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Who: Tifa Lockhart & Eustace.
Status: Closed.
Where: Ocard flower gardens.
What: Eustace and Tifa finally go on their first date.
Warnings: Dunno yet :D

[After talking about it and all the planning and the anticipation, one would think that all that preparedness would leave her feeling at ease about the whole thing, but now that the day is finally here... not even Tifa had expected herself to be as nervous as she was. It's not as if they haven't spent any time together before this, or hadn't been quite as close, but there's just something about it being a date now—officially, all of those times she's invited him to the bar or when she's visited his home on Nogard don't count—that has every nerve of hers on end.

Not in a bad way, but she is willing this to be as perfect as it can be and prays that nothing will go wrong. She hasn't forgotten what Ocard was like last year, and she hopes that the dragons are kind enough to leave the two of them alone to enjoy their picnic in the gardens in peace. That, and her excitement is buzzing, all of that pent up anticipation coming out of her in hastened footsteps and red cheeks by the time she finally does manage to find him.

She whirls around a tall hedge of rose bushes when she spots him, her dark, strawberry-printed dress flaring out around her as she clutches her small picnic basket close. Her heart leaps into her throat like this is the very first time that she's seeing him.]

Sorry...

[She wanders over with a sheepish smile, her face flushed with embarrassment, her eyes flitting to him and noting just how handsome he looks...]

This place is so big, I think I got a little lost.

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Wait, but—

[Her hands squeeze his as she looks around.]

What about the rest of the dance?

[Not that she'll stop him if he leads her away...]

Do you actually want to do it their way?

[HE'S PRETTY SURE SHE DOESN'T.]

We can move somewhere else.

[Although they're farther away, they're still surrounded by other couples who are...

....Getting far too into it.

So he's not really going to wait for her to answer before grabbing her hand and pulling her away.]

[And she isn't going to protest much more than that, though she does have to laugh a little at how silly all of this is. Here they both thought that they were going to have an innocent dance, and then it turned into this... What even is their luck today? She doesn't mind, and she lets herself be pulled along, guided through the crowd of people until they come to a stop a little further along the beach, close to the edge of the crowd, but far enough away that they have a little bit of privacy.]

Right here seems fine.

[He'll glance around, and it is more private and with how loud the music plays, they can hear it quite well. So it's only then that he lets out a sigh of relief.]

So which dance move did you want to do?

[Some dry teasing.]

[She, too, takes that sigh of relief with him.]

Me!? I already did mine.

[She once again takes a step closer.]

I should be asking you.

I didn't really have much of a preference... But the beat is still a little fast.

[Hmmm.]

Maybe something like this?

[He takes her hands to pull her closer before swaying them to the music with a few steps in time to the best.]

[She lands against him, her body almost flush to his, his warmth already taking over what little space there is left between them as he sways them to the playful beat of the music.]

This is more what I imagined when I invited you to dance.

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Same.

[A quiet huff.]

Think we should avoid public dances until after they start.

Sorry.

[She laughs, and her head leans closer to his a little now.]

I had no idea it would be like... that...

It's fine, I didn't, either.

[A softer smile as he looks down at her.]

But it worked out.

So...

[Her voice grows quieter, only just barely heard over the sound of the music.]

Do you know any good dance moves?

None.

[No need to try and pretend here.]

Didn't really feel the need to learn anything besides the basics.

[She was mostly teasing, but she gives a nod anyway.]

Well, I'm fine with the basics. A lot harder to step on your toes anyway like this.

It was a little amusing to have you resting on them.

[She giggles and glances down at their feet.]

Well, we could always do it again.

You want to?

No. This is fine for now.

[Her fingers squeeze his hand.]

I wouldn't mind just a normal dance for a bit. After that, we can do all the weird dance moves we feel like.

[He looks at her for a moment before there's a quiet laugh.]

Think we could use some normal for a bit.

[He'll pull her in a little closer as he spins her around with him.]

[She makes a surprised noise when he spins her, and when they come out of it, she has a hand pressed to his chest, her fingers curling into his warmth as she smiles up at him, her eyes shining.]

What, was this date not normal enough for you?

The rest of it was, yes. I just meant after that experience with the dance.

Ah, alright. Wanted to be sure we were on the same page.

[The hand at his chest slides up so that she can wrap her arm around his shoulder, and her expression softens.]

... I had a really nice time today, by the way.

Did you?

[The question comes a little quick, but there is some question as well as some uncertainty there.]

[She can sense that uncertainty, and she's not so sure what he felt the need to worry about.]

Of course I did. I always have a good time with you, but today especially...

[He looks at her for a moment before there's a small exhale of relief.]

...I'm glad. I wasn't really sure, honestly...

[There's a look of surprise at that.]

Why wouldn't you be sure? [Her voice softens along with her eyes.] I thought it was perfect. And that we should do it again sometime.

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