>>5796831She asked what your plan is, you continue with growing resolve in your voice, well here it is: you want to be the guy that tracks down those bumps in the night… and bumps <span class="mu-i">BACK</span>!
… not in the <span class="mu-s">SEXUAL</span> way, but… but she gets it, right?
For a moment, all is quiet. Aside from the restaurant ambience, of course. But just when you start to worry that Pepper thinks you wanna bang monsters or whatever, the girl starts to giggle…
And then she starts to laugh.
<span class="mu-i">LOUDLY</span>.
Bursting into hysterics, the girl rolls around the booth like a pinball cackling like a madwoman! Waving Vivian away a second time, you’re just about to try to shake your date out of it before a few words escape her lips:
“<span class="mu-i">All… all this time…</span>”
Wheezing for breath, Pepper slowly regains control over herself and braces herself against the table for support! “<span class="mu-i">Th… the thing that attacked me… it’s KILLABLE?!</span>”
Oh yea, you nod as mirth spreads across your date’s tear-flecked face, it’s killable alright… and so are the other creepy-crawlies… and <span class="mu-i">that’s</span> what you wanna do, you conclude with a nod of your head! And if she’s there at your side, well… giving her hand another squeeze, you feel an uncharacteristic warmth spread through your chest.
You’d be… <span class="mu-i">really</span> okay with that.
Blowing her nose into the tissue again, a shaky, but genuine grin forms on Pepper’s face.
“You… you realize… how dumb of an idea that is… r-right?”
Yea, you shrug with a laugh, but we can be dumb <span class="mu-i">together</span>.
A single tear drops out of your partner’s eye onto the table as she nods in assent.
“I… I don’t have much to give you,” she mutters as she squeezes your hand tight, “But I wanna give you <span class="mu-i">all</span> of it…”
Sniffing away the tears, Pepper brings your hand over to her lips and gives it a tender kiss.
“<span class="mu-i">Everything</span>.”
Well, you reply as you gently bring her hand over to your side of the table and return the favor, wanna start by giving you a sip of her Dr. Popper?
“HAH! I was gonna share it with you…” The girl giggles as she gently kicks your foot under the table! “But let’s hurry up and eat, alright? There’s a <span class="mu-i">lot</span> more stuff I wanna share with you… and the night’s still young…”
As Pepper punctuates her sentence with a suggestive wink, you suddenly get the urge to order take-out.
“Aaaaaaaalllrighty, folks~” Chirps Vivian as she slides over with her notebook ready to rock, “You cats want some grub to go with these, or?”
“I could <span class="mu-i">definitely</span> eat…” Nods Pepper as she wipes the remaining tears off of her face, “What about you, Diesel?”
What <span class="mu-i">ABOUT</span> you?
>YEA, LET’S GRAB SOME FOOD!>MIND TAKING A TO-GO ORDER, VIV?>HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU, ACTUALLY, VIVIAN!>JUST THE DRINKS FOR NOW–WE’LL COME BACK ANOTHER TIME!>WRITE-IN! 