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Ask them out

ASK THEM OUT

This wouldn't be the first time that person — them — has caught your eye on this wild and wacky ride we call Bakerstreet. Maybe they've been your kind of vibe for a while now. But this IS the first opportunity you've had to ask them out.

Go on then, slugger. Here's your chance!

How to play!

1) Actually, let's mix things up and go with a starter required meme, huh? So that means no blank comments, ladies and germs.

2) Top level with a short dialogue starter of your character asking someone else out. No need to complicate it, a sentence will do.

3) Thread some scenes with those responses you rake in.</span

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Are you free to go somewhere with me right now?

..There is a coffee shop nearby. Want to go get something together with me? [The question is asked via her phone's TTS. Her red eyes are wide and bright, very eager for an answer.]

(canonmates preferred)

We've all been through a lot lately, most of all you, and I was just wondering if you'd like to go out for a coffee? Or tea? I'm not sure what you drink when you're stressed...

I don' really know how this goes when I'm not askin' for cash. You uh- up for dancin' maybe? No charge or nothin'.

...This will mean absolutely nothing to you, but if I were anywhere else, I would think this was a trick.

[ Drow. Spiders. The irony would be lost on anyone not from his zipcode, he's sure. ]

But the answer is yes. Donatien. And you are?

Heh. It could be if yah'd rather pay.

[Low hanging fruit, but he can't help it.]

Angel Dust~ Been a while since someone had t'ask.

I suppose there are less obvious ways that show I'm new to the locale.

[ Not knowing the celebrities really does make you a bit of a sore thumb. There is a lot about this Hell that makes no sense, and he is sure the mortal plane tied to it would make even less. ]

But I've been so fond of the music that I had to stick around for a while.

You say that like you gotta choice? You know a way outta here or somethin'?

I am told the general exits are there [ indicating the door he came in ] and there [ now toward one in the back ] but chances are there's probably a few I missed.

[ Is he being deliberately obtuse? Yes. But the first rule of knowing any diabolist worth their weight in gold is no you don't. ]

[Angel snorts and rolls his eyes.]

Fine, fine, keep yah secret. Show me your moves then, come on.

[One of his lower hands reaches to take Donatien's hand and lead him to the dance floor.]

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[ Donatien is so unaccustomed to people being taller than him but that is nearly everyone on this plane. And he's in heels. So many trees to climb. But faced with it now may illicit the tiniest of blushes to bloom on his cheeks when his hand is taken.

But when challenged to show what he can do, he rises to it. There is no music like this where he comes from, but he has been watching people, and he knows his own body. So he finds the rhythm fairly smoothly. But he is also aware he probably isn't moving like anyone else on the floor. It is fluid, inviting...but it suggests something of a different place and time. ]

...Sign the second that I am not from around here. That move you did earlier. Can you show me?

[Angel's not even as tall as they come. But he's used to bending at the waist when he needs to be eye to eye with someone, and that flush makes him smirk.

Least the guy isn't shy about tryin', Angel can admire that.]

What, this one? [He laughs, happy to show off.] You like that you should see me on the poles.

[ There are obvious anatomical differences, but when he attempts to replicate it on one close watch, it's at least close for someone unfamiliar with the style and the steps. ]

Poles?

[ At first it's easy to assume he isn't sure what he means. But there are some things that translate over, in some shape or form. He lights up as he looks around ]

Are there poles?

[He's not bad at all, and Angel bodily corrects his posture to help him out.

Seeing the light in those eyes, Angel nods, leading him through the mess of bodies dancing until he can climb up onto one of the small stages, winding easily round the pole as though he belonged there.]

You wanna see me up here?

[ It's not quite the same thing that he's used to, but already he is fascinated. Immediately he sees the ease with which Angel maneuvers around it, and it pulls an inspired gasp past his lips.

The lights and the pulsing music add to the heady atmosphere in the moment, punctuates his appreciation -- not just of the act itself, but all the unique ways the dancer is beautiful. What a performance should be. And that was just a very short demonstration of what could follow. ]

I think I would be a fool to say no.

[It's clear Angel is very at home on the pole, he's been doing this for decades.]

Normally I'd be wearin' a little less. [There's a teasing smirk as his body allows him to bend almost unnaturally.] An' you'd be wavin' a bill ta get my attention. 'Less we was in the back room. Then all eyes would be on you babe.

[ And Donatien watches him appreciatively, but it's more than just a leer. A performer recognizes another performer, takes in the apparent strength, skill and technique it takes to execute. ]

Then I'm even more flattered that you asked me to dance.

You're hard ta ignore.

[He laughs and spins down lazily, tapping a teasing finger on Donatien's nose.]

Should I stay up here, or you want me back in arms reach?

Quite a thing to want from an Angel.

[ He'd be pleased with either: To go on watching him, to appreciate and try to learn, or to take a stab at dancing again. See what it feels like to lose oneself in the scene in a place like this.

He holds a hand out. ]

I hope you'll forgive the audacity.

In name only, I swear~

[Angel takes the hand and trusts him to help him down from the stage, humming softly and pressing in close.]

Ain't the worst thin' anyone's asked me ta do.

[ If he can be nothing else then he can try to be gallant.

And then he's near. Near enough that for a moment Donatien cannot be sure if the room has gotten warmer or it's just the two of them.

And very briefly he has to wonder if his grandmother would find this sacrilegious or not. ]

Still up for dancing? I'll do my best to be a good student and keep up.

[Angel specializes in things grandmothers would find sacrilegious.]

Mmm, I'm up for whateva you are, Doll.

Oh, I'm all for adventure.

[ Since there is an entire side of his family that worships a spider goddess, knocking boots with you would either redeem him in their eyes or get the lot of them kicked out of the church forever. ]

I came here to mingle with the local color. And it seems the best of it came up to mingle with me first. I'd call that a good sign so far.

Flatterer~

[Angel laughs.]

You wanna keep dancing out here, or move somewhere a little more private?

Hey. You want to go have dinner somewhere? Got to split the bill, but fair's fair. I'll eat you out after, if you're into that.

You want to, uh, hang out sometime? Maybe get dinner? Or if dinner is too serious, just coffee.

You’re free this weekend, right? Then you’re coming with me to the zoo.

Hey, have you like, eaten yet? I was thinking of going to that new burger place if you want to come with.

...I mean, don't feel like you have to or anything. It's cool.

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