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Doing well so far!

[ She lifts the fish partway before tilting her head. ]

I'm gonna put this guy somewhere safe, and then we can go. That okay?

[He gives a little nod]

That's okay with me!

[ She'll give a quick grin before ducking away and skittering off. Oh man, he brought her a fish. It's cute and she's not quite sure what to do with it, but she can figure it out later. For now she'll drop it off with one of her crewmates to make sure it doesn't die, then heads back quickly without hopefully seeming too eager. ]

Okay! We're good. Ready?

[He meanwhile stood awkwardly where he was, wringing his hands nervously. At least...it seems to be going well so far??? Man today's been a strange day]

Ah- yes! I'm ready if you are!

Ready as I'll ever be.

[ She motions toward the shuttle and opens it up so they can both head inside. Tries not to be nervous about the whole thing. Without really thinking about it, she's heading for the pilot's seat. She's a pilot, it's her ship, of course she's driving. Duh. ]

You'll have to show me where we're going, though.

I can do that!

[He follows along, and moves to sit in the passenger seat without complaint. He knows how to fly, but this is a Golden shuttle- not his to fly. Like a good cautious person, he buckles up]

It's right on the beach of one of the Spiral Island? [Yes i just made up a name deal with it] Apparently they have great views of the night sky, so they like to be open late.

Hey, that totally works for me. Even if we get space all the time out here, it's... different to see it from a planet.

[ Like being away from it, returning to making space untouchable makes it more real. Living in a tiny ship constantly traversing the stars takes some of that magic away to her. ]

And at least we—probably won't stand out. Too badly. There's bound to be couples and everyone there so less pressure, right?

Mm! It is! It's not like you can really make out constellations when you're flying past them.

[Well you could but you have to be real fast about it. Plus yeah. Allen's missed being on the ground.]

And r-right! And don't worry, there's no pressure! We're just...supposed to relax and have fun, right?

[ Misha nods and they're out of the Golden moments later. She concentrates on flying for only a few moments before they're generally in a safe zone and she can speak again. ]

Well, I don't know if Ino told you this, but, uh... this is actually my first date. Ever. So. [ She pauses, bites her lip, smiles nervously despite herself. ] So. I don't know where I was going with that, actually.

Wait, you've never been on a date before?

[He tilts his head, a little surprise]

Ah- that's a little surprising. Is your life busy...? [YOU"RE SO CUTE WHY HAVEN'T YOU GONE OUT??]

[ Her face turns a bit red, and she would duck her head if she wasn't so busy flying a space shuttle right now. She dips it away just a bit in embarrassment. ]

Really, really busy. That, and I mean— [ She steals a glance to him, shrugs slightly. ] Lots of people expect something different from what they'd actually get. They want the chick on stage and TV and stuff.

On stage and TV-

Are you an actress?

What? Oh God, no! No, though that might be... better. For varying definitions of better...

[ She pauses, then really does laugh. ]

No, I'm... a superhero. Actually. That sounds so cheesy, but powers are really rare where I'm from so it's like... if I have powers and can stop the bad guys who have powers, I'd be a shit human being if I didn't, right? Um.

[ That's rambling. Rambling a lot and more than she usually does, really. Or, well, more personal than usual. ]

Sorry, I'm not really used to talking about it as I probably should be. And it's kind of—weird, right? Weird.

[A superhero.....great!]

[Okay, so he's not the biggest fan of superheroes after Paradisa, but hey, it's not like all superheroes were bad, right? And it's just one date, right? No big deal, he can deal]

[So when he sees that she' kind of freaking out right now, he'll give a little laugh and shake his head]

No, it's not that weird. At least not for me. My last relationship was much stranger.

[ She'll acquiesce to that. In a place like this it might not be so strange, but talking about it to people who don't already know... that's definitely weird. She does seem to lose some of that nervous energy she'd been building up in herself, at least. ]

Well, that's good! I'm glad. Dare I ask after the ex?

Ah...let's just say he was famous enough that saying I dated him might make people think I'm insane.

[Since seriously, it sounds like crazy. But he smiles, finally feeling a little better]

But that doesn't really matter right now. I'd rather focus on making sure you have a wonderful first date.

Ha! I'll leave you to your secrets, then. I get it.

[ Yeah, she's not going to push on that fact. He's been pretty great so far and making him uncomfortable for her curiosity is seriously not on her list right now. ]

Oh God, that's—I'm not saying it to get special treatment or anything. But, um, thanks. You're pretty cool, Allen.

Ah- thanks, Misha.

...If it makes you feel better, I'm actually...new to dates like this myself. I mean, I've been on dates, but...only with people I'd known a long time before I went on one with them?

This type of dating, though...well, I'm still figuring it out too.

That does, actually. It seems pretty easy so far... I mean, without all the baggage of already knowing somebody.

Then again, we haven't actually gotten to the place yet, so... maybe I'm just talking out of my ass.

Mm. [He gives a little nod]

Maybe you're not! It's our date so...we'll just do whatever we're comfortable with and try to have fun.

Really hope you didn't just jinx us there.

[ She's teasing, very clearly so. Aaand they're getting close to the planet now! ]

[He laughs]

Ha, don't worry. I have very bad luck, so we wouldn't even need a jinx for something strange to happen.

What kind of bad luck? Like... oh shit, my tire popped, or—oh shit, that planet we're heading to is about to get hit with a meteor?

[ Not like there's any levels of it in between. That would be madness. ]

Ah, well- I haven't had to deal with a meteor yet! So there's that!

[He shrugs] It's mostly little things. Really I'm sure my luck's no worse than everyone else here. But sometimes it just feels good to complain about your cursed luck, right?

[Okay, it's a little bit of an exaggeration about his luck, but still! Everyone else in the fleet DID have shitty luck if they got kidnapped for a reality tv show- so he's not way off there!]

You make an extremely valid point. Anyone who's interesting enough to watch on TV has to have a bunch of stories about how crazy their life is.

[ And anyone who claims to be completely normal otherwise is lying. Obviously. ]

Little things build up easy. What've you got?

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