Dinner date! [Science!]

04[23:23] <@Afiqah> 03[You drift back to consciousness late the next morning, still wrapped around Bash. Maybe stuck is the better word, it's really hot and muggy this morning, and he's always a furnace. You slowly unpeel an arm from across his chest before laying it back down again, slowly becoming more awake. No headache which is good. Maybe a little more thirsty than normal. But all things considered you're okay.]
04[23:24] <@Afiqah> 03[And as much as you enjoy cuddling him, you're not enjoying it right now. Slowly, you try and untangle yourself without waking him up.]
[23:29] <Bash> 02[You're normally a light sleeper, but it seems alcohol helps with that. Also, the diceroll said you stay asleep. You seem to be mumbling about something happening on Derse, probably hanging out with Jack and getting kicked out of every place in town or something. You'll be awake soon, but not quite yet.]
04[23:32] <@Afiqah> 03[Oh hey, thats a first. You slip out of bed and head to the bathroom. Drinking down a glass of water and starting up the shower. Stripping down and stepping in. Figuring you'll shave now on the off chance he wakes up and joins you.]
[23:39] <Bash> 02[You wake with a start (Stop getting in barfights on Derse you idiot) a few minutes later. "Mmm?" Afiqah's not there, so you worry for a moment you dreampt yesterday up, but then you notice residual heat and the shower noises and calm down. "Geez, self. No need to panic." Mmm. You should shower too. D'ya think Afi'll let you in? Well, you'll just ask, you guess. Head over to the bathroom door,
[23:39] <Bash> 2calling out "It okay for me to come in?"]
04[23:40] <@Afiqah> 03[You've finished one leg and are about half way done the second when he nocks. Looking up as he calls. "Uhm, yes?" You don't think he needs to ask, but it's kind of adorable that he did. "Don't need to ask." You say as you go back to shaving.]
[23:44] <Bash> 02[Head in, peeling off your clothes. "Figured it'd be best to check, y'know." Slip into the shower. "Mornin'." You yawn a little.]
04[23:46] <@Afiqah> 03[Smile at him as you finish up. Putting the razon on the edge of the shower after checking to see if you missed a spot. "Morning." Reach up around his neck and pull him down for a kiss.]
[23:55] <Bash> 02[Ooh yay, morning kiss! Wrap your arms around her as a lil' hug. "Do we have plans today?" You ask as you un-hug to reach for the loofah and soap.]
04[23:58] <@Afiqah> 03["Other than clean up, not really?" Considering you only came back yesterday and that was all about the party hasn't been the chance for plans. You don't really want to let go now that you're less sweaty. So you re-latch on to his backside, pressing in against him.]
Session Time: Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 2015
[00:02] <Bash> 02["Mm, good. Was thinkin' we mostly just take the day to relax?" Lather lather lather lather. Hm. You aren't going to be able to get to your back with her there. Huff slightly. "Also, d'ya mind lettin me wash my back for a moment?"]
04[00:03] <@Afiqah> 03[Grumble. "Fiiiiine." Let go and quickly move to wash your hair. "Relaxing sounds good."]
[00:07] <Bash> 02["Sorry! Gotta wash all over." Aaand there. Much better. "Did you already soap yourself?"]
04[00:07] <@Afiqah> 03["Have to before you shave." You say matter-of-fact. Looking at him like he's stupid.]
[00:09] <Bash> 02[You are! But mostly because you don't have to deal with that process! "Oh, right. Durrr." Shake your head and shrug. "Oh well."]
04[00:11] <@Afiqah> 03["Legs are nice and soft though now!" You say brightly. And now that he's clean you go back to hugging him. Scratching his spine.]
[00:13] <Bash> 02[Hug her back and smile down at her. Wow, look at all this not-drama. It's so great. You love it.]
04[00:22] <@Afiqah> 03[Smile back up and give him a squeeze. Nuzzle in to his check and continue to rub up and down his spine slowly. This is pretty great.]
[00:27] <Bash> 02[Sigh happily with the rubbing. A thought occurs to you. "This is probably cheesy and stupid, but would you maybe wanna go celebrate coming home and also our relationship with a date?" Still counts as 'relaxing', you think.]
