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Appointments Post

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Ah. I guess I'm a little sick of the things I'd eat in my tower a lot, too.

[They also happened to be the things Gothel liked, so she didn't miss them much.]

I think I'll go with the chicken alfredo.

I'll try the parmesan, then.

[He's not particularly adventurous, but at least he's out of the house. One baby step at a time, right?]

[She is so proud of you, Asch.]

Great choice! You won't regret it.

[Give him time, he'll say something offensive sooner or later.]

Mm. [....] What else do you have planned today? This feels too normal for someone with your... enthusiasm.

But that would ruin the surprise! [...Oh, but...] But you're not...too big on surprises, huh.

Not particularly. [Is that discouraging? That's discouraging. He should rephrase that.] ...But I trust you.

I promise it won't be anything too...you know. [It won't be floating lanterns, or something.] I think you'll really enjoy it!

[Floating lanterns would win out against streamers and balloons, so there's that.]

I hope you didn't go out of your way to impress me.

[She seemed so into the idea, he'd hate to disappoint, but he's pretty difficult to surprise or impress.]

Well...not to impress, exactly. I just want to make sure you have an enjoyable evening, more than anything else.

[He'd been through so much...it was the least she could do.]

[His brows lift slightly at that, considering her for a moment, then shakes his head. They're not here to talk about him, or his problems or preferences- he's an exceedingly dull person in his mind, and that's no way to enjoy an evening. He may not be a great conversationalist but he knows what can sour one pretty well.]

...You run that new art club here, don't you? Tell me about it.

[Oh, talk about the art club? Can do. Rapunzel brightens simply at its mention.]

Yes! Well, co-run it, actually, with a girl named Ikki. She's one of my best friends and one of the most creative people I've ever met! We meet once a month and create different projects with the members of the club - and there's quite a few now! You should come sometime.

...I don't really do group activities.

[It's the driest response he can pull off. He's also out of practice - four months of no sight would do that to anyone - but he figures that's not a workable excuse with her.]

Sounds like you've made it a success though- good. I know Ikki, too. Somewhat. We've met a few times.

[...She made him dance with her. How'd she pull that off again?]

[You don't do group activities yet, you mean.]

Really? That's great! She's a wonderful girl, isn't she?

[This one might take a lot more effort, bb.]

She's... fine. I usually don't get along with children, that's all.

[Maybe he's just biased because Anise has always annoyed the hell out of him.]

You don't? Why not?

[Her tone is curious, not accusatory.]

[He shrugs a bit carelessly.]

No particular reason. I suppose the best way to explain it is to say that I lack patience.

[And then, matter-of-factly:]

But you're very patient with me.

[She knows she can't be the easiest to put up with sometimes.]

You're not a child, either.

[This distinction is very important to him.]

Noooooooooooooo, maybe not, but I know I can be childish sometimes.

[Or rather, she has a childlike enthusiasm. But she doesn't make that distinction.]

There's a difference, trust me.

[Though he's not sure if he can actually explain that difference... maybe it's the degree of childishness or the length of time it exists, or. Something.

...This isn't about logic.]

[Uhuh...well, she won't try to make him explain it further.]

In any case, we've had a lot of success getting people to join the art club. It's a pretty big group, now.

Just how big are we talking about?

[So he has even more of a reason to avoid it!

...Or he at least can brace himself if he decides to show up one day.]

Well, I think there's usually around twenty-five people at our meeting? We usually get a better and better turn-out each time we have it!

[So he could make SO MANY FRIENDS there.]

[Or make so many people pissed off at him.]

I've seen a lot of groups come and go during my time here- people are fickle. I'm glad yours was a success.

Have you been in any of them? The groups, I mean. Besides the SOS Brigade, I don't know much about what else has been here.

[action; october fourteenth]

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