In which Kidd and Nanami go on a date at the cafe and end up yelling each other, eggplant, a very manly dish, is consumed, and ambiguous objects are tripped over. Very romantic.
Nanami: *dully waiting at one of the tables, since she arrived earlier than scheduled. She seems more prettied up than usual, too* Lalala~
Kidd: *his clothing neatly ironed and his bow tie somehow managing to stay straight, he walks towards the cafe, then breaks into a run, realizing he's late* ---Hey!! Just to let you know, I was fashionably, mysteriously late; I had to finish filing some notes. >_>
Nanami: *crosses her arms, but still sounding rather casual* It's nice to see you got your priorities set. u_u
Kidd: *pwned* I ironed my jacket for you. >:|
Kidd: And I steam-pressed my shorts!! XO
Nanami: For m-- that's no excuse!! Besides, you looked fine with or without ironed clothes. ... ... *hopes no one realized how wrong that just sounded* ><;
Kidd: *the remark passes right overhead and he hands her a cafe menu* You can pick anything you want. >:| My recent case paid well, so don't worry.
Nanami: *snatches the cafe menu* You should take a seat. ¬¬; You look intense... *she focuses on the menu as she tries to decide what to order*
Kidd: *sits across from her and also intensely stares at the menu...and wonders if this is the point where he's supposed to start a conversation* ...So what have you been up to?
Nanami: *still not making eye contact and focusing on the menu* Actually, I was gonna ask you what your big case was about. You seem really proud of it.
Kidd: That? Oh. *puffs out slightly, but then deflates* Actually, it's kind of stupid. >_> Some lady in Iksay paid me to help find her glasses. They were in the glasses case the entire time. OBVIOUSLY some glasses-snatcher stole them, but was overwhelmed by their guilty conscience and returned them. *certain look*
Nanami: ... Wh-what? What're you basing that on?? >>;
Kidd: The window was open, and the glasses were placed upside down in the case, which is a clue that the thief returned them in haste. *takes his hat off and sets it on the table absent-mindedly*
Nanami: Could it be that the poor lady just couldn't see properly because she wasn't wearing her glasses? ^^; *feels like she's asking a ridiculous question*
Kidd: Where's the mystery in that!? ...Besides...*lowers his voice to a confidential tone* ...if I had told her that, she wouldn't have believed me anyways. She was convinced the trade vendor's son has been out to get his hands on them, and I think it was more for show that she hired me than anything.
Nanami: I.. I see. ._.; Wow, you really are clever! Almost like a young Richmond!
Kidd: *flushes and holds the menu up higher to cover the rest of his face* I don't like being compared to him. I'm different.
Nanami: *smiles genuinely* I know~
Kidd: ... *intense menu!stare*
Nanami: I'll have the spaghetti, by the way. ^^ Hurry up and order yours! I wanna eat already!
Kidd: Uhhhh....EGGPLANT. *blurts*
Nanami: ... Is that even a lunch??
Kidd: You can put eggplant in EVERYTHING. >_>
Nanami: Yeah? And what are you having yours with? You just ordered an eggplant by itself!
Kidd: *shrugs* I'll let the chef do whatever they want with it. It'll be mysterious!! *looks excited about this, so his mun is embarrassed for him D: *
Nanami: That.. that's the worst order I've ever heard of. >>; What if you get it with a kobold or gold fish??
Kidd: ....They do that here? o_O
Nanami: ... Probably not, but they could! See, you don't even know!!!
Kidd: *stubborn male* I'm sticking with it, so there. XO
Nanami: Fine! But just so you know, I'm not gonna be impressed either way!
Kidd: I-I wasn't trying to impress you!!
Nanami: Well... you should!!! *scowls*
Kidd: Why?! *lowers his menu and scowls back* You wouldn't be impressed even if I ordered something manly like...like...like MOOSE MEAT.
Nanami: ... You don't know that! XO
Kidd: So if I ordered something like that you'd be impressed, is that it?! XO
Nanami: What?!? I never said that!! You can order what you want. ¬¬ It won't change what I think of you.
Kidd: *crestfallen, since he's pretty sure she thinks little of him anyways* Then I'm sticking with eggplant. XO
Nanami: Good! I mean.. I don't know. ¬¬; I'M sticking with SPAGHETTI! *not sure what that has to do with anything*
Kidd: FINE then!!!!!! XO
Nanami: Don't yell at me!!! We're in a cafe!!!
