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Post by skyeknight on Aug 13, 2019 17:26:53 GMT
"Uh, yeah, that wouldn't be too bad."
She dared herself to look up at him. It certainly wasn't easy and her insides felt like they were replaced with live snakes. A date... She and Shadow were on a date. And they would go on more dates. That in itself was a dizzying notion. She didn't date. Well she did, but they never became long term relationships. However, she had been 'seeing' Shadow longer than she had any of her exes before him. And that was before this... awkwardness of making themselves official. But she offered him a tentative smile all the same.
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Post by Zuyuri on Aug 14, 2019 2:50:41 GMT
"Sweet, maybe a Thursday night? Kids and schools don't usually do stuff on Fridays anyways."
When she was looking back at him, he saw her cheeks were probably about as red as he was. But it hit him that, well, maybe he was going far too fast for her. She had been tossed around so many times, why be on par with the crappy cop who ripped her away from her family in the first place. It wasn't fair to her. But of all the people in the city, Jane was probably the only woman he wanted to give his hand in romancing. Aqua was far too broken from her last relationship, the only feelings he had for Jenna were acquaintanceship, and well, Sunshine was married.
"But...if you aren't ready...I understand."
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Post by skyeknight on Aug 15, 2019 1:55:18 GMT
"Thurs-" Her voice cracked and she had to start over. "Thursday is great."
All she knew was that after this, she was going to have to immediately call Yang for help. The young blonde woman was the only person Jane knew in a stable relationship who knew what she was doing. Couldn't ask Namine because the girl was single. And couldn't ask Aqua because... things with Omar had gone stagnant. It wasn't either of their faults but it just wouldn't work. Jane was just waiting for them to see it too.
"You've got my number." she said, trying to recollect herself and sound cool.
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Post by Zuyuri on Aug 16, 2019 1:50:51 GMT
"Perfect."
Where had this boost of confidence come from? It didn't matter, because as he let that one word slip, a feeling of taking on a thousand vampire hordes pulsed through him. He could take on as many monsters as he could. Sure, Jane might not be impressed with it that much, but he hoped a small part of him was. He had asked someone out, and they had agreed. Well, shit. Now he had to get the Sapien laced rings from Anna back. He had loaned his last pair and it had helped save the world. Would they still be in one piece? Jane deserved better going out in public than with a small hedgehog-like creature like him
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Post by skyeknight on Aug 18, 2019 2:19:07 GMT
She was making a horrendous fool of herself, but Shadow didn't seem to mind. If anything, he seemed exceedingly pleased with the results. She offered him a tentative smile, still feeling a little disoriented because of this sudden turn of events. She should have expected this. He was, after all, the only guy she could tolerate. Sometimes even her father made her want to pull her hair out and scream.
"Nothing too fancy. I don't want Namine trying to stuff me into her and Elsa's new line of clothes." she said sternly.
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Post by Zuyuri on Aug 18, 2019 16:57:25 GMT
"Deal. Besides, you're too good for over sparkles"
Besides, too fancy was not ideal for a first date. Lobster and paying out the whazoo for an expensive wine? No thanks. He was sweating nervously beneath the red and black fur, Well, Bellerouge's humidity didn't exactly help much, either. Being furry here was like wearing velvet constantly. He actually did it. Now, all he had to do was talk this over with some men who had actually gone on dates. The one he thought of first was, well, busy. Dimitri was too much of a...actually, maybe Dimitri deserved a call.
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Post by skyeknight on Aug 19, 2019 2:18:19 GMT
Jane rolled her eyes. No, sparkles weren't her thing. They were more in Elsa's fashion than hers. As well as Elsa's fashion line with Adrien. At least Namine wasn't going to try to recruit Jane as a model or anything for their line. She didn't want anything to do with the fashion industry. She was perfectly happy where she was in the teaching field.
"You wouldn't catch me dead in sparkly stuff." she said but then she yawned.
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Post by Zuyuri on Aug 20, 2019 3:42:36 GMT
"Rest. You got work tomorrow, and those kids are going to catch onto that. You don't need sleepy students. I'll...be looking forward to whatever Thursday we choose."
That yawn had not escaped Shadow's notice. She needed rest about as much as he did. It was getting much later. With the red sky now being gone, the stars and well, seeing actual night time when it was supposed to be night time, was a big deal. She may not look good in sparkly stuff, but no one looked good after eating half of a pizza before going into work. He reached into his holster and pulled out a few wads of bills and slid them to Jane.
"Here. I owe you."
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Post by skyeknight on Aug 21, 2019 1:40:53 GMT
"And you have bad guys to catch." she replied. "I'm free this coming Thursday."
She hoped she didn't sound too eager for that. You were supposed to play the dating thing cool right? Then again, Jane had never been one for stereotypical things. Apparently, one of those things was falling for someone she had thought she hated so long ago. She smiled when Shadow handed over money to pay for his portion. She knew that arguing with him wouldn't get him anywhere. So perhaps her attempts to dissuade him were halfhearted at best.
"Shadow, you don't have to. I'm the one who insisted."
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Post by Zuyuri on Aug 21, 2019 3:12:23 GMT
"I'll pencil that in. The squad hopefully learned to pick up the pace without me doing all the work."
It was genuine as much as it was a boost to his own ego. He had seen the rest of the Others Unit work their butts off while he was trapped in the dark realm that had been purgatory. Jane was insisting that he not give her money, but this would be a start. You take some and you earned some. He would pay people back literally or mentally based on what was going on. She'd learn that if they decided to go beyond this "date", and the one on Thursday.
((end thread))
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