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Wanna Try Dating? [Valentine - Kath]
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Post by ryouta on Feb 2, 2020 14:09:31 GMT
....Here's a funny thing, but definitely something that would explain on why that day the beefy eighteen years old dressed up well for date, especially in lunch hour like this. Thankfully it's nothing extremely formal, or even close to that, just a white parka with his usual a-shirt underneath, jeans, and some accessories. Fitting for the mood considering it's still wintery. Anyway, back to the explanation. What happened, was it?
So, speaking frankly... He was told by Valt that he should date. He know that he was dating someone few years ago, although he doesn't remember her... and Valt said... it's best to move on. Moving on sounds hard, but... well, it might because his amnesia he felt like that... he ended up agreeing to try, at least. So, few days before today, he mused whether he should send one to KIZNA member...
...But see, dating an underling felt strange. Not to mention, he felt that's a ticket for some girls who wanted quick promotion to take his offer. Being in GLORIA is very prestigious after all. With that in mind, he.... decided to do something utterly from the left field, and he had no idea how the fuck it happened, but... well, he guess he was short circuiting from embarrassment and the words just naturally flew? Basically, he sent open message to DLC members...
In the end, it's like Tindr. God help him.
...He didn't even know how it goes, but it happened that there is someone who picked his invitation, and well... The name is Katherine. A higher up of Deeplane member apparently. Well, that's... score he guess! Although he's pretty sure that Amelie going to judge him for this faux pas for some events to come. But either way, he began that he'd like to try broadening his horizon with an invitation for a casual date... and even if they're not interested to move it forward to more romantic way, he'd like that this become a positive experience, an offering of friendship or such.
....God, remembering that made him blush to his ears. It's hot!
Anyway, he's currently waiting on the entrance of the Shibuya 104, hoping that his appearance alone stuck up like a sore thumb.
PING
Ah, a message came... He quickly opened it.
From: PZ:VforValt
To: PZ:RyouRyou
Aniki, have you met your date yet? It's early here in Digital World, and today I'm going with Ophi, Bu and Cass to Cipher Jungle. It shouldn't be so warm that Ophi need to coat herself a lot... Definitely going to be humid though. Anyway, goodluck with your side! I won't message a lot, but if you need help *nudge nudge wink wink*
From: PZ:RyouRyou
To: PZ:VforValt
You ass, just focus on your own date! Teasing me like that....
After sending that message... Ryouta continued to wait for his date, hoping that it'll be a good one.
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Post by Katherine Jasso on Feb 7, 2020 17:43:24 GMT
What had been, so far, a fast-paced walk through the more-than-busy streets of Shibuya, only came to a halt when Katherine stopped before a zebra crossing. The traffic light gave her enough time to check her cellphone. Okay… that wasn’t so bad. She should get there on time. It was only one block more until that building where they said they would meet, right?
She took this moment to look for something in her purse. Her green eyes trailed down to look at this tiny crystal box that contained a heart-shaped object. One of the Love Lockets that Kona had created to save Alissa.
“Did you see what someone posted on the DLC group chat?”
“What?” … “Oh. Huh…”
“You should take it, Kath! This is your chance.”
“M-Me!? My chance for what!?”
So… she was going to try to fill this thing by having a date with someone she didn’t even know. How in the world did she let herself get in this mess!?
It didn’t help that she didn’t have a single clue of what she exactly had to do get that Love Locket filled up. Did she have to fall in love with this person? How would the locket even know about something like that?
A sigh escaped the curly-haired girl as the sound of the green light brought her back to reality. Then, she kept moving.
As she approximated the place where they were supposed to meet, a figure raised her attention. Among the incessant crowd of passersby walking everywhere that always garnished Shibuya, there was someone who obviously stood out. This person was not only quite bigger than the average Japanese male but was also different in terms of complexion and skin color. While it was true that she hadn’t seen her date before, the fact that this person was seemingly waiting for someone and was wearing, more or less, the outfit Ryouta had described when they chatted, made her think this was the right guy.
Another sigh escaped the green-eyed before she hopped some steps forward towards the man, scooting closer to him from his left. “Hi…” She muttered, her hands behind her back. “You must be… Noguchi?” The Spaniard put her index finger on her lower lip and tilted her head. Gosh, this person was huge! Even if she didn’t know much about KIZNA, at least she had to give it to them for knowing how to make their high-rank members look imposing.
