Date! (for bitunlikely)

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Bart's door opens onto the inside of a (FANCY-SCHMANCY) restaurant, the name of which the narration will not divulge at this time. Bart managed to set up a reservation, under a v. fake name, and use some of the money from Inari to pay for this, so... they're good.

And he holds the door open for Jenny. HE IS A GENTLEMAN, you see.

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"Only for a little while."

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

More giggling.

"Why'd you pick it?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Um, it looked good. Got... good reviews and whatever."

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Good reviews. It wasn't something Jenny ever used before to select a restaurant or any other place to visit, but it sounded very official. Very date like.

She nodded, looking happy with that answer.

"I like that."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Good."

:D

So, the waiter wanders up. They get a spiel about the specialties etc., but nothing about the wines because the waiter has EYES.

Ahem.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Not that Jenny notices. Which is probably for the best, given the number of questions underage drinking would've spurned.

"There's still a lot to chose from," she states when the waiter leaves. "How do I know which I should get?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Just pick whatever looks the best. Or you could shut your eyes and point and order that."

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[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Jenny laughs, glancing down at the menu again. "What are you going to get?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"For an appetizer? Salmon, I guess."

He's... going slow?

He hasn't actually eaten at a fancy restaurant for a while.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

"Soup."

She's going slowly too. There are so many things to chose from, after all.

"I like onions. And I like soup. I think I'll try that."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Good choice."

:D

OH LOOK THERE IS BREAD IN THE MEANTIME. NOM NOM NOM?

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Of course he goes for the bread. Jenny giggles, mildly nervous, and glances at the menu again. "And the grilled tuna, I think. That's an Earth fish, isn't it?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, it is. You'll totally like it."

...Bart is not a picky eater, however.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Never. The world would end first.

She beams at him and nods, stealing one more glance down at the menu.

"I'll get that then."

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"Great."

:D





LUCKILY THERE IS A WAITER AND ORDERS ARE HANDWAVED TAKEN.


Ahem.







And now there is awkward silence. D:

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Awkward silence indeed. Jenny fiddles with her napkin and glances at Bart. Is this what people do on dates?

If so, she doesn't know if she likes it very much.

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

Bart is sensitive to these things.

Thus, he sort of facepalms and says, "Oh god, I'm doing this totally wrong."

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Jenny blinked and quickly reached for his hand to give it a somewhat reassuring squeeze.

"Doing what wrong?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"The.. date thing. Sorry."

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

She was still having a difficult time following. Jenny blinked a couple more times, looking at him with further confusion.

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"...I wanted to do this right, for you. But I'm not really good at the whole formal date thing."

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

"We're at a restaurant, aren't we?" Jenny inquires, still looking at Bart with confusion. "And then we'll go for a movie or a walk or something similar, right? What are you doing wrong?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"The fun part?"





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[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

She tried her best to keep the hurt off her face.

"You're not having fun?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

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"Are you? Because you didn't... look like it, but I could totally be spazzing on my Jenny happiness-meter."