week one | overflow

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[rosethorns]

Oh, but a little embarrassment’s part of the fun!

[She’s just teasing. Right?

She does tap her chin a little thoughtfully at his picks.]

You know, I can see it, yeah. Definitely compatible energy there.

[A little sigh, though.]

But I’m still thinking it over myself, to be honest. Sanji might be in the running, though…

[haircared]

[ His eyes light up a bit in approval when he hears Sanji's name. ]

Sanji's a good guy — he has good principles, even if he tries to hide them.

[ By saying he's pirate all the time or playing it off... ]

If all the girls somehow get picked before he and I are up, I'd probably pick him, [ BUT THEN AND ONLY THEN BECAUSE WHAT ABOUT SANJIS GIRLYPOPS ] Otherwise, I dunno who else I'd pick... Kat's really nice, and I want to talk to you more, too.

[rosethorns]

[Dorothea’s nodding along in agreement—good principles is probably one of the most important traits for a suitor to have, as far as she’s concerned.]

Likewise! We should absolutely make some time for one another. [A warm smile.] You do seem like such a sweetheart, I’d love to get to know you some more as well.

[Direct compliment: launched.]

[haircared]

Haha... thanks.

[ He accepts it gracefully, if not a bit sheepishly. He gets that a lot! ]

There's actually something I've been a little curious about, if you don't mind. It's about your opera career, since you seem pretty young to be a huge star like that.

[ Which is said as a compliment — she must be crazy talented. Aren't all the opera stars on TVs in their 40s? ]

[rosethorns]

[There’s a gracious smile from her. It’s not all that surprising there’d be some curiosity around her time at the opera.]

Ah, of course. I did get into it fairly young. [And, well, thank the Goddess for that.] What is it you’d like to know?

[haircared]

I was wondering if it's something you chose to do... or if your parents were into it, something.

[ His tone is pretty aimless — he knows there might be any kind of explanation for how she ended up there, good and bad. ]

[rosethorns]

[Ah. She can’t help the way her gaze drifts away momentarily, but she tries to dismiss it with a smile when her attention snaps back up to him.]

Nothing to do with parents. [A slight shake of her head.] It was a complete accident of chance, to be honest. I had some budding talent as a child, and someone from the opera company overheard me singing one day… And it was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.

[She’s lucky it turned out to be something she genuinely enjoyed. The desperation to change her life could have led her anywhere.]

[haircared]

So you've been in it a long time.... damn, that had to be a lot of pressure when you were younger.

[ He has some reservations about the ethics of the arrangement she describes, but... it sounds like she really did enjoy singing. So, that's a relief. ]

This show's probably not so bad in comparison, huh? If you're used to the stage.

[rosethorns]

It was quite a bit of pressure at first, yes, but I got used to it fairly quickly.

[And the relief of having a path forward into something of a better life far outweighed it anyway.]

So it does make this a bit easier to handle, you’re right. Though it is a little harder to relax sometimes knowing that this isn’t just a single performance taking up a bit of our day.

[Those cameras were always on the lookout for something here.]