04[00:31] <@Afiqah> 03["Hmmm." You sigh in to him. "That sounds lovely. And not cheesy and stupid at all." You don't really have a basis for cheesy and stupid, but you're sure that doesn't count for it. Keep running your hands over him, glad to be back and to have him here.]
[00:39] <Bash> 02["Ehe. We can do that later then!" Hm. You'll figure out what you're gonna specifically be doing later. Give her a squeeze.]
04[00:39] <@Afiqah> 03[Make a little squeak and squeeze him back.]
[00:42] <Bash> 02["So, what about for now?"]
04[00:48] <@Afiqah> 03["Uhm." You're feeling a lot better about your choice. And you know its only going to be getting hotter and more humid over the course of the day, so you want to stay in here where you have cool water for a bit longer. "Can we stay in here a little bit longer? It's humid out there." Make a face.]
[00:57] <Bash> 02["Yeah, that doesn't sound too bad. Humidity is lame." Make a similar face.]
04[00:59] <@Afiqah> 03["Super lame. I was stuck to you when I woke up. I've never been stuck to someone like that before." You hush the voice saying thats because you hadn't slept with anyone like that before. Details.]
[01:00] <Bash> 02["Eugh, I bet that was sticky."]
04[01:02] <@Afiqah> 03["I'm surprised I didn't wake you up with it. What were you dreaming about anyways? You were mumbling something." Reach up and scratch the back of his head. Still nuzzling in to his chest.]
[01:04] <Bash> 02["Was on Derse. Not sure what I would've been mumbling, but it might've been anything about what Noir and I were getting up to."]
04[01:07] <@Afiqah> 03["Which was?"]
[01:09] <Bash> 02["Uuuuh. Mostly barfights."]
04[01:10] <@Afiqah> 03["Barfights? Really?" Look at him like you're not sure wether he's being truthful or not.]
[01:10] <Bash> 02["Dream me is a lot more... violent?"]
04[01:11] <@Afiqah> 03["Oh." You say quietly. "I'll, uhm, keep that in mind?"]
[01:12] <Bash> 02[
[01:13] <Bash> 02["Yeah, sorry. Don't worry about that right now though, okay?" Pat her on the head softly.]
04[01:15] <@Afiqah> 03[Sigh and squeeze him in the hug again. "Alright." You don't really know if your dreamself is any differnt. Though you do remember that you get a really cool dream outfit.]
[01:22] <Bash> 02["C'mon, perk up." Gently bonk your head against hers.]
04[01:24] <@Afiqah> 03[Sigh again, but much quieter. Gently bonking back and squeezing him. "Alright." Leaning up and kissing him. You missed this.]
[01:27] <Bash> 02["Better!" Beam at her. You missed this too.]
04[01:30] <@Afiqah> 03[Smile back and kiss again. You can feel your fingers getting pruney. "Shall we? Home won't clean itself."]
[01:32] <Bash> 02["Yeah, we'd better." Kiss her one more time for good measure.]
04[01:34] <@Afiqah> 03[Kiss him one more time for good measure! Giving him a grin before letting go and turning off the shower. The humidity suddenly oppressive again. "Ugh." Step out and dry off, as pointless as that feels.]
[01:38] <Bash> 02["Ugh is right." Dry yourself off as well, and then head out and get dressed. Right, time to clean?]
04[01:40] <@Afiqah> 03[Time to clean. You put on your one pair of shorts plus a tank top. Not going to dress up more than you need to in this humidity. You come out brushing your hair to look at the state of things. Not as bad as you expected. "I'll get the stuff in the garbage if you start vacuuming?" You ask, already heading in to the kitchen to get bags.]
[01:41] <Bash> 02["Sure thing." Vroom vroom.]
04[01:42] <@Afiqah> 03[It doesn't take too long to get all the scraps and bottles in to the garbage. Taking all the dishware to the sink to start washing. You'll wash down the tables and stuff after.]
[01:46] <Bash> 02[How much narration can you really expect for vacuuming, really? You get it out and get it done, easy as that.]
04[01:49] <@Afiqah> 03[Only takes half an hour for everything to be cleaned up and, as you expected, you feel gross all over again. You flop on to the couch lengthways and exhale in a huff. "Humidity is stupid."]
