You get a reply

Mere seconds later, she replied.

The two of you exchange some small talk. She hadn't been on the station long, only arriving a little over a week before you. The youngest of three, her two elder sisters were also on the station with her. You find yourself liking her, and casually make a joking comment about going on a date. Your heart does a little jump as she says, "I would love to!"

Now, you had been on dates before of course, and you were no kid, but you were still very excited. As you had only just arrived on the station yourself, she suggested a favorite spot of hers, nothing fancy. Small plates, cocktails with silly names, just a chill sort of place.

So why were you nervous? Why did you change your shirt three times? Why did you scroll through all of your messages, studying up so that you remembered all of the scant details you had gleaned about who Jiz'ne was? Maybe it was just because she was a kobold. Maybe that alone made the experience new enough that it put you on edge. Whatever it was, you found yourself at the entrance of the restaurant.

While it was technically 10 minutes before they were supposed to officially meet, she had already messaged him a few minutes ago to inform him she had already grabbed a booth. Walking in, you take a moment to catch your breath before scanning the restaurant for her. It didn't take long to find her, even among all the other various species among the crowd. There she was. Her eyes caught your and her face lit up. She gave a little wave to beckon you over and you return the smile, doing your best to maintain a steady pace as you walked over.

"Hey, Jiz'ne, I hope I didn't keep you waiting!" Cliche' line, but it was your honest sentiment.

As you sit down across from her and get to see her up close, you lose your breath all over again. She looked fantastic. She had no hair but had soft looking short feathers atop her head which looked to run down the middle of her back and across her shoulders. She wore dark smoky eyeshadow and lipstick and her long, pointed ears were adorned with two silver studs near each tip. And that was just her face. Your eyes were next drawn to her cleavage revealed by the form fitting deep purple cocktail dress she was wearing. Well maybe cleavage wasn't the right word, as it was more like the upper half of her chest was a bit more... Filled out. She was an extraordinary blend of colors from the light violet feathers, slightly brighter violet skin, and greenish scales.

You had some idea of her figure from the full body pic on her profile, but seeing her in the flesh was something else entirely. That was all you could see over the table, but you were certain the rest would have been just as mesmerizing. You thought you were only taking a surreptitious glance, but it must have been something closer to a drooling stare. She caught you.

Jiz'ne brought her arms in, slyly pressing her breasts together. "I know, I might have gone a little overboard. But I've been busy with work, and this was my first time out in a while, so I really wanted to take advantage of the excuse to dress up. And then I mentioned to my sister that I was going out and she insisted on doing my scales... It's too much, isn't it?" She ducked her head, shyly.

"No! It's not too much at all. You look...great. Really!" So smooth, as always.

"Aw, thank you. I'll let my sister know that all her fussing wasn't wasted!"

"Want anything to drink?" You knew you did.

"Way ahead of you!" With perfect timing, a waitress placed a thin tall glass of something blue and fizzy into Jiz'ne's outstretched hand.