Go see the world because it's all so brand-new

[generalflirt]

Who: Masaomi (generalflirt) and Katara (markofthebrave)... other people? Maybe?
What: A date(!!)
When: Way back on the 17th
Where: Various places???
Summary: Masaomi asked Katara out. She said yes after the draft. He gave her some time to settle, and then offered a time for it to happen - she accepted,and here we are.
Rating: Not skeevy

[Aaaand here. We. Go. He considered just wearing that same suit, but that might have been a tired thing. He could have put on something the Prince would wear -- he even considered it -- but thought better of it. In the end, the settled for something like this, but with less obnoxious socks and the dress pants from the suit instead of Jeans. He still thinks he looks nice, but now he doesn't look overly nice! Or demanding!

Man he's confident but it's possible he under-dressed. Oh Well. Knock, one arm behind his back]

Comments

[markofthebrave]

Looks like it's more skipping for you.

[generalflirt]

Or I could try to make myself sound like a pig-eon.

[But even as he says that,he's skipping again, not just along the ground here, but also with alight flourishing kick off a cliff face to the side of them]

[markofthebrave]

...all right. No more skipping for you.

[What a way to end the date that would be, him falling off a cliff.]

[generalflirt]

Awwwww. [And he hangs his head just a moment before snickering and shrugging. He doesn't stop broad and quick movements though, more to keep his blood pumping than anything.]

[markofthebrave]

Serves you right for dancing on the edge of the cliff.

[generalflirt]

[Without missing a beat-] I'm a man on the edge, gotta keep things fresh and furious.

[markofthebrave]

...right. Fresh and furious.

[generalflirt]

Most definitely! [He does laugh a little though, at his own expense. Another glance at that tree line...]

We should be able to see it, soon.

[markofthebrave]

See what?

[generalflirt]

That way. [They're going up a small hill before they'll begin their descend into the valley. I'll have to ask Pi later if we decided on some images for this but basically, a small, fertile, heavily forested valley with a small lake as the centerpiece of it on the far side from where they are. In his opinion, it's a very pretty sight, into in the relative wilderness of Luceti. Doubly so, because at this relative higher altitude even back in November there's a light snow covering on some of the tree tops]

[markofthebrave]

[And so they arrive and Katara looks around appreciatively.]

Is this it?

[generalflirt]

I wanted to call it "Elk Valley," but you could call it "Shikamaru's Rest" or perhaps even "my thinking spot?" It's yet to be named.

[markofthebrave]

It's beautiful.

[generalflirt]

I was hoping you'd say that.

[markofthebrave]

[She gave him a small shy smile.]

Let's go down into it.

[generalflirt]

Such was my plan.

[And he offers her a hand, again. It's just a decent from here - not very tricky or threatening, because there is a path more hillish than cliffside just a bit further on]

[markofthebrave]

Well, I'm enjoying your plan so far!

[She lets him have her hand, in part just to warm him up a little. He's got to be freezing up here.]

[generalflirt]

[Just a little. But he could sweat, the warmth from her hand warms his entire body. It's all he can do not to pull her too fast because while it's a pretty simple descent, it is still a descent in the mountain range. Still, as they head down the rocky path and into the forest proper, the reason for the name he gave it becomes obvious: the deer in this valley are large by Luceti's standards, and there's also some elk in here. It's an isolated ecosystem, so...]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara, for her part, looks around the valley. She admires the trees and the calm peaceful beauty of the place.]

When did you find this place?

[generalflirt]

Oh, some time ago, now. Shikamaru found it first, actually. [After He killed her "error," when he couldn't handle everything anymore. But he doesn't say that, it would ruin the mood. So he smoothly just continues] To be honest, I'm not sure he wanted me to find it private hide-away, but then... I don't think he wanted people to find his apartment back in the day. [And that worked out okay]

[markofthebrave]

It was probably a ninja thing. [She smiled encouragingly at Masaomi.] But you two are getting along great now. It's nice to see that such great friendships can come from rocky starts.

[generalflirt]

Too true! That's pretty much the story of my life though, isn't it? I'm one of those books you need to read and then digest.

[markofthebrave]

[Well, she remembers you kind of thinking some pretty harsh things about Shikamaru too, but...]

You know, I'm not sure you want to go around using that analogy.

[generalflirt]

What, that doesn't work?

[With a little side-smile as he turns them to head closer to the lake]

[markofthebrave]

More like... it invites jokes of indigestion.