[01:50] <Bash> 02[Blow a raspberry at the universe as you watch her flop down. "Yeah, you can say that again."]
04[01:50] <@Afiqah> 03["Humidity is stupid."}
[01:54] <Bash> 02[Snort and consider flopping next to her before adknowledging the humidity and just sitting on the floor by her instead.]
04[01:55] <@Afiqah> 03[Reach out and scratch his head. "Ugh." Give a deep sigh. "Uhm, ice cream and video games sound okay? Don't really want to move."]
[01:56] <Bash> 02["Sounds fantastic. I'll go grab the icecream. Two scoops?"]
04[01:56] <@Afiqah> 03["Please." You can always get more if you run out.]
[02:00] <Bash> 02[Scoop out some icecream into bowls for the two of you, and bring them over to the couch. You have four scoops because... why not?]
04[02:03] <@Afiqah> 03[Because you probably weight close to twice your weight is the answer you'd give. Take your bowl with a thank you and savour the coolness of the first few bites. "So, uhm, mario kart? Or did you have a suggestion for a game I have to play." Seems like everyone has opinions on what those are.]
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[02:06] <Bash> 02["Eh, mariokart's fine." You have opinions on games but not Opinions. You think.]
04[02:07] <@Afiqah> 03["Alright." Take one more bite of ice cream before getting up to start the game up. Passing Bash a controller as you sit back down. You're getting better at this!]
[02:09] <Bash> 02[She really is! You're not altogether surprised, though. Getting better happens when you play!]
04[02:13] <@Afiqah> 03[You're not really feeling in to it too much though. The humidity is sapping your energy. Maybe the weather'll break and you'll get rain. You can hope.]
04[02:13] <@Afiqah> 03[After the first race is done (you got 4th) , you take another bite of ice cream and ask. "What were you, uhm, thinking for the date?"]
[02:18] <Bash> 02["Well, I was thinking maybe go out to a nice restraunt and have dinner, then take a nice long walk on the beach? Nothing too special, unless you wanted to do something else?"]
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04[02:20] <@Afiqah> 03["No that sounds nice. Except for the whole 'ugh'-ness in the air." Wave your around to make your point. You swear you can feel water beading on it.]
[02:21] <Bash> 02[Make a slight face about the humidity again. "Maybe it'll be nicer tonight?"]
04[02:24] <@Afiqah> 03["I hope so. If not theres always another night." You do want to do it tonight though. It sounds lovely. Sag in to the couch and sigh. Starting up the next race.]
[02:29] <Bash> 02["Yeah." Give her a thumbs up as the race starts.]
04[02:04] <@Afiqah> 03[Once this race is done you glance down the hallway and out the window. "Is it getting darker out or is it just me?"]
[02:08] <Bash> 02["Well, I'm pretty sure it's getting darker out. Probably ought to consider dinner!" Despite the fact that you have somehow had neither breakfast or lunch yet. We'll just assume that's an irrelevant plothole. You're /welcome/, future readers. "I was thinking maybe Italian for dinner?"]
[02:12] <Bash> 02((IGNORE PREVIOUS LINE, IF THIS IS IN A LOG))
[02:13] <Bash> 02["Huh, yeah, it is." Check your phone to make sure you're not crazy and it is still in fact morning. It is, so what...? "Oh, right, that thing where water falls from the sky. That doesn't happen on most lands in the medium." Rain, rain is the word you are looking for. Is it sad that you associate that more with rainbows and bullshit than actual liquid rain?]
04[02:17] <@Afiqah> 03["Oooo." Set down your controller and go down the hall to peer out the window. "Looks like it!" You call back down. "Hopefully it lets up before dinner. Walking in a heavy rain probably isn't fun." Light rain might be okay though, as your brain starts making up scenarios.]
[02:23] <Bash> 02["Yeah, hopefully. Rain's nice though." Soothing sounds, at the least. Set down your own controller and stretch as you stand up. "If not, umbrellas are a thing. I'm sure there's one in a closet somewhere."]
04[02:24] <@Afiqah> 03["Probably." Curl up on the cushioned window ledge with your back against the wall and keep looking out as the raindrops start splattering on the window pane. "Seems like theres a bit of everything in them."]
