[ inej watches the server move back toward the kitchens before shifting her gaze back to kaz, expression thoughtful. she supposes that much is true - a lot of people are friends first before they decide to date. and a lot of people just date without knowing anyone at all.
heleen used to call the clientele that came to the menagerie "dates." probably to legitimize the business operation as an actual consort service and not what it was, which was essentially indentured slavery. and dates to inej had always been romantic things. she remembered that her parents used to have inej go to her uncle's house across the street so that her father could take her mother out for dinner. there were always flowers involved. nothing that happened at the menagerie had ever involved flowers. just money, and cruelty, and silence.
she pushes that out of her mind, because tonight is supposed to be fun. and happy. there's no room for ghosts at her heels now. ]
Well.
[ she says, leaning forward to rest her chin in her hands, offering him a warm smile. ]
If that is true, then we have a fairly good start.
[ because while she doesn't really know how dating works, she does know that he cares about her deeply. that's enough, regardless of how "normal" any of this is, or isn't. and her smile turns into a slight grin, clearly teasing. ]
It is going to be a little awkward if this first date is a failure and we have to go home together, though.
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Date: 2020-10-27 03:52 pm (UTC)heleen used to call the clientele that came to the menagerie "dates." probably to legitimize the business operation as an actual consort service and not what it was, which was essentially indentured slavery. and dates to inej had always been romantic things. she remembered that her parents used to have inej go to her uncle's house across the street so that her father could take her mother out for dinner. there were always flowers involved. nothing that happened at the menagerie had ever involved flowers. just money, and cruelty, and silence.
she pushes that out of her mind, because tonight is supposed to be fun. and happy. there's no room for ghosts at her heels now. ]
Well.
[ she says, leaning forward to rest her chin in her hands, offering him a warm smile. ]
If that is true, then we have a fairly good start.
[ because while she doesn't really know how dating works, she does know that he cares about her deeply. that's enough, regardless of how "normal" any of this is, or isn't. and her smile turns into a slight grin, clearly teasing. ]
It is going to be a little awkward if this first date is a failure and we have to go home together, though.