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prankstrinchief (prankstrinchief) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2012-01-02 17:36:00

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!status: complete, ^date: november 10 2003, character: alicia spinnet, character: george weasley

Who: Alicia Spinnet and George Weasley
What: Date!
Where: Ciao Trattoria
When: November 10, 6PM
Rating: Should be worksafe at the beginning, potentially not so much so later on

George was actually nervous as he was getting ready for the date. He'd skipped out during his lunch break to make reservations at the nicest restaurant on Diagon Alley, which had been a little complicated, because really they prefered you made appointments a few weeks out, but George had it on good authority that if you greased the correct palms, you could get in. Which, thankfully, had worked, because otherwise he'd need a plan B. So now he was getting dressed and preparing to apparate to Alicia's flat to get her. He really wanted everything to go perfectly, he didn't want to blow his chance with her.

Once he was ready, he left his flat, locked up the shop, and stopped at a flower shop close by to grab a bouquet before apparating and appearing at her front door. He took one deep breath before knocking confidently on the door and waiting for her to respond.

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spinrightround
2012-01-03 12:52 am UTC (link)

Alicia'd had better days. First had been the nightmare again, then several appointments during the course of the day which hadn't quite allowed her to catch up on lost sleep. There had been a few moments when she had considered owling George to reschedule, but in the end, she had decided that she would not let whatever this was affect her life. She'd stopped by Mel's apothecary in Hogsmeade after doing a massage for the keeper of the Tutshill Tornados and picked up a pepper-up to help keep her awake and aware during the evening to come.

But now she was in the loo of her flat, touching up her lipstick and smoothing over the curves of her dress as she waited for George to arrive. The little satin bolero she wore helped keep her halter from seeming too revealing, thank Merlin, though she could just imagine her friends playfully chiding her for wearing such a flashy shade of pink.

She'd decided to leave her hair loose - it was less work that way - and sighed as she looked at her reflection. Yes, there were butterflies in her stomach - rather silly, really, since not only had she known George for over a decade, but he'd already seen her nearly naked. Perhaps it had simply been far too long since she'd had an actual date. Yes, that was it.

She heard the knock and stepped out into the main room, slowing to grab her black wrap and pull it on over her shoulders before opening the door with a smile, that turned into a gasp of surprise as she saw the flowers in George's hand. Her eyes momentarily strayed to take in the rest of him, which looked rather sharp and well put together, particularly the trousers that seemed to hug his hips a little too well...

She blushed and lifted her eyes to his. "Hey," she said, fingering a touch of fringe on her wrap. "You're on time - an excellent sign."

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prankstrinchief
2012-01-03 01:40 am UTC (link)

When she opened the door, he was equally as pleased at what he saw. She looked marvelous, and he had to counciously shut his mouth so he wasn't gaping at her. Once he got himself under control, he made a playful bow to her and held the flowers out to her before straitening up and smiling sweetly. "You look absolutely stunning," he said, reaching out to brush a strand of hair out of her face. "I try to be on time, it's important, especially when there's a beautiful woman waiting for me." He completely meant it too, she was gorgeous, and he couldn't stop staring at her, and not in an objectifying way, but in a truely appreciating and admiring way.

"So, I made a reservation for us at Ciao Trattoria, the Italian place down the street from my shop. I hope that's alright, they tend to have really good food and wine." When she was ready to go, he held his arm out to her like a gentleman.

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spinrightround
2012-01-03 01:46 am UTC (link)

She lifted her hand to cover a snort of laughter as he bowed down and gladly took the flowers, bringing them up to her nose so she could take in their lovely scent. "Thank you," she replied genuinely, pulling out her wand to accio an empty vase. She put the flowers in and cast aguamenti to fill it, then placed it on her coffee table. She fondled one of the petals before turning around to face her date.

"Wait, doesn't that restaurant have a really long waiting period?" she asked in confusion as she grabbed her clutch. "Did you have plans with someone else tonight? I wouldn't want to intrude..."

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prankstrinchief
2012-01-03 01:54 am UTC (link)

He laughed at her comment. "Yes, because I'm that popular that I have multiple dates on one night. No you just have to know the right people to talk to, and I know those people, a few of whom are good regular customers of mine, they were more than happy to help me out. So, shall we?" He was amused by how she reacted to that, but it pleased him. He wanted to impress her, after all.

As they left, he kept glancing at her, unable to completely take his eyes off her. "So, how is business going?" he asked. "I mean the massues thing, not the other one, I know that's going well." He smiled wickedly at her. By the time they got to the restaurant, a table was waiting for them, and they were quickly seated and given menus.

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spinrightround
2012-01-03 02:06 am UTC (link)

She nodded, a little relieved. She hadn't been concerned he'd had two dates, she was more concerned he'd canceled dinner with a family member or a business partner or some such thing. It would have been rather awkward had that been the case, but she was glad it wasn't.

