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[Classic incognito message, with the picture blocked out and everything; he even makes an attempt to disguise his handwriting, which he forgets after the first three words.]

Say you want to ask a girl out. How do you go about doing that?

Girls like flowers, right?

[See, there's actually a lot of consideration that goes into this. For a guy with a faulty brain-to-mouth filter and a do-or-die attitude, the amount of waffling here is...strange, maybe. But everyone's a walking contradiction. He has some ideas, along with maybe ten different speeches that he's mentally mapped out over the past three years and never planned on actually using, but second- and third-guessing himself leads to this pandering for advice...thing. He's pretty sure it's lame, but... It couldn't hurt, right?

Okay, so maybe he's just procrastinating.]

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[Anonymous dweebiness aside, Jean goes about his day as usual. Training at the Battle Dome; going to school; taking care of his horse at the stables, and taking him out for a ride into the woods; and checking the General Store for some...supplies, art supplies. Don't ask, don't tell.]

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Yeah? Well, you gotta be a lot better at this stuff than me.

[Meaning, sure, he'll take some pointers.]

A little, I guess. Nothing special, but it's edible. [Which is always a good first step.]

You think that would work? I mean if a guy made lunch for you, would you be flattered?

Seriously? Then what'd you do on the date?

Fine fine I'll listen to what you've got. [Because this oughta be good...?]

The idea is to avoid humiliation. Not that she's the type of girl to do that. [He's more likely to just embarrass himself, to be honest.]

Look, I have one chance to do this right so I wanna make sure it's good. [Whatever that means.]

Took Marron to a movie, had dinner, the usual stuff.

Then there are only two people you really need to care about: her, and you. If she's a girl you want to go out with, you should know the type of things she likes. Invite her to do something that she'll think is fun.

Flowers are never a bad idea, though.

[There's a mental sigh somewhere. How is she giving relationship advice? At least it's fairly sound, if not particularly romantic.]

Got it.

Just out of curiosity, when's the last time you took a lady out on a date?

Who doesn't like to know someone was thinking about them?

Unless it just comes off as creepy.

Crap.

[He'll take a moment to consider her questions.]

If she's upset about something, should I try to do something nice to make her feel better or is it better to just leave her alone? [But there's a high chance she won't even think that him asking her out is "something nice"...]

I think it really depends on the person and situation, but a good rule to go by is realize you can't always solve someone's problems nor should you ever feel like you should solve someone's problems. However, you can be a good listener and show your support that way.

Thanks. [For the advice and well-wishing, and for refraining from making fun of him.]

I think I'll try that.

Wait, here? You mean right now? But I don't know anything about poetry!

And you won't learn anything unless you actually try it out!

Well, maybe! I mean, I do practice a lot. It's my passion...

[He tries to work through his flustered state because chill, Jeb--it's just an observation!]

I could show you some of my work sometime and give you some advice from there. But I can give you a little now to start with, too: landscapes are great practice. You get to visibly see what you're drawing, and gives you an idea of perspective! I've done a lot of landscape work since I first arrived here.

I'm sure she'd appreciate the effort, if nothing else. If she likes you, it might work like a charm. You'll never know if you don't try, right?

[Wait, they're asking her?]

Well, I guess I would be flattered. I'm not really into romantic stuff, so I'd probably still turn them down. But yeah, I probably would be flattered. I really haven't gotten a lunch from a boy before. My best friend makes them for me sometimes, though. I'm not sure if that really counts, but she does call me her "love." [Which she still thinks is sort of embarrassing, but Utena has accepted it as how Wakaba is. And after the Black Rose incident with her, Utena would gladly welcome it...]

Seriously! I mean, you're just trying to do something nice for this girl you like, not that!

[And he just assumes Marco ignores his comment because he's embarrassed or something.]

Well I'm finally gonna work up the balls. [Not that a lack of confidence was the only reason he had resigned himself to admiring from afar, back home. They both had other priorities; lately, they had been preoccupied with survival. But here...they have a little more breathing room, don't they?]

Don't judge a book by its cover. If I ditch the flowers, how's she gonna know it's supposed to be romantic?

[The kind who murdered a grown-ass man when she was a child. Except he doesn't know about that.]

I didn't mean that part. I'm not worried for my life [...well, not in regards to this, anyway], just my pride.

Are movies pretty popular for dates? [Look at him knowing about modern conveniences. He is so with it.]

But then you're not even looking at each other or talking or anything.

Don't know if I'm any good at that. Listening and that sort of thing.

They are.

And no, but you're spending time with one another. Try a scary movie and sit close.

Why's that? [He gets the part about sitting close, if they're on a date, but why should it be a scary movie? Shouldn't it be something more...romantic, or something?]

So they'll get scared and you can be there to be the big, strong person.

[It worked with Marron. 18 not so much...]

Not sure if she'd get scared that easily. [Him, on the other hand... Well, those special effects are super realistic, okay?]

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