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Sixth Mission [Anon Text]

[As a result of accidentally entering herself into a date auction, Erza had a date coming up. When she had been told that she had two weeks to prepare for it, she thought that it seemed like a reasonable time limit.

...Unfortunately, a week had gone by, and despite scouring through libraries and book stores when she had free time, this was the sum of her research:

-flowers
-dinner (fancy?)
-dancing?

Most of the books that she found told her how to act (appear confident, stick to lighter topics, etc.), but what she was supposed to do was a complete mystery to her. Erza had thought that she had figured out what to do, but apparently, making her date do three hundred sit-ups to prove that they can protect her is not part of a normal date.

As a result, she was down to her last resort: asking other people. She's sticking with text to keep it anonymous, since even asking about this was rather embarrassing.]

What are you supposed to do when you go on a date? A fancy dinner seems like a must, but that's not going to take up the whole night.

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1. No politics, religion, or other controversial topics of conversation.
2. Dress nice, but not too nice. You don't want to overwhelm your date!
3. Don't bring gifts on the first date above flowers. Fancy gifts guilt-trip poor people!
4. Don't lie about who you are, but if you're weird, dole out the weird in small doses and not all at once.
5. Pick something you'll have fun doing. If you aren't having fun and are only worrying about them, they'll pick up on it and the date will have a negative energy to it!

[The fourth one seems straightforward, at least - her date's already well aware of how weird she can be.]

Thank you for your advice. I'm just not sure about that last one - what if my date doesn't like it? [Sure, she's got a good idea about what Mirajane likes doing, but she's not so sure about it in this context.]

You should find something you both like doing; agree on it together. If you can't find anything, you're probably not compatible.

Right. Of course, you're right. I'm sure I can come up with something. I'm just nervous - I haven't done something like this before. [Even if it's probably just a friendly night out, calling it a "date" makes it sound so much more intimidating in Erza's eyes.]

You should be nervous! Young hearts in love can't fly if they haven't started fluttering first!!

[ Alice you are like 17 stop talking like an old woman... ]

In love?!

Hold on, I thought this was just a friendly night out. Do all dates have to be romantic?! [She's... honestly not sure.]

It's not a date if it's not romantic. Otherwise you're just hanging out. That's the definition of the difference!

I guess it wasn't a "hanging out auction", but I don't know how I'm suppose to handle this. She's a good friend of mine, and she put a bid in because the alternative was unbearable.

Did no one else bid or was it a protective bid?? Because the protective bids are super rude, jsyk. You're just preventing people who actually want a shot from getting one and not trusting your friend to actually decide for themselves whether or not someone is right for them after a single date. People do those all the time here like they're being some kind of hero, so if it was that kind then shame on you.

But if it was just a no one else bid situation, then good on you because then you're making sure that your friend has someone no matter what!

It's not that - she's the one who bid on me. The other bidder was someone else from back home, unless I was just imagining things. He's [She pauses to think of a word to describe Ichiya.] unpleasant.

Just have fun! It doesn't have to be spending money! You can just go for a walk around the park together and talking about each other and catch some street music or something! Find out what they enjoy: hobbies or games, and consider doing one of those. Make your own adventure!

Is it really that easy?

Yeah!

I've been on tons of dates. Just having fun with the other person is really all you gotta do. Relax, and enjoy yourself.

I'll try to... Are there any places that you recommend for dinner? This is supposed to be perfect, so I want it to be somewhere that's really nice.

Relax!

I'm honestly partial to food carts and chippies or mall-style food courts so I am the last person to ask on that, haha...

[She also hadn't been on a date in Genessia yet -- well no, she sort of had, but she purposely put them at Fairy Haven because she needed the restraint on herself.]

If you want I can try to ask my best friend! He's got good taste.

I wouldn't mind that, but she really wants it to be special, so she ruled out fast food.

Asking couldn't hurt. Or I could try cooking a meal for her - do you think that would work for a date? [Admittedly, she'd rather have someone else worry about the food - she's got enough to worry about as it is!]

Yeah, don't do fast food for a date, that's not romantic. Boardwalk food is okay, just because it's meant to be fun already! And pizza only when it's not meant to be super special, unless you know that's her favorite, and even then, you have to go all out with it.

Are you a good cook? If so, definitely, but take it to someplace romantic like a secluded rooftop you set up in advance with a fancy table and candles, or the park, a boat if you know she likes the water -- and only if you're both good on that. Someplace meaningful. My best dates were always at places that meant something special to me.

If your'e not a good cook, that could seriously backfire, especially if you're nervous and it gets burned or something, so consider catering or getting fancy food to go. Or at least having a back-up plan. And make sure you know her well enough to know what foods she does or doesn't like. It'd be seriously bad to make something she's allergic to and spend all night in the hospital. (NOT THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN, BUT JUST SAYING!)

...Maybe I'll just stick to a restaurant, in that case. I don't know if this is supposed to be romantic, strictly speaking, but I didn't even consider allergies.

Do you know anything about the Holoplaza in Nova City? It might be interesting to go there, but I've only read a bit about it.

Dancing, I would hope!

[If your friends don't dance then they're no friends of mine...]

I'm planning to do that. I'm a little out of practice, but it seems like something we'll both enjoy.

How long have you known them? That should make it easier, you can do something you know both of you like and add just a bit of fancy to make it special.

I've known her since before I got here, so there's no problem there. I'm not sure what her expectations are for this, but I'm sure I can come up with something. [They spent a lot of time fighting when they were kids, and while they both still enjoy that, it probably won't work for a dating activity.]

Well there you go! Just do something you know she'll like and go from there. Maybe bring a gift, but nothing to fancy. Can make things a bit awkward. Hmm, I'm not sure how the rules go with ah girls taking out girls but, I guess since you invited her, you should pay, right?

And remember, have fun and get to know her in a different sort of way.

It was due to a date auction, but yes, I suppose I should pay.

And I'll try to have fun. [That can be difficult for her most of the time.]

A date auction??? Really, they have those here?

Good, but keep in mind it can be your sort of fun, alright?

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