[ I did. The hilarity of being asked if I learned anything new in the graveyard, but there wasn't anything for me to learn in two days especially being cursed and then a party. ]
What did we even learn about each other from this back-and-forth?
[ Jacopo, you don't know that she knows you quite well. ]
[ very funny. even without the party and being cursed to be in love, it was still only two days. ]
You don't like how forward I am. Do I make you nervous?
[ she can't just drop how much she knows about him. that's crazy behavior, and she'll take false accusations of all kinds, but she doesn't care to be known as some stalker. ]
[ Imagine if important lore dropped on Sunday when Danny died. ]
I never said either of those things... If anything, I prefer people who are frank.
[ Because he thinks he can be rather honest, which isn't true. He's only sincere for things that do not matter. Generally, negative. Mean-spirited. She knows that, so she can laugh in her mind at him for being a fussy child.
Do you? Maybe you can show me how true that is when we get to know each other more.
[ she thinks about who he was close to in heaven, and she doesn't think that's so true. claude? jonas? adolphe? (she doesn't know if lucas fits into this anymore, but lucas isn't frank either.)
well, adolphe can be frank, but he's also got so many issue he's not frank about. elysia knows what jacopo keeps to himself and what he chooses not to be sincere about. witnessed it in real time. ]
More or less. I like approaching people as I am. Isn't that the easiest way for people to see if they want to be friends with me? I don't like hiding things about myself.
The commonality is that they'd be honest/easy to read about whether they don't like him or not which won't make him have to guess if he's unwanted. Well, can't say for Claude. Claude just stuck onto him like a barnacle and they are similar in other ways.
People are allowed to keep their secrets as long as he doesn't need to 4d chess a social interaction (he does it anyway). ]
Some people try to be likable for first impressions. [ Which he doesn't fault people despite his preference. ] Some really overdo it.
[ Checking his watch, his lunch is about to be over, so he gathers his things and picks himself onto his feet. A polite farewell is on the tip of his tongue, but... There's something familiar about her which has him conflicted in a number of ways. ]
If you're so adamant, then you can find me here for lunch most days. Same time.
Please just go home if I'm not here and you have no other plans around the area in the first place.
[ It makes him nervous in a way to have anyone waiting on him. That's impolite, especially a girl doing that? He may not know her at all, but he doesn't want her to be out here waiting.
What if she gets bothered by weirdos? There's always a chance no matter how safe it may seem, even in broad daylight. ]
... Have a good day.
[ Despite being fussy and casually rude, he can leave on a polite note. Belatedly, sometime in the evening he realizes they never exchanged names. That's awkward. While he did mean it when he said he isn't sure if he'll show up the next day, it seems like God granted him reprieve in his work. He didn't need to work through his lunch today.
So he's back out here at the same bench, reading on his phone like before. ]
[ if she gets bothered by weirdos, she can handle it. he doesn't know yet how much war and death she's seen, but even as a young girl who didn't know the world yet, she traveled alone like an idiot.
the next day, she isn't streaming in the park. her face lights up when she sees him. ]
Hi~ You're here!
[ she walks up to him with a wave. she was going to stroll around the park for his lunch hour. while elysia is very good at waiting, she doesn't wait too idly. ]
Should we introduce ourselves?
[ she knows they didn't exchange names yesterday, but she was also ready for jacopo to be ruder yesterday. ]
[ Girlie... It is dangerous out there and he worries like any regular person would. He is much more like his true self in this iteration when he is only entangled by a handful of problems in the modern world. While his story beats may be similar, such as the climb as an immigrant and outsider, people normally don't need to face death in this day and age.
No assassinations and betrayals to haunt him into a worse person who'd bite at a giving hand. The flavor of personal isolation has been harmless here. While he expected her to show, it still surprises him when she indeed manifests. ]
Right, yes.
[ His fumble which is honestly embarrassing, but he reasons with himself that he didn't need to give his name freely. He didn't share his identity to strangers after short encounters, either. Still weird to have the conversation they had and not offer something, though.
[ elysia is usually more of a danger to the people around her than the reverse. this is as much of a truth of her existence as anything else, as loving as she can be. even if the modern world holds less death and danger and assassination attempts, it doesn't remove what she is. ]
I'm Elysia~ a girl as gorgeous as dancing petals.
[ the too many years don't stop her from saying her intro catchphrase either. she should probably have a surname by now, but her name represents her well enough all by itself. ]
[ Help. He gave a normal introduction, but he gets this in return which has his expression twist into a flat look. His eyes travel around to see if there's any phone or camera meant to capture her introduction, like this is still stream content.
But no. She's just like this. ]
Read and eat. [ Very normal things to do during break. ] Do you really have to perform off-screen?
[ Just repeats it so it can cement in him. Even though it's still silly to him, he doesn't cling onto it or make it the topic of choice. Nothing they can do about that if that's how she is and how she wants to be.
It's not a big deal, anyway. He flaps a hand to the bench, urging her that she can sit. ]
That is about right. If I'd like to review something, I'll read a report, but otherwise I catch up on news and any articles that interest me. [ ... ] It's been a while since I've read fiction.
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What did we even learn about each other from this back-and-forth?
[ Jacopo, you don't know that she knows you quite well. ]
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You don't like how forward I am. Do I make you nervous?
