log; well don't waste time; Mina & Aleš
Who: Mina & Aleš
What: Fail!date Bringing sexy back.
When: Saturday.
Wilhelmina held to her parasol firmly, it was a light shade of blue made of Chinese paper and just right for keeping out the sun. And it was so hot out here. Even wearing a white dress and sandals she was boiling while she waited for her ... 'date'. God, she was seriously bored agreeing to this.
However, she couldn't help it, Ales was much too fun not to poke and laugh at.
Holding her handbag near she moved back stepping away from the crowd, she wondered where he intended to take her for said date. Somewhere nice hopefully, she tossed the MacDonalds nearby a spiteful look.
Cheap and ugly. Even near the Fontana di Trevi.
Aleš was not completely sure why he was out on a date with Mina, either. She wasn't exactly the nicest girl in town. In fact, he'd almost sooner take Vittoria out, but at least she was hot. That mattered from time to time.
He wasn't really late, he was just walking to their intended meeting place. When not in the 'black suit' he wore for Order business, or his work uniform, he simply wore jeans and a nice short sleeved shirt. Just your average guy if not for the hair color.
Spotting Mina up ahead, he raised a hand to wave. "Okay!" he said in that horribly thickly accented English. "Let's get this show on the road." Oh yes. His destination was the definition of classy.
It was one of those unanswerable questions that were best left like that- unanswerable. It wasn't like there was a big deal in just going out on a date, plus her date wasn't ugly either. Not her type but then again she hadn't gotten very good responses dating 'her type' of men. Not at all.
His English was horrible.
Mina smiled sweetly, "Hello~" she greeted cheerfully and nodded, signaling for him to lead the way.
English was the only other language he could speak fluently other than Czech and Polish, so she would just have to deal with it.
Once signaled, he started walking off straight toward Mina's favorite place ever: The McDonald's. Didn't want to splurge if he wasn't sure he was totally in love with the girl, after all.
"Hope you like fast food." he said. "I don't get paid for a while." Such a lie.
Oh the little shit.
Mina stared for a moment after him, expression threatening to falter for a moment, but in the end she smiled- widely and in a manner which said 'I'll get back later for this'- "Oh, well, it is not my usual thing~" she kept her tone light and playful.
And he was paying after all so.
Following him inside, she shoved roughly a person in her way to the cue with a 'whoops sorry!' and took a good place in line. Yes, by cutting in line.
Aleš was a great deal more perceptive than Mina probably thought, and it didn't help matters that he totally played into being dumb. He merely returned her wide smile with a grin of his own, holding the door open for her once they got there. Hey, he was still a gentleman in his own way.
"Yeah? Sorry about that." Maybe somewhere nicer next time. If, dear god, there ever was a next time.
When she cut in line, he sort of raised a brow. Well. That was oddly attractive. He liked that in a woman. And instead of apologizing for her or anything, he cut right along with her.
Well, when Mina had the need to let him know something she was not above kicking him in the shins if need be. Thankfully he held the door open for her- bonus points- "We could try some other place next time." Aha, if there was one. Which she wasn't expecting there to be, but words didn't hurt and those seemed harmless enough.
"What are you going to order?"
She had no idea what to try in this place, the salad didn't seem appealing... and she was not the type of woman who was shy about eating properly on first dates. Or whatever.
"Sounds good." he said, with a shrug. Sure why not.
When asked what he wanted to order, he tilted his head, looking up at the menu like it was a life changing decision. "Uhhh, I don't know. Like a big mac and some fries or something? Maybe like....a couple happy meals instead. I can eat like 10 of those things in one sitting."
".... Nope. Gonna go with the big mac."
"Ten?" She made a disgusted face, "Won't that make you sick?" On second thought... if it did it might be funny to watch- but then he had settled on the big mac. Oh well, maybe some other time.
"Alright, I'll take the...chicken nuggets." Those seemed fairly safe and light. So... couldn't go wrong, right?
Right.
"I'm strong, I'm strong!" he insisted, coming up to the counter to order their meal. Customers were giving them annoyed glares from behind.
