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Asami walks into the cinema. Reserved seating and a pre booked ticket meant she wasn't going to have trouble getting a seat. J17 was all hers. Her favourite seat. Getting to her row she notices that the seats either side are empty. Yes. No one to bother me. Just what I wanted. A evening by myself away from Future Industries.
She settles into her seat and checks to see if she has any messages on her Satophone before she turns it off. Then she heard someone trying to get their way down the aisle. She turns to see a dark skinned girl wearing a blue tank top profusely apologizing to everyone she squeezes past the 10 or so people already sitting. The girl is quite attractive and very well built.
"I'm sorry. So sorry. Apologies."
Asami sighs as she looks to see where the might be sitting. She looks left and right. Oh no, the only free seats are next to me. To think I thought I'd be alone. The girl sits down next to Asami in J16 while mumbling to herself, "Best seat in the room".
"Excuse me?" Asami blurts out. Uh, why did I just say that? Now she's going to talk to me.
"Best seat in the room. J16 is right in the middle. I'm always surprised when people don't book it." The girl proudly announces.
Asami letting her competitiveness getting the better of her responds with "I think you'll find you're mistaken. You're not in the middle of the room."
"Huh? Row J has 33 seats J1 to J33. 15 seats to my right, 15 seats to my left. J16, right in the middle." Korra says assuredly.
"Why don't you try counting how many seats? I think you'll find you're mistaken."
"What? Ok. I don't know who you are, but I'm not afraid to prove you wrong."
"Ok try. I'm never wrong."
The girl in the blue tank top stands up and starts counting from right.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15! That makes the last seat 33 and I'm in the middle!"
"Now try from the other way"
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14... What? Must have missed one." The girl confusingly restarts counting while Asami laughs to herself.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 again. What in the name of the spirits. What is this trickery? How can I be in seat 16 if I'm only 14 seats from the start?"
"Haven't you noticed, there aren't any seat 13s. Bad luck, superstition and all that."
"Well doesn't matter. Even if there are only 32 seats I'm still the middle. 32 divided by 2 is 16. I did go to school after all"
"Ok if you really think so."
"You're enjoying this aren't you? Ruining a girl's dreams..."
"I'm sorry, I really am. I had no idea this meant so much to you. I regret saying anything" At least that last part is true. I didn't plan on having an argument with a stranger about seating.
Someone in front of them turns around and angrily says to them, "Quiet you two, the feature is about to start!"
"Make me!" Korra responds and pokes out her tongue.
"What are you? 12?" Asami asks with a smirk on her face.
"I used to be!"
Asami tries to suppress a laugh and cover her face with a hand. Spirits, what have I gotten myself into. This was supposed to be a nice evening by myself and that girl has to come long. Asami turns to the girl. "Please be quiet. I really hope you're not one of those people who talks through movie."
"Yes mom, no mom", Korra giggles.
Asami sighs and turns to face the screen to watch the mover trying to ignore the obviously juvenile woman seated next to her.
After the mover finishes and the house lights come back on Asami switches her phone back on and gets up to leave. All of a sudden the dark skinned girl blurts out, "Wait, I know you!"
Asami turns and looks at the girl and raises an eyebrow. Ugh, here we go.
"You're Asami Sato!"
"That's me. Alive and in the flesh."
"I can't believe it. You're like a real human, but all amazing!" Korra's cheeks go bright red and she turns away hiding her face while scratching the back of her neck. Asami notices and smirks to herself.
"Uh yeah. I have to say this has been an interesting experience, but I must be getting back to the office."
"At this time of night?"
"Yeah, I do tend to work late."
"Oh sorry. I shouldn't hold you up. I'm sure you've got lots of important things to do. Bye!" Asami hurries out of the cinema back to Future Industries Tower. Just who was that girl? So childish. She was kind of fun though. Certainly nothing like the people I normally hang out with.