"Heh, of course you couldn't forget. You cheered me on to my victory after all."
So far so good. Maybe he could actually stay calm long enough to finally ask her out.
"Anyway, I was calling to uh...well I thought we could hang out. Specifically on today of all days."
-of that awkward silence. Like a gambler, he would bluff the nerves he surely had away and sound just as confident as he was in a fight.
"The nerve of some people, really. Anyway, this uh...Eliza? It's Ken; Ken Masters! Remember me?"
"..."
Well she picked up faster than the blazing blond expected. He wasn't completely ready to smooth talk her. A few seconds of defeaning silence came from Ken's end before he cleared his throat and spoke.
"...stop bothering me, I'm on the phone!"
He made a performance out-
-martial arts champion, and when he flirted with her...she may have flirted back better!
"Tch, enough being scared Ken. Just be cool..."
He told himself with a deep breath before finally dialling @theflamesSpark's number. No going back now!
A nervous gulp, hand gripping his phone in contemplation. Valentine's day was here, love was in the air, and Ken had one lady in mind to call...but did he have the stomach to do so.
Truth be told, he was a bit intimidated for once. This girl usually rolled with previous-
@artfulillusion -for now he was tongue tied!
"...p-pick me up!"
He stared, /HARD/. No way she hadn't noticed that, and so he would just start sipping his martini before he actually embarrasses himself.
"Tch...c'mon, do I have to?"
The huffed contentions came from a less than enthused Ken Masters. The US Martial Arts Champion wanted to hone his skills in this particular night with some training, but could not for he was "volunteered" to accompany his father and one of his big-
@artfulillusion -another blond gentleman was in fact a WOMAN! A gorgeous one at that! An upclose view really brought out her true beauty.
Ken was so caught off guard, he began to stammer trying to get the next words out of his mouth. Prepared, he would have had tons of line drop by now, but-
-really looking up to get a good look of who would be serving him.
"Jeez...hey, could I get a...I dunno, martini? It's gonna be a long night."
@artfulillusion
-enough to excuse himself to the bathroom, yet in actuality he just had to leave the two /GEEZERS/ or risk dying from boredom.
The blond snuck off to the refuge of the bar's countertop. Getting to the stool, Ken exhaled a relieved sigh before speaking to the barkeeper; not-