CreepySleepyKat

"What are you WEARING?!" Prya hissed as soon as she was alone with Nora on the elevator. Nora glanced down at herself. Oversized hoodie, baggy jeans, army boots. Nothing out of the ordinary. "What? You said to dress how I usually dress!" "I said to dress how I normally dress" Prya huffed. The elegant Indian woman's business-casual attire drove home the point: a dressy lavender pantsuit that fit her petite frame perfectly, complimented with a gold silk blouse and tasteful flats; a look that said 'I'm professional but I'm also a creative thinker'; the epitome of business casual. Nora's look said: I may or may not have showered today. "Okay well I misheard you, is it going to be a problem?" "YES!" Prya whispered through her teeth. "We look completely mismatched, for one!" she brushed her long brown hair over her shoulder and clicked her tongue. "Good God, did you even shower today?" "Possibly" Nora grinned sarcastically. "You know just because I look a little... grungy... it doesn't

"Well it's a buyout" Prya's voice rang from the receiver with more finality this time, as if that would make a difference. "It's a buy. Out. They bought us out." "I understand what a buyout is" Nora sighed, cradling the aPhone between her ear and shoulder while she moisturized her hands. "But what difference does that make? I thought we were just using Superlocal's studio-" "-No-" "And their mics and- so who cares who owns Superlocal?" Nora didn't have to see her friend to know that on the other end of the line, Prya was wide-eyed, shoulders tense, trying to find the perfect words to over-complicate what was probably a simple concept. "We didn't just use Superlocal's studio, we were technically Media Partners with them through their distribution network and specifically all media we created for their progress in podcasting program-" Nora groaned and Prya clicked her tongue and tried again. "They owned the show. Not the creative content of the show, but they own- owned- the rights to