[ COLLEGE AU 2 : GYRO+JOLYNE ]

[rettangolo]

[ So. After all this time, all the apartment invasions and willful mooching and the constant annoyances that Gyro's posed to Jolyne, he thinks it's high time he actually gives back a little: that is, he finds now as good a time as any to take Jolyne out on a date. A real one, one that doesn't start with him shooting her a text that says 'u busy rn, want pizza ?'.

He shows up in front of her apartment at a reasonable hour— 7 is fine, right?— with no hat, no tacky belt, and his hair swept to the side, over one shoulder. No flowers— overkill— but with a full wallet and some semblance of actual effort in his overall presentation.

Miraculously, he rings the bell instead of knocking the door down, waits until she answers before speaking up. ]

Hey. I'm early for once, where's my medal?

[ nailed it. ]

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[stringmealong]

[ Jolyne had been a little surprised to get the invitation, and she'd accepted mostly for the hell of it. Still, she's keeping her expectations low, and her high-cut skirt is the only concession to dressing up for the occasion. She shrugs into her usual long jacket before answering the door.

And then she just snorts at his opener. ]

Yeah, wow, I'll make sure I get that to you. One of those honorable mention ones. "For doing slightly more than the bare minimum that one time."

[ Despite that, she does check him out, with some amount of appreciation that he's done a little more than the bare minimum with his appearance, at least. ]