W1 THURS 💞 THE "PERFECT" DATE

[piteous]

[ You two were brought here for a reason, with a guide, and there upon the spot of encounter is a blanket splayed near one of the park's pond. Upon the sheet is an array of food they may recognize from the food trucks! But half of it is sprinkled with carefully caught spiders—they're still alive, it seems... Having trouble crawling along pad Thai, soup, this sandwich (yes, between the layers) and some number of appetizers. It's fine, the other dishes untouched by insects at least. They are a choice of noodles, Asian fusion, bread... foods, sometimes just a sandwich; point is, there is food.

At the center is a fries paper container full of freshly picked flowers from the park itself. Drinks provided are water, pop, and boba tea. Based on the tea, the person who set this up likes sweets.

Well, it's a date. Let's start the romantic scene! ]

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[crucifer]

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He stops trying to treat this can as a stress toy for a moment just to look once at Gérard and whatever it is that's going on in his froggy little soft skull. ]

You know going out for lunch doesn't have to be a date right?

[ Like. We can still be friends, RIGHT?! ]

Also, I'm pretty sure this is all for you anyway, so you can keep all of it. Except this one.

[ By this one he means a particularly spidery hot dog which he is suddenly without warning chucking into a certain bush you know who you are. ]

[piteous]

[ WHY DID WE GET THE SADDEST GERARD TAG...

Vash abruptly stands up when he witnesses sacrilege. ]

Hey! Don't waste food—[ but then some squirrels who have no standards see OPPORTUNITY even if it's a spider infested hotdog. Which means they swarm Vash in this bush. ]

[bindings]

[the squirrels attack

and there's also just, fire everywhere, very suddenly!]

[frogzoned]

[ ]

WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE

[bindings]

[HELP THIS IMAGEJKKSDJF

squirrels are on fire and shenhe and vash are watching this date, i guess. shenhe watches the squirrels flee, and then looks over at gerard and wolfwood

... and then ducks back down into the bushes like that's going to do anything]

[frogzoned]

[ wheezing ]

Those are on fire, I would actually get out of them, Miss Shenhe.

[bindings]

[she's immune to fire while she's using this but that's a good point because eventually she will not be.

... she moves to a different set of bushes and leaves vash to die.]

[frogzoned]

You're really going to just run!?

[bindings]

[silence.........

then:]

You were not supposed to see me.

[i'm just going to assume wolfwood is beating the shit out of vash in the background for this conversation, ig]

[frogzoned]

It does seem that more witnesses to my embarrassment continue to appear. Is anyone else hiding in there too, or just you?

[bindings]

It's just me.

[...] Why are you embarrassed?

[frogzoned]

[ he isn't sure he can have this conversation surrounded by squirrels on fire while wolfwood beats vashs face in in the background ]

Nevermind. I understand. Quite funny-- [ he gestures. ] It's really very-- a good joke.

[bindings]

[that's so fair but shenhe isn't aware that he doesn't want to have this conversation so we're having it anyway]

... Joke? Is that what this is? I don't see what's funny about it.

[frogzoned]

[ gerard just like, don't worry, I can explain jokes to her as if that is the question she is asking. ]

It comes from the absurdity of seeing a frog as a potential romantic match for anyone. Which is true. It is inherently ridiculous, hence, why it is my Story. Stories don't get written about if things are boring and normal.

[bindings]

... No. Vash genuinely thinks you would be a good match for Wolfwood. [she is SO BAFFLED BY ALL OF THIS] The fact that you are a frog doesn't matter.

[frogzoned]

[ looking at


wolfwood having a meltdown ]

I don't think he agrees? But it doesn't matter.

[crucifer]

It's not because you're a frog, it's because you're married!

[ He is indeed beating up Vash in the background I guess. ]

[frogzoned]

[ now he's also thinking about his failing marriage ]

I think you're winning.

[piteous]

[ RAMS WOLFWOOD WITH DRIFT GET THE FUCK OUT ITS TIME FOR HIM TO SPEAK ]

You would be a good match for Wolfwood! He needs a good, sensible person to put him on the right track.

[ where did vash revive from ]

You seem very sweet!!!

[crucifer]

[ He is sure turning into a ball of fire. It's not catching on anything but it does look bad. ]

I'll go on dates when YOU'RE NOT THE ONE SETTING THEM UP!

[bindings]

[calling out to them:] Do not kill each other.

[frogzoned]

[ he's eating one of the spider sandwiches ]

Don't stop them yet, I'm enjoying this.

[piteous]

[ And Vash is getting frosty, I guess... In name of our grimace shake. The air is getting cold. ]

So you are IN LOVE WITH GERARD! Why else are you being so difficult and lashing out at me?!