What a day this has been, what a rare mood I'm in...

[a1enzo]

Last night, Enzo returned to his dorm at the end of an amazing spare cycle; Hugh took one look at his expression and said that if Enzo were older, he'd know exactly how he'd spent his day

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[mandercommander]

"What's up?"

You said we could ask...

Bonzo isn't as tired as he was before the Steampunk incident, but it's the end of the day, so he's not exactly peppy. But at least he doesn't look tired and so forth.

[a1enzo]

Enzo turns the full force of his current joy on Bonzo; shield your eyes.

"Bonzo! She likes me!"

[mandercommander]

"Dani?" Grin. "Congratulations, Enzo." Pause. "I mean it. Congratulations."

[a1enzo]

"Thanks!" Maybe Steampunk Week's not over after all, 'cause Enzo's glee is almost whistling out at the seams from the internal pressure. "I can't believe I have a girlfriend!"

[mend_and_defend]

Unless you happen to be totally clueless about relationships.

Case in point:

"Hey, Enzo. What's processing?"

[a1enzo]

"Bob!" Can't really pounce when Bob's already approached him, but Enzo at least leaps off his stool to give him a forceful hug. "Guess what happened yesterday I don't believe it this is the most alphanumeric thing ever to happen to me ever..."

[mend_and_defend]

"Woah!" Well, he does have to stagger back a couple of steps to keep his balance, that's something. "What happened?"

[a1enzo]

"Dani likes me!" he almost squeaks. "I have a girlfriend!"

[notascreensaver]

Enzo's expression is one AndrAIa recognizes all too well from the past. So when she spots him grinning like a loon out by the bar she sidles silently up alongside Enzo with a smug smile.

"So how was the first kiss?"

[a1enzo]

Errrr?! "What do you... I mean... how...?"

[notascreensaver]

The smile widens even more, the young sprite's spluttering is all she needs as confirmation.

"You look exactly like Matrix did after he kissed me for the first time, it's not hard to figure out."

[a1enzo]

The biggest Enzo has ever seen his counterpart smile was when he was infected by Daemon, and that was seriously creepy, so he's he's just going to avoid visualizing, thanks.

Enzo blushes and smiles again. "It was amazing! Until our spit zapped us."

[l33t_mouse]

"If that smile a'yours gets much bigger, you'll be cuttin' yer own head off."

Mouse takes an empty stool next to Enzo and almost orders a Blue Screen of Death, but figures she'd better not engage in certain vices in front of the kid. She orders her own energy shake instead. "What's got you s'happy?"

[a1enzo]

Enzo turns the smile on Mouse. "Dani."

[l33t_mouse]

"One word, not s'much of an answer," Mouse prompts.

[a1enzo]

Enzo giggles before elaborating: "She likes me! She wants me to be her boyfriend!"

[nullofscience]

SCIENCE!

The cry of professors and scientists abound!

SCIENCE!

That marvel among marvels in the universe!

SCI- Huh?

After the bar had been de-steampunk-ified, Welman had actually put away the exo-suit for now, remembering - of course - that it was still a semi-surprise AND he wanted it kept under observation to be sure that a rogue loop data-stream didn't somehow cause a relapse into the potbelly mech-suit again. This had once again allowed the null to explore the nuances of the bar in his 'birthday suit'. Now, he had come upon Enzo, who was...hmmm.

He had an untouched energy shake. Untouched, we say. And he was smiling. Therefore, Welman slid on by and said...

"Okay, I know all the signs, but they're in the wrong order. What's going on, Enzo?"

The smile seemed like a good thing, but the lack of apparent appetite? That was a bit off. This required an examination of parental proportions.

Therefore...SCIENCE!

[a1enzo]

"Dad!" Enzo swings around to face the null, grinning like a maniac. "Guess what happened yesterday you're not gonna believe it!"

[nullofscience]

Oh, you'd be surprised. Welman observed with one of his better null-senses, and found that grin of his to be...different. Smellish-tasted differently, you could say. Nulls viewed things in a rather unique fashion from sprites. This was to be expected.

"Well, I do notice that something new is added, and this doesn't sound like normal hijinx. What happened?"

Prepare for detonation in 3...2...1...

[a1enzo]

"Dani said she'll be my girlfriend!"

Feel free to asplode; Enzo is doing so internally.