Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-01-21 22:24:00

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Date Night
There were a lot of things on Migard one could indulge in, but Svalin only had two. The first was chocolate. She couldn't get enough of it and loved it in any form. The other was a shower. Svalin loved showers. She took one every day, not because training and working with the horses worked up a sweat and usually left her quite fragrant, but because she loved the feel of hot water falling down on her.

Svalin stepped out of the shower and quickly toweled herself off. She wrapped the large turkish bath towel around herself and stepped out into her bedroom. Now to find something to wear. What did one wear on a date?

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	shield_maiden 2013-01-24 01:17 am UTC (link)
	There was a waiting cab since neither drove. Svalin did know how to use a telephone and called a cab to pick them up. She gave the driver the address of the restaurant they were to have dinner at. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dashingly
2013-01-24 01:22 am UTC (link)

It wasn't how he normally did things, but then again he had never been on Midgard before and this wasn't a normal situation, so he was happy to follow along with her plans. That he was good at.

Brandr cheerfully ignores any looks they get for being almost giants among men and during the cab ride focuses on her rather than the fascinating yet foreign world on the other side of the window. Because this was a date, and if he'd picked up anything from his father it was that the lady should always be the center of your attention.

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	shield_maiden 2013-01-24 01:27 am UTC (link)
	"I hath picked a place with good steaks," she said as the cab moved toward their destination. "We hath eaten there before." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2013-01-24 01:50 am UTC (link)
	"Aye? It sounds perfect." He tilts his head at her and looks her over for a moment with an easy smile. "I shouldst mention thou art lovely as usual milady, thou Lady Vernique doth know how to make that abundantly clear." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-01-24 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Svalin blushed. "Thank thee." She looked at him. "Thou'rt quite handsome this eve." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2013-01-24 02:07 am UTC (link)
	Brandr grins and gives a gracious half-bow. "Thank thee milady, thou Lady Vernique ist to be credited for it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-01-24 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"Aye. She dressed me as well," Svalin admitted. "Mine wife doth have very good taste in clothing." Though the shoes still pinched. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2013-01-24 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"Aye. Midgard clothing still causes confusion for me," he admitted. "It all seems...rather impractical." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-01-24 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Svalin nodded. "Mayhap, there ist just so much of it. It ist confusing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2013-01-24 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"Verily. Art the food places just as confusing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-01-24 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Nay," she answered. "There art just many choices." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2013-01-24 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	"That ist not a bad thing. One should never turn down a good meal. Or mead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-01-24 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin smiled. "Aye and now thy doth sound like mine brother. He ist most fond of food and drink." Women too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2013-01-24 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	He had to laugh at that. "And art thou not fond of food and drink?" Most warriors were, and he certainly agreed with Haljborn on the women issue. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-01-24 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	"There art times and places for everything. I doth enjoy food and an occasional drink, but I doth not o'er indulge." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dashingly
2013-01-25 04:16 am UTC (link)

"Aye, thou'rt most sensible. Excess ist to be avoided generally." He enjoyed a good feast as much as anyone but was never the type to go overboard with anything but his swordfighting. After all, he did have a post to get to the next day usually and it did no good to show up at anything less than your best. Though here he was almost always 'on duty' technically so there was no worry about any excess on his part.

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	shield_maiden 2013-01-25 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Aye," she said. "I doth leave the excess to mine siblings. One of us doth need to be responsible." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2013-01-26 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	Brandr smiled and shook his head at her as he reached out to put a hand over hers. "Mayhap, but thou doth not need to be responsible this eve. Tis not duty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shield_maiden
2013-01-26 09:19 pm UTC (link)

Svalin smiled and blushed a bit when he put his hand on hers. She turned hers so she could hold his. "Mayhap," she said. Svalin was never one to be irresponsible and the one time in her life she was, well she had the proof in a dark haired, blue-eyed adorable son.

The car pulled up in front of the restaurant and Svalin handed some bills to the driver. She had finally figured out Migard money.

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dashingly
2013-01-27 03:40 am UTC (link)

If he knew what she was thinking, he'd have pointed out that asking someone not to worry about responsibilities or be 'the responsible one' wasn't the same as asking for irresponsibility. There were always judgement calls and common sense that came into play.

Not knowing anything about Midgard economics or money, Brandr let Svalin take the lead on this one and show where the restaurant was too. He wasn't too prideful to acknowledge he didn't know something.

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	shield_maiden 2013-01-27 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin climbed out of the taxi and waited for Brandr. Out of habit she scanned the area looking for any threats. She shook her head. This was a date and she shouldn't expect any trouble. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dashingly
2013-01-28 02:06 am UTC (link)

Brandr wasn't far behind, he'd already done his scan for threats and unlike her, he didn't shake himself out of doing so. It was a completely normal and to-be-expected thing from him. Sure, he was off duty technically, but there was always a chance, and years of being on the guard had the instinct become so ingrained that he didn't realize he was doing it until he'd already begun.

When he gets to her he gives her the usual dashing smile and bows slightly with his arm extended to her go first. "Milady?"

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	shield_maiden 2013-01-28 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	She would swear she felt her heart skip a beat when he smiled at her. "Thank thee," she said and started toward the door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2013-01-29 02:55 am UTC (link)
	He lets her lead until they reach the door where he opens it for her. He was curious about trying more Midgard food, he'd heard some good things about some of it. Though a lot still baffled him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-01-29 03:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank thee," she said when he opened the door. They entered and the host showed them to a table. Svalin sat across from him and put her napkin on her lap. Sydney had given them lessons about eating out not long after they first arrived. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)