He told the cashier, whom he seemed to know personally, their order, and then turned back to Mina. "Chicken nuggets it is. Thank god they started putting real chicken in those things........ I think." He dug around a bit in his pants, looking for his wallet. Keys, lint, random receipts, oh there it was.
"Oh Ales~ You are such a comforting man. I'm glad to know happy meals won't defeat you." She didn't keep the irony out of her voice, but offered him a half-smile to show she was teasing him as he looked for his wallet to pay.
Mina was already preparing to battle her way out of there and to a nice table upstairs. Somehow together they made a strange pair, him all casual and she all posh.
Maybe that was why the people behind glared so much. Maybe not.
Yeah. He was the man alright.
"Thanks buddy." He said to the clerk. Good god, was he giving him a fist bump? Yes, yes he was. And then he was following Mina.
He definitely knew that people were staring at him for having such a pretty date at his side. That was always a perk. But he wasn't bad looking or anything, so they were just nice looking all around. Especially for the McDonald's crowd.
Well, Mina was a fan of the attention so she made a point of offering some guys a flirtatious smile, while still managing to look attentive and interested in her own date. As far as she was concerned, it was entertaining to watch guys pout when she turned her attention back to Ales and made a point that she was quite content with him. It was a skill of some sort, she picked out a table by the window and sat down.
Once they sat down, Aleš didn't hesitate to dig into the food. It was a wonder where it all went, really. As for the guys looking at HIS date, he pretty much ignored them. Then again, he often had a good looking date on his arm. What could he say? He was popular.
Of course...sometimes his "date" was also Flurr and that got stares too. Maybe he was just flat out immune to people staring at things.
Well, at least he was enthusiastic about it. Mina poked at her food with a little more hesitation but then began eating- like a lady should- she didn't bother to make much conversation until her so called date was done with his meal. He seemed to be... well.
Engrossed in the good food. Or food.
The meal seemed to be going rather well, except when she reached out for her coke and instead spilled it... across his lap. "Oh my god-!"
Well it was good food. Come on, this was McDonald's.
Aleš was almost done with his food long before Mina was, most likely. He was a pro at digesting fast food and not having a heart attack over it. And he'd almost been ready to start conversation with her, when that coke came spilling all over the place.
"Oh shit!" he sputtered, still with half a french fry in his mouth. Jesus Christ, it was everywhere. "It looks like I peed my pants." And his boxers were soggy. Did she do this on purpose?
It was not good food and Mina made a mental note of forcing him into a proper restaurant- even if it was not a date- in the near future. How could anyone eat this daily? She would never know.
Of course... all conversation was interrupted by the coke incident. Mina lifted the almost empty coke container and threw some napkins on the table. Then he said the pants thing... and the girl burst out laughing.
"Oh, god, sorry-" she said in between laughs which didn't sound very sincere, but let's face it. She was vain and she would be damned if she would be seen walking around with a guy who looked like he peed on his pants.
So no, it was not on purpose.
Aleš was mostly flailing about with the napkins, pressing them down on his crotch as if it'd even help. Sure it soaked some of it up, but he definitely looked like he'd missed the bathroom.
"Great...great..." he muttered, in Czech, before switching back to English. "It's alright, don't worry about it. It'll dry. Are you almost done? I'm kinda soggy..."
She was laughing at him. Somehow he wanted to laugh too but it just wasn't that funny.
It was funny, god he was funny in a clownish sort of way. Mina tried to control her laughter and gave a nod, "Come on, it's warm outside, we can sit by the fountain while you dry off."
She took a moment to pity him a little, standing up and leaving her mess right there. What? No one paid her to pick it up- so.
"Alright..." he sort of mumbled, standing up. Well, he was a man. He could take this walk of shame. Now people were staring for a different reason. But he looked at them as if to say 'yeah I do have a big stain on my crotch, what are you going to do about it??'
He left his mess too. Sorry but, convenience store clerk or not, he wasn't cleaning that shit up either.
