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[blondejokes]

Who: Luke and Snow (with Ino lurking in the background)
When: Saturday night
Where: One of the fancier restaurants in the Mall on the fourth floor.
Summary: Luke and Snow are out at dinner in the Mall. Ino's watching silently like a ninja.
Warnings: None? Will update if necessary.

[ Ino was fairly certain this would turn out well. After all, Luke was a gentleman and Snow was beautiful, and they already had much in common. She wasn't expecting them to run off and get married, but perhaps a good friendship could bloom between the two if the chemistry wasn't there. And if it was there, then, that was even better.

She had the reservation for the two set an hour before sirens. Ino kept to herself, hair up in a simple chignon and dress/shawl combination that didn't draw too much attention to her, keeping an eye on the restaurant floor from the more up-scale bar in the tower adjacent to it. This would be an entertaining night, she concluded, sipping on a glass of cranberry juice. And she wouldn't interfere with her Shintenshin, even if Luke was making a fool out of himself. She believed in him. ]

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[towerlocked]

The queen tricked me with her magic. She made me believe I was with a friend, and... [she closes her eyes] I was in darkness. I fear my companions assume me for dead.

[replicamodel]

[He looks a little surprised by that. Magic like that didn't exist on Auldrant.]

I'm sorry...

That must be really scary for everyone.

[towerlocked]

All I can do is trust that they are safe until I return to them.

[replicamodel]

Right. [And now he tries to smile again, in hopes to lift both their spirits.]

Just have faith that it'll be okay until you're back home. Good friends never really give up on you, even when things look really bad. [He would know.

And now a waiter turns up to take their drink orders. Luke will wait and let Snow figure out what she wants before he orders.]

[towerlocked]

Yes, of course. You're right. Thank you.

[she frowns, puzzled at the menu] Water to drink, please, and salad?

[replicamodel]

You're welcome. Ino would get angry at me if I ruined our night with you being sad.

[He turns to the waiter.] Water for me too, please. And I'll have a bowl of your clam chowder to start with.

[The waiter nods and writes the orders down, then tells them he will return shortly.]

See? Not so bad, right?

[towerlocked]

[a faint smile crosses her lips] Ino is a good friend to introduce us. I hope I can repay the favor by introducing her to someone new.

[replicamodel]

I'm sure you can. There's plenty of people around here for you to meet and then have Ino meet too.

[towerlocked]

Have you made many new friends since arriving here? Present company excludeed, of course.

[replicamodel]

I've made a few at least. Asch, someone I know from home, he introduced me to them when he dragged me to live with them.

[towerlocked]

I'm envious. There is no one from my home here. I miss them all terribly... [one in particular, if her sad smile is any indication]

[replicamodel]

I'm sorry... it must be really tough. [He tilts his head a little.]

Tell me about your friends.

[towerlocked]

I became friends with seven dwarfs. They're rowdy but loyal. And the huntsman... He has been with me through so much.

[replicamodel]

What kind of person is he?

[towerlocked]

Brutish and rude... Yet he followed me and protected me.

[replicamodel]

Mm, I know people like that. What you see on the surface is different than who they really are. It's their actions that tell you what kind of friend they'll be.

It's nice, to have friends who protect you. My best friend isn't here right now, I miss him a lot.

[towerlocked]

[she bows her head. She wouldn't call the huntsman a "friend", but there is definitely more to him. Snow can't think of the right label, but knows she misses him the most]

It's difficult... I wish for anything I could see them again, but would never want them trapped in this place.

[replicamodel]

[Poor Snow. ;;]

Yeah, that's a typical feeling, I think. You feel selfish for wanting to see them, but super protective of keeping them from this place.

You're not alone there.

[towerlocked]

[a faint smile] It's a good feeling to not be alone.

[replicamodel]

With so many people here, it's not hard to find at least one person who shares your thoughts or feelings on something.

[The waiter returns now, setting down glasses of water and laying out Snow's salad and Luke's soup.]

Ah, good. Ready to eat?

[towerlocked]

[she bows her head for a quiet blessing before eating. Her handle of silverware is a little clumsy and she smiles nervously]

[replicamodel]

[He'll wait for a moment before he starts eating, though blessings aren't something he's familiar with.

Luke's been using silverware for seven years and still holds his knife and fork like a kid anyway.]

You're doing fine.

[towerlocked]

[they can awkwardly handle silverware together!] Muscle memory is helping. It's good to practice again.

[replicamodel]

[Instant bffs.] Well, take your time. There's no rush to finish, right?

[towerlocked]

Not at all. [she eats slowly to savor the flavors]

[replicamodel]

[And he'll enjoy the heck out of his soup for now.]

How is it? Good?

[towerlocked]

It's wonderful. It's been so long since I've had a good meal.

[replicamodel]

I'm glad you're enjoying it. [Time to take a cue from Guy for once.]

You look really nice when you smile like that.

[towerlocked]

Thank you. [yeah she's not much for conversation, but she is okay with quietly enjoying company]