In the slightly hushed tones of a party far fancier than any, she had yet attended the cry sounded more like a yell. She would probably be terribly embarrassed about it when she got the chance to think about it later, but at the moment she couldn't have had fewer shits to give.
Without asking Marino if it was okay or even giving him a second glance she took off across the room in a dead sprint. When she reached her target, she launched herself through the air, wrapping her arms around her friend so tightly it was a wonder one of the two of them didn't crack a rib.
"Woah, Juri, calm down. I'm pretty well stuffed at the moment, and if you squeeze too hard, I might puke on you," Selene laughed, holding Juri out at arm's length.
