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@Moon Wolf - would you like Lyra and Eri to go on another date? No pressure, it's entirely fine if you don't want to, but I was thinking it had been a while :)
submitted by Amethyst, age something, eastern sunrise
(March 19, 2024 - 5:15 pm)
(March 19, 2024 - 5:15 pm)
Ofc that'd be great! It really has been a while. Where do you want them to meet?
(March 19, 2024 - 6:40 pm)
Maybe at a park? Eri could invite Lyra there to spend an afternoon. Otherwise, they could go for a walk in the CB city, or go to a bookstore... idk, those are my ideas :)
(March 19, 2024 - 7:53 pm)
Sure! A park sounds great! I can start off, unless you want to.
(March 19, 2024 - 9:53 pm)
It's fine with me if you start!
(March 20, 2024 - 8:27 am)
-Lyra-
-I can't hold back a smile as I make my way downstairs. Astra notices and says, "*Well, don't you look happy this afternoon?*"-
-"I'm going out to the park," I replied.-
-"*I bet you're meeting Eri,*" Astra said. I nodded slightly. "*Then you better go. You don't want to be late,*" she said with a smile.-
-I went out the door and made my way to the park fairly quickly. I sat down at a bench to wait for Eri to arrive.-
(March 20, 2024 - 4:35 pm)
|Eri|
|I ran into Aldebaran on my way downstairs, but luckily he was in a hurry and didn't notice that I was in one, and I escaped before we could get into one of our time-consuming arguments. The house was quiet for once. It was going to be a lot more quiet with me gone... I admit it, I make a lot of the chaos.|
|I found myself really hurrying on the way to the park. Today, the last thing I wanted was to be late. I'd been to the park often before, and I wondered if Lyra had gone there too. Thank goodness I actually got up the courage to ask her out - I'd been missing her.|
|The park was ahead of me, and I entered it, looking around for Lyra. Somehow, I was fairly sure that she had gotten there before me. And there she was, sure enough, sitting on a bench and looking more beautiful than I'd remembered. I brushed my hand through my hair, since Ibis had told me once that it looked good spiky, and walked up to her. "Hi," I said. "I'm here at last! How've you been?"|
(March 21, 2024 - 9:04 pm)
-I can't help a smile that probably looks rather goofy as I see Eri arrive. He looks, well, amazing. He brushes his hand through his hair and says, "|Hi. I'm here at last! How've you been?|"-
-"I've been great," I reply. "You look amazing. Ah, uhm, how have you been?"
(March 22, 2024 - 5:10 pm)
|"-I've been great,-" Lyra says, smiling. "-You look amazing. Ah, uhm, how have you been?-"|
|"A lot better since I came here," I say jauntily, sitting down beside her. "Well overall, though. Vireo has been seeing Justin, the other AEs are more or less following their pursuits, so it's been quiet; I'm actually looking forward to the next time we host an MCU. And thanks, you look absolutely amazing too." I mean it. She's looking incredibly beautiful, sunlight seeming to sparkle from her. How could anyone even begin to rival her? I wonder whether I should propose going for a walk, or if we should just sit here for a while.|
(March 25, 2024 - 4:01 pm)
-"|A lot better since I came here|", Eri replies, sitting down besides me. "|Well overall, though. Vireo has been seeing Justin, the other AEs are more or less following their pursuits, so it's been quiet; I'm actually looking forward to the next time we host an MCU. And thanks, you look absolutely amazing too.|"-
-"Thank you," I say, meaning it. "Our newest AE, Rigel, got shipped with Carmen and is planning on meeting him. My other AEs have been doing parties or just pursuing their own interests."-
-I glance up at the afternoon sun, which is making the trees sparkle like emeralds. In the distance, I can see pink cherry blossoms blowing petals in the breeze. "Wow," I remark. "That's beautiful. Want to take a walk?"-
(March 25, 2024 - 5:52 pm)
|"-Thank you,-" Lyra says. "-Our newest AE, Rigel, got shipped with Carmen and is planning on meeting him. My other AEs have been doing parties or just pursuing their own interests.-"|
|"Sounds nice," I say with a smile. Lyra looks out at the park, spacious and glowing with spring. I couldn't define just what charm it has, but it's special today. "-Wow,-" Lyra remarks, drawing my attention to cherry petals drifting against the vibrant blue sky. "-That's beautiful. Want to take a walk?-"|
|"Of course," I say, "I'd love that. I love this place - have you been here before?"|
(March 27, 2024 - 8:35 pm)
-"|Of course. I'd love that. I love this place - have you been here before?|" Eri asks.-
-"I don't think so, actually," I say. "But it is really pretty. I kind of wish I visited it sooner, but it is nice to see it with you." I pause to admire the cherry blossoms for a moment before adding, "Have you?"-
(March 28, 2024 - 9:45 am)
|"-I don't think so, actually,-"| Lyra says. "-But it is really pretty, I kiind of wish I visited it sooner, but it is nice to see it with you.-" She pauses. "-Have you?-"|
|"Yes, I've come here a couple of times," I reply. "The first time was when I had just arrived on the CB, and Aldebaran took it upon himself to show me all the famous sites that he hadn't even seen himself... So we found this place. I haven't been to it in a while, though. Um, what's your favorite place to be?"|
(March 29, 2024 - 4:09 pm)
-"|Yes, I've come here a couple of times. The first time was when I had just arrived on the CB, and Aldebaran took it upon himself to show me all the famous sites that he hadn't even seen himself... So we found this place. I haven't been to it in a while, though. Um, what's your favorite place to be?|"-
-"Pretty much anywhere quiet that I can read a book," I say. "So this place is rather nice as well. Is this your favorite place to be?"-
(March 29, 2024 - 4:44 pm)
|"-Pretty much anywhere quiet that I can read a book,-"| Lyra says. "-So this place is rather nice as well. Is this your favorite place to be?-"|
|"Maybe not my absolute favorite," I tell her. "Though right now, for probably pretty obvious reasons, my favorite place in the whole world." Because you're here. "I love this other park with waterfalls where we go basically every summer, and I love Europe, and--" I wave my hand about. "I don't think I have just one favorite."|
|It's so wonderful to be here. Last time we were together, it felt somehow more awkward - I think we were both shy - but now I can just be so happy that I'm with her.|
(March 29, 2024 - 8:11 pm)
-"|Maybe not my absolute favorite. Though right now, for probably pretty obvious reasons, my favorite place in the whole world. I love this other park with waterfalls where we go basically every summer, and I love Europe, and--|" he waves his hand about. "| I don't think I have just one favorite.|"-
-I smile, feeling rather happy and content to be with him. I usually don't like going outside, but with him, I don't mind at all. In fact, I enjoy it. I glance around and see the cherry blossoms close by. "Aren't the cherry blossoms pretty?" I say. "Especially during spring."-
(March 30, 2024 - 11:05 am)