She declines to join.

"Um, no thanks," Nat says politely. "I appreciate it, but I'm...kind of in the middle of a conversation with my friends."

"What?" Chuck looks genuinely shocked. "You...don't wanna come?"

"No? Sorry," Nat says {if Popularity > 50}firmly{else}meekly{endif}.

"What the fuck, bitch?!" he exclaims. Nat flinches back slightly, staring at the broad-shouldered young man. He looks furious, now that he's over his shock. "What the hell are you gonna do instead?!"

"I don't know, eat my lunch?!" Nat is a bit scared now, but Chuck just scowls down at her.

"{if Slut_Clothes=true}Typical teasing slut, wearing your little green dress to show off the goods and then refusing to put 'em to use!{else}Typical uppity bitch, putting on airs like you're too good for cock in your {if Prude_Clothes=true}dumb dress and baggy top{elseif Normal_Clothes=true}cute little shorts{endif} that you won't take off for anyone{endif}!" Chuck is making absolutely no effort to keep his voice down - in fact he's practically shouting - and people are starting to look over and whisper. Nat flushes slightly, embarrassed by the scene. "I bet you don't even suck cock, huh? That's why you're sitting over here, all pathetically green-banded with these other useless sluts!"

"Hey man, you asked her a question and she gave you an answer," Anna snaps. "Shove off."

"Man, fuck all you bitches!" Chuck snaps. He stomps off in a huff, and Natalie blushes harder as she hears the buzz of whispers around her. Two girls at a nearby table seem particularly incensed:

"Who the heck is that girl?"

"Natalie Pierce, I think her name is."

"And she shot down Chuck Paulson?! Man, she must really be some kind of ice queen..."

"I'll say. I wouldn't mind getting held down by those arms, I'll tell you that..."

"And like, it's just rude! A guy like Chuck asks you to join him - not, you know, a gross guy - least you can do is say yes and let him grope you a little or something. He's adding value to your life by paying attention to you! Bitches like that give us all a bad name..."

"Hey," Anna says, poking Nat. "Earth to Nat. You ok?"

"Y-Yeah," Nat says. "I just...didn't expect him to blow up like that. It shook me, and now..."

"Ignore 'em," Anna says firmly, glancing around. "You did nothing wrong."

"Y-Yeah," Claire says, though she also looks a bit scared. "You...you don't have to...do anything you don't want to."

"Ok, but why wouldn't you want a chance to bounce on Chuck's cock?!" Beth exclaims. "I mean, have you seen how that guy's built? He could probably fuck Claire or Anna carrying them!"

Claire turns beet-red, and Anna starts to snarl, "Beth, I swear - " when they're interrupted by an awkward throat-clearing at the end of the table.