Mina didn't pay attention to anyone else, offering a smile and continued her way out of the 'restaurant' and down the street. Thankfully the fountain was less than a block away and the large crowds of tourists kept anyone from really looking at his crotch. (Ew, anyway) She lifted her parasol to cover herself and then nudged him a little.
"There's a spot over there." She motioned to the left corner of the fountain which had been vacated just now. "We can sit there." And she could toss a coin in there. It was after all, rather fun to do that when she came.
Aleš just nodded and followed along like a kicked puppy almost. Except his expression was less gloomy and more awkward, as it did feel awkward to walk around with sticky soda in your pants.
"That'll work." he agreed, sitting down with his legs spread in such a way to air out his pants. Very provocative. But that wasn't exactly new.
Mina didn't pay any attention to the way he was sitting, although she did notice how he looked exactly. God, he... was too much fun. Not sure if to laugh at or to laugh with.
"I would sit on your lap but my dress~" Mina couldn't resist the tease in her voice or how she nodded towards his spread legs. Oh dear. "I bet it would be more comfortable than this." she patted the stone beneath her and glanced back at the fountain. So pretty.
That was something she loved about Rome. It was all so beautiful.
Aleš raised a brow in sort of a come-hither look, tilting his head in her direction. "Wouldn't want to ruin your dress. Maybe next time." He was both serious and sarcastic in saying that. He wasn't even sure himself completely.
"And my lap is comfortable, if I do say so myself." She could ask almost anyone, really. He wasn't shy about touching. All of Rome knew that.
Aha. Well, she was a hands on person at times, if she was interested. She smiled brightly at him, "Of course, I wouldn't want you to ruin my dress either. I rather like it." She couldn't remember who she got it from but it had been a good shopping spree. A very good shopping spree.
"My~ well if you keep recommending your lap like that, I might have to get someone to test it for me before getting ... on."
With that she began digging in her purse for a coin. "Want to throw a coin into the fountain? As for a wish?"
"Then again if we ruined it, you'd match me." He replied, gesturing to the stain on his crotch. Jeans took forever to get dry. And he was kidding of course. He thought she looked hot. It was a good dress indeed.
"It already comes approved!" he said, though he turned to face the water instead, looking into it. "Sure, why not? I'll wish for some dry underwear."
"Oh, I guess I would but then you'd have to buy me a new, expensive one and surely you don't want that." She beamed at him and handed him a coin from her purse. Mina stood up. "That's a good wish, I... want to wish for my friend."
Noelle.
...She paused for a moment. Noelle deserved better and maybe wishes didn't matter to dead people but... Mina still did it. She tossed the coin while facing away from the fountain.
Then whatever sadness was gone and she was patting Ales on the head. "You're so cute and small like this."
"Yeah I wouldn't want that." he agreed seriously. It would probably take his whole paycheck or something. He didn't really know. Money was not something he gave a lot of thought to.
He couldn't argue with such a nice wish, so he didn't. Mina could do her thing, and he would do his.
.....that was until she made that move, though. "Cute and small?" he repeated, trying to stop himself from glaring at her. Right, this was why he wasn't sure he wanted to date her, wasn't it? Well nothing that couldn't be solved with a little seismic wave. "I'm not cute and small."
Very subtly, Aleš flicked his coin into the water and then clasped his hands together. A very brief rumble later and an invisible nudge just may have given Mina a little push.
Mina was about to retort that he was cute and small when she felt the rumble and then the invisible nudge. What... what.... wait... what. She flailed a little and then tumbled straight into the fountain.
Oh that-
Thankfully she managed to still look rather hot and dignified when soaked as she sat up a little. "Ales! That was rude."
Aleš had the most innocent face ever when she accused him, that it would almost be difficult not to believe him. "Me? Holy shit did you not feel that earthquake just now? Rome's having some serious tectonic issues." That was clearly the only thing it could be.
That aside, he held out a hand to help her up, so he looked even less suspicious. "Are you alright, though? That water can't be sanitary." Damn if she didn't look hot though.
Mina gave him a look which clearly said that she didn't believe him, no matter what he said or did. However he was helping her out so she took his hand without complaint. "Uhg, don't remind me." Although the water looked pretty clean, "And now you have ruined my dress."
