week two | dates

[showhost]

You worked up your courage and asked someone out on a date! Good job!





Now you have to hope the producers are kind re: where they send you.

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[makeine]

We can always just strip down and go in our underwear. Bikinis are basically just that anyway.

[ hello ]

[willandaway]

In front of the cameras?

[HELLO???]

[makeine]

What about them?

[ sorry ]

[willandaway]

[ANNA???]

[h. help]

If you really want to go swimming, then. . .

[he supposes. . . it's not a horrible idea, probably???]

[makeine]

[ ... he's so cute... ]

We can swim at the house. Or if we wanna come back, we can -- it's not like this is gonna be our only date, right?

[ haha. she's swinging his hand as she pulls him along again. happy. ]

Besides, there's tons we can do here! Make sandcastles, find seashells, sit and watch the waves... Take your pick, Will-kun, I'm pretty good with any of the above.

[ as long as it's with him. ]

[willandaway]

[oh thank god. MILD RELIEF. . .]

[gives her hand a li'l squeeze, almost like he is scolding her for teasing him, before he begins to walk again]

I hope you haven't give up on crab hunting, because—

[because there is something scuttling across the wet sand a few feet in front of them. hello!!]

[makeine]

[ OH!!!!!!

anna pauses, pulling will to a stop as she watched where it goes. lowering her voice. now they're on a mission. ]

They bury in the sand, so you gotta see where they go and then find the holes. Crabs are surprisingly tough to catch unless you surprise attack them.

[ no, she just sucks at it actually, ]

[willandaway]

[Will isn't a seasoned hunter, but he has taken down monsters for bounties before, so. . . ! when Anna lowers her voice, he does the same, all the while slowly unbuttoning his. . . vest?? hello???]

We don't have a net, but having something similar would make them easier to catch.

[DETERMINED!!]

We can use my vest.

[it's gonna get wet and dirty]

[makeine]

[ it is

but there are crabs on the line, so. ]

Good thinking, Will-kun. I'm thinkin' we get twenty or so crabs as a start.

[ as a START??????? oh the camera crew is going to have so much b roll of just them chasing crabs around. ]

[willandaway]

[CRABS ARE MORE IMPORTANT, HE CAN DO LAUNDRY WHEN THEY GET BACK]

Twenty is a good number. [HE IS DETERMINED] On the count of three, we'll rush it. Okay?

One, two--

[makeine]

Three!

[ so like there's no way they aren't getting wet and dirty trying to catch crabs right. anna has no problem digging into the sand either. they don't even have anything to put these crabs into? where's the bucket, guys.

at least it'll be fun... she's also super determined. ]

[willandaway]

[CRAB CHASING MONTAGE!! but yeah, they're not catching twenty-- Will can fit, like. two in his vest, if he folds it over itself into a makeshift bag. but that's okay! because. . . it's fun, darting around the sand and the water like this, laughing and digging for wriggly crustaceans, watching as she smiles and giggles and enthusiastically hunts down her quarry. . .]

[. . .]

[she's so. . . cute. . .]

[at the end, Will is wet and dirty enough that he doesn't mind flopping into the surf with a small sigh, lips curved into a content smile]

Well. . . we're a ways off from twenty, but--

[HE FEELS SUCCESSFUL]

[makeine]

We got enough for you and me, so that's all that matters.

[ well. actually. not even enough for her, this is a light snack for a big eater... but anna closes the distance and sits beside him, pulling her hair to one side to comb out the sand she'd ended up getting into it from a particularly Risky Dive.

it goes without much saying that her white dress is, well. sticking nicely to her legs and elsewhere. not that she's thinking of it. ]

Ugh, I'm so tired now... my legs are gonna hate me tomorrow. Maybe I'll ask Ritsuka-chan if she's got any tips -- she did sports before she graduated, so she's pretty knowledgeable about stretches and junk.

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[willandaway]

[wh]

[white dress. white. . . wet dress. . . oh no]

[willandaway]

[NO WILL BE RESPECTFUL!!!! DO NOT THINK THESE THINGS ABOUT ANNA SHE DESERVES BETTER!!]

[anyway]

[he ties the ends of his vest around the wriggling crabs, before laying his makeshift sack aside and turning to face Anna with a bright smile]

I know a few, too. Stretching before and after exercise is just as important in fighting as it is in sports.

[I'M MAKING ANOTHER EXECUTIVE DECISION: EUCHRONIA DOES HAVE SPORTS]

[makeine]

[ gonna be funny when she starts wearing Deliberate Dresses for him and he's still a gentleman,

but oh!!!! anna's brightening up. ]

Teach me some right now! We'll do them together! It's like, preventative medicine or whatever, right?

[willandaway]

[girl you don't even know]

All right.

[and just like that, he stretches one leg out to the side while bringing the other inwards, foot pressed against the inside of his thigh]

First, you sit like this.

[and then he reeeeeaches over towards the outstretched foot, practically laying himself out over his prone leg]

[makeine]

[ anna's long, pale leg stretches out against the sand the way will's does, other tucked beneath her dress, and she stares determinedly at her foot before her hands slide their way from her knee to her ankle.

unfortunately she's not as flexible as him, so that's really as far as she gets. fortunately (?) the motion still serves to fulfill the dreams of women-likers everywhere as her damp dress tightens a little against her chest.

... her groans don't help. i'm so sorry king-to-be. ]

I can't believe... how flexible you are, Will-kun... It's amazing..!

[willandaway]

[this was a mistake]

[willandaway]

[AHEM. LOOKING AWAY. . . POLITELY!!]

I-- just train a lot, that's all.

[makeine]

Ugh... I guess Lemon-chan can hit the ground too then, huh...?

[ she's sporty. she can probably do it. actually, during gym, she can... ]

I swear, I'm at a serious disadvantage compared to her... She's way more... aerodynamic, too... No drag in the pool...

[ ... ]

[willandaway]

[ANNA. . .]

[looking back at her with a tiny smile]

Focus less on what other people can do and more on yourself. Everyone's bodies are different.

I'm sure there are plenty of physical things you can accomplish that I can't.

[makeine]

Name-- one.

[ that he thinks she can accomplish that he can't. ]

[willandaway]

[his answer is quick]

A cartwheel.

[makeine]

[ ... ... ...

a cartwheel... ]

Deal.

[ she's standing up, hold on. ]

I've never done one before, but it can't be that hard!

[ uh

this girl's going straight back onto the sand don't worry ]