[He hasn't been sleeping all that well, so he sees the message almost immediately. However, despite seeing and reading it rather quickly, it takes Scott a moment to actually respond-- partly because he feels a bit hurt by what happened, but mostly because he's thinking of something to actually say.
Sophie seems to think that everything will be fine and that she hasn't rejected him, but.]
[There's a moment where he thinks about lying, saying that he doesn't actually like her. It'd help make everything go back to normal. Right? Maybe if Sophie didn't talk to him beforehand, he would've, but...]
don't worry about it.
yeah but it's fine, i can get over it. we can just be friends still.
I know. I do like you. It's not because of you that I'm not all... I don't know. However girls act.
In Lumière, people our age were having babies. I didn't want to make more orphans, so I never really paid attention to boys or... anything like that.
[Instead, she chose to go off to a place she might not return from. Lately, it feels like the fact that she has a whole life in front of her won't leave her alone.]
wait i'm not saying i want babies with you that's like twenty steps ahead.
[He wants to make that clear, just in case!! But speaking more seriously again...] and it's fine that you don't act like regular girls, that's not important to me. i like you just being yourself.
[They do have time here... and she's been given extra of it despite everything that's happened back home. Which. It's still a hard thing to really think about.]
thanks maelle. i know. it's what helped me be less fucking mad about all that in the first place.
but seriously. um. do you really want to... date and stuff?
[Maelle is early. Like, really early, so much that she's nearly finished her hot chocolate and the one she got for Scott is more like warm chocolate rather than hot.
She's probably overthinking. It's not the end of the world! Been there, done that. There's no reason to feel so jittery, and she's paced a little flat spot on the ground thinking on what Gustave and Sciel have told her. Ultimately, she knows she needs to just... relax.
[Despite their more... positive conversation, Scott really can't help but feel that anxiety sink into him and none of it disappears as he walks closer and closer to their designated spot. He'll probably arrive just on time at this rate, even though he left rather early, but a million thoughts are running through his mind right now. It feels like that many at least, with some of them just thinking of telling Maelle again that everything is cool and not to worry about what happened on Valentine's Day.
But eventually, he makes it. He's dressed as normal, jeans, shirt, and jacket combo and when he sees Maelle, he lifts one hand in greeting.]
Hey.
[He says, not awkwardly at all. 100%. He can imagine Sophie cheering him on in the background and she's really hopeful about this, but it's still hard.]
[She greets him with the drinks, glad to have her hands full. One less foolish thing to do. There's still her foolish thing to apologize for in person. Text is fine, but it almost feels like cheating.]
I'm sorry. Again. So... I owe you a promise, yeah?
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Hi.
I'm sorry for the other day. It's not your fault. I just panicked. New situation and all. Lack of socialization.
I understand if you're upset and don't want to talk. I'll be around if you do, okay?
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Sophie seems to think that everything will be fine and that she hasn't rejected him, but.]
hey it's cool.
like i said, we can just forget it ever happened.
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It's not cool. I know I hurt your feelings and I'm sorry.
Just so I understand because this has literally never happened to me... you like me?
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don't worry about it.
yeah but it's fine, i can get over it. we can just be friends still.
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We can... test it out? Nothing super serious?
[Ultimately, that's the solution Maelle settled on. Why not?]
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[It's pretty new to him too, but he decides to leave that part out. Isn't he supposed to be the one that knows more about this kind of thing?]
you don't have to if you don't want to.
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In Lumière, people our age were having babies. I didn't want to make more orphans, so I never really paid attention to boys or... anything like that.
[Instead, she chose to go off to a place she might not return from. Lately, it feels like the fact that she has a whole life in front of her won't leave her alone.]
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[He wants to make that clear, just in case!! But speaking more seriously again...] and it's fine that you don't act like regular girls, that's not important to me. i like you just being yourself.
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But there's a lot of time here.
I don't know if it's been obvious with all the talk about the other Scott, but I like you just being you, too.
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thanks maelle. i know. it's what helped me be less fucking mad about all that in the first place.
but seriously. um. do you really want to... date and stuff?
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No harm in giving it a try, yeah?
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but no harm, yeah. maybe we promise now that we won't let this ruin anything we had before??
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We need to pinky swear. Want to meet up? When it's not a weird hour.
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[It feels a little childish to pinky swear, but.] sure okay, if you promise not to just run off again.
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At least I chose flight over fight?
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thanks for not punching me in the face.
tomorrow then? at our spot?
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Play it off, girl.]
I knew that. I'll bring us both hot chocolate.
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yeah, cool. tomorrow at 2 then?
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[She should probably give him a little more than that.]
I'm looking forward to it, Scott.
[She is, beneath the anxiety!]
action?
same. see you then.
ACTION!
She's probably overthinking. It's not the end of the world! Been there, done that. There's no reason to feel so jittery, and she's paced a little flat spot on the ground thinking on what Gustave and Sciel have told her. Ultimately, she knows she needs to just... relax.
Not really her forte.]
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But eventually, he makes it. He's dressed as normal, jeans, shirt, and jacket combo and when he sees Maelle, he lifts one hand in greeting.]
Hey.
[He says, not awkwardly at all. 100%. He can imagine Sophie cheering him on in the background and she's really hopeful about this, but it's still hard.]
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[She greets him with the drinks, glad to have her hands full. One less foolish thing to do. There's still her foolish thing to apologize for in person. Text is fine, but it almost feels like cheating.]
I'm sorry. Again. So... I owe you a promise, yeah?
[She lifts her free hand, pinky out.]
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