[Veronica is also a firm believer in the power of the knowledge you could find in books and since she'd also come to understand lately that her understanding of flirting was incredibly narrow, she'd come to the first place she'd thought could help her.
Entirely unembarrassed, Veronica is flipping through yet another novel about a brooding lord and a fiery commoner when she spots a familiar face through the gap between the books in the shelves. Tilting her head, she leans a bit closer.]
[what about this on-- hearing his name gets flynn to stop mid-reaching for a book titled 'how to woo all the babes: the guide to becoming the ultimate smooth talker'. a quick glance around reveals a familiar face and he smiles.]
[What could possibly be more important than small talk over possibly raunchy novels and terrible self help books?
Nothing, that's what.]
I have been very well. [And because talking through a shelf was difficult:]
Please give me a moment. [And she's off, making her way around the shelf so she can talk to him properly.]
What are you you reading? "How to Woo All the Babes: The Guide to Becoming...the Ultimate Smooth Talker"?
[She asks him this with a bright smile like there's absolutely nothing strange about it. Even while holding her own book with half-dressed people swooning all over the cover.]
[Thankfully for the both of them, Veronica has no concept of "unsavory" and the look in her eyes only brightens on learning that his situation is so similar to hers.]
I see! I have not been informed of that myself, but I am very interested in learning more about love and how to be in love, actually.
[She takes a couple of steps in order to get closer and see if he'll let her take a look at his book as well.]
[veronica's lack of judgment and having a similar knowledge on the matter causes flynn to relax a little. good to know that he's not alone in being lost when it comes to love.
of course she can take a closer look. as soon as flynn notices her interest in it, he'll hold out the book for to take and skim through herself.]
I've been attempting to read up on and educate myself on love and the like, as well. It truly is a baffling subject matter.
[Veronica accepts the book with a pleased smile, careful not to flip through the book just yet. She had to answer him, after all, and she always gave her entire attention to whatever and whoever it was that stood before her.]
I see. I do agree that it is entirely confusing. I have been told I will learn it with time, but I find myself still unsure about it. Kaoru tells me that I will just know. But it has yet to happen?
[Waiting for his reply, she lets herself glance down at the page it's turned to: A list of 1000 pick-up lines and where best to use them.]
.....those pants would look even better on my floor? [....Was this a thing that people actually said??
[what politeness! it's definitely something flynn can both appreciate and understand, unlike the mysteries of love and romance.]
Some people seem to naturally grasp what romance and love entail, your friend potentially among them.
[flynn's smile immediately vanishes when veronica says that. is there a blush? you can bet there's a blush. this is supposed to be a pick-up line? even raven wouldn't use this (flynn hopes, anyway...).]
...I cannot fathom how this sort of line would cause anyone to become enamored.
I see. That makes sense, I suppose. [Though people keep telling her that she can learn it, so she's still going to try as best as she can.
And normally, there would have been a maid here. A maid who would see Veronica's chin start to tilt, panic and then say "Princess, wait-"
It's never on-time, but it's much too late now as Veronica looks from his red face directly down at his pants, trying to imagine whether or not someone would think they were better on the floor.
The answer isn't coming to her, so excuse her while she stares for a second longer than is entirely proper.]
[one thing flynn has going for him is the ability to be oblivious in certain situations, such as right now. noticing veronica staring leads to confusion. it beats embarrassment, sure, but that'll probably return sooner rather than later.
really though, why would she be staring and so pointedly at his pants? speaking about pants in pick-up lines doesn't warrant such an intense stare... does it?]
[Thankfully she's just as oblivious (as well as entirely unbothered over the fact that staring at people's pants isn't a thing that's done.)]
I was simply wondering whether or not they would look good on the floor.
[What is shame?? And then just in case he isn't confused enough:]
Although I am of the opinion that they look much better while you are wearing them rather than as a heap. Is that not quite untidy? Perhaps the line itself was written with a very specific pair of pants in mind?
flynn, thankfully, has enough shame for the both of them and promptly goes red again. there's a realization, too, that veronica doesn't fully grasp the implication of that phrase.]
