JULY PLANET MINGLE

[save_the_souls]

Who: YOU. ME. EVERYONE.
Broadcast: IF YOU WANT
Action: YEAH!!!!!
When: July!

[Congratulations to the crews that did not get themselves blown up! Welcome to the Blue Planet, a planet full of charming islands and even less charming weather patterns! Are you going to take the time to enjoy the beach? Help out with the local Nunnilis population? Get caught in a storm with another person and have a rating boosting sexual tension moment? The world's your oyster!]

[Yeah in other words: ITS A MINGLE GET IN HERE]

[July Planet Info!]

Comments

[ino]

[ She frowns ... ]

And why is that?

[nextlineis]

Gardening makes sense, I guess, but shopping just seems so... So... [He starts rotating a hand in the air, trying to will the right word to come to him, but then he just waves it off. She must know what he means.] I don't know. I'd just expect you to be into reading books or something over shopping.

[He grins.]

It's cute though. I would have never suspected.

[ino]

Don't call me cute.

And of course I like shopping. What girl doesn't?

[nextlineis]

[He's just callin' 'em like he sees 'em. Joseph shrugs.]

I don't know. You're just not like most girls I know is all. They're not as smart. Or am I not allowed to call you that either?

[He is, in fact, not hitting on her right now.]

[ino]

Why can't a girl be smart and care about her looks, too?

[nextlineis]

Hey, that's not what I'm-- [Joseph sighs.] Do you wanna just hit me again and get it over with?

[ino]

[ -- That catches her off guard, and she blinks for a moment, before she actually genuinely laughs ]

[nextlineis]

[...What? How? He doesn't--]

[Joseph's face screws up in mild irritation because he's confused. Why are girls like this?]

[ino]

[ She's still laughing when she responds. ]

I'm not going to hit you for not knowing very many interesting girls.

[nextlineis]

[Joseph wrinkles his nose.]

It's hard to tell what you won't hit me for.

[ino]

I hit you one time, and it was because you were obviously checking me out.

[nextlineis]

Yeah, but you keep getting irritated with what I say. I don't know what your limit is.

[But he's guessing it's not very high.]

[ino]

You keep saying stuff that's irritating, that's why! Like asking a lady about her age and stuff ...

[ But she huffs ]

Your nose isn't broken, is it?

[ It doesn't look like it is, but she wouldn't be able to tell for sure without touching him ]

[nextlineis]

I wouldn't have asked if I thought you were that much older than me. I'm not that stupid. [He kinda almost is though.] You're way too young to start getting that sensitive about your age.

My nose is... [He frowns.] Hey, why are you only asking now?

[ino]

Look, it's a sore subject, alright? I shouldn't look this young normally, but there's like, this curse thing that makes me look sixteen.

[ Because she's terrible and assumed he could handle it, but since he brought it up again, maybe it hurts ...

Conveniently ignores the question. ]

I can fix it if it is.

[nextlineis]

It's fine. It doesn't look broken, does it? I've taken harder hits to the face than that...

[Although really now he's just burning with undying curiosity (out of concern) about this whole curse business. But she said it's a sore subject, so he'll just pretend like he didn't hear it at all. Much better for him to start fretting about his personal appearance as he touches his nose. No, it smarts a little, but that doesn't feel broken.]

[ino]

[ She'll lean in a little closer for a better look ]

Well, no, but sometimes it'll start swelling anyways ... it doesn't look bad, though.

[nextlineis]

[He's bordering dangerously close to sulking.]

You're not just saying that?

[ino]

[ A bit of an exasperated sigh, but she smiles ]

Yes, I'm sure. [ She'll turn to reach into the bag she's got stashed by her chair, and pulls out a compact mirror for him to use ] See?

[nextlineis]

[He takes the offered compact mirror and for a brief moment he is inspecting just his nose. But then he's checking the rest of himself out in the mirror, even adjusting his hair a little before he has a satisfied smile.]

You could have just said I'm handsome as always, [he says as he hands it back to her.] That would have put my mind to rest easy.

[No, he cannot stop goofing off for more than a few minutes at a time. Why do you ask?]

[ino]

[ She doesn't mind the checking himself out in the mirror -- after all, she does the same thing. But when he comments, she gives him a flat look ]

I wouldn't have said that in any situation.

[nextlineis]

I know, I know. You're awful stingy with your compliments. [He sighs. A minor bruise to his ego; he can bear it, if only just so.] But the day I do receive one, I promise I will cherish it for the rest of my life.

[ino]

I'm not being stingy! I have a boyfriend, I'm not gonna go around calling other guys good looking.

[nextlineis]

Oh c'mon, it's only the two of us. Who am I gonna tell?

[ino]

How about I call him up and tell him you said that?

[ Not that Tadashi would actually do anything, he's too nice, but still ... ]