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[swordsense]

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I'm so sorry I missed you, so please leave a message.
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[usaf]

Well, you were right about one thing. She is a bit touchy.

[ Carol believes the exact words were "angry cat." ]

[swordsense]

Yeah.

Sorry, if she caused you any trouble.

[usaf]

Nah, she was fine. Probably just annoyed I was bothering her at work.

[swordsense]

Oh. yeah, she...I'm surprised she still has a job.

[She honestly is sort of worried she's going to be judged for liking such a nasty catgirl.]

[usaf]

[ Carol has no room to judge, having been herself something of a nasty girl in certain relationships. ]

Oh? Why do you say that?

[swordsense]

[Not like this cat. Womp womp.]

Because she's rude. And kind of doesn't like dealing with customers.

Also, she freaked out when I went into that cafe once. I didn't know she worked there, I just heard there were cats. It was pretty public.

[usaf]

I didn't know she worked there, either. I went for the cats, like you did.

She does seem like she isn't the best suited for customer service work.

[swordsense]

Yeah, not at all.

[Shruuuug. or the audible equivalent of it.]

What did you think? Other than angry.

[usaf]

[ Here they get to the crux of it. ]

She's cute! Seemed a little protective of you, when you came up in conversation. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[swordsense]

Cute. Yes, definitely. When she's calm and relaxed, I think she's pretty adorable.

[Har har.]

...What did she say?

[usaf]

I mentioned that a mutual friend had told me about her, she wanted to know who that mutual friend was. I said it was you, she sort of...

[ How to describe it? ]

She acted like it wasn't a big deal, but I have a feeling it was.

[swordsense]

It...probably was, honestly.

[Adora's turn to confess something.]

...I took her to New York on Valentine's Day.

[usaf]

Oh?

[ It's hard to keep the hint of excitement at young love gossip out of Carol's voice. ]

That's a big trip. How'd it go?

[swordsense]

It went fairly well, I think. We walked around Central Park. No fighting? I sparkled off a dog that was harassing her.

[Normal stuff...]

[usaf]

Right... [ Because that's a normal everyday sentence that makes sense. Luckily, Carol already knows about Adora's sparkle power, so she isn't entirely confused. ]

Sounds like you had a good time!

[swordsense]

Also. um. We kissed.

[Important news.]

[usaf]

Wha-- Way to bury the lead!

Adora, that's great!

[ ... ]

That is great, right?

[swordsense]

Yeah, I think so.

[She didn't get scratched. That's a plus.]

...I think it's a work in progress to see beyond that, but still. It's definitely a good thing.

[She leans a in a bit closer.]

I totally got her to blush.

[usaf]

[ Carol barely bothers to hide her chuckle at that. ]

You did, huh? That seems like quite a feat. What made her blush, in the end?

[swordsense]

I told her she'd look good in a dress.

[It was a feat.]

[usaf]

[ Yeah, Carol outright laughs at that. ]

Yeah, I can see that doing the trick.

[swordsense]

I'm not good at that kind of flirting. But I think so. That was kind of a sign.

[usaf]

Sounds like a sign to me. A big, flashing, neon one.

[swordsense]

Mmhmm.

So. I took your advice and went for it.

[usaf]

Glad to hear it. No regrets, I hope?