Kidd: You started it first!!
Nanami: *slams her hands on the table* What!?!?
Kidd: *stands up, the chair falling over* You heard me!!!! Why do you always have to yell at me!?
Nanami: I.. but... I didn't start it!!!!
Kidd: ...*embarrassed* ...*goes to sit back down in what he hopes looks dignified, but since his chair tipped over, he ends up falling over onto his backside* x__x
Nanami: *frowns, feeling bad and embarrassed too - so much that she ignores his embarrassing fall* ... Maybe I'm not such a great date after all.
Kidd: *scrambles into his seat after picking it up* What?? I think you're fine!
Nanami: Yeah right. So fine that I always yell at you... ¬//¬
Kidd: And that I always yell back, so we're even. *stubborn look*
Nanami: And then we embarrass ourselves in public. u_u
Kidd: And attract unnecessary attention. u___u
Nanami: ... And it's your fault. *grins a little and watches the waiter serve their food*
Kidd: *ends up dropping the menu*
Nanami: *curiously looks at what mysterious eggplant meal Kidd got* ... Wh-what is it?
Kidd: It's eggplant!! *pokes it with a fork and begins to eat it* How's your food?
Nanami: I can't believe you're eating an eggplant by itself... *starts gathering her spaghetti with her fork and tries some* It's delicious! But you can't have any. ^^ *cheeky smile*
Kidd: I don't want any. XO I have my eggplant. *eats heartily in what he hopes is a manly fashion* Besides, I'm paying for your meal, so eat it all!
Nanami: I'll eat as much as I want to eat! XO *which happens to be all of her food anyway >_>* ... ...So. Um, the other day...
Kidd: Whut? *finishes the rest of his meal and cleans up with a napkin kind of OCD-ishly*
Nanami: Um, when I came back... *still eating hers slowly*
Kidd: *slowly turns red* Why do you bring so many suitcases with you anyways? What do you need them for??
Nanami: I didn't take that many when I left! Most of those things... are important items from home, I guess. I wanted to have them with me if I was gonna start living here. *doesn't seem to have noticed yet that the subject was successfully changed*
Kidd: So you mean you're definitely going to stay here then? *gives her a look as though he were taking mental notes*
Nanami: Of course! I thought you knew that. > I feel at peace here.
Kidd: Doesn't everyone? Except when there's a mystery, of course.
Nanami: It's more than that. Here, I don't really have to worry about a war breaking out... but it's a silly thing to worry about anyway. *quietly continues eating* Wars aren't that frequent as far as I know, right?
Kidd: Unless you're talking about the daily clashes between people, then no, Budehuc really isn't a hot-spot for wars.
Nanami: *points her fork at him* Exactly! Now what were we talking about before that?
Kidd: *unnerved look at the fork pointing at him* I...don't remember?
Nanami: Are you sure?? I think it was something important. *stabs her fork into her spaghetti and finishes it off while staring suspiciously at her date*
Kidd: *has already finished his food, so he has nothing to occupy himself with to avoid her stare* ...Was it? *inner cringe*
Nanami: It's really too bad that you don't remember. *wipes her mouth with a napkin all lady-like* I guess this brings our date to an end, huh?
Kidd: *stands up, since he figures that's the polite thing to do* Y-yeah.
Nanami: *also stands up on cue* Thanks for the time~! I'm really glad we did this, y'know. ^^
Kidd: R-really? I didn't think you'd agree to come, actually. *puts his hat back on and rubs the back of his neck*
Nanami: And IRONICALLY, you ended up being the late one. *except it's not really irony* ¬¬; ... *after waiting a few seconds, she gives him a quick kiss on the cheek*
Kidd: *stares and turns red* .....?! But I was supposed---and---you're not--- x/////x *turns and RUNS LIKE A MAN*
Nanami: *also embarrassed, but yells out anyway* Why you.. I KNEW YOU REMEMBERED!! XO
Kidd: THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHI--*trips over onto his face and loses his hat again*
Nanami: YOU DESERVED THAT! *retreats to the opposite direction D:*
Kidd: *dejectedly suffers from a hatless nosebleed onto the dirt and wonders where he went wrong*
Hehe, really, Nanami~?