He was expecting a charming smile or a playful no, not a stinging pinch and twist of his abdon. "Ah..ah..a" he gasped, "What was that for?" "For calling weird." she said. "Take it back." "Weird is not always bad," he answered. The sharp fingers of hers returned so he put the car in self driving mode quickly and grabbed her hands. She looked at him with defiance in her eyes and tried to pull her hands back. "Nope you don't get these dangerous weapons of mass destruction back. I own them and I am claiming their ownership since you are misusing them. Tsk, task, who is the bad one now?" he asked her. "You." she pouted briefly and answered. He kissed her fingers slowly, one by one while looking into her eyes. When he kissed the last pinky finger, he released them.
It was not erotic but it was heart warming, and she lted and forgot all about pinching him. "Tch, you are such a player." she mumbled and turned her head to look outside of the window.
"What's your favorite color?" he asked her a random question that ca out of and forced her to turn her head back and face him. "My favorite color!" she repeated after him. "Yes, it's one of the standard first date questions. I have realized that their is not much I know about you personally. I know the things from investigation records and the few months we spent together last year but that's it. I want to know the new Scarlet, not the one I read about on a bracelet terminal. So, let's start with the basics." 'That's a change.' she thought. "I like black and I like white." she told him.
"You must have a favorite." he said. "I can't pick, I have tried but I failed. What's about you?" she asked him. "Red." he said imdiately. "Like blood," she blurted. "It's the color of life." he said. "Next question." she said. "Dresses or pants, which do you like more?" he asked. She scowled, and the right side of her face went up. Was this another standard first date question?
"I don't have a manual for this." he told her. "They all have their rits and tis for example, you can't effectively work out in a dress." she answered. "What about you, dresses or pants what do prefer to wear?" He guffawed and burst into laughter which she followed him into. "Vey funny, beautiful one, if bonus points are being awarded, you win." he said. "Next question." she told him.
"Chicken or beef?" he asked. "Chicken." she said instantly. "Beef." he pointed at himself. "Next question." she said. She was getting into the rhythm, it was a fun little ga in it's own way. "If you could do any other profession in our world, what what you be?" he asked. "A doctor, I like saving lives." her answer in this case was also instant. "What about you, if you could be anything other than a cha warrior_" "I would be Scarlet's sugar daddy." he joked. She laughed and shoved him in the arm, "What's this, get serious, what would you be?" He looked down and thought about her question seriously. Then he shook his head and said, "I was raised to be a cha warrior, I do not see myself as anything else. I would be exactly who I am today." "Fair enough." she said. He had been grood from childhood to be a cha warrior. Emory had probably whispered it into his ears as he slept as an infant. "Next question." "Uhm, do you have a favorite movie?"
"Anything with a happy ending," she replied. That pulled her hand and held it against his chest as he proceeded to look at her and say, "That's not specific." "I know, but I am a sucker for all things happy ending."
"What about worst movie?" he asked. "Everything related to horror, gore, ghosts, zombies, especially zombies," she shook her head and made a disgusted expression with her mouth. "Noted, now stop frowning." he pointed at her forehead. "Next," she said. "Wait, what about you, do you have a favorite movie or movies?"
"I like war movies and I hate romance movies and those damn soap operas!! good lord woman what have you done to us? You have breathed life into a dead corpse."
She laughed and shrugged, "They make money, that's all that matters to ." He shook his head slowly, and laughed softly under his breath. Money was indeed needed to rebuild their planet and do may things. He noticed that the car had stopped moving for a few seconds now so he craned his head and looked outside the window. Then he turned back and said to her, "We are here." "Great, I was about to die of hunger." she claid. "I will open the door, please be patient." he stopped her impatient self from getting by putting a hand on her shoulder. "These doors open automatically you know." she reminded him. The doors of the car were in fact, already open and spread out like wings of a butterfly.
"I know." he nodded to confirm this knowledge. "But I am a gentleman." He went around and helped her out of the car and then they joined the short line of those who were waiting for their reservations to be confird before being allowed entry into the restaurant. Scarlet scoffed lightly and thought in her mind, 'A line for ordinary pizza, who knew.' Their presence was noticed quickly and people stepped aside of their own volition.
"Governors, please co in."
"You can't line up like us ordinary people." "The governors are here to eat, oh, let take a picture." She and Esong could hear the whispers. While she was going to politely decline their offers, Esong pulled her forward and said a thank you to the people. "Don't ntion it governor Esong." "It is only natural that we do this." Scarlet heard all this and she maintained her polite smile but a small part of her was very uncomfortable wit it. When they stay down, Esong told her, "You are not just a governor, you are also a royal lady. Do not feel uncomfortable because these things which seem to be an inconvenience to you are a source of pride to them." "Pride, how?" she asked him. "The governor did not stand in line because I was there. So of them are thinking such thoughts and they will share them with their families at ho. They will also say sothing like the governor thanked with a smile. The people know how hard you work for them so doing small things like this for you is important to them."
"I will get used to it, with ti." she told him, pausing in between her words because she was convincing herself as much as she was convincing him. She looked around the large establishnt which took up an entire floor on this building. Almost every table was occupied by diners who had smiles on their faces. It was a mixture of young and old people, families and friends. Even captain Jacks was there with a bevy of won. "He is like bad news, it cos on a good day." Esong muttered. "He likes to have a good ti, don't mind him. Let's have our own good ti." she told him. "I have seen the RGB captain here with a woman, I think he is on a date too."
"A woman actually likes that cold man, miracles are really possible."
"Hey," she kicked him lightly under the table and he winced. Their at pizza which Esong had ordered for when he made the reservation was brought. "Next ti I will order for a chicken pizza." he told her. She smiled, apparently he was planning a second date already. "I can't wait." she answered.
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