I feel charming, oh so charming~

[bewarethefaeries]

Who: Laguna (bewarethefaeries), and Saori (needsteaplz)
What: Date Night, Date Night!
When: October 25th
Where: The newbie apartments, out about town, out to dinner, and maybe other things after~

[Well, here it was...Friday...6pm in the lobby of the newbie apartments... For all of his outwards confidence and general poise on the subject; it was one thing to make a plan with someone, and another entirely to be here going through with it. He was wearing a casually formal black suit he'd managed to find; nothing too fancy, he'd never been one for a tie after all, but he had gone to great lengths to make sure he looked above average for the evening. There wasn't a wrinkle to be found on his clothing, his shoes were shined to a glossy polish; he'd even fully brushed his hair back into a full ponytail instead of letting his bangs hang to the side as they normally did.

He was, as he did when he was nervous, pacing near the entrance as he waited; his shoes making a soft clicking noise against the tiled floor as he moved back and forth. His heart felt like it was going to pound its way out of his chest and every few seconds he was checking either his breath or his cologne; trying to make sure he had used enough, then trying to make sure he hadn't overdone it. He'd even got here about an hour early and had just been there pacing since; hoping against hope that he didn't accidentally screw this up. It had been a while since he'd been in the dating game and...he wasn't sure if he had it in him anymore. He wasn't quite sure he had it in him to begin with either...]

Oh man...oh mannnnn...please let this just go well...don't let me make a doofus of myself...>

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[needsteaplz]

[She can't help but chuckle a bit.]

Only best friends would pull off these sorts of pranks on each other. Reminds me of stuff that happened back home with mine. Except it involved more racing on top of rooftops, secretly slipping in spicy sauce into foods, and the occasional prank now and then.

Oh, it's right over this bridge. We should be there soon. So, what have you been doing since the last time I met you?

[bewarethefaeries]

Ha, definitely sounds like a great band of friends you had; I can only imagine the kinds of stories you have.

[He said with a chuckle, remembering all of the good times he had with his own friends; though his face became more contemplative when Saori asked what he'd been up to since the party.]

As for what I've been up to...just the standard fanfare really. Exercising, getting back into shape, going for walks around with Raine, and just generally enjoying myself. How about you?

[needsteaplz]

Oh, same old, same old, I suppose. Outside of the job, there's training, hanging with my roommates, and thinking up new recipes in the newbie apartment kitchens. The Damemon there have taken the habit of calling me their boss lady.

[She shakes her head and laughs. A minute or two later, she looked up a sign and opens a sliding door.]

Ah, here we go.

[ She leads the way and opens the door. It's a small Japanese style bar. Not a grungy hole in the wall, but a very clean establishment. The Gazimon behind the counter politely bowed to them.]

Ah, welcome! How a rare for you to bring someone with you, Master Saori. Please have a seat.

Thank you. After you, Laguna.

[bewarethefaeries]

I can see why, when you talk it makes people want to listen.

[He said with a nod as he was led into a small restaurant; not that Laguna had ever seen anything like it in his world, but it definitely looked like a nice, small place for two people to enjoy some good food together.]

Thanks, this place looks really nice, how'd you end up finding it around here? No offense but it's kinda out of the way compared to some of the other places.

[Because as everyone knew, the more out of the way a restaurant was, the better its quality usually was.]

[needsteaplz]

Really?

[Saori got them a table and they sat down. Another Gizamon brought out some hot tea for them.]

Anything off the menu today?

Ah, how about we leave it to the chef. Within reasonable means, of course.

[She turns her attention to Laguna now that they're left alone.]

Well, whenever I'm a new place, one of the first things I do is to look for these hidden gems. I like to ask around locals on where to go or just simply walk around and see where the road takes me.

[bewarethefaeries]

Huh...that doesn't sound like a bad idea at all; normally I just end up stumbling over good places by accident...like this one time I tripped in front of an ice cream shop and busted my nose.

[It was certainly one way to discover a new place, it also netted him some free ice cream and a bag of ice; so in the grand scheme of things it wasn't that bad an experience.]

I think though just taking a walk around and talking to the people in the know would be a little safer...and less painful.

[needsteaplz]

Well...there was the one time where I fell through a roof of a restaurant when I was roof hopping one day back home. I did manage to pay it off in two nights of work though. I was just lucky they were closing when I crashed the party.

[She laughed sheepishly. A Gazimon comes back with two dishes.]

Alright, first dish is deep-fried tofu and eggplant in a dashi stock. Don't worry more dishes are on the way. Want some sake with your meal?

[bewarethefaeries]

[Laguna had never heard of these dishes before, but even so it all smelled good; his word of law was that if it smelled good, he should probably eat it.]

Yikes, sounds like back home was full of excitement, do things around here hold up in comparison?

[It was a simple question, one Saori could contemplate while Laguna nodded in response to the question about the Sake. He'd never had any before but it sounded alcoholic in nature; couldn't hurt to give it a try.]

[needsteaplz]

A little sake never hurt anyone. So sure, we'll have some. I'll leave the selection to you guys as usual.

[The Gazimon bowed and went back to the kitchen to retrieve more of their dinner.]

Well, it's much more quieter here I'll give them that. Of course that's only inside here. The farthest I've gone out is Primary Village. My roommate and some of the other children needed to pick up the digi-eggs with their partners inside.

[She snaps her own chopsticks apart and then a thought comes to mind.]

Oh right. I don't suppose you know how to use chopsticks, would you?

[bewarethefaeries]

[Laguna had been listening to Saori speak intently when she suddenly grabbed something wooden looking and broke it apart; causing Laguna's eyebrow to raise ever so slightly.]

Chopwhatnows?

[The look on his face would be enough to tell her that not only did he not know how to use these utensils; he'd also never even heard of them before. This would be fun.]