[A muggy, humid dusk has fallen over this courtyard; it's the kind of humidity that makes the clothes stick to your skin and your hair cling to your neck. It won't last much longer, though: there are storm clouds in the sky, gathering for a nighttime downpour, and thunder rolling in the distance. It's only a matter of time until the sky breaks open
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I doubt there will be any moonlight.
[Not denying the pouring rain part though~ she uses her bare foot to nudge the bottle of wine closer to him. Here.]
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[Thunder rumbles overhead. Better get in the gazebo, or you're going to get soaked~]
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[He rather misses the sporadic weather and has little to no qualms over getting wet.]
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[More thunder rumbling overhead, and the first few raindrops are falling; slow at first.]
Going to try it?
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[The water begins to create dark blotches on his hat and shoulders before he uses his ability to pull the cork out of the bottle. It was a nice trick he had learned from another. But he holds it out to her.] Would be rude of me not to offer you some first.
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[Touches her fingers to her belly and shakes her head no.] I can't.
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[Dense. That is what this man is. Doesn't make the connection.] You say that often enough. What exactly can you do?
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[She rolls her eyes and gestures with her head to the spot beside her on the bench.] ... apparently, I can woo a man.
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But you are trying to catch a particular one. Think it will work? [Still hasn't taken a drink. Really would like a wine glass to put it in instead of drinking straight from the bottle.]
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Define 'catch'. [Because, really, she had only planned to talk to the guy. But, she's willing to play along for now.]
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Ensnare. Catch his attention. As simply knocking on his door isn't a means of communication.
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[Quirking an eyebrow at him.] Have I caught your attention?
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And if I said you had?
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["I'll show you mine when you show me yours."]
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