And she would nag him to take her shopping if only for the laughs it would bring with him around. He was hilarious and hot enough.
Of course white dress and water... Mina puffed a little in feigned indignation. "Really if you wanted to see beneath my dress all you had to do was ask." Not that she would've shown him but he didn't need to know that. For now.
If ever there was a moment where Mina wasn't looking, Aleš would be giving her a smirk. That would teach her to call him small ever again. He was very sensitive about that. Very sensitive.
"I'm sorry... I can't afford to get you a new one." Probably a lie. He was such a classy guy.
And really, looking under her dress hadn't been his intent, but since it was there, he wouldn't pass up giving her a complete eye-rape as he took her hand and helped her up out of the fountain.
....hot.
"Sorry, sorry. I mean not that I did it."
Probably, she couldn't keep her eyes on him all the time. Though she filed that away for later use- calling him small seemed to cause strange accidents. Small and cute. Like a chinchilla. A weird platinum chinchilla... but whatever. There were stranger things out there.
"Honestly, Ales, you want to take a picture? It'd last longer." She teased and dropped his hand to try and shake some of the water off her dress and hair. At least she wasn't boiling hot anymore. "Well, we can't walk around with me like this." She tapped her lips and offered him a non-coy smile. Not entirely comfortable to be stared at like that but... Mina had thick skin about some things.
Andrej had desensitized her a fair bit, but he was off somewhere- god knows where- and not a single call or anything since they parted. Oh well, everyone made their choices.
If Aleš knew the building number of women who were referring to him as a chinchilla in their heads, he would probably crumble Rome to the ground in furious rage.
Luckily he had no idea.
Digging in his pocket, he brought out his cellphone at her teasing comment, feigning to take it seriously. "Yeah, can I?" he'd ask, pointing the phone's camera at her.
"And no, I guess we can't. I ...wouldn't mind changing my pants either." Small children passed by them pointing their fingers at his crotch and he didn't like it. Damn brats.
"Oh my god." Mina flicked her hand- with some water at him in retaliation, "You're shameless." But she was laughing again. A good laugh, it was at ease and rather content.
She offered him her parasol, "You can cover your dignity with my parasol if you want." Mina tried to stop laughing but failed, "My, my but really now, it is a shame to end our date like this."
And it was but it seemed inevitable. Oh well.
"Yeah what can I say." he said, tucking his phone back in his pocket without mentioning whether or not he actually took a picture or not.
He declined the parasol with a stupid grin, shaking his head a bit. "That's alright. My dignity isn't THAT shy." Wait, what were they talking about?
"I guess we'll have to try again." So that second date was more likely than he definitely would have thought.
Wilhelmina made a point of staring at his crotch area intensely, "I see." She looked up at him and shrugged. "Suit yourself." She tucked the parasol back under one arm. Right now she could use the drying sun rays for a moment.
Try again?
Oh dear sweet mother of god, that was going to be another laugh hopefully. Mina offered one of her winning smiles and nodded, "I suppose we will, whenever you're relieved from your... cashier duties." Okay, so she was still a bitch, it couldn't be helped. He was too funny.
"Now be a good gentleman and escort me to a taxi, mm?"
Was she dissing his job too? Well, whatever. He'd let it go this time. This was definitely one of the strangest dates he'd ever been on. It involved absolutely no badtouching.
Although he might consider her staring at his crotch like that 'badtouching'.
"Yeah, I'll let you know. I basically own that place anyway." With a nod, he led her toward a taxi so he could grab one for her. "Sorry about your dress again. You still look good though." He even smiled sweetly, though 'sweet' was suspect when it came to Aleš.
"See you soon darling."
Yes, she sure was. Owned the place? Mina allowed a little smirk on her face but she said nothing, sometimes words weren't needed. Especially right now. God, this guy was partially insane, but so was she so.
"Well, I'll put down on your tab that you owe me a dress." She replied, "Thank you, same to you."
Mina smiled, "Yes, I suppose we will see each other soon. Later." She lifted one hand cheerfully to blow him a kiss and wave at him before ducking into the cab.
