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[heartofalioness]

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[schmisse]

Bridge, I know him.

[ A beat. ]

Knew him, anyway. He's gone now, right?

[heartofalioness]

Oh. I had no idea; I'm sorry, Weiss. He seemed like a very nice man.

[schmisse]

He truly was nice, and very good with music, too.

[ It's nice to bond over music with someone. She doesn't get to do it that much. ]

[heartofalioness]

He was. I am glad that I at least got to meet him before he left then.

[She's, uh... not going to ask if Weiss had any other dates, or if they were better, because she doesn't want to bring anymore unpleasant memories on accident. She's more than welcome to volunteer the info, though.]

[schmisse]

[ The topic of people leaving seems to dampen Weiss' mood. She would give up at this point, but she's determined to amend things! She wants friends... :') ]

Do you know how to play any instruments, Allura?

[heartofalioness]

Ah, actually no. Aside from the political and peacekeeping of ruling our planet, my father and our advisor were more scientists than musicians, so that's more what my extracurriculars centered around. [And who knows what her mother was like, or how long she was around in Allura's life.] I do enjoy listening to music, though.

[And she can sing a bit, not often and she's no Disney princess, but she can at least stay on-key.]

Do you play any instruments, Weiss?

[schmisse]

[ Science, huh? That's interesting. Weiss has never imagined herself to be working with scientists or anything. . . even though the Schnee Dust Company hides scientific experiments underground and all. Thanks, dad! ]

I do. I learned how to play the piano when I was a child.

[ She smiles a little. Meanwhile, their orders arrive. ]

In my case, it was because I had to learn how to entertain people.

[heartofalioness]

[Hooray, food! The mice especially begin poking out of the pouch on Allura's belt, hoping there might be something on Awesome Princess Friend's plate they can eat. Weiss might even see a tiny turquoise mouse climb up the princess and onto the edge of her table to inspect the yummy sandwich and salad.]

Entertain? Why so?

[schmisse]

[ Weiss' eyes dart over to the mice, wincing a little, but she does her best to not look too uncomfortable. That's. . . not a sight you see everyday. ]

Because it's expected of a Schnee to excel in many things, art included. I had various recitals and performances all over Atlas to promote Schnee Dust Company events, amongst others.

[heartofalioness]

[It's okay, Weiss, these mice are very hygienic! They're even friendly and smart, waving to the White Ponytail Friend!

Wait a second...]

Dust? Then... would you happen to be from the same world as Yang Xiao Long and Ruby Rose?

[Huh, all this time and she never knew.]

[schmisse]

[ MICE DO NOT BELONG ON THE TABLE!! ]

Oh, you know them? [ Somehow, she shouldn't be surprised, but she is! She laughs a little. ] They're my teammates from when we were in school.

[heartofalioness]

Ah, I see. [She giggles a bit.] Yes, the two of them and I have been friends almost as long as I've been here it seems. As a matter of fact, my advertisement for the blind date happened to be written in orange ink with space puns.

[schmisse]

. . . Yang.

[ Can you sense her irritation? ]

She was the one who signed me up for it, too.

[heartofalioness]

Ah, did she now? [Allura gives a sigh, but at least it's a good-natured one.] I wasn't exactly pleased when i found out either. We did talk a bit, and hopefully she'll at least obtain prior consent the next time she does something like this.

[schmisse]

Knowing Yang?

[ She rolls her eyes. ]

I doubt it.

[heartofalioness]

You're probably right; the keyword is likely "hopefully."

[schmisse]

Ruby also signed me up for a friendship date. [ She sounds annoyed, but she laughs it off. ] I'm fine.

[heartofalioness]

Ah, I see it's a family trait then. [It's said with a teasing lilt, though.] Still, that sounds much better, at least to me, especially in terms of clarity of goals.

[schmisse]

[ ALLURA IT'S NOT FUNNY ]

I suppose. They wouldn't do anything that would hurt anyone.

[heartofalioness]

[LOOK, do you know you can count the number of times she laughs or has fun in canon on one hand pretty much? This is character development, let her have this!]

That is true; even if they can be a bit excitable, their hearts are always in the right place. They're very good friends.

[schmisse]

You should meet Blake some time.

[ But don't bring the mice with you. ]

She's another one of our teammates, and she arrived just this month.

[heartofalioness]

[Oh come on, Blake's cat instincts can't be THAT strong.]

I think I should; that sounds lovely. [(Looks into the future and laugh-weeps.)] What is she like?

[schmisse]

Quiet. [ A pause. ] Too quiet, sometimes.

But she has a good soul, and she likes to read.

[heartofalioness]

That actually sounds like my friend Keith. [He's part giant purple space cat too.] He's usually quiet too, but he's quite the talented swordsman, and he's taken an interest in gardening in this world.

[schmisse]

Maybe he can tend to ours, then.

[ That's just a joke, though. She's trying to be funny! Perhaps trying too hard. ]