[02:25] <Bash> 02["Yeah, no eldrich horrors yet, though."]
04[02:26] <@Afiqah> 03["Don't go looking for them, alright?" You say with a small smile.]
[02:28] <Bash> 02["No worries, not plannin' on it." Smile back at her. "So if we want to actually have seats somewhere tonight, I should probably make reservations. I was thinking Italian for dinner, unless you had other preferences?"]
04[02:29] <@Afiqah> 03[Shake your head, still looking out the window at the rain. "Italian sounds good. Some place fancy, right?" You want to dress up.]
04[02:32] <@Afiqah> 03[You always want to dress up, but thats besides the point.]
[02:33] <Bash> 02["Yeah, definitely. I'd like it to be somethin' nice, y'know?" Sit down at your computer and look for somewhere to go...]
04[02:34] <@Afiqah> 03["That'd be nice." Pull out your laptop and start messaging Dosima. You should probably say whats happened.]
[02:36] <Bash> 02[Find one relatively easily, scheduling your table (you schedule it under Star's name, figuring that's the safe bet there.) for around six this evening. Plenty of time for you to /find/ your nice clothes buried in your sylladex. You'd buy some, but you already have some from... you're not really sure which pressession, honestly.]
04[02:37] <@Afiqah> 03[Wonder if you should take Bash out shopping with you at some point. You're sure he'd enjoy it, but you don't think he'd offer much actual useful critiques.]
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[02:46] <Bash> 02[You'd enjoy it! And you probably wouldn't know too much as far as fashion, honestly. Color theory you can do, but fashion is a mystery to you. I mean, you consider your mage robes acceptable standard wear.]
04[02:51] <@Afiqah> 03[After making a small lunch for the two of you near noon (you want to save room for dinner), you spend the next few hours doing random things until it starts getting closer to six. You take another shower at four now that it's less humid out and spend quite a while in there dressing yourself up as much as possible. Giving yourself the extra time to both remember how to do it and to get it right.]
[03:07] <Bash> 02[You enjoy lunch as would be expected, commenting on how lovely it is. You spend an hour finding your suit and favorite tie from your sylladex (still pressed, nice!) and another making sure you can actually... tie a tie. When she takes a shower you decide to do the same (though for the sake of 'having her dress be at least a surprise sorta' you take it in the other shower, and get dressed
[03:07] <Bash> 2yourself out there.). Your suit consists mostly of a nice black blazer, a plainly generic white buttonup, hexagon shaped cufflinks, and of course, your tie is a blue hexagon pattern.]
04[03:11] <@Afiqah> 03[This is technically your first ever date so you're pulling out all the stops as well as all the make up that you don't normally use. Once all thats done, you finally start putting on your clothes. Taking great care to make sure it's all comfortable and looking excellent. Even putting on low heels, which is something you normally never do.]
04[03:12] <@Afiqah> 03[With twenty minutes remaining, you finally step out of the bedroom after practicing walking with the heels again. Heading in to the main room where presumably Bash is waiting for you.]
04[03:12] <@Afiqah> 03[ http://41.media.tumblr.com/0cf79731ec8937bb5ea517d136338913/tumblr_n9aw9byeDx1reru8to1_500.png ]
[03:14] <Bash> 02[When she comes out, you're speechless for a moment, and then: "Damn, Afiqah, I knew you were beautiful, but you're sparkling tonight."]
04[03:17] <@Afiqah> 03[You blush and hold out part of your skirt to make a small curtsy. "Thank you. I take it you like it then?" You say with a smile. Studying him now. Blue was definitely the right choice.]
[03:19] <Bash> 02["You look fantastic, it's great! I, uh, hope I at least look respectable?" If obsessed with your hexagon motif, maybe.]
04[03:23] <@Afiqah> 03["You look amazing yourself. Very handsome." Walk over and gently rub your hands down his front, rubbing the tie. Grin up at him and pull him down so you can give him a kiss. You're wearing lipstick that tastes like vanilla, so it might be even more pleasant for him.]
[03:27] <Bash> 02[Ooh! Kisses! Excellent! Pull her close into the kiss for a moment before letting her back down. "Fantastic! About ready to head out, then?"]
