"Right, so kidnap a few babies, not dogs. Got it," Ben grinned. "I dunno, though, I think I effectively screwed up my first impression. She might spit in my drinks now or something." He chanced a glance back at her. Thankfully, she was busy with a customer at the moment. "Joy" indeed.
"Yeah, I'm going to Rutherford in the fall," Ben nodded as he started to drink his hot chocolate. Emma was right, it was good. "I'm a year behind though, so I'll only be a freshman. I still need to register for classes, take some placement exams..." He read off the list that he'd almost forgot he'd been writing. He managed to stop at the part where he had to pick up his Elvis costume for the waiter gig, though. That was just slightly embarrassing. "...and other stuff."