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ballantd
"Sure, come on in," she answered, smiling lightly at the stranger. "I'm Melanie," she said, touching the tips of her fingers to her collarbone, "and this is Alex and Silvia." She gestured to each of the other girls respectively, and briefly considering introducing the animals before deciding that might seem crazy.
"Hello Melanie, Alex and Silvia" Conrad replied. It felt good to finally sit down. He was eyeing their candy- it didn't look like there was a single item from the trolley that these girls didn't have at least one of. He could feel himself staring, but at the same time, he couldn't make himself stop. To distract himself, Conrad tried to make conversation.
"So, um" he mumbled, prying his eyes from the shiny wrappers and packaging,
"What houses are you three in?"