The Dreaded, Much Anticipated Event...

[grandtheftmecha]

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.

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[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Katina huffed a little as she ate more of her food, though in a slightly better mood, and washed it down with the rest of her beer. "Have you actually been sorry about anything you've done since I've met you?"

[mr-catshark.livejournal.com]

"..." He fell silent. Viral's face darkened, and his eyes continued to stare Katina down.

"I don't regret any of my actions. I only regret the situations they created."

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Katina sighed, matching Viral's stare. "You were literally made to kill, and look at you... fighting alongside humans, eating in a damned human restaurant, and it's something you chose. Meanwhile guys like the Titans have their heads so far up their asses that they'd rather let us all die than admit that they're wrong."

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."

[mr-catshark.livejournal.com]

"Heh. Thanks." Viral smiled, and this time it was real. "I'll try to take that as a compliment."

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Katina kinda smiled for realz too. "You're welcome... because it was. For once."

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..."

[mr-catshark.livejournal.com]

Viral looked to one side and spotted the cowering serving staff at the back of the restaurant. He also noticed they were the only two customers left.

"Hn. If we're the scariest thing they've seen, they're lucky."

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Katina gave them a sympathetic wave. "It's our job to keep the scary things away, so I guess we're doing it well."

[mr-catshark.livejournal.com]

"I guess."

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."

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Katina walked awkwardly beside Viral, trying to keep a bit of distance without getting in people's way or stepping in slush. "I might want to just maim them instead of killing them."

[mr-catshark.livejournal.com]

They reached the base, and even more awkwardness was piled on top of the situation.

"Well. Let's not talk of this day again."

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

More awkward silence.

"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?