Voicemail

[nostabbing]

"This is a generic voicemail message. To record a personalized message, please press one and wait for the ton..."

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[crystalballer]

Y-Yeah, we're dates. Whoa...

[He repeats it just to confirm that it's real. Holy crap. This is actually happening.

Promming intensifies.]

I can't wait to see what you pick out! I'll make sure to get something really classy. Whatever that means. I'll figure it out, I promise.

[He's just thanking the Fates that he has the money to buy something nice with.]

[nostabbing]

Black.

[It occurs to her, a second later, that she should probably clarify that.]

I'm gonna get something...black. You know, not reflective? Low visibility, good...

[PARKER YOU'RE GOING TO PROM, NOT ROBBING A BANK]

...style...

[crystalballer]

[At least Hagakure didn't see anything wrong with any of that. A little weird to mention the details, but hey. The style part is definitely true!]

Yeah...black's usually good for formal stuff, right? That's the usual tux color and all...maybe I'll just go for a regular tux, so we can match. What d'you think?

[nostabbing]

Yeah, okay. That sounds good. Classy black, sounds good.

[The fact that she's repeating herself like this isn't actually a result of her usual social failing (for once); believe it or not, it's because she's actually still kind of contending with the idea of having a date person thing to the prom and it's occupying the majority of her attention as a result.]

[crystalballer]

Classy black it is. Cool!

[Oh man he is basically in the same position, if it wasn't already apparent by the look of surprised bliss he's had on his face for the last couple minutes. A date. Imagine that.

...but then something hits him. An important thing.]

Hey Alice-chi? D'you think Ishimaru-chi and Oowada-chi are gonna be okay with this?

[He totally forgot to ask them about asking their sister on a date first. Whoops.]

[nostabbing]

[Oh. Hey, that's a good point.]

I'll ask!

[Actually, she kind of wants to talk to Ishimaru about this, anyway; she's still feeling kind of weird and...feeling-y, and talking to him usually helps with that.]

If Ishimaru says it's okay then it should be fine. You know. Family and stuff. I don't think you have to get the whole family, just the...one family. Guy.

[crystalballer]

O-Okay, sounds like a plan then. Lemme know what he says, okay?

[Just when he thought he was out of the water, he has one more obstacle to deal with. Ugh, he's not sure if his heart can take this.

Please have faith in him, Ishimaru-chi.]

[nostabbing]

Okay!

[Well, at least one of them seems reasonably happy about the prospect.]

I'm gonna go...do that. Then. Okay? And then, you know...dress and prom-y stuff. For the prom.

[God, just look at that kittyface.]

[crystalballer]

Yeah. Yeah, I'll start looking into a tux too.

[He gives her a shaky smile.]

Even if Ishimaru-chi ends up saying no to it, thanks for saying yes, Alice-chi. I...I'm glad you think I'm good enough to go on a date with.

[After being told how useless and idiotic he is so many times, it's good to have some counters to that, y'know?]