Room 511, Wednesday evening

[thatsamilkshake]

Hiding out in the safety of her room after yesterday's traumatizing events (among others)? Francine? Of course not

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[bigdamndestiny]

Steeling his nerves to make his way up to Francine's floor and then once again to knock on her door, Merlin poked his head slightly in to make sure it wasn't her roommate and he hadn't just made a fool of himself.

More so than usual.

[bigdamndestiny]

"Wouldyouliketogoout?" Merlin asked in one quick exhale of breath. "Sometime. With me?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"...Would I like a goat sometime with you?" What? It was her best attempt at a translation.

[bigdamndestiny]

"...there are goats on the island?" Merlin shook his head. That wasn't important right now. "Would you like to--" He shrugged a little. "--go out with me?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"...Maybe?" Francine said, since she couldn't remember if she'd seen any, but God knows there was everything else on the island and wait. "...Yes?" Assuming she'd heard what she thought she heard because there seemed to be a pattern involving that problem with them.

[bigdamndestiny]

"Really?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"Which one, the goats or the going out?"

[bigdamndestiny]

"...the going out." Merlin gave her a confused look. "Would you prefer the goats?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"No!" She shook her head rapidly. "They were the maybe!"

[bigdamndestiny]

"You wouldn't be missing much with goats," Merlin assured her. "They smell a bit. And chew on everything,"

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine raised both eyebrows. "Have you been on lots of dates with goats?"

[bigdamndestiny]

"What? No! I haven't been on lots of dates at all," Merlin said quickly, so she wouldn't get the wrong idea.

[thatsamilkshake]

"Me neither," she replied almost as quickly. Possibly a little less truthfully, but a few sweaty uncomfortable school dances at Puncture High didn't count as lots, really. Heck, given the way some of those guys had behaved, they didn't count as dates. "...Definitely not with goats," she added, which was completely truthful.

[bigdamndestiny]

Merlin nodded slowly, going to sit down on her bed without thinking about it much. "So, what do you do on dates?"

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine tilted her head at him and plopped down on the corner of Alice's bed. "You asked me to go do something with you when you didn't even know what it was?" The tone wasn't sarcastic - just half befuddled and half amused. She grinned. "I could totally tell you anything, couldn't I?"

Well no, because you suck at lying and that would have been an exceptionally sucky lead-off if you were going to try it, Francine.

[bigdamndestiny]

"Well, I know about going to get ice cream, but it's my sworn duty to protect you from it," Merlin pointed out with a grin.