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[calere]

[Today, Eco's treating a certain grump to lunch. It's nothing much (though through his exploring Eco had at least found one restaurant that was relatively delicious and not so hard on a meager budget in the Alpha District, which was hard because seriously, it is horribly expensive) and honestly, it's to butter up Belca for what he's going to ask

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this is an action thread for the date-- i mean, treat!!

[calere]

[They say the quieter your voice is, the more people re going to listen, so he tests this; his voice is just a whisper, but the restaurant's pretty quiet aside from idly chatter anyways.]

And back home you were pretty happy to get out of the castle, too. Whatever happened to that?

[primseed]

[. . .]

No, I don't know... date etiquette.

the movies are pretty kickass anyways

[calere]

[Pig.]

Then Eco'll take this time to teach you, since we're on one! First, since you're gonna be a chick, you gotta eat like one. You can't just shovel it in your mouth.

1/3

[primseed]

I'm not shoveling-

[primseed]

[Er.]

[primseed]

On one?

1/2

[calere]

Yeah, you are. Like a pig. [Oink oink.]

[--wait, why's he looking so--]

[calere]

[oh.]

For etiquette purposes, let's pretend we are. That sound okay?

[primseed]

[un
sure.

He wiggles in his seat.]

Fine. But I'm not a pig.

[calere]

[...moving on!!]

Ladies also sit up straight and don't talk with their mouth full. You shouldn't do that anyways coz it's gross, but... I guess it's also proper to let the guy start the conversation, but I've never tried going out with someone dressed like a girl, so I wouldn't know~

[primseed]

[...Grudgingly, he sits up straight. Remember your manners lessons, Belca.

...

Never mind, he doesn't want to flash back to those. But he will straighten himself.]

Why aren't you the one doing this, again?

[calere]

Eco's way too busy to do something frivolous like that~ Besides, like I said, you need to get out and meet more people. [Also because it's lolarious.]

Let's see... What else... Oh! Don't put your elbows on the table, and don't sit like a guy. If you're gonna do somethin' with your legs, cross them. Daintily.

[primseed]

You're too busy for something friv-

[C'mon, Belca. Don't start shouting.

...Inhale.]

You sound like the stuffy Manners Mistress, you know that?

[calere]

I'm not the one doing nothing but sulking about the castle, am I? [...8|!] She's not so bad, you know? A little stuffy, but manners become you, Belca.

[What else? He's leaning back in his hair now, enough to put his feet on the table. And he's giving the manners lesson.]

Talk about real easy things if conversation starts. And don't get all sulky or shouty if things don't go your way! Pretend we're back in Ricolise's brothel, since girls are quiet like that. And never give up kisses on the first date. [...Not that he's expecting the date'll go far.]

[primseed]

I know how to talk to people, Eco. And I'm not going to kiss anyone. Why would I kiss anyone?

[calere]

Coz that's what people who like each other do. Dates are meant to have fun and get to know the other person and like them, you know? And it's fun~