So I'm on team Karezi for HSWC, and right now we are in the bonus rounds. People submit quotes and pairings, and others fill them. I've done two so far, and here's the first!
The Quote: "We are all a little weird and life is a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." -Theodore Geisel (Dr. Suess)
Latula can't say exactly why she first agrees to go out with Mituna Captor. Maybe it's because she really likes the video game on his t-shirt. Maybe his cool glance and wide grin tug at her heart strings. Or maybe she's just sick of pining after a certain celibate troll. Regardless, when the tall nerd shows up on her hivestep with a bouquet of flowers, there's no way she can say no.
Mituna must have done his research ahead of time, because he takes Latula to her favorite gruburger joint. Ordering goes smoothly and the two are soon eating happily in a small booth. Latula is engrossed in her burger, but she quickly notices that Mituna is becoming more and more nervous the longer they sit there. He glances up at her, but quickly snaps his gaze elsewhere when their eyes meet. His shoulders hunch slightly, and Latula wonders if he regrets his decision to ask her out.
"So…" Mituna's voice comes out quietly, and for a second Latula thinks she must have imagined it.
"So?"
"Umm…" Mituna pauses, his eyes sliding down to his burger nervously.
He seems kind of stuck, so Latula decides to initiate the conversation herself. "Do you like video games?"
Mituna seems surprised by the question and nods slowly. "Yeah I do." He leans forward slightly in his seat, finally looking comfortable with the situation. "My favorite is Troll Sims, do you know it?"
"I've heard of it."
Mituna leans ever further forward, drawing up his elbows to rest them on the table. "It's amazing! I love trying to make my characters as rich as possible, then let them run on free will and see how long it takes them to die."
A small giggle slips through Latula's lips, "No way that sounds really cool."
"If I feel bad for them sometimes I'll cull them and drop them into a different house with other characters." Mituna's grin grows as he thinks of his game, and Latula can't help but to grin as well. "We should play together sometime."
"We definitely should. What else do you like to do?"
Mituna hesitates, his eyebrows furrowing together cutely in thought. "I like to skateboard. Do you skateboard?" His voice perks up hopefully at the end of his question.
Latula shakes her head, sensing a brief wave of disappointment from her date. "No I don't I'm sorry. But… maybe you could teach me?"
"Yeah!" Mituna jumps up from the booth, unable to contain his excitement, "Skateboarding is amazing, you'll be a pro in no time!"
"Definitely!" Latula raises her arm for a fist bump and Mituna quickly meets her in the middle. It's their first physical contact, and to Latula he is the warmest thing she's ever touched. The bump is brief, but Latula can still feel the lightest of blushes rising to her face. Oh yes, there will definitely be a second date.
It sorta relates to the quote...