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[starmark]

It's probably the latter. I wouldn't say I'm exactly a "romantic" type of person.

[ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS WITH THIS SHIT RIGHT NOW]

[manuscripture]

You just said you would fight a God for me.

[ THAT'S PRETTY ROMANTIC AND GOOFY ]

[starmark]

I probably would. That's romantic?

[He shrugs a little.]

I thought you were more of a jewelry and fine dining kind of person.

[manuscripture]

You'll punch anything if given the opportunity. I am sure of that at this point.

[ He flicks his hand gently and squeezes Jotaro's fingers. He turns his nose up. ]

I don't see you taking me to dinner or buying me jewelry. I'm going to take what hamfisted attempts I can get. [ Oooooo that's a low blow. ]

Are you saying you like me, Jotaro?

[ fourth grade here we come ]

[starmark]

...

[TSUN MODE: ENGAGING]

I thought it was pretty obvious, what I was saying.

[Punching gods, liking it here in this castle, you're cute, etc.]

I can't really meet expectations if I don't know what they are, can I?

[manuscripture]

Well, now you know the preferred expectations.

[ all this serious bullshit over the past week makes rohan ENTITLED to this teasing thing. ]

I was only curious. I feel like the only thing we haven't done-- [ And this is gonna sound bonkers. ] --is gone on a proper date.

[ Ah, fuck. Now he's back in weird territory. ]

Which is up to you. If you don't want to, I don't care. [ He cares. Tsun Mode has activated. ]

[starmark]

So dinner, jewelry, and as little hamfisting as possible.

[Good luck on that last one. Have you seen Star Platinum's fists? They're not just ham, they're the whole pig.]

...Hold on. Are you asking me out?

[manuscripture]

[ HhnnGHghh ]

It was a suggestion. We don't have to. I had an idea but we don't have to if that's weird for you.

[ This is stUPID. Time to awkwardly try to cross his arms. ]

[starmark]

You're asking me out.

[OH BOY, LET THE HHNNNGHGHH FLOW, THIS IS GOING TO GET STUPIDER BEFORE IT GETS BETTER]

No, what's the idea? I want to hear it, hurry up and tell me. Where are you asking me out to?

[manuscripture]

[ When does it not get stupider before it gets better??? ]

Remember... Remember the beach we washed up on? I was thinking there without all the locals trying to kill us.

[starmark]

Back in Vandare?

[On one hand, Vandare is Vandare. On the other hand: BEACH.]

So it'd be an overnight trip, or something. Not just a date, but a vacation.

[manuscripture]

Yeah. I know Vandare isn't our favorite place to go but it beats Bug Town or Rota. [ Where they will be killed on-sight. ]

If you count a day as a vacation, sure. I can afford a nicer hotel now.

[starmark]

That's charming. You're going to take me to the least shitty of the shitty places on a date. With a hotel and everything.

[He pauses a minute, mulling it over.]

...It'd have to be at night, wouldn't it? For me. Because of the sun.

[manuscripture]

[ The goddamn sun ruining Day Trips and shit. ]

Yes. You can fly there in no time, we can sleep all day or whatever and come back home. It's simple, isn't it?

[starmark]

I was just thinking, it's a shame a beach umbrella and really powerful sunscreen wouldn't make any difference.

[Is that a joke? It might be halfway to one. Possibly. Probably.]

...Yeah. Okay. Let's do it. I accept.

[manuscripture]

If you find a sunscreen strong enough to keep you from turning into a handsome paperweight, run it by me.

[ Rohan rolls his eyes and shakes his head. ]

I have things to do with Lorna this week but... Sunday might work...?

I'm sure the beach is full of gross things for you to roll in.

[starmark]

...Sea glass. I want to look for sea glass.

[He says almost absently, like it's the natural correction to make when it comes to Things To Do At A Beach.]

Oh. I talked to her, did I tell you? Lorna. She's okay. Kind of fussy, but all right, I guess. And I guess I should probably...figure out what to do with the dog, so. Sunday would be good. Yeah.

[manuscripture]

I'd rather you hoard sea glass than roll in anything. I'll take it.

[ The mention of Lorna has him perk up. ]

She's fussy because she's been a shut-in for her entire life. Whoever she lived with never let her leave her house. All she knows how to do is sew and garden. A place like this is very dangerous for her. She lives all the way in Sanctuary so I have been taking her there before you pick me up.

[ Ffffff he's gotten all soft again. Awful. ]

She is good material for what I was looking for.

[starmark]

...What the hell. They wouldn't let her?

[It's one thing to enjoy being a housewife; his mom is proof enough of that. But being a veritable prisoner in your own home with nothing to do but sew and garden? Now that's bullshit, and definitely no way to treat a girl.

Make that two lizards getting soft about Lorna, then.]

That's bullshit. Tell her to go do whatever she wants.

[manuscripture]

She doesn't WANT to do anything she wants. [ Rohan frowns a bit. ] She's afraid of damn near everything. She has told me she had never seen a painting before either.

It was sort of... Surreal. All she does is sit at Sanctuary and come to work as far as I know.

I want to fix that. Somehow.

[starmark]

What are you thinking? Just dragging her around everywhere to expose her to...culture, or something?

[The sad thing is, he sounds like he's serious...]

[manuscripture]

Slowly. Plunging her into anything too fast will give her a heart attack.

[ He's VERY certain of this. ]

I had an idea. It's a crazy idea that I wouldn't normally do. [ Hm. ] She works with me every day at the shop. Sanctuary isn't a fantastic place to live. I was thinking of finding her a nicer place to stay though I am fairly sure that she is going to refuse everything out of modesty.

The long and short of my crazy idea is having her stay here.

[starmark]

...You want to have her come live in the castle? With us? And then what, you'd take her to work every day and I'd come get you both at sundown?

[To his credit, he doesn't seem to be protesting so much as just trying to work out the ramifications.]

And put her where, in a wing to herself or something?

[manuscripture]

It's a thought. Likely temporary.

We have a million rooms. She can have one for a while until she gets settled. [ This is the Nicest Thing he's ever done for someone. ] If she is going to be working with me so much, it would be quicker to teach her if she is within reach instead of hauling her back and forth to Sanctuary because she is afraid of walking home at night.

Not that I blame her. The gargoyles and harpies in town aren't very discerning when it comes to picking out what they want to gnaw on. Meek demon girls are a quick meal. [ He sighs and shrugs up his shoulders. ]

Would that bother you? She keeps to herself for the most part. She is very polite too. [ And might want to clean and do the things neither of them want to. ]

[starmark]

If the gargoyles and harpies in town are hassling her, that's something I can take care of. I told her to tell me if somebody was making trouble for her.

[Although given Lorna, he can start to see why maybe she wouldn't say anything either way.]

I don't have a problem with it. This place is too big for two people, anyway.