04[03:28] <@Afiqah> 03[Wrap your arms around him as he does so and give a soft squeeze. "Yup!" You say excitedly. Checking yourself over to make sure nothing got messed up. Offer your arm to him once you see that it didn't. "You can take me on my first date." You say with a smile.]
[03:31] <Bash> 02["I would be honored!" You take her arm gently. "To the car we go!" Lead the way towards the door.]
04[03:32] <@Afiqah> 03[Once you're out the door and waiting for the elevator a thought comes to you. "I'd ask if this was your first date, but you probably did something before, right?" Maybe not like this, but still. Reach down and slide your fingers inbetween his.]
[03:35] <Bash> 02["Mmm, I don't know if anything me and Em did really counted as a 'Date'? I guess sorta? Maybe it's like my native, where if you want to be technical it's one thing but if you aren't it's another. So.... I guess this is technically also my first date!" You're pretty okay with that, really.]
04[03:37] <@Afiqah> 03["Oh! Okay." Squeeze his hand and enter the elevator as it arrives. "Well I think you're doing well so far." You say, leaning in to him.]
[03:40] <Bash> 02["Well, that's a relief." You were pretty sure nothing'd gone catastrophically wrong. Usually you can tell when that happens. Step out once you get to the garage, leading her to the car (you open her door for her, because... because ritual.) and then climbing in yourself. Beam at her brightly, then it is time for the driving montage.]
04[03:41] <@Afiqah> 03[Giggle a little. "Such a gentleman." You say as you buckle yourself in. Refraining from rolling down the window and holding your hand to weave in to the wind. It's tempting, but maybe a little immature. (You also don't want to ruin the dress).]
[03:43] <Bash> 02[Another car ride, perhaps! You really wouldn't mind if she did, you'd probably chuckle a litle bit at it, but oh well! It doesn't take you that long to arrive at the restraunt (you jokingly start to stop at an Olive Garden that's in the same complex, but do actually get to your intended destination.) in all it's splendor.]
04[03:45] <@Afiqah> 03[You don't even know whether Olive Garden is good or not, so the jokes lost on you unfortunately. Stepping out of the car on to the parking lot and looking around. It's still humid but not opressively, and the rain helped cool it down some. It's almost pleasant now. Wait for him at the back of the car to take his hand again. You've never really had italian before! This is exciting!]
[03:53] <Bash> 02[Meet up at the back of the car and take her hand again. She seems pretty excited! You are too, honestly! It's infectious. Head in, briefly talking to the receptionist, who upon verifying you are who you say you are (despite not being so), leads you two to a table set for two, complete with a candle providing mood lighting. The whole place is pretty fancy, but it's also not exactly the fanciest
[03:53] <Bash> 2of the fancy. Then again, for the replayers that are used to eating whatever they can make, this is pretty damn nice!]
04[03:55] <@Afiqah> 03[It is! You've got a big grin on and you take your seat across from him after giving his hand one more squeeze. "Very fancy." You say to him before the waiter comes over. Looking around to take it all in.]
[04:00] <Bash> 02["Sure is!" The waiter leaves menus for the moment for you two to look over, as well as putting a small plate of sliced bread that Ops can't remember the right name of on the table. There's also a small dish for olive oil and vinegar but Ops also has no idea how you do that. Why does bread need anything else? Just... starch, man. Anyway, you look over the menu, trying to help Afi figure out
[04:00] <Bash> 2what she wants as well!]
04[04:05] <@Afiqah> 03[You look over the dishes in the menu, occasionally asking for help, but some of them seem familiar-ish. Italy wasn't too terribly far from Jordan after all. Eventually deciding on ossobuco with risotto. Then taking a peak at the wine list. Wondering if you should or not. You don't even know if you like wine.]
[04:13] <Bash> 02[You end up deciding on being lame and getting chicken parmigiana because meat, cheese, and sauce sounds good regardless. You notice her taking a look at the wines, and just say, "If you feel like getting something to try, that's fine, but I'm gonna abstain, I think."]
04[04:16] <@Afiqah> 03[Nod. Folding up the menu. "I'm just looking." You say brightly. "You have to drive anyways, right? Can't drink." Take a small piece of the bread. You were skimpy on food today, so you're actually a little hungry.]