What: Fail!date Bringing sexy back.
When: Saturday.
Wilhelmina held to her parasol firmly, it was a light shade of blue made of Chinese paper and just right for keeping out the sun. And it was so hot out here. Even wearing a white dress and sandals she was boiling while she waited for her ... 'date'. God, she was seriously bored agreeing to this.
However, she couldn't help it, Ales was much too fun not to poke and laugh at.
Holding her handbag near she moved back stepping away from the crowd, she wondered where he intended to take her for said date. Somewhere nice hopefully, she tossed the MacDonalds nearby a spiteful look.
Cheap and ugly. Even near the Fontana di Trevi.
Aleš was not completely sure why he was out on a date with Mina, either. She wasn't exactly the nicest girl in town. In fact, he'd almost sooner take Vittoria out, but at least she was hot. That mattered from time to time.
He wasn't really late, he was just walking to their intended meeting place. When not in the 'black suit' he wore for Order business, or his work uniform, he simply wore jeans and a nice short sleeved shirt. Just your average guy if not for the hair color.
Spotting Mina up ahead, he raised a hand to wave. "Okay!" he said in that horribly thickly accented English. "Let's get this show on the road." Oh yes. His destination was the definition of classy.
It was one of those unanswerable questions that were best left like that- unanswerable. It wasn't like there was a big deal in just going out on a date, plus her date wasn't ugly either. Not her type but then again she hadn't gotten very good responses dating 'her type' of men. Not at all.
His English was horrible.
Mina smiled sweetly, "Hello~" she greeted cheerfully and nodded, signaling for him to lead the way.
English was the only other language he could speak fluently other than Czech and Polish, so she would just have to deal with it.
Once signaled, he started walking off straight toward Mina's favorite place ever: The McDonald's. Didn't want to splurge if he wasn't sure he was totally in love with the girl, after all.
"Hope you like fast food." he said. "I don't get paid for a while." Such a lie.
Oh the little shit.
Mina stared for a moment after him, expression threatening to falter for a moment, but in the end she smiled- widely and in a manner which said 'I'll get back later for this'- "Oh, well, it is not my usual thing~" she kept her tone light and playful.
And he was paying after all so.
Following him inside, she shoved roughly a person in her way to the cue with a 'whoops sorry!' and took a good place in line. Yes, by cutting in line.
Aleš was a great deal more perceptive than Mina probably thought, and it didn't help matters that he totally played into being dumb. He merely returned her wide smile with a grin of his own, holding the door open for her once they got there. Hey, he was still a gentleman in his own way.
"Yeah? Sorry about that." Maybe somewhere nicer next time. If, dear god, there ever was a next time.
When she cut in line, he sort of raised a brow. Well. That was oddly attractive. He liked that in a woman. And instead of apologizing for her or anything, he cut right along with her.
Well, when Mina had the need to let him know something she was not above kicking him in the shins if need be. Thankfully he held the door open for her- bonus points- "We could try some other place next time." Aha, if there was one. Which she wasn't expecting there to be, but words didn't hurt and those seemed harmless enough.
"What are you going to order?"
She had no idea what to try in this place, the salad didn't seem appealing... and she was not the type of woman who was shy about eating properly on first dates. Or whatever.
"Sounds good." he said, with a shrug. Sure why not.
When asked what he wanted to order, he tilted his head, looking up at the menu like it was a life changing decision. "Uhhh, I don't know. Like a big mac and some fries or something? Maybe like....a couple happy meals instead. I can eat like 10 of those things in one sitting."
".... Nope. Gonna go with the big mac."
"Ten?" She made a disgusted face, "Won't that make you sick?" On second thought... if it did it might be funny to watch- but then he had settled on the big mac. Oh well, maybe some other time.
"Alright, I'll take the...chicken nuggets." Those seemed fairly safe and light. So... couldn't go wrong, right?
Right.
"I'm strong, I'm strong!" he insisted, coming up to the counter to order their meal. Customers were giving them annoyed glares from behind.
