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You answer the girl with a long, discerning stare coupled with a drawn-out sigh like you were judging a fashion show. It’s… ehh, you reply with an appropriate hand gesture.
“... Eeh?” Pepper responds as the air between you grows cold, “Just… <span class="mu-i">eeh</span>?”
Part of you still wants to commit to the gag, but the other part wants to leave the apartment alive, and if Pepper doesn’t tear you to shreds then Jake certainly will! Jury’s out on mom, but… but it’s not worth the risk!
Alright, you reply as you cross over to the redhead and take her into your embrace, you can’t joke about it anymore–she’s <span class="mu-i">GORGEOUS!</span> She shines like a moonbeam off a twilit pond! Her eyes are stars twinkling in the skies above… and her smile, <span class="mu-i">oh</span>, her <span class="mu-i">SMILE!</span>
“Wh-what about it..?” She stammers as her face reddens like a tomato and something drops from her hand to the floor! Is… is that a pair of <span class="mu-i">SCISSORS?</span>
It is the <span class="mu-i">sun</span>, you add as you dip her low to the ground and stare into her eyes! The pleasant light of all things greeting me at dawn and asking… no, <span class="mu-i">COMPELLING</span> me to rise at dawn! You are my sun, Pepper, my dear… do not deny me my sunshine!
With how much you’re committing to the praise, your ‘<span class="mu-i">sun</span>’ doesn’t seem to know whether to burst out laughing or to be touched… so she settles for both! Falling into a laughing fit, the girl leans in and nuzzles your chest, blushing from cheeks to chestline!
“This is payback for those cheese puns on the island, isn’t it?” She snickers as you un-dip her giggling form!
No clue what she’s talking about, you reply with a devious smirk!
“Well unfortunately for <span class="mu-i">you</span>, Diesel,” she adds in a playful tone, “I happen to <span class="mu-i">LIKE</span> being praised like that, so I guess we’ll chalk this victory up to me, hm?”
“Alright, alright,” Groans Dawn as she moves to help Jake in the kitchen, “Get outta’ here and go have fun or I’m never gonna be ready for work…”
Pecking Pepper’s forehead, you give her a warm smile of your own–she <span class="mu-i">does</span> look beautiful, though. Seriously.
“Save some for the <span class="mu-i">date</span>, sandcrab…” She purrs, clearly not minding the attention! “Oh… and you remember the <span class="mu-s">RULE</span> we agreed on, right?”
<span class="mu-s">SHIT.</span> Wh-what rule?! Your mind goes into freefall as you struggle to remember–she definitely mentioned <span class="mu-i">something</span>, but you were so busy once you got back from the island that you forgot all about it! She’s… she’s gonna SKIN you!
M-maybe you can play it off as a joke? Or actually guess? What was it… <span class="mu-i">think!</span>
>DIESEL PAYS FOR EVERYTHING!
>NO GETTING HANDSY!
>NO TALKING ABOUT WORK!
>ACT LIKE IT’S THE FIRST DATE!
>NO RAJ ALLOWED!
>WE’RE EATING SOMETHING OTHER THAN ITALIAN FOOD!
>JUST GO FOR IT! WHATEVER IT IS!
>PEPPER PAYS FOR EVERYTHING!
>UHHH… R-REMIND ME!
>WRITE-IN!
