W3 🛸 PLAYER CYOA: SEVENTEEN AGAIN (JAN) 🚀 ARTHUR & GREGOR

[dropoffs]

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[verminous]

Yeah? Is that who it was from?

[deet them.]

[expiries]

Yeah. She - said she wanted to go out, so I said maybe we could grab lunch sometime? It's not a big deal or anything.

[i'm slowly dying]

[verminous]

What do you mean, not a big deal- you have a date, right?

[trust me so am i]

First one, or what.

[expiries]

Uh - you mean with her? Yeah.

[no shit arthur. i refuse to think about whether he's dated anyone else in this au]

[verminous]

Well- yeah, obviously it's the first one with her, I mean-- guess you've probably had others by now...

[we're not thinking about it]

But, uh- congrats!

[expiries]

I mean, there was that guy from science class, I guess...

[j/k i'm establishing this detail only because i refuse to be assigned het in this cyoa i won't be controlled]

Thanks, man. Really.

[verminous]

You never mentioned... ah, right, so that's-- maybe you were right about it not being as big a deal to you. I mean, not a big deal.

[eating soup but faster bc he's happy for you but he has got to shut the fuck up]

[expiries]

...You okay, Gregor?

[is he having... teen problems...]

[verminous]

I'm fine, I'm just- really hungry, that's all-

[definitely not having teen problems!!]

Sooo when's the date.

[expiries]

You sure? Come on, we're friends. You can tell me.

[pausing]

Tomorrow, I think?

[verminous]

Damn, Harley moves fast.

[soup, while he tries to move past that question.]

You've probably got... preparing to do, or something, yeah?

[expiries]

...Do I? I mean, it's just lunch.

[verminous]

...don't you?

[shit he definitely sounds like he doesn't know what he's talking about]

[expiries]

[oh no]

Oh my god. Do I? I mean - like, should I bring her something I cooked myself, or...?

[once more in pain

[verminous]

What? No, don't do that! What if she's allergic.

[we SUFFER]

[expiries]

Should I have asked her if she has any allergies? What if I take her out to pizza and she doesn't eat gluten or something?

[takes jan out with us]

[verminous]

What if she's vegan?

[charles is right HERE]

[expiries]

Maybe I should bring her a salad? A salad is safe, right?

[...]

Unless she's going to think that's, like, a passive aggressive way to say she needs to diet?

[riverbeans]

[Please continue but I just wanted it noted for posterity that Charles and Anise look like they're trying really hard not to laugh.]

[verminous]

You can't bring her a salad. Anise is literally going to kill you.

[despite bringing her into it, blissfully unaware of them trying not to fucking laugh, somehow. he's focused on this. how the fuck is gregor now also nervous about arthur's date.]

[expiries]

Salads are vegan! I mean I guess unless it's like a chicken caesar...? Wait, do they use eggs in the dressing, or—

[shut up shut up shut up]

Whatever! I'll just text her and ask if she has any allergies eeeeexcept I forgot to get her phone number.

[verminous]

[solemnly putting a hand on his shoulder.]

Arthur. You've only got one option now, bud.

[expiries]

What?

[verminous]

You're gonna have to fake your death.

...or the flu, I guess.

[expiries]

No way! We have nationals coming up!

[screams]