He told the cashier, whom he seemed to know personally, their order, and then turned back to Mina. "Chicken nuggets it is. Thank god they started putting real chicken in those things........ I think." He dug around a bit in his pants, looking for his wallet. Keys, lint, random receipts, oh there it was.
"Oh Ales~ You are such a comforting man. I'm glad to know happy meals won't defeat you." She didn't keep the irony out of her voice, but offered him a half-smile to show she was teasing him as he looked for his wallet to pay.
Mina was already preparing to battle her way out of there and to a nice table upstairs. Somehow together they made a strange pair, him all casual and she all posh.
Maybe that was why the people behind glared so much. Maybe not.
Yeah. He was the man alright.
"Thanks buddy." He said to the clerk. Good god, was he giving him a fist bump? Yes, yes he was. And then he was following Mina.
He definitely knew that people were staring at him for having such a pretty date at his side. That was always a perk. But he wasn't bad looking or anything, so they were just nice looking all around. Especially for the McDonald's crowd.
Well, Mina was a fan of the attention so she made a point of offering some guys a flirtatious smile, while still managing to look attentive and interested in her own date. As far as she was concerned, it was entertaining to watch guys pout when she turned her attention back to Ales and made a point that she was quite content with him. It was a skill of some sort, she picked out a table by the window and sat down.
Once they sat down, Aleš didn't hesitate to dig into the food. It was a wonder where it all went, really. As for the guys looking at HIS date, he pretty much ignored them. Then again, he often had a good looking date on his arm. What could he say? He was popular.
Of course...sometimes his "date" was also Flurr and that got stares too. Maybe he was just flat out immune to people staring at things.
Well, at least he was enthusiastic about it. Mina poked at her food with a little more hesitation but then began eating- like a lady should- she didn't bother to make much conversation until her so called date was done with his meal. He seemed to be... well.
Engrossed in the good food. Or food.
The meal seemed to be going rather well, except when she reached out for her coke and instead spilled it... across his lap. "Oh my god-!"
Well it was good food. Come on, this was McDonald's.
Aleš was almost done with his food long before Mina was, most likely. He was a pro at digesting fast food and not having a heart attack over it. And he'd almost been ready to start conversation with her, when that coke came spilling all over the place.
"Oh shit!" he sputtered, still with half a french fry in his mouth. Jesus Christ, it was everywhere. "It looks like I peed my pants." And his boxers were soggy. Did she do this on purpose?
It was not good food and Mina made a mental note of forcing him into a proper restaurant- even if it was not a date- in the near future. How could anyone eat this daily? She would never know.
Of course... all conversation was interrupted by the coke incident. Mina lifted the almost empty coke container and threw some napkins on the table. Then he said the pants thing... and the girl burst out laughing.
"Oh, god, sorry-" she said in between laughs which didn't sound very sincere, but let's face it. She was vain and she would be damned if she would be seen walking around with a guy who looked like he peed on his pants.
So no, it was not on purpose.
Aleš was mostly flailing about with the napkins, pressing them down on his crotch as if it'd even help. Sure it soaked some of it up, but he definitely looked like he'd missed the bathroom.
"Great...great..." he muttered, in Czech, before switching back to English. "It's alright, don't worry about it. It'll dry. Are you almost done? I'm kinda soggy..."
She was laughing at him. Somehow he wanted to laugh too but it just wasn't that funny.
It was funny, god he was funny in a clownish sort of way. Mina tried to control her laughter and gave a nod, "Come on, it's warm outside, we can sit by the fountain while you dry off."
She took a moment to pity him a little, standing up and leaving her mess right there. What? No one paid her to pick it up- so.
"Alright..." he sort of mumbled, standing up. Well, he was a man. He could take this walk of shame. Now people were staring for a different reason. But he looked at them as if to say 'yeah I do have a big stain on my crotch, what are you going to do about it??'
He left his mess too. Sorry but, convenience store clerk or not, he wasn't cleaning that shit up either.
Mina didn't pay attention to anyone else, offering a smile and continued her way out of the 'restaurant' and down the street. Thankfully the fountain was less than a block away and the large crowds of tourists kept anyone from really looking at his crotch. (Ew, anyway) She lifted her parasol to cover herself and then nudged him a little.
