Fireproof [Valentines||Shizu]

    Romance could sprout from weird places, right? Like Pizza Shack, or whatever this place was called, that totally isn't trademarked. Maybe it would be crush-at-first-sight! Or, familiar-person-at-first-sight? With the girl that entered the pizzeria, Elsie had to admit there was something familiar about her. And it totally couldn't be because she knew one of the girls relatives!

    On the bright side, clearly neither girl had over (or under) dressed! Elsie was just in casual clothes, with a light sweater and a skirt. After all, this was pizza! Not a high-class restaurant. Possibly, because there was no way Amy would have talked Elsie into meeting a stranger at some ritzy place!

    Seeing a human heading straight for her, it was a pretty obvious cue that her date had arrived! Considering, they were the only two non-digimon there, weren't they? Did that make things weird? Surely not! Maybe. Elsie wasn't sure. She didn't know the other girl yet!

    Standing up from her seat -- which was surely the proper thing to do for a date, right? -- the blonde flashed a smile. "I think so!" She hoped so? Otherwise, things were going to be really awkward, really fast! "I'm Elsie," she introduced, before gesturing to another seat, and then sitting back down if the other girl also decided to sit. Hopefully she would. Standing in a pizza place might get weird! "What's your name?"

    That seemed like the best first question to ask, right? It would be pretty weird not to get names out of the way early on!

    Shizu must be a mind-reader, knowing how awkward a mix-up would be! Or, maybe that just meant she was capable of thinking, because just about anyone would come to the same conclusion! Elsie really needed to get her mind out of these mystery-date jitters! "Right?" Yep, just agree with how awkward it would be. She was smooth. So smooth. You're gonna win all the girls' hearts with this sort of personality.

    As for a pretty and mysterious name? The blonde had never thought of it that way! "Thanks," she commented, a little slowly, before adding a far-more-enthusiastic, "I can be pretty mysterious sometimes, I think!" No, not really. "I think your name is pretty, too." Was it mysterious, though? What made a name mysterious?

    Elsie decided it was really for the best that she didn't think too hard on that one.

    To utterly fail at breaking the ice, they may as well keep talking until a terrifying waiter would arrive, right? "So, how old are you?" The girl was tiny. The was no way she could be older than Elsie, right? But, Amy hopefully wouldn't pair the girl up with someone super young either, she'd hope!

    At least this horror of a custom-mon would stop Elsie from asking too many random questions right away! All this digimon needed was a mustache, like a certain Italian plumber. For a moment, the spirit user would slowly tilt her head while staring at the Pizzamon. And then, as if remembering it was rude to stare, focused on the menu! "It's so not an Ebiburgamon," she'd confirm, just as quietly. Which, sort of made sense she guessed. A burger digimon served burgers. Why not a pizza digimon serving pizza?

    But, Shizu's strange suggestion didn't sound so strange to the blonde! In fact, she seemed to light up at the idea! "Ooh! That sounds good! Are there any toppings you like most?" Elsie, herself, wasn't too picky! Though, she really had to hope that Shizu didn't crave something like salty fish on her pizzas. That would be a bit weird, right?

    Everyone needed to be mysterious sometimes! Maybe. Probably? Elsie actually didn't know. Was Shizu mysterious? Right now, considering Elsie didn't know her, she definitely was! So, they were both mysterious, right? The blonde debated saying something about this train of thought, but decided it might be a little weird. Don't be too weird on a first date. It was, like, rule number one of dating! ...Again, another probably. Elsie wasn't really sure about that being the first rule of dating, either. Maybe she was just bad at this.

    But, wait, Shizu was fifteen? Well, that erased any chance of Amy having tried to match up Elsie with some little kid, at least! But, it took a lot of effort not to squint at Shizu to see if she was lying! She was so... little! Either way, good news. It was always good to spend time with people of the same age! "I'm fifteen, too!" But, who was older? No need for that kind of competition right now, though. Not when pizzamonsters were around, with their questionable accents!

    And questionable existence. Pizzamon was just weird, honestly!

    "I like bacon," Elsie confirmed, "as long as it can have pepperoni on it, too." Who knew what meats Shizu wanted? Just a bacon pizza? All the meats pizza? Elsie wasn't fussy. Pizza was pizza, after all! And Pizzamon was...

    Definitely not as good as pizza. In fact, she was getting progressively more concerned that Pizzamon was going to haunt her dreams for the next month or so!

    "Can I get whatever sort of cola you have, too?" Please, do not introduce Sodamon. Or Popmon. Or Whatever-Way-The-Digital-World-Called-Carbonated-Beverages-Mon. Pizzamon was enough! "D'you want a drink?" Would Shizu go drinkless? Hopefully not. Who ate pizza without something to drink? Drinks, and if a person ate pizza with a fork, were two very defining moments in establishing what someone was like, purely based on their pizza habits! It was time to get one of those tests out of the way!

    And once the pizza abomination was gone, they could continue talking! About something, surely. Though, at the second, Elsie was drawing blanks on where to start!

    Pizza toppings were a success! Elsie was still oblivious to any chance of familiarity of the other girl, though. She was pretty dense on a regular day, let alone on a first date! Shizu could probably tell her that the sky was green right now, and she'd consider it as a possibility!

    "Wonder what Coca Cola and Pepsi taste like, mixed together," Elsie commented, after drinks were placed. No, don't test it. It's forbidden. But how often were both served at the same place? It was a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Totally disregarding the fact that she could just buy two bottles at a grocery store and test it someplace that wasn't public.

    Either way, she wasn't going to steal her date's drink to make terrible combinations of soda, anyway. That'd just be rude!

