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Who: Allen Ridgeley and Shion
What: A date!
When: 7PM, Christmas Eve
Where: Starting at the hotel lobby, then moving to some restaurant.
Rating: PG-13 max. Allen's too much of a dork for anything higher, especially on a first date.

Heading down to the hotel lobby, Allen was still more than a little bit nervous. The last time he'd invited Shion out to dinner, things had happened and they'd ended up having to settle for fast food instead, which, combined with the fact that this was their first actual date and his natural tendency to worry, left him constantly having to push away thoughts of ways this could go wrong. But regardless, when the time he and Shion had agreed to meet came, he was in the lobby waiting and trying his best not to fidget.

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[uzuki]

It wasn't much longer before Shion arrived in the lobby. She remembered their first attempt at going to dinner as well, and she really hoped Allen wasn't trying to overdo things to make up for it. Really, she was still in an odd state, mostly because she was still getting used to the idea of being on Lost Jerusalem, even though it was an alternate one. Despite that though, she was honestly happy that she didn't have to face such a strange place alone. And that she had Allen to help cheer her up.

She smiled as she approached her date.

"Good evening Allen."

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Luckily, Shion's warning had reminded him that he didn't have as much money at his disposal as he was used to, so it was less likely that he would overdo it.

He smiled back at Shion as she approached, raising a hand to wave.

"Hi, ah, ready?"

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[uzuki]

"Yes."

She gave a nod and smiled as she moved to his side.

"Where are we going? Or are you going to surprise me?"

Ugh, stupid LJ...

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He reached out for her hand, hesitantly at first, but he managed to avoid losing his nerve this time.

"I had planned on it being a surprise."

To tell the truth, he was a little nervous about that, since he wasn't sure she would like the place he'd picked. But then, given the short amount of time she'd been here, he wasn't even sure the name would mean anything to her.

[uzuki]

"Well, I guess I'll have to go along with the surprise then."

She let him take her hand, somewhat amused by the fact that he was still nervous around her. Maybe it was the fact that, for him, they had been apart for some time. But, she found his hesitation endearing, for the most part. Shion knew that somewhere inside of him, there was a more confident Allen, and for now, she wouldn't draw attention to his timidness. Instead, she would lean in and kiss him softly on the cheek.

"Shall we go then?"

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He relaxed somewhat once he had hold of her hand, but still, he worried that this would end up going wrong somehow. Things generally didn't go smoothly for either of them, after all. But the kiss on the cheek made him smile, and he nodded.

"Yeah. It's a bit of a walk, but not too far."

[uzuki]

She walked along with him, and breathed deeply in the cool evening air. For a moment, this planet didn't seem that different from Miltia. Maybe it was on an aesthetic level, but it was still a planet full of humans. She wasn't ready to give up her promise to KOS-MOS, Jin, and chaos, but for the moment, being there didn't feel entirely wrong.

"Allen... Do you like it here?"

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The scenery actually reminded Allen a good bit of the Kukai Foundation, but he supposed that was only natural. The Foundation was supposed to be designed to resemble Lost Jerusalem in certain areas, after all. It almost seemed peaceful...but he couldn't forget what happened every day at midnight.

"I kind of miss the technology from our universe, but aside from what happens at midnight, it's really not that bad. Especially now that you're here."

[uzuki]

Even with the idea of the dark hour, Shion had a hard time disliking the town. And with friends around, plus Allen, she was easily able to push any negative aspects from her mind, as long as she wasn't alone.

"I'm not sure what I would have done if I had appeared here alone."

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"I'm glad you didn't."

He smiled and gave her hand a light squeeze, starting to relax as they talked.

"It would probably be pretty uncomfortable to be here without anything familiar."

[uzuki]

"Is that how it was for you?"

She looked over at him, a little concerned. She hadn't meant to bring up any unpleasant feelings. She probably should have thought before saying anything.

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He shook his head.

"Jr. was already here when I showed up, so I didn't have that problem. It was a bit confusing, though, since nobody actually warned us that timeframes weren't consistent."

[uzuki]

"That makes me wonder..."

She trailed off, then shook her head as if disposing of the thought.

"Nevermind." A date wasn't really the time to discuss her ideas for possible time travel.

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He'd gotten into a briefly childish argument with Jr. due to that, so he was happy enough to let the topic slide.

"There's a lot about this place that I wonder about. But there isn't really enough information yet to figure anything out."

[uzuki]

"Yes, I think for now it would be best to focus on this world. Maybe we can find out why we're here."

She looked around, curious as to where exactly they were going. It was true she probably wouldn't recognize the place, even if he had told her the name. The only restaurant she had committed to memory was one that had advertised curry.

[want_a_vacation]

They were getting close to a decent looking restaurant that indeed was not the one she knew of. It had the look of a place where one could expect a fairly quiet, relaxed atmosphere.

"Exactly. There's someone that's talked to us before some of the full moon disasters, so we know there's someone behind this, but I haven't seen him actually reply to anyone. I wish we knew who and where he was."