He does follow her in, takes a seat in the chair, somehow manages to not look nervous! Mostly. Clearing his throat is kind of a giveaway of that much, but oh well. Habit. ]
Well, were you planning to go to that masquerade?
[ Louis announced the thing, so like, it would therefore follow. ]
Yep. Already told Louis I would when he first mentioned it to me. People could use something like this after last month, me included.
[Now she takes a drink of water and looks at him curiously, really not sure why he's asking. He's her friend and bond mate. It's natural she'd show up to support him, right?]
Not sure about what to wear yet, but I'll figure it out. Why?
Yeah, I should figure out what to wear, too. I'm still new here, it's not like I've thought to go out and buy a suit for anything until now.
[ But, that doesn't matter right now! And he's not going to allow himself to latch onto other threads of conversation just because he's nervous!!! So. Here goes. ]
Actually, I... I wanted to ask if you'd consider going with me. Together.
[ There's still a little bit of lingering nervousness, not knowing exactly how she'll react to this or what her answer might be - but asking was definitely the hard part. ]
There are plenty of places for that. I could point you in the direction of some, it's not a big deal. And if you need money or whatever, the rest've us could help, too. We've had more time to find our footing.
[When he actually asks her that, she's mid-bite in her sandwich. Fie stops and blinks before swallowing what's likely too big of a bite. Oh well, it seems fine.]
Like what? A date? [It's a casual question, not teasing for once, since he is acting a little weird. ... more so than normal.]
[ He appreciates the offer - and depending on how his finances look when he actually goes back and does the math, he may take her up on that! But right now, he's a little focused on the part of the conversation that's got the butterflies in his chest going pretty much crazy.
He... definitely would have thought that question would be more teasing! But it isn't. He smiles - a little bit hopeful, a little bit sheepish. ]
Well, I was hoping like a date - but only if you want to. If you'd rather just go as friends, I'd be okay with that too, of course.
[Fie's sitting there in her blanket nest in her lounge clothes eating a damned sandwich, and here Machias is asking her on a date. How did this happen, again? Welp.
[ Honestly? That sounds just weird enough to be on-brand. And now here they are.
... She just said yes! -- Well, she said sure. But that means yes! Wow. For as much as Machias was preparing himself to ask her, he somehow forgot to prepare for a positive answer! His brain needs a second to catch up. ]
Y-Yeah? That's great!
[ Aaaand now he couldn't stop smiling if he tried. ]
Heh. I'm already looking forward to it. Thank you, Fie.
[ Is it weird to say thank you? It feels weird to say thank you, but also not. Whatever, he's said it now. fdjskl ]
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He does follow her in, takes a seat in the chair, somehow manages to not look nervous! Mostly. Clearing his throat is kind of a giveaway of that much, but oh well. Habit. ]
Well, were you planning to go to that masquerade?
[ Louis announced the thing, so like, it would therefore follow. ]
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[Now she takes a drink of water and looks at him curiously, really not sure why he's asking. He's her friend and bond mate. It's natural she'd show up to support him, right?]
Not sure about what to wear yet, but I'll figure it out. Why?
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[ But, that doesn't matter right now! And he's not going to allow himself to latch onto other threads of conversation just because he's nervous!!! So. Here goes. ]
Actually, I... I wanted to ask if you'd consider going with me. Together.
[ There's still a little bit of lingering nervousness, not knowing exactly how she'll react to this or what her answer might be - but asking was definitely the hard part. ]
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[When he actually asks her that, she's mid-bite in her sandwich. Fie stops and blinks before swallowing what's likely too big of a bite. Oh well, it seems fine.]
Like what? A date? [It's a casual question, not teasing for once, since he is acting a little weird. ... more so than normal.]
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He... definitely would have thought that question would be more teasing! But it isn't. He smiles - a little bit hopeful, a little bit sheepish. ]
Well, I was hoping like a date - but only if you want to. If you'd rather just go as friends, I'd be okay with that too, of course.
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After a moment, she just nods.]
Sure. That sounds fun.
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... She just said yes! -- Well, she said sure. But that means yes! Wow. For as much as Machias was preparing himself to ask her, he somehow forgot to prepare for a positive answer! His brain needs a second to catch up. ]
Y-Yeah? That's great!
[ Aaaand now he couldn't stop smiling if he tried. ]
Heh. I'm already looking forward to it. Thank you, Fie.
[ Is it weird to say thank you? It feels weird to say thank you, but also not. Whatever, he's said it now. fdjskl ]
i coulda sworn i replied to this i'm so sorry
Yeah. [It's a little contagious, and she shakes her head.]
Same. You're welcome, Machias.
[That last part is definitely a tease.]