    As far as the blonde's favorite spot in the city? She gave a small hum, while tapping a finger to her cheek. "I like a lot of places," she admitted, after a second. It was hard to pick just one! "You ever been in Deephold?" Not a random question at all! "Some of the rooms on the high levels have balconies. My sister and I have a room there with one, and it's great!" Some people feared heights! Elsie seemed to thrive on them! "I found some, like, grooves in the walls along the balcony, that I can climb to get higher too. But, uh," important disclaimer time, "probably shouldn't climb buildings if you can't fly." Next important disclaimer? "I can't fly." Thank God Evie could! Otherwise, Elsie would probably hurt herself a lot more often, by doing dumb things.

    But, climbing tall buildings that probably shouldn't be climbed wasn't really for everyone. So, Elsie decided to add some more contenders! "There's an arcade down the street, too. They have those racing games with fake motorcycles and stuff." Now that she thought about it, was it a little strange to have those in a digimon arcade? Surely, some digimon far exceeded any weight limit those poor bikes might have! Oh well. Elsie fit, so she could sit, and that's all that really mattered. "And there's a ferris wheel in the Eastern District," finally including an important question to these suggestions, "are you afraid of heights?" Don't suggest climbing buildings and getting in ferris wheels to people terrified of tall places! Maybe she should think of alternatives in case Shizu was.

    For now though, remember that ramble about denseness at the beginning of this post? After a small pause, the girl crossed her legs, while a blank expression fell onto her face. Wait. Shizu said something that just hit Elsie's brain.

    Head tilted slightly, and an innocent tone broke from her mouth. "Who's your sister?"

    Elsie couldn't really argue with Shizu's comment. Such a forbidden experiment probably wasn't meant for a pizza place, anyway! "Deal," she agreed, without a hint of displeasure at the compromise. It was a better response than thinking she was weird for debating it! Undeniably!

    But Shizu seemed like she was willing to roll with just about anything! Even with visiting Deephold! "It is super big!" the blonde agreed, with a nod. It was! And she'd managed to snag a room pretty high up, too! And, more excitement surely meant more denseness! Right? Thus! The next logical thing to say, after completely missing a portion of what Shizu had said was, "yeah! We should totally go there later!"

    And then it would be time for the 'dense' cloud to fade!

    Within seconds, the teen tilted her head, and opened her mouth. Then, snapped her lips shut, while pointing her index finger at Shizu, before bringing it to her cheek. Was. Was that supposed to be. Uh. Maybe...

    Maybe Elsie shouldn't think about that quite yet. It had to be to just see the room, right? Right. Definitely. There was no other way this date would go!

    Thankfully, Elsie had other things to worry about. Like? Shizu being Akemi's sister. "What," was the only thing Elsie could utter. It was such a flat-toned word that it was hard to tell if she was asking a question, or if 'what' had somehow become a statement on its own! "Yeah, yeah, I know 'Kemi and the bean," she stated, after a few more seconds.

    How would Akemi feel about all of this? She seemed like a pretty chill person overall, but would there be any issue with Elsie being on a date with her sister? They were kind of friends, after all! Or, at least, Elsie thought they were! "Does she know you're on a date with someone in her team?" Did she approve such a thing?

    Not that Elsie should really worry about it. What's the worst outcome, even if Akemi didn't approve? The blonde getting pelted by a fat bean with wings? Maybe. She supposed she didn't really want to imagine a bad scenario, here! But, maybe that meant she should make sure that Shizu had a really good date! Akemi couldn't get upset if her sister had a great time, right? That's totally how this sort of thing worked.

    "Are you her little sister, then?" Would this further the chance of Akemi having a protective-big-sister mode? Well, physically, Shizu was definitely the little sister! But, Elsie realized she actually had no idea what age Akemi actually was! Though, now that she was actually thinking about it, Shizu and Akemi really did look quite similar. How could she have missed it before?

    So far, it felt like this date was a success! Granted, there was still plenty of time left to this date, but there was no way that it could crash and burn by now, right? Maybe, Elsie shouldn't jinx it. Potential bedroom-related misunderstandings aside, that was! But these two very innocent and pure girls would never relate bedrooms to obscene acts! That had to be a fact. Definitely.

    Though, she still had to be a little concerned about Akemi's feelings toward a friend being on a date with her sibling. But, maybe that was just because Elsie was a bit overprotective regarding her own sister! Even though it seemed like there was absolutely nothing to worry about in that regard, considering the other blonde's track record. "Huh," Elsie stated, partially dismissively, and partially confused. It was becoming a bit more obvious that the Amayas were not as close as the twins. But, maybe that made sense.

    Especially since there was a decent age gap between them! From a teenager's perspective, at least. "She's that much older?" How could that be? Akemi was so... little! And, so was Shizu. These girls were doomed to never be able to reach the top shelf! At least a certain bean could fly, and probably help with that issue. "D'you have more siblings, too?"

    She was more interested in the conversation than noticing a certain mon-of-pizza headed toward them, though! Which, was honestly for the best. Nobody wanted to find Pizzamon more entertaining than their date. More traumatizing, definitely. But, that wasn't the point. Focus on the date, not the horror. Best policy to live by, really.

    As far as her own sibling, though? "Yeah! Her name's Evie," the girl nodded. Easy enough common ground! Having sisters, and all that. "We're twins." What a scary thought, the potential of two Elsies running around in the world! But, there probably wouldn't be too much time to worry about something like that! Because Elsie could see the Pizza-abomination-mon in her peripheral vision now, which only meant it was a matter of time before they'd begin to eat!