N-no, that isn't... the point of the line.
[god. he has to explain this and no chance of avoiding it exists. veronica mentioned desiring to learn. what sort of a person would he be if he hindered that learning by not correcting her? ...a person who doesn't look like they're part-beet. flynn can deal. it's for the sake of educating a friend!!]
The implication is a desire to see another individual naked, hence the pants appearing better on the floor due to the fact they would no longer be on the person.
[And she does. She also kind of notices as he turns half-tomato that she's probably said something wrong. (Or it was a new and terribly quick kind of fever, which she doubted.) But since he's already asking questions anyways...]
Then why can they not simply say that they wish to see them naked?
[a new and quick fever would be preferable to blushing to death. on the brightside, the blush dies down somewhat the more the explaining goes on. veronica's lack of understanding makes it easier to take on the role of teacher, which makes flynn feel a bit more at ease than were someone trying to casually chat him up about this topic.]
Saying so can often come across as too blunt. In addition to softening the bluntness, such phrases can also enamor or be used to tease the other person and increase the likelihood of intimacy occurring.
[some people like cheesy lines. to each their own.]
[Veronica pauses, confusion written clearly on her features before she turns back to the book then back to him.]
I would think it was honest.
[Or maybe she just has that idea because she's terribly good at taking everything at face value. At least he looks more comfortable now and her own expression grows less worried and more openly curious.]
Then it is a tease. It is rather an odd sort of tease. But I suppose if they both like it, then it is fine. All that matters, I think, is that they are happy and that they stay safe and are certain of all the health issues that may arise.
[that's the best way to look at it. whatever floats a couple's boat.]
Precisely so. Different couples find different things endearing. Some might even prefer that honesty over lines of this nature.
[using this sort of a line himself would probably get him laughed at. then again, if used right, it could also be so odd that it'd throw a certain someone off guard entirely and amuse flynn instead. hmm...]
[Now that she thinks about it...Leon had asked her once if she had been flirting with him too...even though she hadn't been. She just genuinely liked his hair and thought he was great.]
I have been told that I do so unintentionally as well. And I am not entirely certain how to notice flirting.
Though I have found it is often most confusing for others when I am complimenting them. They are things that I think about them and wish to tell them. Is that the case with you as well, Flynn?
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Looks perfect!
Entirely unembarrassed, Veronica is flipping through yet another novel about a brooding lord and a fiery commoner when she spots a familiar face through the gap between the books in the shelves. Tilting her head, she leans a bit closer.]
Flynn?
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Hello Veronica. I hope that you've been well.
[ever the polite one.]
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Nothing, that's what.]
I have been very well. [And because talking through a shelf was difficult:]
Please give me a moment. [And she's off, making her way around the shelf so she can talk to him properly.]
What are you you reading? "How to Woo All the Babes: The Guide to Becoming...the Ultimate Smooth Talker"?
[She asks him this with a bright smile like there's absolutely nothing strange about it. Even while holding her own book with half-dressed people swooning all over the cover.]
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A-ah, yes. I've been informed that my ability to recognize flirting or realize when I'm doing it accidentally is lackluster at best.
[lackluster is putting it nicely, too. he just flat out sucks at it.]
I thought that reading up on the matter might help fix that.
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I see! I have not been informed of that myself, but I am very interested in learning more about love and how to be in love, actually.
[She takes a couple of steps in order to get closer and see if he'll let her take a look at his book as well.]
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of course she can take a closer look. as soon as flynn notices her interest in it, he'll hold out the book for to take and skim through herself.]
I've been attempting to read up on and educate myself on love and the like, as well. It truly is a baffling subject matter.
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I see. I do agree that it is entirely confusing. I have been told I will learn it with time, but I find myself still unsure about it. Kaoru tells me that I will just know. But it has yet to happen?
[Waiting for his reply, she lets herself glance down at the page it's turned to: A list of 1000 pick-up lines and where best to use them.]
.....those pants would look even better on my floor? [....Was this a thing that people actually said??