Once she received an answer from the man, she would respectfully bow to introduce herself “My name is Jasso Katherine. It’s very nice to meet you.” She blinked twice and took out her cellphone again to look at the time. “I-I… didn’t get here late, did I?” Hopefully, Ryouta had just gotten here a bit earlier!
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Post by ryouta on Feb 9, 2020 15:20:34 GMT
Oh, is this his date? Ryouta turned around to the source of the voice and... well, let's just say, he wondered if her neck going to be OK later. He think looking down is far less... annoying than looking up, especially at someone who's more than a head taller than you are... "Oh, hi! Must be Miss Jasso, right? Or is Katherine more to your liking?" Ryouta asked. "I'm not really fond of formalities, so just Ryouta is alright!"
If there is a word to describe Ryouta... indeed when he looked serious, he looked imposing... but the moment he goofed up like this, perhaps he'll be a reminiscent of Gohan instead, especially with his not so deep voice. it's very youthful sounding actually, which pretty much reminds people of his barely-legally-able-to-drive-a-motorcycle old.
Hope that she's not too intimidated with him... have he hid his scars? All good, right? After an introduction from the lady, Ryouta also bowed. "A-ah, yeah nice to meet you! N-no, you're not late. It's just my habit to come to a meeting thirty minutes early!" wow, awkward much? "Ummmm, just to say I... don't really know what to do in dates, and I think it's good for me to follow what you want so... do you have any plan or things that you want to try first and foremost?" Ryouta asked.
Gee, is there is any way to start conversation without it being... so businesslike? But whatever, he can't help it! He just want to ease her or something, basically just to make it all gucci...
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Post by Katherine Jasso on Feb 15, 2020 14:09:23 GMT
While Katherine had to admit she had been, at first, a bit intimidated by this tall guy, hearing his voice and his kind attitude triggered an honest smile on her. So far, everyone in KIZNA had been really kind and gentle people, why should he be any different?
Well… it was also true she had to keep her eyes up to look into his. He was quite a tall man!
“W-Well…” It was true where she came from (and in most countries she had been in), people didn’t call each other for their last names, so this was something she had adopted after moving here. “… Both are fine, but…” An index finger on her lower lip, she mused about this. “… if I’m going to call you Ryouta, it would be weird for you to call me Jasso, right? So… K-Katherine is fine.” She concluded, her green eyes escaping the man’s gaze for a second.
It was a good thing she wasn’t here late or anything! “That’s good. I thank you for picking up a place easy to find.” It had the downside of being quite crowded, but… “… I’m still not super good at moving around Shibuya, but this place was quite easy to reach.”
The punctuality was good! It definitely was. Not knowing what do to on their date…? Well, not so much. Although the sole mentioning of that word made Katherine blush a little, the tamer tried to shake that off and focus on what they should do. Ugh… that was no good! She was never going to tell him what she wanted to do. That would be rude and imposing. Was she really going to fall for this western social standard where the man always had to suggest what they were doing even if she did have a preference?
… Probably. Yes.
“I… really didn’t have anything planned so… We can do whatever you want. Up to you!” She added, putting both hands on her back. Yeap, she was not yielding up here. Ryouta had to pick what he wanted them to do!
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Post by ryouta on Feb 21, 2020 17:51:35 GMT
...They're both awkward huh. Having someone notices him for the first time, and not in big brotherly sense made Ryouta honestly more self aware of what sort of event is this... Yes, it's that. Dating. Ryouta scratched the back of his head.
"O-ou... Nice to meet you then, Katherine."
Though nothing planned makes Ryouta froze on spot. Oh God... Must he be that guy who like googled the places for his first date? Hngggh... well first thing first, he probably should get her a little bit of a break right? For probably coming here outta sudden like that... maybe... something like a food?
"Um, have you ate yet? We can probably dine somewhere," Ryouta suggested. He obviously won't choose anything fancy... He know some casual restaurants inside. Plus, talking while eating probably will make them open up more to each other's interest, that's his idea. ...Speaking of which, due to his appetite, he has previously eat some food to make sure he won't have his date eat too little and him too much.
...That would be rude, right?
"Or if you have ate, how about.. let's see... probably arcade? Or just walk until any of us find anything that we fancy perhaps?"
