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o6. → voice ; text

[Filtered from a certain blond explorer]

I need some ideas on where to take someone that's unique and interesting around the city. The person is a bit difficult to impress, so it should be something different, maybe something you wouldn't think of right away. Something Old is already on my list, but he's probably already been there so I don't know. Most of the places I go are kind of boring. I know there are some old bookstores tucked away around here, and I've considered those too, but those aren't really impressive either. I'm trying to go for something... different.

Any ideas would be great, I need them quick. I may have gotten in a little over my head here. Oh, and places to eat, I kind of still owe him lunch too, I guess.

[Private to Brooke; text to phone]

Sorry to text you out of the blue, but I think I might need some advice on something.

[Private to Ez; text to phone]

[Well, she was going to call him originally, but she just kind of sat there like an idiot looking at her phone. So, instead of making a total fool of herself, have a text. A very well thought-out text, that took her a long time to construct.]

What are you doing Saturday?

[A very long time.]

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[Well, that was fast. She probably should have expected that.]

Uh, confusing? A bit frustrating maybe? I don't even know...

Well, hey, I've got nothing but time. Do you want to get into it more? Promise I won't tease you or tell anyone.

[Are you ready for some teenage rambling, Brooke? Because that's what you're getting.]

Well, I think it started on Halloween. You know, after the attack? We've always been able to talk about just about anything, but he ended up sitting with me most of the night while I calmed down and it was kind of nice. And then I couldn't really out of my head how cool he was when we were fighting, and about, honestly, if he hadn't been there I probably would have been a lot more scared than I actually was.

I didn't really think anything of it before I started talking to someone else on the Network and it came up, and now... I'm really confused. I mean, we're friends. We get along really well. But now I can't even really talk to him without my mind immediately going to the weirdest things.

[she wants to joke about that monster having let off a hormone bomb, but decides against it for a couple of reasons, most of them being matters of taste. instead, she breathes in for a second, not judgmentally or anything like that, before words happen.]

Sounds to me like you've got a crush. Maybe more than that. It doesn't take much for good friends to turn into a couple, and I think him spending a lot of time with you to help you recover might be the nudge your emotions needed. I don't know him nearly as well as I know you, but I'd be shocked if he doesn't feel the same way, too.

There's nothing wrong with the way you're feeling towards him. I'm not saying start sucking his face immediately, but maybe... start by telling him how you feel. What's the worst that could happen?

[Oh, the look on her face. Absolutely priceless. It's too bad she can't see it, but she could probably at least get the picture from the fact that her voice nearly goes up an octave.]

What? There's no way! I mean, really? But... I'm boring! There's no way anyone would even--let alone him--

[Okay, deep breath here. Brooke was being a friend, but she was way WAY off base. She could tell.]

Anyway, I don't think he does. I mean, I would be able to tell, wouldn't I? I keep going through the conversation that night and he just... He was very polite, but, I don't think...

[She might not have tried to seem obvious at the time, but whenever she played it back in her head--vastly different, obviously, with a lot more flailing on her part and him acting generally a lot cooler than he originally did--he seemed wholly uninterested.]

No way! I couldn't tell him that! [You can practically hear her hiding her face. The worst that could happen? The end of the world maybe? 15-year old logic is very heavily at work here.]

[Brooke stifles a laugh. poorly.]

Luci, you're a lot of things, and boring isn't one of them. Take it from me, though, there's no guarantee you'd be able to tell if someone's into you. I just think if he cares about you enough to stay up and look after you the night after a party, he probably does like you.

[there's an audible quality to her smile. yeah, she's not exactly a casanova, but she's been down the teenage romance street a couple times. she genuinely wants to help Luci out here.]

And hey, if it turns out he's secretly a jerk or he's just not into you, just throw out a disco ball and run away while he's blinded.

[There's a long pause.]

...Really? You really think so? ...What should I do? We're going out on Saturday. I still don't even know what we're doing. I don't even know if this would count as a date. I mean, I don't think it does, but I don't really know what he thinks.

Hey, I don't want to hurt him! Those things can be painful!

[She at least gets the joke there. Still. A broken heart does not equal prismatic death ball in the face Brooke. Not okay.]

[her genuine smile is turning wry. god, this is adorable. so adorable it almost hurts.]

Just do something you think you'll both like doing. Spelunking seems a little intense. Maybe just chill out for a few hours and see a movie? That's another way you can find out how he feels, by the way. See if he pays for popcorn.

A movie? Maybe... But I would want to pay. He paid for lunch last time we were out. Well, actually he didn't really have a choice, since the proprietor knew him and said I wasn't allowed to pay. But it's the principle of the thing!

[She at least seems a bit more level headed about this whole thing now, albeit still a bit excitable.]

...Thank you by the way. I wouldn't have any clue what to do by myself. I don't even know what we're up to tally-wise on how much I owe you.

The tally stands at zero, Luce. Don't worry about it. This is what friends do for each other, especially ones who get thrown into a secret numbers club without warning.

I just hope you have a good time on Saturday, date or no date. And if it turns out to be a little more date-like, all I ask is that you give me every detail possible.

Sorry, that's not acceptable. As a friend, I want to do something in return for all of the things you've done for me. Think about what you might want and I can try to find it while I'm out on Saturday.

[She laughs sheepishly.]

Oh, regardless of how it goes, you'll probably get at least one "Brooke what do I do help" text from me during the day. I apologize ahead of time if I spam your inbox.

No worries about my inbox. If I think of anything I want, I'll let you know, but I'll say it right now I'm very forgetful and will probably just end up wishing you the coolest weekend ever.

Oh wait, wait, what if I say I want sunglasses for you to wear. I'm just saying, sunglasses are cool as hell.

Sunglasses? But it's the middle of November.

And you're a human sun. How many cool suns have you seen that wear sunglasses? The answer is every cool sun. I mean, you could wear stunna shades if you wanted, but those are harder to find on short notice.

[Okay, she's laughing pretty hard now.]

I'm not so much a human sun as I am a rainbow factory, honestly. Or human disco ball, I think I've called myself that at least a few times.

...Stunna shades?

Yeah, you know, the ones Kanye has. I think that's what they're called. With the slots instead of lenses. I think you could pull them off. Honestly, though, I think you could pull off a lot of things.

[look at how mature she's being. she's not even making a lewd joke.]

[BROOKE WHY.]

Wait, so people actually wear those unironically?

Probably. It was just Halloween, and I know it's a pretty common costume prop. Even if the city hadn't been shut down, I don't think there'll be many just lying around. Maybe you should just stick with your personality and natural awesomeness to show off how cool you are.

Natural awesomeness? Are you sure you're talking about me here and not someone else?

I'm about a hundred percent sure. Luci, you're one of the coolest teens I know, and you don't even have to try. You're gonna rock this without even breaking a sweat.

Well, if you say so. If studying constantly, or getting lost in books all the time instead of going out and doing things is cool. I definitely missed the memo on that one.

Uh, excuse me, reading is fun and fundamental. Didn't you watch that LeVar Burton show? [she chuckles at herself quietly.] I'm being a huge dork, sorry. Point is, you're gonna kick ass at this date.

Can we call it something else? If I think about it as a date, I'll probably hyperventilate.

Totally platonish friend outing? Is that any better?

I don't know if I like that either.

[Because honestly she hoped that Brooke was right.]

But sure, let's go with that.

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Re: voice; this is hilarious to me because I literally just had a class discussion on Thift Shop

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