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[swansongs]

Hi everyone. [He offered a friendly wave.]

Okay, so, question. We're all crammed onto this train, right? And we don't have a lot of privacy, which, all right, I'm starting to get used to, but. What if we want to do something special for someone? Like...a date.

I've never done dates on a train before, I don't really know what to do. And before someone brings it up, I can't really...cook. I mean, I guess we could cook something together, but.

So, date ideas. Does anyone have them? I'd really appreciate it.

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[springforth]

I think some people take over a quiet cabin, hang out. Maybe make then something nice in the kitchen? It's always open after all.

Or watch a movie? Though you'll probably have company for it.

[blue_ice]

Go for a walk? Our scenery leaves something to be desired. But it's an option. The rock garden's nice enough, if you can avoid hitting the toll booth.

Or if they're competitive, there's always a game. The gym and gaming car have options.

[swansongs]

Quiet cabin's a good idea.

[Though it did require him to be interesting all of the time. Or a lot of kissing. He wouldn't be opposed to that.]

So's a movie. Theaters are always full of people, so that'd be nothing new.

Oooh, maybe a picnic kind of thing? In one of the grassy cars?

[He was going to tuck that idea away as a possibility, too.]

[swansongs]

A walk's always an option, yeah. [Not the most exciting thing, though. They did plenty of walking all the time to get from one end of the train to the other.] The toll booth...?

I dunno if they're competitive, actually, but that's also an idea. I'm not very good at games, but maybe that'd be an excuse for them to teach me. If they're good at 'em, at least.

[blue_ice]

Zetta. The red book. Watch out for him.

[ And that's the cryptic warning he'll get. ]

I'd suggest a board game or card game to start. Slow, plenty of time for banter. Casual touch, if you're into that.

{ Not that he's...done this often...]

[swansongs]

A book?

[Why did he have to worry about a book? He was very confused.]

Mmmm. That's a good idea. I know a lot of card games. I don't know what kind of board games we have on board- [Ha.] -but I'll take a look some time.

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[blitzcheer]

[ Maybe he shouldn't answer this. But-- but he has an answer, and he's compelled. Maybe for some selfish reason, or maybe because he actually wants to help.

Regardless, he sticks to voice than video, voice slightly muted, though not lifeless. Fond (reminiscent) at times. ]

Play games. VR's got plenty for two players. You can teach 'em how to play or learn it together.

There's spaces up on the second floor game car people don't hang around either. All the bigger games--and there's cushions, but, [ jokingly, ] I won't tell you where the best are.

[ But he'll keep talking, without much of a pause. ] You can listen to the music. Find out what you both like, what else there is. You can talk about your band, [ since he knows that about Dyme, ] and just chat away. Things as simple as that are fun. Just chatting, hanging out. Getting to do stuff together.

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[irrationally]

[ Does Alice have date advice? Of course not. Absolutely not.

But she is most definitely nosy enough to reply all the same, like she doesn't consider the potential shame of someone maybe not wanting to talk about this across the ICPs. ]

You have someone here you want to do that with? [ 'FESS UP, DYME. ]

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[loveandduty]

[The word date and Minako had been summoned.]

If you can tell me about the other person then I can always plan something or give ideas. After all it is my job as the self proclaimed love guru here to help.

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[swansongs]

[He was literally taking notes because he didn't trust his brain to remember all of these things, forgive him for being distracted for a moment.]

These are all great ideas, thanks. I forgot about the VR stuff, and there's so much music I could introduce him to, I'm sure.

Oh! And speaking of music, I told him I'd teach him how to play guitar sometime.

[He was writing that down, too.]

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[swansongs]

[Laughing a little, he nodded.]

Uh-huh. It's a, uh, recent development.

[As of their vacation with the hot springs, at least. Which was still recent enough to him.

After the last mission, he'd realized being stuck on a train didn't mean dates couldn't happen.]

[blitzcheer]

Then there's a date right there. I mean, unless you were thinking about one of those where you go to a movie or bar.

[ Well- ]

We have one of those?

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[swansongs]

Hmmm.

[How much could he say without outing his partner. He didn't want to embarrass the guy in case he didn't want the whole train knowing. Actually, maybe Dyme should've asked him first, but then that would've ruined any kind of surprise.]

Well, he's a soldier, or he used to be, and he really likes cooking and baking. Um. We actually haven't talked much about things he likes.

[swansongs]

I'm used to take people to dinner and a movie, which is a little harder to do here.

But I've got a growing list of good ideas here.

[He wiggled the paper he was writing everything down on.]

What, guitars?

[blitzcheer]

Oh, no - I mean the cinema. We got that, not the bar.

[ Anyway. ] Cooking together's fun. You can ask if he'd be into it, if you would. Train gave me 3 courses when I ordered food from the shop, along with the recipes.

Or you can ask a friend for a favour.

[thornsofmundus]

[There's a thoughtful expression on the pixie-shaped AI's face.]

Are we able to get to the tents with the train in motion?

[swansongs]

Oh! Right. Yeah, the cinema's on my list as a possibility. Definitely better than going to a bar, anyway.

He offered to teach me how to cook, so I don't think he'd mind cooking together? [It was another possibility.]

Wait, we can order food from the shop? I knew we could get snacks, but.

[swansongs]

[He'd never actually thought about that before. He hadn't ever used any of the tents on board before, either. Or at any point during his life.]

You know. I have no idea. I dunno if anyone's ever tried.

[If they had, it hadn't come up in conversation with him.]

[thornsofmundus]

Oh. Because if you can find a tent, then you put it in one of the cars that has a place that will fit the tent and then you have sex in the tent.

[That's basically how her first date here went, only the tent was outside because they were on a mission.]

[swansongs]

[Every gear in his brain momentarily ground to a halt, and he was now most definitely thinking about sex. His cheeks flushed and he started laughing.]

That might be taking things a little fast. Besides, I think the quiet car might be a better place for that.

Though I guess we could go pseudo-camping in a tent.

[extrasaltypotato]

[Somewhere on the train, a winged potato facepalms and tries not to laugh. Hooooboy.]

An excellent suggestion - that perhaps would be better for a one-on-one conversation rather than broadcast throughout the entire train?

[thornsofmundus]

Really? I thought you had to be quiet in the quiet cars—that's not why they're called quiet cars?

[thornsofmundus]

... oh. Right. Sorry.

Do you have any more date ideas—oh! Did that ice cream we got later in the tavern count as a date too?

[extrasaltypotato]

You're quite alright.

I think it would, yes. Ice cream taken somewhere beautiful. So would cooking together, or going to the media room and watching something mutually significant... hmn, there's an idea. Which reminds me to explain the joke behind my guild name of "Dungeon Crawling / And Chill..."

The botanical garden on the train might suit but then I think I'm biased there. Or the person I'd take is.

[thornsofmundus]

Oh, I'd like to go to the gardens! Or make a food with you that isn't cooked over a campfire. I've never made food that wasn't before.




... and I'm sure his person would like to do that too, but with him.

[Because that's what this is for, after all. Date ideas for Dyme, not them.]