tearmeanewone | rendez-vous + APPOINTMENT POST

[Quiet night? Ha.]

[Once the bar gets its round of ales and really starts singing, Elizabeth gets into it. Really into it...]

[And while she's generally a one-or-two-drinks type of girl, after she shudders through an additional shot of tequila some well-meaning person offered her, all bets are off. She's clapping right along with everyone and laughing as people stumble over one another trying to dance.]

This is amazing!

[This was NOT exactly what Gai had had in mind for a first date... okay, so maybe the getting the rest of the bar to sing was, but now Elizabeth is singing too and where did she get that shot? Gai definitely didn't see whoever-it-was offer it to her.

He is a failure as a chaperone and yet he finds he doesn't really care, because this IS turning out to be rather fun.

But he is also not planning on getting drunk himself, so he's just drinking a beer for the time being as he watches her enjoy herself.]

You wouldn't think this was your first time at a bar. You're a natural at this.

Really? [She grins, absolutely delighted that she's somehow fitting into the scene without really having been inside a bar like this before.]

What about you? [Elizabeth points at his beer, still grinning as though she knows something Gai doesn't know. ...which she doesn't. At all.] Is that all you're going to have?

I'd prefer not to end up dancing on the tables tonight. Someone is going to have to walk you home after this, and I'm not asking one of the other people here to chaperone us both. A date involves two people, not three.

[He takes another sip of beer to punctuate that statement, and also to hide his own smile. Okay, so this may be the makings of a disaster just waiting to happen, but she's kind of adorable when she's tipsy like this.]

People dance on tables? [FASCINATING. And maybe she said that a little too loudly because now some of the more intoxicated patrons are thinking that's a pretty good idea. Elizabeth gapes as it starts, wondering vaguely if someone's going to fall and break something. Then she frowns and processes the rest of what Gai said.]

So... wait a minute. You would walk me home even if I hadn't had something to drink, wouldn't you?

[... Gai is SO not taking responsibility for this. Admittedly, it's been a while since he last had this kind of entertainment here at the bar, but it's one thing when he's by his lonesome and something completely different when he's serving as an escort to someone who has never been to a bar before, much less gotten drunk.

Her question causes him to blink as he sets his glass down, not quite sure what she's getting at.]

Yeah, of course. You didn't think I would?

I don't know-- [Elizabeth startles a little as someone falls off a table behind her. But then it's back to business.] I didn't ask! I asked you last time, at the party. Because I wanted to talk to you a bit more. And I suppose you could have said no... right?

Oh? Why would I want to say no? If I didn't want to talk to you, would I be here with you right now?

[Really, of all the silly things to be asking.]

I suppose not. But you could have wanted to stay at the party. And tonight... maybe you have somewhere else to go after being here with me. [Not that she knows where that is or what it might be.]

But... it's a part of the date, the walking? [She gestures a bit, somewhat unnecessarily.] When do I walk you home, then? When I haven't had alcohol?

Yes and yes, and right now you're going to have some water before you end up regretting this entire date tomorrow morning and decide that you don't want a chance to walk me home after all.

[He'll just wave the bartender down to ask for a glass of it, and maybe some chips or something to munch on as well.

Note to self: find a second date option that does NOT involve alcohol.]

Why would I regret it tomorrow morning? [Whoops.]

I shouldn't have had so much, though. [She frowns as the water comes down in front of her.] It was my turn to walk you, technically.

[Gai just smirks a little when she makes her comment about how she shouldn't have had so much.]

That's why you'll regret it tomorrow morning. Make sure you drink that entire glass; that should help keep it from being too bad. A hangover is one rite of passage that you can live without.

Oh... Oh! [Elizabeth has had no reason to tuck that term away for future reference, but now she's remembering that it's... something to do with dehydration or something.]

The whole glass...? [Gosh, that's a very big glass.] ...would it really be so bad if I didn't?

Yes, it would. I may be a bad influence by taking you here in the first place, but I'm not getting you sick as a result.

[... oh god when did he turn into a babysitter? That's what he is right now, isn't it?

Well. At least this will be a learning experience?]

Nooo, Gai. [Elizabeth laughs and reaches across the table for his hand.] I asked to be taken here, didn't I? I would have come here sooner or later. Isn't it better that you're here with me now instead of me being by myself?

[Once again, Gai blinks, both surprised and marveling at how she can somehow always manage to catch him off guard like this. Blink and you'll miss it, though, because it's hardly a heartbeat before he smiles and gives her hand a squeeze.]

Something tells me you would be up dancing on those tables with the other patrons if I wasn't here.

[Elizabeth gets a little glint of mischief in her eye. Now you've done it, Gai.]

You want to see me dance on the table?

[... well. You only live once, right?]

Only if I get to do it too.

[THE BEST.]

[The last time she asked someone to dance with her, it was Booker, and he had been grumpy and refused. Excited doesn't begin to cover how Elizabeth feels when Gai wants to dance with her on a table in a bar.]

Why are we still sitting here?! [Elizabeth sets the glass of water down on the floor, hikes up her skirt and steps up onto her chair and up onto the table. And woo, that's a bit of a headrush--she wobbles a little.]

Come on! [She laughs and holds both of her hands out to give Gai some help up. Though maybe it isn't the best idea for Elizabeth to be stabilizing someone else...]

[Yeah, Gai is getting that feeling, which is why he'll step up onto the table before he takes her hand, resting his other hand on her waist to give her a little stability (don't think he didn't see that wobble there). At least one of them is sober, and he weighs enough that even her tripping and falling and pulling on him won't be enough to tug them both off balance.

He's done a lot of crazy things in his time. This, however, is new even for him.]

Another rock-and-roll number?

[Elizabeth leans right into Gai's hold, noticing how warm he is and how nice it is to be held. She's quiet for a moment, even though Gai just asked her a question, sighing deeply after she savors the little piece of time.]

Do we have enough room? [She looks around the not tiny, but not massive table.] I don't want my heel sliding off!

We do if we turn in a circle.

[Which... is probably a BAD idea given that she's been drinking, but given how talkative she is, Gai is counting on her to say something if she starts feeling dizzy or worse.

When she leans, he just stands there quietly for a moment to allow it. It DOES feel nice, nicer than he'd been expecting, even though this really isn't the place for this kind of thing. If anyone dares to stare at them, he'll just shoot them a deadly glance.]

[Yes, definitely not the place for just standing on a table and being quiet. Elizabeth nods, grinning away at the suggestion.]

Fortunately, I am great at turning in circles. [And she lets go of Gai and demonstrates a little twirl. Which given her level of intoxication, is actually fairly graceful.]

[And Gai is most definitely keeping a tight hold on her hand while she does so, just in case. Even he has his limit as to how many things he's willing to be responsible for this evening.]

Then shall we?

[He's also going to be the one leading this dance, for obvious reasons.]

Yes! [Elizabeth bounces on her toes a little, just waiting for Gai to start moving too. Maybe a table doesn't really afford the sort of raucous dancing the singing calls for, but she wants to see how Gai dances with her on a table.]

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