.....Floors don't wear pants???]
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Some people seem to naturally grasp what romance and love entail, your friend potentially among them.
[flynn's smile immediately vanishes when veronica says that. is there a blush? you can bet there's a blush. this is supposed to be a pick-up line? even raven wouldn't use this (flynn hopes, anyway...).]
...I cannot fathom how this sort of line would cause anyone to become enamored.
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And normally, there would have been a maid here. A maid who would see Veronica's chin start to tilt, panic and then say "Princess, wait-"
It's never on-time, but it's much too late now as Veronica looks from his red face directly down at his pants, trying to imagine whether or not someone would think they were better on the floor.
The answer isn't coming to her, so excuse her while she stares for a second longer than is entirely proper.]
I cannot, either.
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really though, why would she be staring and so pointedly at his pants? speaking about pants in pick-up lines doesn't warrant such an intense stare... does it?]
Is there something on my pants?
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[Thankfully she's just as oblivious (as well as entirely unbothered over the fact that staring at people's pants isn't a thing that's done.)]
I was simply wondering whether or not they would look good on the floor.
[What is shame?? And then just in case he isn't confused enough:]
Although I am of the opinion that they look much better while you are wearing them rather than as a heap. Is that not quite untidy? Perhaps the line itself was written with a very specific pair of pants in mind?
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flynn, thankfully, has enough shame for the both of them and promptly goes red again. there's a realization, too, that veronica doesn't fully grasp the implication of that phrase.]
N-no, that isn't... the point of the line.
[god. he has to explain this and no chance of avoiding it exists. veronica mentioned desiring to learn. what sort of a person would he be if he hindered that learning by not correcting her? ...a person who doesn't look like they're part-beet. flynn can deal. it's for the sake of educating a friend!!]
The implication is a desire to see another individual naked, hence the pants appearing better on the floor due to the fact they would no longer be on the person.
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I.....see.
[And she does. She also kind of notices as he turns half-tomato that she's probably said something wrong. (Or it was a new and terribly quick kind of fever, which she doubted.) But since he's already asking questions anyways...]
Then why can they not simply say that they wish to see them naked?
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Saying so can often come across as too blunt. In addition to softening the bluntness, such phrases can also enamor or be used to tease the other person and increase the likelihood of intimacy occurring.
[some people like cheesy lines. to each their own.]
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[Veronica pauses, confusion written clearly on her features before she turns back to the book then back to him.]
I would think it was honest.
[Or maybe she just has that idea because she's terribly good at taking everything at face value. At least he looks more comfortable now and her own expression grows less worried and more openly curious.]
Then it is a tease. It is rather an odd sort of tease. But I suppose if they both like it, then it is fine. All that matters, I think, is that they are happy and that they stay safe and are certain of all the health issues that may arise.
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Precisely so. Different couples find different things endearing. Some might even prefer that honesty over lines of this nature.
[using this sort of a line himself would probably get him laughed at. then again, if used right, it could also be so odd that it'd throw a certain someone off guard entirely and amuse flynn instead. hmm...]
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I think you seem quite well-versed in love already, Flynn.
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[like people flirting with him. that goes over his head every single time.]
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[Maybe she could help!
(She can't, but that isn't going to stop her from trying.)]
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I... I cannot seem to grasp the concept of flirting.
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[It all makes sense now!]
You do not know how to do it?
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[and it's been a problem. a big problem.]
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[Now that she thinks about it...Leon had asked her once if she had been flirting with him too...even though she hadn't been. She just genuinely liked his hair and thought he was great.]
I have been told that I do so unintentionally as well. And I am not entirely certain how to notice flirting.
Though I have found it is often most confusing for others when I am complimenting them. They are things that I think about them and wish to tell them. Is that the case with you as well, Flynn?
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[which is frustrating to someone who tries to display proper manners whenever possible. politeness ought to be the norm and not seen as flirting!]
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[Sometimes. Since the alternative was to be rude and not tell people how awesome she thought they were.]
Though I have hurt people's feelings before which is not what I wanted to do.