[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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And back home you were pretty happy to get out of the castle, too. Whatever happened to that?
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No, I don't know... date etiquette.
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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.
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[--wait, why's he looking so--]
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For etiquette purposes, let's pretend we are. That sound okay?
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sure.
He wiggles in his seat.]
Fine. But I'm not a pig.
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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~
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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?
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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.
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[C'mon, Belca. Don't start shouting.
...Inhale.]
You sound like the stuffy Manners Mistress, you know that?
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[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.]
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