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[nice_pipes]

Hey, you've reached Piper McLean. I can't take your call right now, but leave me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks!

Comments

[zombiedude]

... If you say so. [He's trusting you know more about this than he does, Piper, even though he's pretty sure that people dress up nicely when they go on dates. He's just not sure how nice.]

Uh... His name is Edmund. And... yeah. [He makes no mention of Narnia because he promised Edmund he wouldn't say anything about it.]

[nice_pipes]

Trust me, I've been in one once. [Also, beautiful people never lie, Nico.]

Oh, good! Then we probably won't have to tiptoe around the elephant in the room. [It's almost a good thing that Nico can't see the grin on Piper's face.] You know we'll all have to meet him if anybody hasn't already, right?

[zombiedude]

[Wait, what.]

Meet him? Why do you have to meet him?

[nice_pipes]

Because I want to get a good idea of who he is. It'd be nice to be friends with your date. And so that we can expect him over at Leo's mansion more often.

[She is not going to tell him it's because she and Jason are also somewhat overprotective and will probably act like Big Sister/Brother to Edmund.]

[zombiedude]

It's just one date. [Protests with a flustered grumble.] Please tell me you're not going to demand I bring all the people I know here over just so you can meet them.

[nice_pipes]

Oh, no, just your potential boyfriends.

[A flustered Nico is an adorable Nico. Also casually throwing the word around.]

What's he like?

[zombiedude]

[That gets him to start sputtering.] What? No, he's not - we're not - it's not like that! We're just - I only met him three days ago! Are you crazy?

[nice_pipes]

[Piper is unimpressed.]

I fell in love with Jason the day we first met. It's not so farfetched. Besides, you seem to like him enough to agree to date him after three days of knowing each other.

[zombiedude]

I'm not in love with him. We're just getting to know each other.

[nice_pipes]

The point, di Angelo, is that it's perfectly normal to want to go on a date with someone you just met. It's kind of what dates are typically for.

[zombiedude]

I know. That still doesn't mean he's my - that we're -

[nice_pipes]

A couple?

[He can most likely hear the raised eyebrow.]

[zombiedude]

Yes. I mean, yes, we're not a couple.

[nice_pipes]

Okay, then, if you say so. But if you two do become one, I'm sure you will make the most adorable couple ever.

[Piper is actually backing off from the issue. She doesn't want to push him, or tease him, too far.]

[zombiedude]

Oh my gods.

[He's just going to cover his face with his hands and grumble into them.]

I don't... think that would be a good idea.

[nice_pipes]

[Piper has to resist the giggle that threatens to break loose.]

Look, Nico, it's whenever you're ready for that, okay? You do deserve nice things.

[zombiedude]

It's not going to happen.

[Nice things don't happen to the children of Hades.]

[nice_pipes]

It's definitely not if you don't take any chances on getting it.

[Gentle chiding.]

[zombiedude]

[... Uuuuurgh, why does she have to be right.]

[nice_pipes]

[Because, Nico, she knows you have to take chances! Make mistakes!]