week four | 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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[willandaway]

I'll look forward to it--

[he says, but at THAT VERY SAME MOMENT, he lifts his gaze. . . just in time to see that Asa and Sanji have come the same way as them]

[!!]

Oh, look-- it's Asa and Sanji.

[he moves to say hello]

[makeine]

[ oh fuck ]

This way!

[ dragging him behind a tree off the path, pressing against him to hold him still... hand on his mouth too. shut up. oh my god. she's whispering. ]

Do you know how mad Mii-chan's gonna be if she finds out we stopped to look at the reptiles without her being here? [ ... ] Once she starts talking, we'll move on. I wanna see the crocs.

[willandaway]

[OH]

[WELL]

[THERE HE GOES, yanked behind a tree by Anna. he would say something, but he can't. her hand is in the way. mmmmghffff??]

[that's all she gets]

[makeine]

[ ... ... ... ]

Oh, my God, that girl can really talk.

[ slowly letting her hand drop... she's a little depressed she missed her chance to keep him quiet with kissing, but it's fine. it's totally fine. ]

Suppon uses soft-shell turtles, by the way. They're one of the water ones. Apparently, they're super fast swimmers, but I've never seen one before... if they've got 'em here, it'll probably be in a tank you can see into. Like at an aquarium. Um, a fish zoo.



[ and she's getting onto asa for her fun facts??????? ]

[willandaway]

[oh. . . he can talk again. drooping a bit as he forlornly looks Asa and Sanji's way. her facts are so interesting. . . he kind of wants to hear more. . .]

[. . . no, wait, Anna has facts too. his attention snaps back to Anna]

Soft-shelled means they don't have quite as impressive of a defense as the larger ones do, right?

[do they make up with it with impressive offensive capabilities-- wait. no. that's not the point, Will]

Let's look for a tank. I'd like to see those turtles, too.

[makeine]

[ what's he so cute for. not as impressive a defense. what the hell.

anna watches asa and sanji for a moment, to really make sure she's tongue deep in her facts, before she takes will's hand again and creeps away. the tank's more likely to be inside, like the salamanders... those are cool too. big glass wall type of exhibit featuring the turtles and more. like fish.

god. hopefully they aren't swinging here next, she'd love to spend a Single Minute enjoying her boyfriend's company. ]

[willandaway]

[I'M SORRY HE THINKS OF THINGS IN TERMS OF BATTLE STRATEGIES, HE CAN'T HELP HIMSELF SOMETIME]

[anyway, I hope Sanji and Asa show up at the salamander and water turtle tanks. but for now, Will is happy to fall into step alongside Anna as they enter the indoor exhibit, his eyes growing wide at the sheer amount of animals this building can hold]

Wow. . .! [a beat] Wait. . . it's not too small in here for them?

[makeine]

[ i do too. ill make sure cassie knows.

anna grins at his wonder, moving closer to press a hand to the glass. ]

It'd further back than you think. Look, there's one of the turtles.

[ they look so freaky compared to the ones they just saw. please admire their cuteness. ]

I just love their faces! They remind me of sunbears.

[willandaway]

[I'M SO GLAD FOR THIS COMEDY OF ERRORS]

Oh! They're a lot cuter.

[their cuteness is being ADMIRED. but while they might be cute, they're also weak. give and take, you know]

[. . . wait. . .]

A sunbear?

[makeine]

A bear who's face looks like melted ice cream. They get their name from the spot on their chest though, it looks like a sun! There's a moon bear too, who's got a crescent shape on its chest, but it looks just like a little black bear...

[ yes she's thoughtless drawing on will's chest to demonstrate it. ]

[willandaway]

[MELTED. . . ICE CREAM. . . he cannot picture that one at all. he can, however, picture the bear with a crescent on its chest. especially as she draws the shape upon his torso, bringing a pink flush to his cheeks]

I don't think we have bears like that in Euchronia.

[a pause]

Do you know any bear facts, Anna?

[makeine]

Each moon bear's crescent is different than another's, just like a tiger's stripes and our fingerprints... If a bear's pregnant when she's hibernating in the winter, she'll give birth and the baby'll grow up over the cold months and be ready to pad out into the open world when spring comes.

[ walking two fingers across his chest... promise it's innocent. ]

They'll eat pretty much anything... and they're fiercely protective of their young. And they look so very cuddly, but you shouldn't hug them.

[willandaway]

[he likes it. . . and thankfully is also interpreting it as an innocent gesture. nO EMBARRASSING THOUGHTS HERE, WILL METAPHOR!!!]

Well, I did know that much. We do have regular bears in Euchronia. . . and everyone knows it's dangerous to try to fight one.

[even with magic, bears are a force to be reckoned with]

[makeine]

[ ... ]

You have regular bears, huh... but leopions too?

[ again, not what they were called, she thinks hers is cuter-- ]

[willandaway]

. . . what's a leopion?

[PROBABLY NOT??]

[makeine]

The... lion scorpion thing you told me about. Uh--

[ oh!!! snapping her fingers!! ]

The mandula!






[ no, girl. ]

[willandaway]

Oh! The Maneater Manjula.

You were close.

[do not give her credit for this, Will]

[makeine]

[ thanks for giving her the credit she doesn't deserve, will ]

Right, that thing! And you still have regular bears? Do they have two heads or something?

[ there's no way it's just.




a bear. ]

Have you eaten one?!