"There's a spot over there." She motioned to the left corner of the fountain which had been vacated just now. "We can sit there." And she could toss a coin in there. It was after all, rather fun to do that when she came.
Aleš just nodded and followed along like a kicked puppy almost. Except his expression was less gloomy and more awkward, as it did feel awkward to walk around with sticky soda in your pants.
"That'll work." he agreed, sitting down with his legs spread in such a way to air out his pants. Very provocative. But that wasn't exactly new.
Mina didn't pay any attention to the way he was sitting, although she did notice how he looked exactly. God, he... was too much fun. Not sure if to laugh at or to laugh with.
"I would sit on your lap but my dress~" Mina couldn't resist the tease in her voice or how she nodded towards his spread legs. Oh dear. "I bet it would be more comfortable than this." she patted the stone beneath her and glanced back at the fountain. So pretty.
That was something she loved about Rome. It was all so beautiful.
Aleš raised a brow in sort of a come-hither look, tilting his head in her direction. "Wouldn't want to ruin your dress. Maybe next time." He was both serious and sarcastic in saying that. He wasn't even sure himself completely.
"And my lap is comfortable, if I do say so myself." She could ask almost anyone, really. He wasn't shy about touching. All of Rome knew that.
Aha. Well, she was a hands on person at times, if she was interested. She smiled brightly at him, "Of course, I wouldn't want you to ruin my dress either. I rather like it." She couldn't remember who she got it from but it had been a good shopping spree. A very good shopping spree.
"My~ well if you keep recommending your lap like that, I might have to get someone to test it for me before getting ... on."
With that she began digging in her purse for a coin. "Want to throw a coin into the fountain? As for a wish?"
"Then again if we ruined it, you'd match me." He replied, gesturing to the stain on his crotch. Jeans took forever to get dry. And he was kidding of course. He thought she looked hot. It was a good dress indeed.
"It already comes approved!" he said, though he turned to face the water instead, looking into it. "Sure, why not? I'll wish for some dry underwear."
"Oh, I guess I would but then you'd have to buy me a new, expensive one and surely you don't want that." She beamed at him and handed him a coin from her purse. Mina stood up. "That's a good wish, I... want to wish for my friend."
Noelle.
...She paused for a moment. Noelle deserved better and maybe wishes didn't matter to dead people but... Mina still did it. She tossed the coin while facing away from the fountain.
Then whatever sadness was gone and she was patting Ales on the head. "You're so cute and small like this."
"Yeah I wouldn't want that." he agreed seriously. It would probably take his whole paycheck or something. He didn't really know. Money was not something he gave a lot of thought to.
He couldn't argue with such a nice wish, so he didn't. Mina could do her thing, and he would do his.
.....that was until she made that move, though. "Cute and small?" he repeated, trying to stop himself from glaring at her. Right, this was why he wasn't sure he wanted to date her, wasn't it? Well nothing that couldn't be solved with a little seismic wave. "I'm not cute and small."
Very subtly, Aleš flicked his coin into the water and then clasped his hands together. A very brief rumble later and an invisible nudge just may have given Mina a little push.
Mina was about to retort that he was cute and small when she felt the rumble and then the invisible nudge. What... what.... wait... what. She flailed a little and then tumbled straight into the fountain.
Oh that-
Thankfully she managed to still look rather hot and dignified when soaked as she sat up a little. "Ales! That was rude."
Aleš had the most innocent face ever when she accused him, that it would almost be difficult not to believe him. "Me? Holy shit did you not feel that earthquake just now? Rome's having some serious tectonic issues." That was clearly the only thing it could be.
That aside, he held out a hand to help her up, so he looked even less suspicious. "Are you alright, though? That water can't be sanitary." Damn if she didn't look hot though.
Mina gave him a look which clearly said that she didn't believe him, no matter what he said or did. However he was helping her out so she took his hand without complaint. "Uhg, don't remind me." Although the water looked pretty clean, "And now you have ruined my dress."
