You rush over, head over the railing to see her standing with her hands on her hips.
"COM3 ON TH3N!"
You take one look at the bar guy, still slack-faced in conversation, then imitate her confidence. One hand on the rail, legs over, other hand connects, and you're dangling. You flail your feet and find nothing to hold. Your hands scramble down until they're clutching the lowest scaffold of the balcony. There aren't any other options but letting go.
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You land pretty well on your feet, but the inertia still makes you crumple into a heap.
"H4H4H4H4H4H4
OK SORRY BUT
H4H4H4H4"
Her hands are on her stomach, then her knees, keeling over.
"WH4T C4N 1 S4Y
1 C4NT NOT L4UGH WH3N SOM3ON3 F4LLS ON TH31R 4SS"
She grabs your hand and helps you up, still grinning.
"TH1S PL4C3 1S JUST R34LLY 3XP3NS1V3
4ND 1 DONT 3X4CTLY H4V3 TH3 C4SH TO SP4R3"
Back on your feet, you nod, heart pounding up into your neck.
"No, that's perfect. I didn't realize it when we went in but I actually uh, I actually don't have any money at all so I'm not sure what else I would've done."
"WOW, 1 GU3SS W3R3 BOTH SH1T D4T3S TH3N HUH?
C4NT 3V3N BUY 4 D4MN 3GG H4H4"
"4NYW4Y 1'M T1R3D 4S H3LL, 1 TH1NK 1M GONN4 GO ZONK OUT 4T HOM3.
YOU GOT 4 PHON3? L3MM3 G1V3 YOU MY NUMB3R"
"Oh no of course haha, it's uh, it's right here."
You fumble it out of your pocket and get it unlocked, handing it to her open to the right screen. When she hands it back, she's already walking away (kind of fast?)
With one hand up in the air she says
"SM3LL Y4
L4T3R OK?"