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[wisecracked]

WHO: Kenzi and Gil
WHERE: Some really nice steakhouse
WHEN: 4/14; 7PM
WARNINGS: Language
SUMMARY: It's a date!
FORMAT: Quick to start, whatever after that.

[As promised Kenzi arrives at the restaurant a little before seven (like five before); which is a feat given how often she's usually late. Since it would be out of place at this restaurant she hasn't gone all out on the dress up and hasn't overdone it with some stylish hairdo, just simple large loose curls. Simple yet stylish.

After coming through the door she quickly locates Gil and makes an attempt to sneak up on him. Although if he had any sense he would have been keeping his eyes on the door.]

How long have you been here?

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[Kenzi nearly trips over herself as she comes to a stop and turns around to face him. She sighs softly and squats down next to him.]

It's not I guess. Dates can be fun. [And in the same vein as flirting don't mean a thing most of the time for Kenzi. She moves her hand to try to list his chin a bit so she can look him in the eye. She smiles soft.]

I'm sorry for embarrassing you and everything else. I really didn't mean to this time.

[invoking]

[ He doesn't draw back from her touch, but it does take him nearly a minute to look her straight in the face.

It's so hard to stay even frustrated at her. ]

I guess... [ As long as he didn't think about certain obligations that came with dates, it really was like spending a day with someone. It's almost strange there's an actual difference. ]

... It's okay. [ He sighs. This is what he was worried about when Nelson informed about he had been signed up for the auction. He doesn't have a clue how to act around women, even ones he spends time with. ]

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[Kenzi remains patient, once he finally looks at her she smiles again. Although her smile fades when he says it's okay. She rises, holding out a hand to help him up.]

C'mon. Let's walk and you can tell me how you really feel about all this. It's not healthy to keep it all bottled up.

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I'm not keeping anything bottled up. [ He was about to take her hand, but he pauses.

He doesn't want to talk about his non-existent sex life. ]

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[She continues to stand there with one hand out for him.]

A'ight, fine. Just c'mon, it's more than a bit nippy.

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[ He finally takes her hand, pulling himself up. ]

I've already explained... I'm unwed back home... [ She has to understand that means there's been no... sexual relations... of any sort.

Otherwise he would have children running around and he can barely keep Oz and Alice in his sights for long. ]

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[Unmarried doesn't mean no sex, Gil.

She rolls her eyes at him.] I know that. And I know you've never courted anyone. But I still meant it about dates, not all that other stuff. It made you all uncomfortable because you don't, like, know how to act in this situation. So I get that you didn't mean what you said earlier as an insult or anything.

I'd ask if you enjoyed the evening... [She trails off with a shrug and starts walking again.]

1/2

[invoking]

[ It does in his fantasy world. Vincent stop sleeping around.

He's quick to fall into step with her, but he appears sluggish anyhow. ]

Enjoy?

[invoking]

Wait -- no, I did! I had a good time! [ Save for Kenzi blowing up that poor couple's drinks and scaring them off. ] I didn't say otherwise!

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[Sounds like he knows what's fun. Kenzi would like him if not for the whole sadist streak.

She blinks up at him then smiles.]

Good! It's sometimes very hard to tell with you.

[invoking]

[ Plus the misogyny. And whoops, wrong icon there. ]

It was fun... it was nice. [ He says rather quickly, though his words hold a genuine ring of truth to them. ] Sorry...

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[There's that too.

She raises a brow at him and hip checks him again.]

Why sorry?

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[invoking]

Hey!

[ She's much tinier than him, so it's not as the bump knocks him off balance too much. ]

[invoking]

[ He rubs his neck nervously. ]

For making you think otherwise.

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[Lucky for him she's so tiny.]

You need to emote more, dude! I like seeing your smile. [She reaches over and pokes him in the side, not hard but a noticeable poke.]

[invoking]

Emote? H-Hey! Kenzi! Stop that! [ He shifts away from her just in case she goes for another poke. ]

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[A slow grin forms on her lips.] Are you ticklish?

[invoking]

No! [ But poking enough times does get him to squirm. ] But cut it out!

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[Her grin falls and she looks disappointed.] Damn.

[invoking]

[ He reaches over to poke her forehead lightly. ]

That's something you do with children.

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[She swats at his hand, although her reaction time was slow there so she probably misses by a wide margin.]

Naw, I do it to my friends all the time. [She also grabs or slaps their asses, be thankful she hasn't done that yet Gil.]

[invoking]

[ He'll feel violated if she does. ]

... Come on, then. It's getting colder and you need to get back to your place.

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[It isn't long before they make it to her apartment. She opens the door and turns back to Gil.]

Wanna come in for a little while and warm up?

[invoking]

[ He peeks in for a moment. ]

No, it's alright. [ It had been a long, strange day for Gil. The meeting with Fury and the others is something that's been weighing on his mind. ] I'll take the train back. I won't feel cold there.

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A'ight. [She slips closer to him and plants a kiss on his cheek if he doesn't move away first.] Thanks for the night.