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Tweak says, "Call me on your 21st birthday"

fade_in_on_mark (fade_in_on_mark) wrote in chaos_cube,
@ 2008-08-06 22:09:00

Entry tags:

abby sciuto, mark cohen

Making something out of nothing (Plot-locked to Abby, thanks!)
Mark smiles at the waiter who hands him a menu. Its odd seeing people around, but kinda familiar too. He'd almost forgotten what it was like to order food the 'normal' way.

He scanned the menu with a sigh, wondering what he should eat.

[[OOC: ~~Mark~~ I can has Abby plz? kthnx!]]

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forensics_grrl
2008-08-07 05:42 pm UTC (link)

Abby enters the restaurant and stops, still not used to having staff on hand. One approaches her and asks if she has a reservation. She's just in her casual black Capri pants and a sweater, not dressed up for a fancy dinner or anything. 'Reservation' just says 'fancy' to her.

"Uhhhhh, no. Do I need one?" A little uncomfortable, she wonders if she should just grab a menu and order something to go, lock herself in her room for a while. The staff seemed friendly enough, but they creeped her out a bit.

[[ OOC: Since you asked so nicely... :D ]]

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	fade_in_on_mark 2008-08-08 06:11 am UTC (link)
	Mark spots her out of the corner of his eye and looks up. He smiles at her and gives a small wave. He hopes she remembers who he is, and that he's not going to end up looking like a complete idiot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

forensics_grrl
2008-08-09 11:35 pm UTC (link)

She glances around the restaurant, still uncertain about staying, and is about to withdraw when she sees someone giving her a little wave. It's Mark, that cute guy from the library. He's smiling at her and everything.

After a quick look around, she realizes that he's waving at her, but just to be sure, she points at herself and mouths the question "Me?" She starts forward, hesitantly, wondering if he was just saying 'hello' or if he wanted her to come over to his table.

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	fade_in_on_mark 2008-08-22 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	He nods when she looks quizzical, smiling. She starts over to him, and he sits up straight. "Hey," he says, hopefully warmly. "How are your tomatoes doing?" He kicks himself. Well, as openings go, that one is beyond lame. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forensics_grrl 2008-08-24 10:45 am UTC (link)
	"Hey," she says. "My tomatoes are doing really well. A few of them will be ripe soon. Would you... like to try one?" Oooooooo, brilliant conversation there, Abbs. She stands beside the table, feeling a bit awkward. There's a waiter hovering nearby, wondering if she's going to sit or not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fade_in_on_mark 2008-09-15 04:38 pm UTC (link)
	"That's great. Yeah, I'd love to when they're ready." There's a waiter hovering nearby, and he isn't really sure what to do. "You wanna join me?" he asks before he can think about it too much, and prays it won't scare her away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forensics_grrl 2008-09-17 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Cool," she says about the tomatoes, and glances at the waiter. She's about to say that she should probably go when Mark invites her to join him. Abby blinks a few times, then replies, "Um, sure," and sits down across from him before she loses her nerve. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fade_in_on_mark 2008-09-18 12:43 pm UTC (link)
	She sits down, and he smiles nervously up at her. "So, apart from gardening, what have you been up to?" he asks. He's so bad at small talk. And this is feeling more and more like a date. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forensics_grrl 2008-09-20 11:04 am UTC (link)
	"Uh," she says, wondering why she can't seem to find the right words at the moment. "Not much. Working on my computer, you know... You?" Abby glances sideways at the waiter. "Um, have you ordered anything yet? Maybe we should order..." And she grabs a menu and flips it open and tries to stop being nervous. Why does he have to have such a cute smile? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fade_in_on_mark
2008-09-21 10:30 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, not much either. Playing with my computer, getting to know all the tricks."

"No, I haven't," he says, and hurriedly looks back to his menu. He'd completely forgotten about food, distracted by the prospect of dinner with Abby.

He orders something - anything, it may be some kind of chicken but he isn't sure. This really does feel like a date now. He's definitely nervous enough for it to be one.

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forensics_grrl
2008-09-21 12:40 pm UTC (link)

"The movie program, yeah, right. From the library. That wedding. Cool."

Shut up, shut up, shut up -

"Um..." Her eyes slide over the selections. "I'll have the aglio olio, please." She hands the menu to the waiter, who smiles and it's a fine smile, but not long ago, none of these people were here. She shivers slightly and turns back to Mark.

"The chicken sounds good," she says, commenting on his selection. "I just felt like pasta." Then she looks down again and bites her bottom lip.

This isn't a date, this isn't a date, this isn't a date -

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	fade_in_on_mark 2008-09-22 02:56 pm UTC (link)
	He smiles. "Yeah. Thanks for the advice, by the way." She orders too and the waiter leaves, which leaves them completely alone. She seems kind of nervous too. "Pasta is good." He kicks himself, that sounds so lame. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

forensics_grrl
2008-09-22 09:07 pm UTC (link)

She brightens and lifts her eyes to his again.

"Oh, well, you're welcome, though I don't know that I said anything useful, not really. Though, good to know. It was useful. That is."

Gah...

"And yeah, pasta's good. Carbs... and I guess the little sun dried tomatoes count as veggies..."

God, that sounds lame. Where did 'Little Miss Outgoing' go?

