PC WITH AOI

[commedia]

Comments

[commedia]

Bad tea?

[Hm?]

And what might that be?

[gamerbrain]

It's when the taste, aroma, and processing are lacking!

[ that's literally as much as she knows on the subject. please don't ask for more information. ]

[commedia]

...Well, that's actually correct. Sort of. I have good tea, though.

[And just coming over and sitting wherever she is! TEA TIME.]

How is your quest for CGs?

[gamerbrain]

[ tea time! she's probably happy. hard to tell. ]

Aoi unlocked a couple...!

[commedia]

[Giving her a cup!]

Do you have to unlock one for everyone, or...?

[gamerbrain]

No... Aoi just has to collect as many CGs as she can. That's all.

[ which is definitely vague. oh well. she takes her cup and takes a sip! this is normal and fine. ]

[commedia]

...

[Not even sipping yet, just...staring over at her.]

Aoi...there's something else you want, isn't there? Besides CGs.

[gamerbrain]

Something... Else?

[commedia]

Is there something that those CGs will unlock?

[gamerbrain]

Nope. It's just... Aoi's purpose to collect them.

[commedia]

Your purpose, hm.

[They look a little disappointed, somehow.]

Say, Aoi...how does a "date" work?

[gamerbrain]

[ she doesn't notice their disappointment. ah well. ]

A date is... Spending time with the person you like!

[commedia]

Well, can't you do that with friends? Those aren't necessarily dates...

[gamerbrain]

You can still call them dates.

[commedia]

But friends are friends, yes? Not romantic prospects. [A beat.] Yet.

[gamerbrain]

Exactly. So going on dates might change that.

[commedia]

Does one simply announce that this is a date?

[gamerbrain]

Yep!

[commedia]

Okay. Acchem.

[A long pause......................]


THIS IS A DATE! [And a pause.] Aha, is that it?

[gamerbrain]

[ ... ]

Yep, exactly.

[commedia]

Eh? You sure? You're not just saying that to take pity on me, mmm?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi is sure! Aoi doesn't take pity on anyone!

[ which she means in the kindest way possible? ]

[commedia]

How nice of you, little doll.

[And a beat.]

So what next? What do people do on dates, besides spend time with one another?

[gamerbrain]

That varies. It can be something like shopping in an open market and stopping for crepes... Visiting an aquarium or amusement park...

As long as the sense of yearning is there, any kind of outing works. And then it raises your affection meter.

[commedia]

...

You lost me at "affection meter".