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Post by Katherine Jasso on Feb 27, 2020 17:21:37 GMT
“Yes.” A firm nod accompanied that single word, while Katherine bowed forward a little bit. So they’re just going to call each other by their first name, huh? Although odd, it was something that had become common among the Spaniard and her own friends, so the girl wasn’t completely alien to it.
As strange as it might sound, Ryouta didn’t seem to pay much attention to Katherine’s comment about her difficulties to find certain places around Shibuya. Being completely honest, she had thought that would be a good first sentence to start a conversation but… huh. Weird. Well, it couldn’t be denied that this wasn’t the best place for chatting either, so the green-eyed decided to discard the idea of this guy being a tad too quiet, for now.
Okay! Yes! Now we’re talking! He suggested something first! That’s having some initiative right there.
“I haven’t eaten anything, actually.” Nope. Not even a little snack back at home. Katherine took out her cellphone to check the time. It was almost lunchtime! So why not? “That sounds perfect.” That affirmation came with a smile and a small tilt of her head. “I don’t know any good places to eat though…” She mused, taking a digit towards her lower lip.
She did know that café she used to visit with Arianna and Jazz but… no! That wouldn’t do for having lunch. Hopefully, Ryouta could suggest a place? Maybe she was leaving too many decisions on the poor guy but… she had her hands tied here! She really didn’t know any restaurant in Shibuya’s besides Paul’s, which was very much closed now.
Then, another suggestion! An arcade? Well… She did take Jazz to one once. Videogames were not something she enjoyed very much but… there were other activities to do there, right? That could be fun!
“If you have a place where you would like us to eat, we can do that. Then, we can go to an arcade or wherever you feel like.”
Whatever the decision was, Katherine would keep both hands behind her back while walking next to the man towards their next destination. Her green eyes would go up for her to look at her much taller peer’s face. Hmmm. What could she ask about him? “Do you like videogames?” Ugh. That was probably a silly question! Of course he did!
Nothing but a sigh came out.
Nope. She couldn’t bring herself to be social right now. Maybe she just needed a bit of time.
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Post by ryouta on Feb 27, 2020 17:33:39 GMT
It's not that he doesn't hear her, it's more like... he's not sure what to do with that revelation. It almost felt like he should choose, so his head was fixed to that... But thankfully, upon hearing that she hasn't eat, Ryouta's expression brightened. At last, he picked the right answer!
"I totally know a good, relaxing place!" he answered, perhaps sounded a bit more giddy that he liked. "I think they served number of western food. I'm thinking of expanding my recipe repertoire! Well, anyway, over here. Ummm..." holding hand probably a bit too intimate for the first date isn't it... But at the same time he don't want her to lost considering she said she's not yet familiar with places around here...
Wherever he feel like though? "Ummm, in my opinion, it's better for you to voice your opinion too you know? If a date is only all about me, wouldn't it be too selfish?" Ryouta smiled softly, hoping that she understand that he don't want to be the only thing this date is about. "It's fine to tell me what do you want, even if it's not now... maybe later, maybe when we walked around places. That's fine right?"
Either way, Ryouta would guide her by walking slower than his usual pace. He's minding their difference of height her obviously, and that means the range of their footsteps too.
"By the way, you said you're a foreigner right? How long have you been in Shibuya?" he asked. "Have you gone to Japan prior to this?"
A small talk might not be his forte, but... he feel by talking while walking like this it might melt the ice of awkwardness between them.
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Post by Katherine Jasso on Feb 28, 2020 16:56:27 GMT
Good! Ryouta having a place in mind for them would definitely save the pair a lot of work, considering there was nothing Katherine could suggest on that front.
“That’s perfect.” A tender smile forming around her lips, Katherine put her two hands together. Western food, huh? That could be interesting. There was a lot of stuff from the West that she hadn’t eaten in a while. “Recipe repertoire…” Slowly, she muttered part of what Ryouta had said. Before she could ask further on it, the man had started moving, so she decided to focus on no losing track of him for now.
Quietly, those two green irises just stared at Ryouta while he explained his posture. Then, a slow nod of her head. “Yes… No, you’re completely right.” She noted. “It wasn’t my intention to leave everything to you. I just couldn’t think of anything in particular. Eating sounds like a good plan.” Huh. “After that… I really don’t know what we could do. But I promise I’ll think about it. An Arcade still sounds good, though.” That should work, right?
It was at that moment that Katherine considered explaining her lack of ideas. However, Ryouta’s next question would allow her to expand on that.