"But chicken, well... There's your protein, and mine doesn't have any protein..."

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fade_in_on_mark
2008-09-25 03:28 pm UTC (link)

Okay, this is not going well. Mark really feels the need to wrest the situation back under control, before they're talking about something completely ridiculous.

He takes a deep breath. "I'm glad you're staying. I'd like to have dinner with you, I mean,if you want to. Don't feel like you have to stay, or anything. I mean, it's okay if you want to go. Or, stay..."

He can feel himself heat up, and curses himself for blushing.

"I'd like to spend time with you. But I don't mean - I'm not trying to secretly trick you into going on a date or anything."

He decides to stop talking now, before he says something really stupid. Though he fears that boat's already sailed.

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forensics_grrl
2008-09-28 04:30 pm UTC (link)

Abby stares at him for a moment while he stammers through his speech, and once he's stopped, a slow smile spreads across her face.

"It can be a date, if you want, you know," she says quietly. "No pressure, though. I'd... I'd like to spend time with you, too." She feels her flirty self coming into play as she places her elbows on the table and rests her chin in her hands. "I don't think you're trying to trick me, Mark."

And she gives him a wink.

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	fade_in_on_mark 2008-10-05 12:26 pm UTC (link)
	She smiles, and he's relieved. And she says it can be a date, if he wants. "Oh. I mean, yeah. Okay. A date would be ... I'd like that." "Good. I'm not trying to trick you. But very glad you're staying." He blushes when she winks, and smiles at her. "You've got a great smile," he blurts out, before he can chicken out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forensics_grrl 2008-10-07 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	He'd really like a date. With me. Wow. "Well, thank you," she says about the compliment. "I happen to think you're really cute." God, that just came right out and went splat* on the table, didn't it?* Abby holds very still and bites her bottom lip a little, wondering how he will react to that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fade_in_on_mark 2008-10-14 11:39 am UTC (link)
	Mark can feel his ears burning, knows they must be bright red. All he can seem to do is smile. Like an idiot. "Er, thanks," he says. "Me too. I mean - I think you're cute," he adds quickly. "When I met you, in the library, you just... Well, I thought you were fun." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

forensics_grrl
2008-10-15 07:57 pm UTC (link)

He smiles - and it's such a nice smile - and tells her that he thinks she's cute, too.

"Wow," she said in a hushed voice. "When I met you in the library, I thought you were the bee's knees. Um, that's a good thing, by the way. Sister Rosita says that a lot."

Abby bit her bottom lip again, wondering whether or not she needed to explain about the nuns she bowled with back in DC.

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fade_in_on_mark
2008-10-21 11:56 am UTC (link)

Mark grins. "I'll take that," he says.

He hesitates for a second. He should say this in the interests of honesty, but he's afraid it'll make him look bad...

"When I met you, I-" he starts. "I had a girlfriend. We'd started to grow apart at that stage, and I kind of knew where it was headed. So though I was, um, attracted to you," he says, feeling himself blush again, "I didn't make a move, not while we were together... She's still Here, around, somewhere, but its over now..." he trails off, hoping he hasn't ruined his chances completely.

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forensics_grrl
2008-10-23 10:13 pm UTC (link)

Abby listens closely to what he has to say, absorbing the girlfriend part and wondering where all this is leading. he blushed - which was terribly cute - and then couldn't seem to finish his sentence.

"Um, okay," she said quietly, carefully. "So... we're attracted to one another and... we're both free, at the moment..." She bit her bottom lip. "Is... is there a 'but' in here somewhere? Is it... too soon, for you? I... don't have anybody Here, if... if that helps at all."

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	fade_in_on_mark 2008-11-04 04:27 am UTC (link)
	"No but," he says quickly. "I just, I wanted to be honest. Its not too soon." He isn't sure what to say next, but then the waiter comes bach with their food, and Mark thanks him and picks up his fork. The food is good, but he's still a bit too nervous to fully enjoy it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forensics_grrl 2008-11-07 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Honest is good. Really good." Their meals arrive and Abby starts in on her pasta, glancing up at Mark every now and then. They seem to have settled on a companionable silence while they eat, though he looks a bit... firgety. He's recently broken up with a girlfriend. What're you getting into, Abbs? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fade_in_on_mark 2008-11-26 03:20 am UTC (link)
	Mark smiles, not too sure whether he could say that went well or not, and concentrates on his food for a while. "This is nice. Eating with you, I mean," he adds, "not the food, though that's good, too." Now, if only he could remember how to string a sentence together... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forensics_grrl 2008-12-02 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	She sighs and quietly says, "You're nice and the food is nice, and I think we're in agreement that we like one another's company." Abby ducks her head, to try and see his face. "You're shy, aren't you? I'm not, as a rule, but nerves can be good, too. You know?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fade_in_on_mark 2008-12-10 12:23 pm UTC (link)
	He looks up, a little sheepish and definitely blushing. "Yeah, I am, a little," he admits. "But this is fun," he adds. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forensics_grrl 2008-12-12 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	She grins. "Don't worry about. No reason we can't enjoy our food and one another's company." She slides her gaze to where a waiter stands and whispers, "In spite of the creepy staff..." Abby continues to eat her pasta. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	forensics_grrl 2008-12-29 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	[[OOC: And what do we do now, with the game closing?]] (Reply to this) (Parent)