She playfully slapped his arm at the mention of her 'other' business, though it was kind of nice to be able to even discuss it with someone who not only knew what she did, but didn't find it repugnant. "I had a few sessions today, one with the Tornados' keeper. Trying to keep his muscles in form during the off-season and all that. All in all, was a good day."

She slid her wrap off her shoulders, leaving her in her dress and bolero, and folded it to place on the back of her chair - but a waiter quickly came by and took it away for her with a bow of his head. She sat and looked over the menu, wondering what she felt like eating - though as always, her eyes strayed to the prices more than the items, as she'd penny pinched most of her life.

"What about you? Anything in particular selling well?"

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prankstrinchief
2012-01-03 02:29 am UTC (link)

While George normally wouldn't cancel serious meetings or get togethers with family, he felt like if it had come down to it, he would have picked Ally over the others and made up some excuse to rearange plans with them. Thankfully, it hadn't come down to that, but he wouldn't have really cared so much. At least his family would have been thrilled to know he was going on a date, but he wasn't sure he was ready to breach that topic with his mom at least quite yet. He wanted to see how things went first.

He did smile at her smack to his arm, and nodded at what she said about work. When they were seated, he watched her shawl get whisked away and smiled in amusement at the level of service, he'd actually never eaten here before, but he'd heard it was good, so he hoped they lived up to that. He didn't think she'd be looking at prices, it really wasn't a big deal, he could splurge on her happily.

"Well, the naughtier line has been doing well, and some of the basics. Seems we get at least one order daily from Hogwarts for Skyving Snack Boxes, and the Peruvian Darkness Powder is always a hot sell. Other than that, most things are doing well. I've got to get a break from work long enough to make some new things, I've got a few things in the wings, but nothing finished yet."

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spinrightround
2012-01-03 02:42 am UTC (link)

Her menu lowered as she looked up with an expression of curiostiy and interest. "Naughtier line? Why George, I had no idea. This is something I'll have to see next time I'm at the shop."

Not that she'd been in years, but perhaps a visit was long past due.

She closed the menu and waited for the waiter to finish pouring he a glass of water before continuing. "What sort of things? You were always so brilliant at coming up with stuff that I'd never imagine in a million years. How do you do it, anyway?"

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prankstrinchief
2012-01-03 02:55 am UTC (link)

He looked up at her with a crooked smile. "Really? You didn't know about the Naughty line? I keep it in the back, so the younger generation won't stumble upon it, but yea, all kinds of toys and such, I've had a lot of help getting it up and running, but it's been doing well. You're more than welcome to come by, I'll even give you a nice discount." He winked at her before ordering some wine for both of them.

He closed his menu as well, having decided what he was getting. "Well it was easier when I wasn't doing it on my own, but I don't know, stuff just comes to me. I think a lot of it is thinking back on some of the old pranks I've played on my siblings and how much better they'd have been with some of the things I've made since."

"You know what you want?" he asked, folding his hands over his menu and leaning forward a bit.

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spinrightround
2012-01-03 03:10 am UTC (link)

"Well, it certainly sounds like the kind of merchandise I could go for," she teased.

"So, you're trying to say that you owe your success to Ron and Percy and the rest for being such easy targets." She smiled at him fondly. "Remind me to thank my Mum and Dad for not having more children."

She bit her bottom lip at the question, tempted to order nothing but a simple salad, but not wanting to seem like one of those twits who didn't like to eat like normal girls in front of blokes. Yet she also didn't want to choose anything too expensive. "Perhaps just a spaghetti bolognese? I haven't had it in ages." Plus it was the cheapest entree on the menu.

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prankstrinchief
2012-01-03 03:23 am UTC (link)

He laughed. "Well you're more than welcome, I'd be happy to help you pick some out too, maybe offer some suggestions, teach you how to use them." he couldn't keep a straight face no matter how hard he tried, he just had to smile the whole time, but that was one of things he really liked about Ally, he was perfectly comfortable being himself around her.

"Well, not all of it, but a good deal of it sure! If they hadn't been such easy targets, I wouldn't have been able to hone my skills so well! But I like to think some of it was on me the whole time, and not all on them." He chuckled at her comment about not having siblings. "Hey, you might have been missing out. Look what a success I am due to my siblings."

He opened the menu back up and did in fact notice that it was the cheapest entree. "I'll only let you order that if it is really what you want, and not because it was the cheapest thing. Because I'm taking you out, I expect you to get something you want. I said business has been good, I can afford to buy you dinner." He smiled knowingly at her.

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spinrightround
2012-01-03 03:42 am UTC (link)

She snorted. "Yes, I'd love to hear you say that to their faces, how you're a success because of them. I think I'd pay to see it, actually," she teased.

She had the grace to look sheepish when he called her out. "I do," she said, meeting his smile. "It would compliment the escargot I'd like as an entree, I think." There, if he insisted, she'd let him.

"So, how often do you eat here? It's rather posh - I'm glad I dressed nice enough for it. Would have been rather embarassing otherwise."