fiddlestick | Class VII Text Group @ recolle

It's talk like that that makes her stay away, you know.

[Assholes.]

Not really. It's pretty far from here for one thing, and she's...probably got obligations.

Dates. Finding her own this time instead of taking mine.

Ah, sorry. Didn't realize she was so sensitive.

[he doesn't sound very sorry]

Oh yeah, she's probably too busy with all women in Atlanta to go after anyone you meet here...

[He may be idly watching for reactions here, don't mind him]

If that's all it takes, she might be a little too capricious of a mistress to waste your time on, you know...

[He's not sounding very sorry, either.]

Heh, well, I guess that's one upside. [And normally, he wouldn't ask, but... curiosity gets the better of him.] Do you go on a lot of those? Dates, I mean?

Hm. Maybe I'm playing to the wrong field then.

[What if there was a Lord Luck, after all..]

Hah...not in awhile, actually. I used to get numbers but...well, she took all of the girls. And with Retrospec now pretty much a part of my life...it's kinda hard to find a guy who really 'gets it'.

If you say so.

[He has a feeling Crow will never give up luck-based games, so why bother arguing?

But yeah good Rean, be curious]

Mmm...yeah, I could see that. It'd be hard to start dating someone when you can't tell them anything about the app. You might meet someone nice on the app though...

Yeah... we'll go with that.

[Crow, please. But, hm. Rean glances up, thoughtful. So Crow goes both ways, huh...? ...Wait, why does that matter?!]

Yeah, I can definitely see that being an issue. You'd basically be locking your partner out of half of your life... [Because why would you date if not to find a long-term partner? Rean's a romantic in that way.] Still, Elliot's right. At least having the app does kind of limit your dating pool to a something more manageable than, say, Tinder.

Basically, and it's hard to really make excuses if they happen to notice something weird going on. Or if your hair turns a different colour...

[He nods, thoughtfully.]

Who knows, maybe they're hiding right in plain sight.

[Crow's not even TRYING to flirt this bad...]

Ahah...yeah.

[Gonna just take a sip of his drink. Don't trust himself to say more than that]

Ah, yeah. I mean, you could, but it'd definitely get hard to keep track of your own lies...

[the internal state of the elliot be like]

Heh. Maybe! Best of luck with that, I suppose.

[Thankfully(?) for Crow and frustratingly for Elliot, it seems like Crow's flirting has gone right over Rean's head.]

Exactly, and one's bound to trip you up sometime.

[Sorry Elliot, this is what shipper hell is like.]

Heh, thanks. Same to you too, if you're lookin'.

Ehh... not as much.

[Rean leans back a little, which earns a little "mrr" from Pachinko. How dare Rean not full-body cuddle him? He gets some pets to quell his irritation, though, which he accepts.]

I guess I'm not opposed to it if the right person comes along, but in general I've just never seriously thought about it. Guess I've always figured it'd probably be better to have a good handle on my own life before I went waltzing into someone else's.

[...You two are so dumb and hopeless. God.

But at least Rean said something Elliot does feel safe commenting on]

That's...not exactly how relationships work Rean.

You don't wait until you're the idealized version of yourself to start dating. No one would ever date if it was like that.

Instead it's more like...with the right person, you become a pair that brings out the best in each other? And you both learn and grow together, as a team, to get a handle on things.

[Crow smiles when he sees Elliot speak up. It's good to see him confident enough to give advice like this. To be so comfortable in his own life and decision that he can safely and confidently offer his input.]

And Elliot would know, he's the expert.

[He woo'd Eren "Ten Pack Men Snack" Jaeger]

Besides, you're only young once!

Ha... I guess so. [Rean sighs a little, turning a withering little stare to Elliot.] Because you sound just like Eren right now...

[Because oh, yes, he's had this conversation with Eren. Almost word for word, even.]

But... yeah, I know. If I find a partner like that... well, I'm not against the idea. [And that choice in wording is deliberate: partner. That's the idea Elliot was getting at, after all, isn't it? And... well, it doesn't limit his options. Make of that what you will.] I'm just not actively searching one out, either.

[A pause, and a shy little laugh as he looks away, down at Pachinko just to avoid their gazes.]

Call me a romantic, I guess, but I'd always kind of hoped something like that would be a little more... I dunno. Fated than just hitting up girls in the student union.

Haha, do I? [Welp] Sorry. I didn't know he talked to you about this too.

[And hmmm, partner okay. that's a very gender neutral term there. just gonna log that away.]

That's a good point, that doesn't seem very romantic either. Unless it's one of those "I saw you and knew you were the one" types of deal.

Eren gave you the love talk, too? Guy's more perceptive than I thought...

[Then again, Crow underestimates a lot of Eren's qualities. Like his weirdness.]

Aw, take pride in that, Rean. Means you're looking for something that'll last.

Hmm. Maybe you just need a little help...

Ah... yeah. He sent me a picture from Halloween of him and you. [He looks to Elliot on that one.] And I had been saying it was sweet he had pictures of you two, and he asked if I was seeing anyone, and... yeah. Basically this exact same conversation from there. [Sigh!] It's all right, though. I think it'd be a little weird if you had known.

[He rubs at Pachinko's ears while he processes the rest of that.]

Mm. You're right about that. When it comes to matters of the heart, generally I don't think they're meant to be played around wi—

[HOLD UP.]

W-wait a minute, what do you mean by that?!

Awww. [he smiles. That's cute that Eren was sharing their pictures!!!

He does look over at Crow]

Um, yeah. What do you mean?

[Crow's practically beaming, his own jump in his heart shoved back down deep where it belongs.]

Nothing, nothing! Just brainstorming, is all.

[(x) DOUBT]

Whatever you're brainstorming, that smile on your face tells me I don't want any part of it...

[Elliot laughs]

No kidding...

[From the expression, Crow is either plotting to set him up or go full Queer Eye on the poor boy. So in a joking tone:] What if you took him out for a date Crow? Like, a practice one.

[not a practice one at all]

[Crow's eyes flutter in surprise at Elliot's proposition. Not that he's against helping a bro out, but he won't admit that his blood ran icy for a split second there. Not out of dread, but something else. Something he didn't really want to address right now.

Just for practice.

He's quick to mask that surprise with a smile, turning to look at Rean.]

Well? How about it?

Wanna go on a date with me?

[Crow this is gonna look hilarious in a month or two.]

W-wha—

[Rean's cheeks were twinged pink before just from talking about this, but that flush blossoms into a bright red at the suggestion.]

Who goes on a date as "practice?!"

[...Rean. That's not a "no."]

[Yeah Crow, you take this bait. take it]

Eheh, um...people who need to get more comfortable about dating?

[HE MAY BE BSING HERE]

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