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Is Love a Tender Thing? (Tuesday)
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dojima-hime.livejournal.com"So, say you've managed to exchange meaningful glances with the object of your affections," Dojima chirpped as the students took seats. "So, it's time for the next step - actually saying something to them."
"That's right, the fine art of making small talk while flirting. You don't want to jump right into your life story and scare them off."
"Or, more like," Romeo said, as he slid off the desk, "bore them to tears. Everyone has some long, sad story, and those are fit best for whispering late at night. At first meeting, your goal is to amuse."
"Things that will not amuse," Dojima agreed, starting to tick things off on her fingers. "Weather. Booooooooring. Unless it's raining Drop Bears. Cafeteria food, unless it's actually sentient that day. Allergies, unless you're allergic to chocolate, because that's never NOT funny."
"How much you love your parents," Romeo added. "Or how much you hate them. What you did at the gym that morning, unless you saw the other person there. You want to be light, charming.
Someone the other person will want to talk to more -- or possibly drag off into a stairwell somewhere, if you're fortunate."
Yes, this was their idea of wooing and romance, people. There had been an incident at Caritas in the bathroom for Dojima's birthday one year, after all....
"Pay attention to their non-verbal cues," she suggested. "If something isn't taking, don't be afraid to change tactics, or excuse yourself politely and retreat for a better opportunity."
"And if you can't come up with anything to say but they seem receptive, don't be afraid to touch," Romeo said. "A gentle look and a hand on the arm can say more than five million poems."
[OOC: OCD GO!]
"That's right, the fine art of making small talk while flirting. You don't want to jump right into your life story and scare them off."
"Or, more like," Romeo said, as he slid off the desk, "bore them to tears. Everyone has some long, sad story, and those are fit best for whispering late at night. At first meeting, your goal is to amuse."
"Things that will not amuse," Dojima agreed, starting to tick things off on her fingers. "Weather. Booooooooring. Unless it's raining Drop Bears. Cafeteria food, unless it's actually sentient that day. Allergies, unless you're allergic to chocolate, because that's never NOT funny."
"How much you love your parents," Romeo added. "Or how much you hate them. What you did at the gym that morning, unless you saw the other person there. You want to be light, charming.
Someone the other person will want to talk to more -- or possibly drag off into a stairwell somewhere, if you're fortunate."
Yes, this was their idea of wooing and romance, people. There had been an incident at Caritas in the bathroom for Dojima's birthday one year, after all....
"Pay attention to their non-verbal cues," she suggested. "If something isn't taking, don't be afraid to change tactics, or excuse yourself politely and retreat for a better opportunity."
"And if you can't come up with anything to say but they seem receptive, don't be afraid to touch," Romeo said. "A gentle look and a hand on the arm can say more than five million poems."
[OOC: OCD GO!]
