Penny bounces into the apartment, grinning ear to ear. "Hey Sheldon, I've had a great idea!"
He looks up from his laptop "Great as in "discovering the structure of benzene" great or great as in "hey let's get pizza" great?"
"Smartass" She laughs and sits in his lap, arms around his neck " here's you morning socially acceptable tactile contact and display of affection" and kisses him on the mouth. He hesitates for a moment then goes with it, taking her in his arms and kissing her back.
"anyway, you love pizza - it's three geometric shapes in one flat food"
"Indeed. so, What's your idea?"
"well, as part of your development and diversification, and you opening up and showing me what's going on in that geeky head of yours, we should have a week day date night devoted to learning what the other one enjoys socially. I figure we start with you showing me your favourite movies and tell me why you like them. I figure even geeky acting is still acting so it'll help me think about my acting skills"
She waves her magazine " Had the idea as I just found an article that says watching the same film over and over again reduces stress as you know what is going to happen, so it'll help you relax around new experiences"
She laughs and rubs her hand on his leg.
"Later on I'd like to see about getting you to come out with us when we go drinking and dancing, so you could
try some recreational drinking practise. While we watch the film I'll make you a cuba libre with half a shot of rum in it. Then you can measure changes in mood and headache the next day, we can slowly adding more rum and building your tolerance."
"Like Mithridates indeed!"
"Ok, save me the googling?"
"He was a Persian king from 120 BC who is claimed to have developed an immunity to poisons by taking daily small doses to build up an immunity. The theory is actually sound for biological toxins such as alcohol that the body can produce enzymes to cope with."
"Clever king! so, what do you think?"
"Most agreeable, but I have one addition."
"oh yes"
"as well as films I want you to dust off your Age of Conan character and we'll go adventuring round Hyperboria together."
She looks doubtful. "Ok... that brings back a few screwed up memories but she was fun to be in places. Agreed as long as we stick together"
