risingwinds | Twenty-Second Shooting Star

[Ven's had a lot on his mind these past few weeks. Between the draft, Terra's departure, and... recent events with Fuuko, he's been hit hard and fast.

And what better way to deal with issues than to talk about it? It's for this reason that Ven's pulled open his journal today.

Deep breaths, now. He can do this!]

Say, um. Let's say you just recently started... Well, I mean, if you were--

[He pauses. Gosh, why is this so awkward to ask? COMPOSURE, Ventus.]

Okay, how 'bout this? If you just got together with somebody, and... [...aaand freezing up again.

...aw, heck. He'll just get to the point.]

What kinda things are boyfriends supposed to do? [That came out kinda fast. But... there. At least he said it. And now that that's outta the way, it's time for a more somber subject... He'll get on that after a short pause.]

Also, that last draft really got me thinking. We weren't able to just tag people like before. In order to survive, everybody had to, well... kill. And for me, that's really scary. I can't just... take someone's life, even if they're the enemy.

So I guess what I wanna know is... how do you guys feel about that? And the drafts in general.

I know that's a really weird thing to tackle after that last question, but... well. Any answers are definitely appreciated!

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[You know, that serious topic right there is relevant to his own experiences, but...]

You've got a girlfriend? [Yeah. Let's just say that's a lot more surprising right there.]

...Yeah.

[Pardon his sheepish laughter here.]

Still kinda hard to believe, though.

[Seriously, he inwardly thinks. He still remembers those questions asked when the topic of attractive women had come up.]

How long? You said "recently started."

A little more than a week. We haven't done anything super fancy yet, though.

I don't think you can get super fancy around here, really. Unless your idea of fancy is taking her over to Seventh Heaven or something. Uh, congrats, though. [He wonders whose idea it was for them to actually get together.]

Thanks, Leon!

[Heh, heh.]

Seventh Heaven could work, though. I mean, as long as there's a quiet table somewhere. Their food's always really good, anyway.

Yeah. But if we're talking about Seventh Heaven being super fancy, you're going to want to work your way up to that. Otherwise you're going to have to find other ways to top going to a nice restaurant.

Yikes! You've got a point there.

[And the last thing he'd want is for any dates to get too repetitive.]

I guess we could start small. There's tons of other great spots we could visit together, and I could always invite her over for a bit, too.

[Maybe for some simple snacking. Also star shaped cookies, 'cause she likes those.]

There's a lot of things you can do since it's getting colder, too. Sledding in the snow, snowmen, just baking something together...

[He snickers.] Hanging mistletoe.

M-mistletoe?

[...Leon, you troll. Gosh. That's... a good point, but.]

But wouldn't that be kinda awkward for Kohan? At least, if I hung some over at my place.

That's true. It'd have to be somewhere a little more discreet. Like ... her desk, if she's at school. Or her bedroom. [Because that's discreet. Really.]

But if I put it in her bedroom, wouldn't that be kinda weird? I mean, that's a pretty personal place.

Well, the way I figure, it'd only be weird if you hadn't been in there before!

Well, I've been to her house! It's just... I dunno. I'd have to be able to slip it in there when she's not looking.

No one ever said using mistletoe was easy.

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