And she would nag him to take her shopping if only for the laughs it would bring with him around. He was hilarious and hot enough.
Of course white dress and water... Mina puffed a little in feigned indignation. "Really if you wanted to see beneath my dress all you had to do was ask." Not that she would've shown him but he didn't need to know that. For now.
If ever there was a moment where Mina wasn't looking, Aleš would be giving her a smirk. That would teach her to call him small ever again. He was very sensitive about that. Very sensitive.
"I'm sorry... I can't afford to get you a new one." Probably a lie. He was such a classy guy.
And really, looking under her dress hadn't been his intent, but since it was there, he wouldn't pass up giving her a complete eye-rape as he took her hand and helped her up out of the fountain.
....hot.
"Sorry, sorry. I mean not that I did it."
Probably, she couldn't keep her eyes on him all the time. Though she filed that away for later use- calling him small seemed to cause strange accidents. Small and cute. Like a chinchilla. A weird platinum chinchilla... but whatever. There were stranger things out there.
"Honestly, Ales, you want to take a picture? It'd last longer." She teased and dropped his hand to try and shake some of the water off her dress and hair. At least she wasn't boiling hot anymore. "Well, we can't walk around with me like this." She tapped her lips and offered him a non-coy smile. Not entirely comfortable to be stared at like that but... Mina had thick skin about some things.
Andrej had desensitized her a fair bit, but he was off somewhere- god knows where- and not a single call or anything since they parted. Oh well, everyone made their choices.
If Aleš knew the building number of women who were referring to him as a chinchilla in their heads, he would probably crumble Rome to the ground in furious rage.
Luckily he had no idea.
Digging in his pocket, he brought out his cellphone at her teasing comment, feigning to take it seriously. "Yeah, can I?" he'd ask, pointing the phone's camera at her.
"And no, I guess we can't. I ...wouldn't mind changing my pants either." Small children passed by them pointing their fingers at his crotch and he didn't like it. Damn brats.
"Oh my god." Mina flicked her hand- with some water at him in retaliation, "You're shameless." But she was laughing again. A good laugh, it was at ease and rather content.
She offered him her parasol, "You can cover your dignity with my parasol if you want." Mina tried to stop laughing but failed, "My, my but really now, it is a shame to end our date like this."
And it was but it seemed inevitable. Oh well.
"Yeah what can I say." he said, tucking his phone back in his pocket without mentioning whether or not he actually took a picture or not.
He declined the parasol with a stupid grin, shaking his head a bit. "That's alright. My dignity isn't THAT shy." Wait, what were they talking about?
"I guess we'll have to try again." So that second date was more likely than he definitely would have thought.
Wilhelmina made a point of staring at his crotch area intensely, "I see." She looked up at him and shrugged. "Suit yourself." She tucked the parasol back under one arm. Right now she could use the drying sun rays for a moment.
Try again?
Oh dear sweet mother of god, that was going to be another laugh hopefully. Mina offered one of her winning smiles and nodded, "I suppose we will, whenever you're relieved from your... cashier duties." Okay, so she was still a bitch, it couldn't be helped. He was too funny.
"Now be a good gentleman and escort me to a taxi, mm?"
Was she dissing his job too? Well, whatever. He'd let it go this time. This was definitely one of the strangest dates he'd ever been on. It involved absolutely no badtouching.
Although he might consider her staring at his crotch like that 'badtouching'.
"Yeah, I'll let you know. I basically own that place anyway." With a nod, he led her toward a taxi so he could grab one for her. "Sorry about your dress again. You still look good though." He even smiled sweetly, though 'sweet' was suspect when it came to Aleš.
"See you soon darling."
Yes, she sure was. Owned the place? Mina allowed a little smirk on her face but she said nothing, sometimes words weren't needed. Especially right now. God, this guy was partially insane, but so was she so.
"Well, I'll put down on your tab that you owe me a dress." She replied, "Thank you, same to you."
Mina smiled, "Yes, I suppose we will see each other soon. Later." She lifted one hand cheerfully to blow him a kiss and wave at him before ducking into the cab.