Pearl taps anxiously at the phone, reading through messages and trying to keep herself distracted. She places another order for food and gets her tea freshened since the last one had grown cold. She knows she's going through the motions, but it's better than waiting. Maybe by focusing on this she can just forget. But...does she want to forget?

She returns to her seat a few minutes before Twilight joins her. Her eyes widen slightly at the appearance -- a flicker of something -- but it's gone and she really can't say it's any stranger than what her memories have shown her. She's frazzled and managing to keep it together for the time being. "I'm...managing I suppose," by avoiding it, but she knew that wasn't a long-term solution by any means.