[04:17] <Bash> 02["Yep, that's why!" Beam back at her. Wouldn't do you much good to get arrested. Or hit something. Or someone. Yyyeah just bad. Take some of the bread yourself. Breaadddd.]
04[04:22] <@Afiqah> 03[Not being arrested is good! "So, walk on the beach after?" Might actually be pleasant now.]
[04:24] <Bash> 02["Yes! Assuming it doesn't rain or anything stupid." You'd like that. Especially considering last time.]
04[04:25] <@Afiqah> 03[Yeah, last time was a little...odd. Though it did get you started along this path so it wasn't too bad in the long run? Shake your head and refocus back on the present. "I think it's suppose to clear up. And the moon is full so it should be fairly bright!"]
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[04:27] <Bash> 02["Good! Maybe we'll see some crabs or something."]
04[04:31] <@Afiqah> 03["Maybe! I don't even know if there are crabs or not. Or if they'd come on to the beach. Be cool though." Hum and look around. Deciding to brooch an awkward topic now while you feel good. "So, uhm. If it's not too awkward, maybe we should talk about our other partner? Cause, I mean, if they're that important to you, I sort of want to know more about them?"]
[04:34] <Bash> 02["Sure! Um, this'll probably be easier if you ask a more specific question, but if you don't have one I can always ramble." It is true, you can in fact always ramble.]
04[04:36] <@Afiqah> 03["Uhm. How'd you guys meet, how'd you start going out? Maybe rambling would be better. Not sure." Fiddle with one of the bracelets you put on.]
[04:46] <Bash> 02["Well, obviously we met thanks to the /best/ dating game ever, but as far as first time we talked... I'm pretty sure in presession we bugged each other on pesterchum, talked for a bit, both of us were pretty glad we had someone else who was, y'know, experienced with the game. Sure, she's more experienced, but... honestly, at some point I suspect there's a plateau, and I wouldn't be entirely
[04:46] <Bash> 2surprised if both of us were on it. Still be a little surprised I'm there, but that aside... I think it is fair to say the reason we ended up going out was a bet." You pause here, with a small smile on your face.]
04[04:48] <@Afiqah> 03[Nod, a small smile on your face as he talks. Then a look of surprise as he mentions the bet. "Oh? What bet was that?"]
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[18:58] <Bash> 02["Well, uh, the bet was that she couldn't catch my tongue in some period of days, cause I kept sticking it out at her. Unfortunately never specified /how/ she could catch my tongue and uh... mhm." Wait, why does that embarass you? Well, you guess you have to blush occassionally too.]
04[19:00] <@Afiqah> 03[Oh no, he's cute when he's blushing. "So she, uhm, kissed you and caught it that way, or...?" Might've been something else.]
[19:02] <Bash> 02[Scratch at your hexes and kinda look away a little as you nod.]
04[19:03] <@Afiqah> 03[Giggle some more, clapping your hands together. "Still sore that she outsmarted you, or?"]
[19:04] <Bash> 02["Oh, no, I knew going into the bet I was gonna lose. I mean, Seer of Time. That was a lost bet from the beginning. It's more, um, how silly that whole thing is."]
04[19:05] <@Afiqah> 03["So she won the bet, what happened then?" Still grinning, this is hilarious.]
[19:10] <Bash> 02["Well, we ended up dating, somehow. I'm... still not entirely clear on that? Somehow or another I wormed my way past a bit of her attachment issues, so... yeah." Shrug a little. "And what about you and Dosima, then?"]
04[19:14] <@Afiqah> 03[Run a finger along the rim of your water glass as you think. Slowly starting up the story "Well, the first time we talked, or, uhm, the first time I remember talking with them they had a lot of...debris?" Shake your head. "Not quite the right word, but all this...stuff attached to them. And they were looking for help on getting it off. And I suggested using Heart to maybe help with that."]
[19:16] <Bash> 02[Nod a little. "Did it work?"]
