week two | dates

[marriagebroker]

Kiss the girl~!

Or guy.

Or person.

Or Messmer's snake.

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[ordimame]

[the grin says more than enough, and he huffs a little in response, as if daring her to say more. go on. call him out! (no don't let him save face)]

It's a pretty good plan, so--

[they start to move towards the birds, and Edamura holds his breath, looking at the creatures with bright-eyed, eager interest. look! Serpilia is here!! surely her birdseed is the best see of all!]

[. . .]

[it takes a moment, but. . .]

[. . . one brave parakeet eventually hops forward to feed]

[nrangel]

[ She won't. For now, but the grin does pull wider at the huff.

Can't ruin the cute bird moment though, because look at that! One little brave birdie is actually doing it, hopping right on over to get a snack. ]

See? That little guy just needed a small nudge to warm up to it, but he's literally eating out of the palm of your hand now.

[ordimame]

[in a whisper because he is too afraid his loud voice will scare the bird away]

Look at it. . . . . . . . it's cute. . . !

[nrangel]

[ She'll try to keep her laugh quiet in turn to match his quiet energy here. ]

It is pretty cute, isn't it?

[ Does she mean the bird? Does she mean him getting so excited that the bird isn't spurning his affection now? Hard to say. ]

[ordimame]

[he definitely thinks she means the bird. but his excitement does grow when two more hop towards their hands]

Serpilia-san. . . [STILL QUIET] . . . I think you're a genius.

[nrangel]

[ Ahaha, the attempt to be quiet is kind of funny, even if she gets it. ]

That? I knew. Now lets wait for a few more to hop over, and then we can try step two.

[ordimame]

There's a step two??

[he thought this might be enough?? but either way, now that the birds agree that the seed is safe, the rest flutter over pretty quickly! land on the duo's joined fingers, on the edges of their arms, the tops of their heads. . .]

[BIRD STATUES]

[nrangel]

Mmhm. Step two is...

[ She moves her hand excruciatingly slowly as to not startling the birds, but she's slipping it back just a little at a time. ]

I take off the training wheels, and let you solo it.

[ordimame]

[HOLDS HIS BREATH. . .!]

[Serpilia slowly pulls away, but the birds remain, far too enamored with the rapidly vanishing seeds in Edamura's palm to dissipate. they linger even when she is fully gone, none the wiser to the deception!!]

[there may be faint moisture at the corners of Edamura's eyes]





Serpilia-san I'm too nervous to breathe.

[HE'S BEING DRAMATIC]

[nrangel]

[ He's being soooo dramatic. She can't help but laugh as she takes a slow step back from him. ]

I think passing out from lack of oxygen would scare them a lot more than just normal breathing, so maybe keep that respiration going, Edamura.

1/2

[ordimame]

[SLOW. . . GENTLE. . . EXHALE. . . the seeds in his hand are almost gone, at least, so he won't have to stay stock still like this for long!]

[and eventually. . . the food is gone, and the birds flutter away, their bellies now full and perfectly satisfied! Edamura holds his now-empty hand to his chest, fingers curled against his palm]

[ordimame]

[. . . a sharper exhale, and a grateful smile]

Thanks, Serpilia-san. I liked that.

[nrangel]

[ Definitely a little bit cute. She's happy she could help make that happen for him. ]

I'd say any time, but I'm pretty sure this'll be our only bird feeding opportunity.