Date! (for bitunlikely)

[beforeyoucanblink]

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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[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]

...


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

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

"I'm with you. Why wouldn't I be?"

At the very least, she feels that it's that simple. Jenny offers Bart another smile and squeezes his hand.

"Just didn't expect dates to be... be this awkward. Are they? Are they always this awkward?"

[blinkandyoumiss.livejournal.com]

"First dates are especially, sometimes. I didn't think it would be for us, because... it's not like we don't know each other or anything."

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Jenny sipped at her water as she listened to Bart's explanation, thinking it over. It made her feel bad. She wasn't any help, was she? Everything was just so new and she wanted to understand every aspect of an actual date.

"Maybe," she murmured. "Maybe all first dates are? Like the first time we had sex? It's just meant to be strange?"