tell anyone," she said with a finger to her lips and giving her friend a wink.

Scorpia gave a small gasp as she took it in her pinchers, "Catra, are you sure?" she said, holding it close to herself as if to hide to treat from sight, giving a conspiratorial glance around the inside of the coffee shop—one that only made it that much more obvious they were doing something they shouldn't.

"It's fine, really," Rolling her eyes a little, she walked back towards the register, tapping away at the screen and checking to see if there were any incoming customers or if Kyle and Rogelio were having any trouble with their orders. "Give me a minute to clock out for my own break and I'll meet you outside, alright? We can go somewhere else until your breaks over."

"You don't want to stay here?"

"Scorpia, if I have to spend more time than I need to in here, I'll lose my mind."

Grinning and nodding in understanding, Scorpia began backing away, "Got it, I'll wait outside, we can head over to Bright Moon then," she said and bumped into another customer, apologizing profusely before exiting the store.

Catra rolled her eyes as she watched her friend leave, already punching the muffin into the register and swiping her card through the machine. She was grateful Scorpia still visited even after she quit, having a friend like her made the job a bit more tolerable.