Sparks Under Fireworks

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The sun was around setting, and the streets of Rose Garden begin to brim with nightlife in the entertainment districts of the town. Seth arrived shortly in a medium sized, but graciously funded city park, with the sounds of frogs and bugs almost equaling the bustle of the city. His task: to make sure that two timid teenagers’ budding dating life doesn’t go up in flames... Much like the firework show they were attending. As far as Esialeth described, all they needed to do was somehow crack open the children’s shy exterior to get them to connect on some level. Despite this, he looked forward to the job. Love is beautiful and if they were truly in love, it would work out.

From being in contact with the young girl’s mother, he knew that they would already be set up on a picnic blanket near a pond, with both of their parents sitting somewhere else. He only waits for Esialeth to arrive at their rendezvous pointe, the main gate and entrance of the park. (174/700)

Soon after he arrives, his ‘conscript’ shyly walks to the meet-up point. Almost like he was sneaking up on him, too. Bugger is quiet. While Esialeth chose to apprentice the young girl, he was sort of... left with the guy. Seth usually has some—trouble—relating with straight men, but he would do whatever to make this work. He tries (and fails) to recall various sports and their rules, teams. The boy is so shy that instead of asking the dude who is standing square in the center of the rendezvous point, he sits on a bench and looks at his feet. This would be fun.

He approaches him… Well, not really. He takes a step forward and learns slightly over. The boy, while probably average height for his age, was more than a little bit shorter than Seth. He has short, brown hair that is slightly curly and deep black eyes. He’s kind of reminiscent of Seth when he was young. ❝Hi,❞ he said to catch his attention, ❝how are you?❞ He clasps his hands and then reaches out to shake his hand. Hopefully he did not come off as too intimidating. The boy blushed. Uh oh. It would be a completely different (and much more difficult) case if that was anything other than bashful reaction. ❝I’m,❞ he clears his throat, ❝Daine❞. Seth nods.  ❝Well, I’m Seth. Let’s get started with who you are… As a person.❞ He thinks about ways to go about this. Twenty questions? No. That is stupid. A question came into his mind. ❝Well, why do you like her?❞ He glazed over the girlfriend’s name. He forgot it. “Um… she’s just like me I guess,❞ he looks down. Okay… ❝What do you know about her? That’s a good place to start.❞ About ten minutes later, Seth learns that they met in the library, both like books, and that his favorite flower is a daffodil. Great. Now, Esialeth should be coming soon, as well. (501/700)