Spirit seemed to notice that either the day was getting longer, or he was going mad as he waited in his office for the school day to be over. As he sat behind his brightly lit screen typing up his thoughts on yet another career plan submitted by a hapless student who he was sure didn't want to finish the assignment, Spirit realized that he needed a break. He put on his headphones, and began to drum his fingers along the desk in time to the radio. He was so preoccupied, he almost jumped out of his chair by the sudden appearance of the enormous frame of Franken Stein in his doorway.
"Hey, Spirit. Have any time to talk?" Stein didn't typically stop by during office hours, preferring to talk to him afterwards on the walk back to his house. Naturally, this took Spirit by surprise, and he inquired about the nature of the visit. "Honestly, Spirit?" he said, taking off his glasses off. He continued, wiping his glasses as he spoke: "I want to do something nice for Marie. I'm not sure what, though. Could you help?"
Spirit furrowed his brow, and pondered Stein's predicament. "How about the Carnival? That's always a good time!" Stein adjusted his glasses, and smirked. "Spirit, she's my girlfriend, not my daughter. Maybe for Maka, that would be a good idea, but Marie? You'd think she'd go for it?"
"Stein, she's dating you, one of two things must be true; either she loves eccentric people and enjoys a good sense of fun, or she's the most absentminded person in the whole damn state. I know where I'm putting my money."
"Thanks for the help as always, Spirit" Stein remarked slyly, as he walked out of the office towards his classroom.
"Wait, Stein! I'm still bored!" Spirit whined, but Franken had already closed the office door behind him. "Dammit, now what am I gonna do?"
"Well, let's see how this goes….can't be any worse than my other plans for the night" Blair sighed and said to herself. She had grown bored of being single, and the girl on the dating app looked promising.
As she twiddled her fingers outside the movie theatre they were supposed to meet at, she saw her: A petite woman, with silver hair and a warm smile on her face. Blair plastered her best "happy" face on, and went up to talk. "I'm Blair, nice to meet you finally!"
"Hey! I'm Eruka. Wanna head in, show's getting ready to start, and I certainly don't wanna have to wade through all those people to find our seats!" she said with a hearty laugh.
Taking Blair's hand, they walked in together, found their seats, and settled in for the film. Blair found it hard to be jaded with Eruka's infectious laughter in her ears, and Eruka was thrilled to finally find someone who appreciated her bizarre sense of humor.
After the lights came back on, it was Blair who suggested dinner, much to Eruka's delight. They made their way over to the bar next to the theatre, and took up as much table space as a shared order of nachos would allow them. "Man, that was so much fun! What do we wanna do next?" Eruka blurted out loud.
"Next?" Blair said, arching an eyebrow. "I mean…if you wanna, of course." Eruka stammered, her face gradually turning the brightest shade of red.
"Of course I do, Eruka" Blair said, grasping Eruka's hands and staring into her eyes. "Any idea what you want to go next?" Eruka grinned, and said "How about a carnival?"