The Causeway, Sunday Evening

[myownface]

Sparkle bounced on his toes as he waited to meet Hernando on the Causeway for their date. He'd... kind of panicked. Being given a couple of days to come up with something good given the date that Hernando had arranged had left him flailing, and now he was second-guessing basically everything, ever. But it was too late to back out now, even if his choice for the evening was less about art and more about ambiance.

He desperately hoped that the place wouldn't be swamped with kids.

He also hadn't even gotten as far as making dinner reservations.

Tonight was going to be interesting, okay?

[OOC: For that guy!]

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[hernando_fuentes]

Hernando laughed softly and squeezed Sparkle's hand gently. "I will try not to be too distracting unless we find a part that is particularly boring."

He glanced warmly at his date. "I should not like to make you miss anything exciting."

[myownface]

"Mmm, good," Sparkle replied, looking fondly back at Hernando. And if he was looking so fondly at him that he misjudged and his shoulder bumped into the nearest doorway, well... "Oof. Heh. Not missing anything so far."

[hernando_fuentes]

"No, you struck that doorway quite firmly," Hernando agreed with raised brows, "Are you alright?"

[myownface]

"Just fine," Sparkle declared. "Any harder and I suppose I might've had to call the whole arm a write-off, though. Totally tragic. Fortunately, I think it was just a glancing blow, and it can probably be saved."

It was so going to bruise.

[hernando_fuentes]

"Oh, good," Hernando answered with a small smile, "A spontaneous field amputation would probably prevent you from exploring the aquarium with me."

He'd kiss it better later.

Hell he'd kiss it better now if he wasn't certain at least one of the children around would say something about it.

[myownface]

"I mean, where there's a will..." He paused, and then added, grinning a little, "I just really want to see jellyfish."

In good company, of course.

[hernando_fuentes]

"I will be happy to see them on the other side of a glass barrier," Hernando teased, "There are many of them around the coast and they are best avoided when snorkeling."

Swimming.. diving.. ever.

[myownface]

"So I've heard," Sparkle replied with a laugh. "I really don't have any real desire to swim with them, cross my heart."

[hernando_fuentes]

"Certainly not in here," Hernando responded with amusement, "Though there is something to be said for the idea of taking you swimming somewhere the water is warm. Unlike the ocean around the island."

Beach dreams.

[myownface]

"Yeah," Sparkle said, laughing a little. "Something a little more exciting than Lake Ontario, maybe."

There was a little bit of a difference, too, between swimming at a beach in Mexico and puddling around in a really big, heavily polluted lake.

[hernando_fuentes]

"Yes, between the Man O Wars and the sharks, our waters can be very exciting," he teased, "It is quite beautiful however."

[myownface]

"I believe it," Sparkle replied, smiling. "I'm kind of sorry I wasn't teaching this semester. The school went to Greece; people got to hang out on beaches all week."

Slightly different beaches, again, from Mexico's.

[hernando_fuentes]

"Perhaps next semester," Hernando suggested, "Then you could go on the trip."

Very different beaches. Especially the part that traveled back in time.

[myownface]

"Hey, maybe," Sparkle agreed. "We'll see if the trip goes somewhere with a nice beach."

Why else would anybody teach, right?

[hernando_fuentes]

Hernando smiled at him, "I just want to see you in tweed. You would make it look good."

Why else would anybody teach, indeed.

[myownface]

"Oooh, no way," Sparkle laughed. "If Deadpool can teach in his skintight red onesie, I can totally manage it in a t-shirt and jeans."

... But if Hernando asked nicely, Sparkle would try on some tweed.

[hernando_fuentes]

"Perhaps I just want to see you out of tweed," Hernando said suggestively.

Skintight red onesie. Perhaps Hernando should look into teaching a little more.

[myownface]

"Well," Sparkle laughed, "if you want that, maybe I'll have to go shopping. Teacher chic..."

[hernando_fuentes]

"You carry no such clothing in your store?" Hernando teased, "Sparkle. You will make me go to the mainland for clothing?"

[myownface]

"Hey," Sparkle protested, laughing, "I never said I'd have to go far to shop!"

He could shop in his own shop!

[hernando_fuentes]

"Good," Hernando stated, "I find I would much rather shop in your store be I given any option to."

At least when Sparkle was working. He hadn't met the other employees.

[myownface]

There was really only one other, though Alluka would no doubt do her best to make sure Hernando left looking great.

"My favourite customer," Sparkle laughed. "So, are you going to help me pick out my tweed, then?"

[hernando_fuentes]

"Then it would hardly be a surprise," Hernando laughed back at him, "but certainly if you feel you need the opinion," or help putting the clothing on..taking it off.. "I am happy to be there."

[myownface]

Sparkle hummed and laughed a little.

"Well, good," he replied. "When I decide I'm in need of tweed, I'll have to think a little more on my options."

[hernando_fuentes]

"For now, you are in need of little fishes," Hernando said, tugging him gently over to one of the tanks. "The tweed can wait as can my imagination."