The Dreaded, Much Anticipated Event...
Dec. 24th, 2009 11:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Who: Katina and Viral
What: Manipulated into a date by Alex.
Where: A Mediterranean restaurant, because... Alex again.
When: Christmas Day
Warnings: Shouldn't be any worse than the usual between them.
Katina knew she'd have to get some sort of payback on Alex. Getting her to agree to a blind date while she was half drunk... there was no honor in that! Ignore the fact that she hasn't gone on a single date in, literally, years.
So she walked down the sidewalks of Tokyo dressed as nicely as she had been in a long time. Tan slacks, burgundy blouse, simple black fashion boots, and a gray coat to keep out the cold - all someone who was used to Michigan winters needed here. She knew what the restaurant looked like and about where it was, and Alex had told her she'd know the guy when she saw him, whatever that meant, and she rounded the last corner, the restaurant just down the...
street...
is that...
I am KILLING that woman when I get back tonight.
What: Manipulated into a date by Alex.
Where: A Mediterranean restaurant, because... Alex again.
When: Christmas Day
Warnings: Shouldn't be any worse than the usual between them.
Katina knew she'd have to get some sort of payback on Alex. Getting her to agree to a blind date while she was half drunk... there was no honor in that! Ignore the fact that she hasn't gone on a single date in, literally, years.
So she walked down the sidewalks of Tokyo dressed as nicely as she had been in a long time. Tan slacks, burgundy blouse, simple black fashion boots, and a gray coat to keep out the cold - all someone who was used to Michigan winters needed here. She knew what the restaurant looked like and about where it was, and Alex had told her she'd know the guy when she saw him, whatever that meant, and she rounded the last corner, the restaurant just down the...
street...
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Date: 2009-12-25 05:11 am (UTC)This was so annoying... but humans were much easier to deal with when you humored them. Show up at this restaurant dressed nicely or you will never have a moment of peace again. The note on his door might have been an empty threat, but Viral didn't want to take that .... chance...
Viral stared down the street, and his mouth twitched.
"You have got to be kidding me."
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Date: 2009-12-25 05:21 am (UTC)No. No way. Running from Viral? And then having to deal with Alex? No way in hell.
Her face was set as though preparing for battle, and she made her way down the street towards her... ugh... date. "...cat," she addressed him.
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Date: 2009-12-25 05:36 am (UTC)An awkward moment of silence followed, the sounds of the street around them continuing, oblivious to the stare-down occurring nearby. Viral mentally vowed revenge on whoever decided that this would be funny. Ugh, no way was he going to lose face in front of Katina. He was in this as long as she was.
Viral turned sharply, and pulled open the door with a little bit more force than necessary. He bowed his head, expression still sharp. "After you."
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Date: 2009-12-25 05:49 am (UTC)She kind of... stared as he opened the door for her. Feigning chivalry? He wasn't completely uncivilized. Katina glared as she walked through the door. "...thanks."
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Date: 2009-12-25 06:10 am (UTC)"... " Viral hesitated. He'd never been on one of these date things... being an artificial construct created by the spiral king for the sole purpose of oppressing humans wasn't exactly the correct social structure for this... not that he would let her know that. But, Viral had no idea what he was supposed to say.
"... I suppose now is where we make idle small talk and pretend to be interested in what is said."
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Date: 2009-12-25 06:21 am (UTC)Fortunately, they were seated fairly quickly, keeping Katina's bad temper to a minimum for now. She caught the hesitation, but it's not like she didn't know how bad Viral was at casual conversation. "...small talk. Not exactly my strong point."
She drummed her fingers on the table. "We could talk about how many ways we're gonna gut Alex for this I guess."
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Date: 2009-12-25 06:33 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-12-25 06:52 am (UTC)"Feh, how charming. I'm just distracting them from how creepy your eyes are."
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Date: 2009-12-25 07:03 am (UTC)She settled into a comfortable glare waiting for a retort of some kind.
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Date: 2009-12-25 07:23 am (UTC)"Must be great that you can fit in one day of the year." There was a hidden bit of bitterness behind those words.
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Date: 2009-12-26 02:12 pm (UTC)Probably because standing out was a lot nicer when it was on your own terms. "...sorry," she murmured barely audibly through a sip of beer.
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Date: 2009-12-27 04:08 am (UTC)what.Must have imagined it. Best to pretend the whole topic never came up.Viral focused intently on his own drink, searching again for something to say, and allowing the silence to once again grow to awkward proportions.
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Date: 2009-12-27 05:06 am (UTC)Katina glanced up at Viral while he was looking away, fooling no one but herself into thinking that it was hard to tell that was she was.
Why do I notice the cat thing so much anyways? Why don't I call him shark or... fuck I don't even know what the hell those hands are supposed to be.no subject
Date: 2009-12-28 12:25 am (UTC)"What? Don't tell me you're concerned about me."
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Date: 2009-12-28 04:47 am (UTC)The waitress finally arrived with their orders, a hopelessly out of her league teenager. "H-here's your... meals." The poor girl forced a smile. "You'll have to... stop holding hands for a moment... so there's room..."
The mental circuits connected, and she quickly let go. And was that a slight blush?
Why would I blush? No reason for that. Stupid waitress getting all scared of Viral.((Because Katina is not intimidating at all...)).no subject
Date: 2009-12-28 05:12 am (UTC)He watched the waitress set down their food intently, only causing the poor girl to start shaking and scurry off with only a tiny "enjoy your meal!"
To fill the silence, Viral wasted no time in starting on his food. "... good." He muttered.
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Date: 2009-12-28 06:02 am (UTC)She brought her fork to her mouth before noticing the missing eggplant that had been sent across the table.
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Date: 2009-12-28 06:11 am (UTC)"What the hell was that for?!" Viral growled, ignoring the slightly upset gentleman behind him.
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Date: 2009-12-28 06:19 am (UTC)The staff seemed nervous.
"And as for you," she turned her attention back to Viral, "it would have been a lot funnier if you wouldn't have ducked. Especially because it was an accident."
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Date: 2009-12-28 06:25 am (UTC)"Sorry." Viral showed his pointed teeth in a forced smile. "Next time I'll consider the comedic timing of the moment instead. Just for you."
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Date: 2009-12-28 06:34 am (UTC)"You should. I don't get nearly enough laughs out of your suffering as it is."
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Date: 2009-12-28 07:12 am (UTC)"I don't regret any of my actions. I only regret the situations they created."
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Date: 2009-12-28 09:22 pm (UTC)She toyed around with her fork, eyes traveling down to her plate. "Far as I'm concerned, you're more of a man than most human soldiers I know."
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Date: 2009-12-29 01:09 am (UTC)Katina swallowed the last decent chunk of her dinner, changing the subject. "We should probably finish up and leave, the staff's suffered enough for one night..."
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Date: 2009-12-29 01:26 am (UTC)"Hn. If we're the scariest thing they've seen, they're lucky."
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Date: 2009-12-29 02:16 am (UTC)Their meal finished, and the bill split, the two started on their way home. Another slightly awkward moment goes by in silence.
"... As much as I wish to have words with whoever decided this idea was a good one, I could imagine worse things to do with my time."
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Date: 2009-12-29 03:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-29 08:09 pm (UTC)"Well. Let's not talk of this day again."
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Date: 2009-12-29 10:01 pm (UTC)"Yeah, I can live with that." Katina gave Viral a punch on the arm that could be considered friendly despite how hard she hit him, and turned to walk away. "Even if it wasn't the absolute worst date I've had."
...so what have all those trips to the bar with him been then?