[ she can't just drop how much she knows about him. that's crazy behavior, and she'll take false accusations of all kinds, but she doesn't care to be known as some stalker. ]
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I never said either of those things... If anything, I prefer people who are frank.
[ Because he thinks he can be rather honest, which isn't true. He's only sincere for things that do not matter. Generally, negative. Mean-spirited. She knows that, so she can laugh in her mind at him for being a fussy child.
He tilts his head a bit as he squints at her. ]
Is this how you usually make friends?
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Do you? Maybe you can show me how true that is when we get to know each other more.
[ she thinks about who he was close to in heaven, and she doesn't think that's so true. claude? jonas? adolphe? (she doesn't know if lucas fits into this anymore, but lucas isn't frank either.)
well, adolphe can be frank, but he's also got so many issue he's not frank about. elysia knows what jacopo keeps to himself and what he chooses not to be sincere about. witnessed it in real time. ]
More or less. I like approaching people as I am. Isn't that the easiest way for people to see if they want to be friends with me? I don't like hiding things about myself.
[ but she has to, for a variety of reasons. ]
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[ Just assigns her musing is conveying that.
The commonality is that they'd be honest/easy to read about whether they don't like him or not which won't make him have to guess if he's unwanted. Well, can't say for Claude. Claude just stuck onto him like a barnacle and they are similar in other ways.
People are allowed to keep their secrets as long as he doesn't need to 4d chess a social interaction (he does it anyway). ]
Some people try to be likable for first impressions. [ Which he doesn't fault people despite his preference. ] Some really overdo it.
[ Checking his watch, his lunch is about to be over, so he gathers his things and picks himself onto his feet. A polite farewell is on the tip of his tongue, but... There's something familiar about her which has him conflicted in a number of ways. ]
If you're so adamant, then you can find me here for lunch most days. Same time.
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[ jacopo needs to be less anxious. stop trying to 4d chess a social interaction. elysia doesn't have any these worries. who doesn't have a secret?
she smiles brightly. he isn't trying to be super aloof. ]
It's a date. ♪ I'll see you here tomorrow, and you can judge how much I'm trying to be likeable, hm?
[ she will let him go back to being a realtor. ]
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I never said I would be here tomorrow.
[ HELP... But it isn't like the chances are low, either? Likely, he works nearby. ]
Don't let that get in the way of your... Stream, if you have to keep to a schedule.
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I'm asking you to come here tomorrow. Won't you? Please?
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Just a strange one. ]
It'll depend if I'm busy or not. Sometimes I eat lunch at my desk.
[ But it isn't a no. ]
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[ she's done it for 50,000 years.... what's a day? if he wants to stand her up, he can. ]
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[ It makes him nervous in a way to have anyone waiting on him. That's impolite, especially a girl doing that? He may not know her at all, but he doesn't want her to be out here waiting.
What if she gets bothered by weirdos? There's always a chance no matter how safe it may seem, even in broad daylight. ]
... Have a good day.
[ Despite being fussy and casually rude, he can leave on a polite note. Belatedly, sometime in the evening he realizes they never exchanged names. That's awkward. While he did mean it when he said he isn't sure if he'll show up the next day, it seems like God granted him reprieve in his work. He didn't need to work through his lunch today.
So he's back out here at the same bench, reading on his phone like before. ]
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the next day, she isn't streaming in the park. her face lights up when she sees him. ]
Hi~ You're here!
[ she walks up to him with a wave. she was going to stroll around the park for his lunch hour. while elysia is very good at waiting, she doesn't wait too idly. ]
Should we introduce ourselves?
[ she knows they didn't exchange names yesterday, but she was also ready for jacopo to be ruder yesterday. ]
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No assassinations and betrayals to haunt him into a worse person who'd bite at a giving hand. The flavor of personal isolation has been harmless here. While he expected her to show, it still surprises him when she indeed manifests. ]
Right, yes.
[ His fumble which is honestly embarrassing, but he reasons with himself that he didn't need to give his name freely. He didn't share his identity to strangers after short encounters, either. Still weird to have the conversation they had and not offer something, though.
He can rectify this. ]
My name is Jacopo Bearzatti.
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I'm Elysia~ a girl as gorgeous as dancing petals.
[ the too many years don't stop her from saying her intro catchphrase either. she should probably have a surname by now, but her name represents her well enough all by itself. ]
I'm happy to meet you and get to know you.
[ she takes a seat next to him on the bench. ]
What do you usually do on your lunch break?
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But no. She's just like this. ]
Read and eat. [ Very normal things to do during break. ] Do you really have to perform off-screen?
[ Is that not what the catchphrase is for? ]
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elysia may not be the most normal person out there, but she does know what is normal. she smiles. ]
This is how I usually am.
[ on and off screen. what you see is what you get even if what you see is never the full or whole picture. ]
What do you usually read? Do you catch up on the news? Look over financial reports? Maybe a little fiction as a treat?
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[ Just repeats it so it can cement in him. Even though it's still silly to him, he doesn't cling onto it or make it the topic of choice. Nothing they can do about that if that's how she is and how she wants to be.
It's not a big deal, anyway. He flaps a hand to the bench, urging her that she can sit. ]
That is about right. If I'd like to review something, I'll read a report, but otherwise I catch up on news and any articles that interest me. [ ... ] It's been a while since I've read fiction.
[ Where is the time. ]