“Y-Yes! I was born in Spain.” She answered promptly, trying to elevate her tone of voice so it could reach Ryouta over the noisy Shibuya. “I have only been in Shibuya for... around three years. I don’t go out much, so… that’s why I have trouble thinking about things to do.” That should explain everything a bit better. The less she wanted was for him to think she didn’t want to suggest something they could do.
Then, a shake of her head. “No. I had never been to Japan before coming here to live. It was… a bit hard to bypass the language barrier. I… still don’t know if I’ve gotten the best grasp of Japanese, actually.” Katherine admitted that last part in a lower tone of voice. Hopefully, Ryouta would be able to understand her just fine, though!
“What about you? Were you born in Japan?” Judging by his name, she could assume he had. But… what about his complexion? What about his height? There were things that definitely made this guy stand out over the average Japanese male. She wasn't going to ask about those just yet, though. That could be taken as rude, right?
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Post by ryouta on Feb 28, 2020 17:17:23 GMT
Oh, did that caught her attention? "Well, how to say, it might be completely not something someone thought of my future career of choice would be when they heard about it, but... I'm planning to become a chef, you see. The plan was to enroll in Le Cordon Bleu. Thankfully there's one here in Shibuya so I don't really have to move far from my family."
Thankfully, he got the explanation why the lady herself doesn't voice much. "I think there are places that might be interesting... I myself lately often dragged by my little sisters to go with them from places to places that might be 'hip', so I know quite a bit of my way around here. And even if we don't know where we're going to, we can use map app, can we?"
Ryouta himself was thankful that looks like his own awkwardness now has melted quite significantly. "I see, well, I don't know much Spanish myself, but I can speak English... and well... I'm trying to learn a bit of French just to give myself a bit of an edge. Don't worry about the speed of your language learning though. I think what's the most important is to keep being confident, and practice it regularly. Even if you made mistakes, that, too, is experience."
Ryouta laughed at the question. "Sorry for laughing, actually I have been asked that a lot-- yeah, I'm Japanese, 100%. My mother and father are both Japanese. I might take ancestry test one day, but... About my body, I have been in this Digital World business for quite a long time. According to my partner since 15 years old... and soon it'll be 4 years since I become tangled in this stuff.
And, well... I'm in believe that you need to have strong body to survive dangerous Digital World. So I guess I trained and trained and trained... outdoor, indoor, guess that makes my complexion darker. I used to have milder tan, you see. But I guess after being blasted by the sun in tropics I ended up like this."
Ryouta just smiled and shrugged. "Hope that explains it~"
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Post by Katherine Jasso on Mar 7, 2020 13:05:12 GMT
At first, Katherine listened to Ryuta quietly, a bit confused about the amount of information he had started to drop on her. She felt… it was a bit odd he had decided to tell her all of this about his interests in being a cook without her asking. Why had he decided to let all of this out? Was it because she seemed intrigued about the recipe repertoire? In all honesty, the Spaniard was starting to feel a bit overwhelmed by his explanation.
“Huh… right.” Her head going down for a minute almost non-voluntarily, Katherine delivered the best answer she could provide after hearing all of that. Thankfully, this tension started to wore off slowly while Ryouta told her about his little sister. This was a lot better; some cute story that had arisen from a previous conversation topic. An honest smile was drawn on Katherine’s lips. “That’s so cute. How old is she?” A tilt of her head accompanied that question. Meanwhile, the pair kept walking through the streets of Shibuya.
Right. Huh. Ryouta could speak English. She guessed that could come useful eventually? She wasn’t too sure. Not like they’d need to speak in English at any given time, right? His words of encouragement were well received, though. Hopefully, he could understand her just fine.
Having her question produce an honest laugh in the man just made Katherine stare at Ryouta for a while. Then… it all got a bit weird. Katherine slowly wrinkled her mouth while her date felt the need to explain to her why he had… a certain type of body? Again, this was a lot of information Katherine didn’t ask for that was coming up unnaturally in the midst of the conversation, so she didn’t know how to react to that. Again, overwhelming.
“Right…” She barely muttered when Ryouta finished. Then, a pause. “… Explain what, exactly?” Honestly confused, Katherine was wondering what was what he was trying to explain to her when she had only asked whether he had been born in Japan or not. Just why did he feel the need to tell her all of these things out of nowhere?
Huh.
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