As you approach the group on the couch, Josh stands up to grab your arm, pulling you closer to the couch. You catch yourself noticing 2 things. One, the soft touch of his hand as it grabbed you on the upper arm, sliding down your hairless forearm until he hit your wrist pulling you closer. The Second was that he appeared to be a little shorter than before, usually sitting somewhere around 2 inches shorter than yourself, he seemed maybe a another half a head shorter than usual. This of course might have just been an effect of the taller people in the group. You usually stood higher than most people, and here the guys seemed to be roughly the same height as you and the girls weren't far off. You shook your head slightly as you realised this was always the case, the other memories seeming to fade quickly.
Josh beamed when seeing the drink. "So, what did you get us this time?" he asked, picking up the glass and turning it around and admiring the way that the different liquids had been mixed, the neon green trails making it quite picturesque. "Hold on, gotta gram this first" he laughed, pulling his phone out of his pocket before taking a few photos of the drink. "I'll send you the photos later, don't worry" winking at you. "So whats in it?" as he brings the straw up to his lips. "It's got that melon liqueur from Japan in it." you answer, bringing your own straw up and taking a large sip. The immediate sweet kick of the melon hits you before a slight sour and fizzy aftertaste. "Ahh みどり！" Josh responds. "I haven't had this in ages. Nice choice" Before giving you a wink.
"Oh i haven't introduced you" Josh mumbles as he places his drink down and gestures to the other people around. Both You and Josh are sitting next to each other on a red couch up against a wall. He gestures to the Caucasian girl whos sitting close on his right, Blonde hair kept at just below ear height, styled to have a few spikes coming out from the back, she doesn't look a day over 25, wearing a revealing red top and skirt, with thigh high black socks. She has a model like figure, looking way too slim to be sporting those B or C cup breasts and thin legs that run down to a pair of black small ankle boots. "This is Amber, shes been following this DJ for a while now and is currently studying up at the state uni." She gives a tiny wave.
"Angelo here is also from the Uni" Josh waved his hand toward the brown haired man sitting on one of the stools. He was probably around 6 foot in height, a little taller than yourself and was wearing a button down shirt and Jeans with some leather shoes. He was quite fit, his forearms on display showing some muscles as well as some well defined shoulders that seemed to stretch the upper aspect of his shirt. Clean shaven and with a slight bronze skin tone, he was definitely attractive, with a few girls giving him the eye from the rest of the crowd here tonight. He reached his hand out towards you to give a handshake "I'm studying literature and art, I brought along Keiko too, shes a exchange student over from Japan." Angelo nodded towards the girl sitting at the end of the couch, another Asian girl, again quite short just over 5ft in height, with shoulder length black straight hair, a large fringe covering the left side of her face. She looked quite young, maybe around her early 20s wearing long knee high leather boots, a pair of leggings and a short white skirt over the top. Her blouse, whilst form fitting to some extend covered her abdomen and chest and upper shoulders, her upper arms bare. She was quite skinny, her breasts somewhat hidden in her blouse. She had a small cute nose, completely clear and slightly tanned looking skin. She smiled and looked away shyly as you looked into her eyes.
"Seems like those lessons in the language school our parents sent us to could come in handy a bit, eh Chris?" Josh mentioned. Memories flooding back into you, with you as a younger self spending time with Josh in those Saturday classes studying Japanese. That cognitive dissonance feeling hitting again as you struggle with the new memories before allowing them to pass, solidifying. You smiled back at Josh nodding.
"You guys must be undergraduates at the Univeristy too right? What are you studying?" Angelo asked. You looked back at him a little confused. "I mean this is a party for the undergrads at the state uni, so you'd have to be in your first few years in uni, plus you both look young enough to be in here, so I had assumed a bit" Looking over at Josh, he did look younger. I mean he'd always looked younger with those Asian genes, and I suppose you did too, but you hadn't really thought about it. "Yeah, we're both in 3rd year. I'm studying engineering and Chris is studying for undergrad medicine" Josh says, his voice triggering some memories about studying pre-med, both of you growing up in the same town and attending college together. Angelo, Amber and Keiko's eyes raising at the mention of your degrees.
The conversation continues and you realise that you've finished your drink feeling a little more drunk like you had been at home. You stand up to go and get another drink asking if anyone else wanted one.