04[19:20] <@Afiqah> 03[Nod. "Yup! Thats why they look like they do now instead of, uhm, buried in stuff so their body is barely visible. I also, uhm, recognized at that point how, uh, attractive they were." Cough slightly and take a sip of water before continuing. "That was...quite a while ago. I didn't really do much after that to move ourselves anything past friends. Cause, well, different sessions, and I was still a little unsure about Trolls at the time."]
[19:24] <Bash> 02[Smile slightly at her awkwardness over the attraction. "Well, that explains how you met them, but obviously something made that move past friends?"]
04[19:25] <@Afiqah> 03["Well, we talked and stuff. Explained my experiments and what I was doing. And, uhm, out of the blue for me, they asked if I was interested in a relationship!"]
04[19:31] <@Afiqah> 03["I was a little uncertain at first. Because I had never been in one before, didn't know what to do or what was to be expected. Especially with a troll. But they, uhm, said the right things. They mentioned my intelligence and energy a lot more than my looks. And, well." You look a little sad. "I was lonely. It was nice to hear someone wanted me around."]
[19:32] <Bash> 02["They sound like a very good person." Smile a little. "I'm glad you met them."]
04[19:34] <@Afiqah> 03["They are such a good person and I'm very glad I met them. And, well, they helped a lot over the course of the next year or two when, well." You give a small sigh, but try to smile anyways. "You saw what I was like coming out of that."]
[19:38] <Bash> 02[Gently reach a hand out to her with a quiet. "Yeah."]
04[19:38] <@Afiqah> 03[Take it and squeeze. Smiling back a bit more like you were before. "But I'm feeling better now, thanks to you."]
[19:40] <Bash> 02["I'm glad." Squeeze her hand gently. "Any other questions?"]
04[19:42] <@Afiqah> 03["Uhm. Thalia? I know you've told me a bit about her, but I can't imagine Emarra going along with it?" You're curious.]
[19:45] <Bash> 02[Let out a small puff of air. "Well, that was... an accident, more or less. Sort of." Frown slightly. "Originally I made an AI core becuase I got ahead of myself on Homefree, ended up making a body, and then ended up using the hextech to make it organic. But uh, that last step was an accident."]
04[19:46] <@Afiqah> 03[Blink. "Uhm....what would've been the plan without the accident?"]
[19:47] <Bash> 02["She'd have been using an entirely robotic body. Think prosthetics, but... without the 'having had something to replace'."]
04[19:49] <@Afiqah> 03["Oh. But it was, uhm, still your intention to make them? Create them? Have them?" You say, not sure which verb is the correct one.]
[19:49] <Bash> 02["Yeah, whichever of those is right. I'd talked to Em about it before then, and she was... uncertain but willing to let me do what I thought was right."]
04[19:51] <@Afiqah> 03["Oh. Okay. So shes, uhm. Just like you, but without the addition of Beta or Alpha?" Or Ivan, though you leave that unsaid.]
[19:53] <Bash> 02[Nod. "Yeah, apparantly the Door decided to normalize her back down from a combination of organic and prosthetic parts into organics. Or Thalia thought of herself as organic, or like me, maybe? Not sure exactly how, but yeah, she's like me. And thankfully, no assholes in her head."]
04[19:54] <@Afiqah> 03[Nod. "Maybe. I mean, she must have if she had you and Em and the others to really base her thoughts on?" Shrug. "And I thought Beta was okay?"]
[19:55] <Bash> 02["Beta is okay, mostly. Sometimes he's... naggy?" <And sometimes you're like a small child.>]
04[19:57] <@Afiqah> 03[You'd agree with Beta's assessment if you knew about it. "Ah. Well. I hope I get to meet her one day. Thalia that is. She seems nice from the times we've talked." Even if she's roughly your age. And you're dating her dad. The Game makes everything weird.]
[19:59] <Bash> 02[It's okay, Bash also agrees with Beta's assessment. He just doesn't care. "That'd be good, I think. I, uh, talked a lot about you when I was telling her about Homefree stuff that session, so I don't know how that'll color her impressions. I mean, other than positive."]
04[20:02] <@Afiqah> 03[Nod. "Well thats good! I think?" Think for a second. "Yeah, going to go with 'good'." Look around and lower your voice. "Though, uhm, to be honest. Emmara intimidates me." You whisper over.]
