week two | dates

[marriagebroker]

Kiss the girl~!

Or guy.

Or person.

Or Messmer's snake.

Comments

[researcherstory]

You haven't thought to take on a partner?

[ ... Not like. She is one to talk. But she does clock the fall and unroll the pamphlet, carefully tearing off a strip and then halving that. A neat square. ]

[phenomerom]

[ A tactful person would just nicely answer that question.

Rom is not tactful. ]

Ahaha. You're one to talk, Miss Odile! Have you given any thoughts towards picking a partner for yourself?

[researcherstory]

How about you answer mine, and I'll answer yours?

[ Nope, no getting out of it. ]

[phenomerom]

[ Cheap ... Rom blinks, owlish, but is impressively quick to find his rhythm once more to respond: ]

No, not particularly. I don't think I'd do well with a work partner. [ Immediately followed by -- ] So have you considered picking a partner in this game for yourself?

[researcherstory]

I have.

[ ...

Did he want to know? Too bad. The tour guide seems... nervous... wanting to talk about the next piece, if-- it's okay if they're not done but-- ]

[phenomerom]

[ Sorry to the poor tour guide, but Rom has zero compunctions about manners when he has a goal in mind. And currently his goal is to pester more information out of Odile. ]

And~? Surely, you aren't doing something as cheap as lying and saying 'yes' just to avoid the question!

[researcherstory]

[ This is the tour guide's worst day ever. ]

I am an honest person. I haven't yet expressed my interest, but I will. It is none of your business otherwise.