tearmeanewone | rendez-vous + APPOINTMENT POST

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.]

[Much more slowly and carefully than he did on the beach, that much is for certain, though it's still about as energetic as the small space on the table will allow. And yes, there's quite a great deal of spinning and whirling about; after a moment of this, he's feeling a bit mischievous and decides to dip her back. Not too far, since he doesn't want to make her feel like she's falling, but enough to make her giddy-- at least, he hopes.]

[Elizabeth knew when she and Booker were at Battleship Bay that she loved dancing. But maybe she didn't know then that she loved it a lot. She's very close to Gai, true, and she's more or less being pulled around by him because she's too tipsy to initiate anything. But it's lively and fun, and Gai is trying a few new things apparently. Elizabeth gasps when she feels Gai leaning her back. For a moment she's afraid of falling, but she can feel Gai has a hold on her. She strikes a somewhat classical, somewhat dramatic pose as she's dipped backwards.]

[This is almost more fun than the first time they danced, in Gai's honest opinion. Maybe it's because he's had a couple of beers, or maybe it's because the atmosphere is contagious-- he isn't sure. But from the look on his face, it's clear that he's enjoying this every bit as much as she is, and that's a rarity. He hardly ever got a real chance to cut loose and just enjoy himself back in his own world; now that he's getting that chance here, he might be going just the tiniest bit overboard.

At least Elizabeth doesn't seem to be minding this at all.]

[She doesn't even notice. Somewhat because of the alcohol, but mostly because she hasn't seen Gai in his usual element. Maybe if Gai had seen what Elizabeth had come out of just minutes before she arrived in Luceti, he might be surprised Elizabeth could enjoy herself so thoroughly as well.]

[As Gai goes overboard, Elizabeth does too. She's dancing closer, putting her hands and arms on Gai more than she has before. She's laughing as she struggles to keep up with Gai, but even if she's stumbling a little it's still an amazing moment.]

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