[Good thing they have an official master of badfic here to throw everyone mercilessly under the bus...
But Kaoru seems a little surprised by the gesture! Showing off fancy knowledge of the modern era doesn't often earn any gifts, okay. One hand reaches up to lightly touch the tassel, and Kaoru's brow furrows for a second.]
...Thank you, sir. Still, I couldn't possibly ask for more than one. [Because a promise for more flowers later implies that they'll be running into each other again?! No...
That dingus twinkling is an effective distraction from the distress of more meetings in the future, though.]
Into the tunnel? [As if there's still just a tiny strand of hope that he may say "no, out through the grate!" like a sensible person instead...
But that strand is apparently so delicate that Kaoru is the one to break it, turning with a sigh to face the darkened interior. TIME TO GO BE INTREPID EXPLORERS... Hilariously, this won't be much of a problem, considering seeing in the dark isn't a huge struggle for pretty princess mcgee. It's just a fuss and a hassle, which are both unsavory things that patience-tried people avoid like the plague. There's a pause after the sigh, though, and a glance is cast back over one shoulder. Still sparkling??]
—I'd like to know your name first, please. Mine is Nagumo Kaoru; it's a pleasure to meet you.
[Step 1 in going exploring through dark tunnels with a badfic writer: get his name so you can track him down later if he ends up stabbing you in the back on the way.]
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But Kaoru seems a little surprised by the gesture! Showing off fancy knowledge of the modern era doesn't often earn any gifts, okay. One hand reaches up to lightly touch the tassel, and Kaoru's brow furrows for a second.]
...Thank you, sir. Still, I couldn't possibly ask for more than one. [Because a promise for more flowers later implies that they'll be running into each other again?! No...
That dingus twinkling is an effective distraction from the distress of more meetings in the future, though.]
Into the tunnel? [As if there's still just a tiny strand of hope that he may say "no, out through the grate!" like a sensible person instead...
But that strand is apparently so delicate that Kaoru is the one to break it, turning with a sigh to face the darkened interior. TIME TO GO BE INTREPID EXPLORERS... Hilariously, this won't be much of a problem, considering seeing in the dark isn't a huge struggle for pretty princess mcgee. It's just a fuss and a hassle, which are both unsavory things that patience-tried people avoid like the plague. There's a pause after the sigh, though, and a glance is cast back over one shoulder. Still sparkling??]
—I'd like to know your name first, please. Mine is Nagumo Kaoru; it's a pleasure to meet you.
[Step 1 in going exploring through dark tunnels with a badfic writer: get his name so you can track him down later if he ends up stabbing you in the back on the way.]