Audience: Phoenix

[gatonina]

Comments

[slobjection]

Yeah, just having a little trouble with the platonic date task.

[ does purple know about phoenix's turmoil ]

[gatonina]

Ah, I see. How many times have you been rejected so far?

[slobjection]

Just once.

Caught me pretty off-guard, though.

[gatonina]

Ah. It's not the worst thing in the world, I presume. You just have to keep trying. Other fish in the sea. Etcetera, etcetera.

[slobjection]

Don't know who's going to want to spend a day with some boring old man, though.

[gatonina]

Well not when you advertise it like that. Is that how you pitched it to Taako?

[slobjection]

I pitched it as a day to spend together so we could get vouchers.... but I guess that wasn't enough.

[ he wanted that betrayal voucher ]

[gatonina]

All things considered that's definitely not enough when people don't take the vouchers seriously. [sigh.] But you'd think spending the day together wouldn't be so bad.

[slobjection]

I'd suggest filling up the camp store a little more... that might get people more interested.

... You'd think. Now I've got no one to spend the day with.

[ ask him out platonically purple-chan ]

[gatonina]

Well that part isn't up to me, but we'll consider it. [phoenix...]

Sooo is that why you're here? [does that count as asking? sure.]

[slobjection]

Could always sneak in something fun.

.... Well.... guess I was a bit lonely.

[gatonina]

...I'm not gonna be the one to ask, Phoenix. But if you're really in a bind and need someone to hang out with...guess my schedule's clear.

[slobjection]

You wouldn't mind hanging out with this boring old man and getting to know each other a little better?

[gatonina]

No, I suppose I wouldn't. [...hm.] But I suppose in the interest of getting to know each other better, perhaps it's important to be a bit more honest with one another?

[slobjection]

I think so. So if you have any burning confessions you want to get off your chest...

[ he's teasing a little ]

1/2

[gatonina]

...hah. It's not exactly like that, it's just...[give them a moment to raise their hand to grab for the brim of their hat, taking it off to set on the desk.]

[gatonina]

[when phoenix blinks though, ph's face seems to snap into focus.]

I don't do blind dates.

[slobjection]

[ wow... who's this binch. ]

A young'in, hmmm?

[gatonina]

Absolutely not.

[slobjection]

My eyesight is still working.....

[ baby!!!! ]

Good to properly meet you, though. Ah... what should I call you?

[gatonina]

[no!!!]

Likewise. Heart's still fine if you want, or Junpei works.

[slobjection]

[ apollo-coded child ]

... Junpei, then.

[ he offered it, so he's taking it! ]

Any hobbies?

[gatonina]

Hah. Even before all of this, work's sort of kept me a little too busy for hobbies...I guess I'm still figuring it out.

[slobjection]

Aren't we all.

[ .... ]

What did you do, before all of this?

[gatonina]

I'm a detective. I've been working at an underground firm for the last year. [so you can see why he just supports a lot of what Phoenix is doing.]