[20:05] <Bash> 02["Emmara intimidates everyone, I'm pretty sure." Even you, sometimes. "It's her defense mechanism. She's not a bad person, she's just... been through a lot, and grew spikes to deal with it."]
04[20:06] <@Afiqah> 03["Oh." Thats kind of sad. "Is that why you, uhm, said she has attachment issues?"]
[20:07] <Bash> 02["Yeah." You say quietly. "It worries me."]
04[20:08] <@Afiqah> 03["Oh." Sadface. "Did, uhm, Thalia help at all with her, or?"]
[20:10] <Bash> 02[Nod a little. "I think honestly me and Thalia are the most positive interaction she may have had in years. I think her being native Life helped with the need to nurture. Maternal desires a bit too." Smile slightly, remembering the session.]
04[20:12] <@Afiqah> 03["Wow." You say queitly. "I thought I had it bad last session, but I...I can't imagine having to do that for any longer than I did." Gently reach out and squeeze his hand. "I guess you have a habit of helping people like that?" Then drop to a whisper. "Was she really maternal?" You think that might help with the scariness.]
[20:14] <Bash> 02["Yeah, in her own way. It wasn't immediate, of course." Squeeze her hand back. Do you really have a habit of helping people? You're not sure.]
04[20:15] <@Afiqah> 03["Well, I can't imagine why if you spring a kid on her." You say sticking your tongue out. "But what did she do? I'm curious now."]
[20:18] <Bash> 02["Like I said, of course. I mean, she taught Thalia to cook, how to use her pistols- and before you say anything about her being a kid, consider the game and it's lack of fucks-, and was generally... happy to have her around, I think."]
04[20:19] <@Afiqah> 03["Awww." You weren't going to say anything. Which, on reflection, is maybe a little worrying. "But she couldn't teach you to cook?" You raise an eyebrow.]
[20:21] <Bash> 02["Not for a lack of trying."]
04[20:22] <@Afiqah> 03[Shake your head. "How are you so bad at it? It's pretty simple if you follow directions."]
[20:23] <Bash> 02[Shrug. You really have no idea.]
04[20:26] <@Afiqah> 03[Shake your head some more. "I almost want to see you try just to see where it goes wrong."]
[20:27] <Bash> 02["Maybe outside sometime."]
04[20:28] <@Afiqah> 03["I think I could stop you before it goes horribly wrong?" He can't be that bad, surely.]
[20:29] <Bash> 02["...we can try."]
04[20:30] <@Afiqah> 03["You don't sound convinced."]
[20:32] <Bash> 02[As you're about to respond, you are thankfully cut off by the delivery of your respective food!]
04[20:41] <@Afiqah> 03[Mmmm. Food. Thank the waiter before placing your napkin in your lap. "Thank you for dinner!" You say once the waiter has moved on.]
[20:43] <Bash> 02["You're welcome!" Food looks and smells delicious. Smile across at her.]
04[20:44] <@Afiqah> 03[Smile back. Taking careful bites. You don't want to spill anything!]
[20:46] <Bash> 02[Cut yours into smaller bites as you eat, occasionally offering one to her. You're still being careful as best you can be, because you gotta look presentable, gosh.]
04[20:48] <@Afiqah> 03[You take them with a thanks. Making sure all your loose cloth doesn't accidentily drag across your food when you do. And offering some of yours in return.]
[20:50] <Bash> 02[Yay, cute food offerings. This is excellent! The food, too.]
04[20:54] <@Afiqah> 03[The food is good! You're glad you saved room for it, actually eating all the way through in fairly short order.]
[20:56] <Bash> 02[Clean off your own plate in about the same time, sitting back in your chair, contented. "Well, that was delicious."]
04[20:57] <@Afiqah> 03[Sip on your water and nod. "It was! Maybe not my favourite, but still pretty good." Little bit bland compared to what you're used to.]
[20:59] <Bash> 02[Nod. "Not an everyday thing, anyway." Smile at her softly. "Good excuse to get dressed up, though."]
04[21:01] <@Afiqah> 03["Yes! Need more excuses for that." Definitely need more. Though you could probably do without spending that long on the makeup. Though if you do it more often it'd be faster. Hmm.]
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