[Voice]

[goldenglasses]

[Filtered to Sanji // 100% Unhackable... like... whoa.]

[Poor Vash. For as much as he talks about love and peace he’s quite shy and a dork when it comes to talking about his own feelings of love. So imagine the large pit in his stomach when he finds Aerith’s love letter thinking it’s from a certain Insurance Girl. Cue panicking.]

Sanji! You’re good with women aren’t you? This holiday thing… what do you… um. I mean what should I get… [A pitiful sigh on the brink of tears.] Help?

Edit: [There will be a candlelight salmon with apple glaze dinner waiting for you at home tonight Meryl. Don't worry - Sanji helped cook it.]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

What are you waiting for, Broom Head? [Sanji's eying you, because he feels he's missing something here]

Meryl-chan clearly likes you.

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[goldenglasses]

R-really? [Even with the letter it's still hard to believe.] Well... uh... [Hyper freakout.] I mean I know she likes me! We're friends and all and well, just like Milly and she's my friend too. So of course she likes me AHAHAHAHAHA! [Going to keep laughing until he wakes up. This is a dream right?]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[So, after Sanji delivers a kick to shut Vash up, he'll be mulling over the current problem, denial aside]

You should start with something simple. A nice candlelit dinner will do the trick.

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[goldenglasses]

[Sits rubbing his head, okay - so maybe this isn't a dream.] Aiaiiai... that hurt.

...what should I make?

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

You're the one who lives with her. What does Meryl-chan like?

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[goldenglasses]

...um... she likes food. [Isn't overly observant of such things.] But maybe some seafood or something… we don’t have that on Gunsmoke.

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Sanji actually looks impressed]

Not bad, Vash. [he's already running through a mental list of dishes that won't take forever, gaze turned to the ceiling]

... A light soup and salad to start, then baked salmon with an apple glaze, garnished with parsley.

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[goldenglasses]

[Listens intently - why does he get the feeling this isn't going to be easy?]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Nah, Sanji will supervise]

Well, how does that sound?

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[goldenglasses]

Uuuuhhhh... good? [You lost him at glaze.]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Sanji can sense this]

Don't worry; that's why I'm here. [to make sure you don't mess this up]

Now that you've got the meal plan out of the way, you need to figure out how you're gonna present it.

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[goldenglasses]

Uh. Set it out on the table with candles?

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

And before that? How will you lead her to the table? Pull her chair out? What about small talk? Are you gonna make Meryl-chan get her own plate or sweep in with the dishes?

[drills. you.]

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[goldenglasses]

I guess after we meet up- I coul- I dunno about sma- uhhh um... [Wibble. Oh god, so much to think about]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

What did I say about that face?

Alright, this is what you'll do. [ticks each part off his fingers]

Meryl-chan will come home to a darkened house. Let her wander into the kitchen, where you'll have already set up dinner and the candles. A few roses here and there.

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[goldenglasses]

R-roses!? [This is going far.]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Yes, roses.

Unless you have an objection. [Something about Sanji's expression says Vash better not have one]

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[goldenglasses]

Seems like a waste of a flower.

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Vash, you amateur]

It's all for the sake of atmosphere, idiot!

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[goldenglasses]

[Sighs] If you say so… [He can just ignore that bit after all. Not that you’d find out.]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Well let's see, is there anything else he needs to address]

I don't suppose you've got a suit, do you?

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[goldenglasses]

No. [Not that he doesn't have other clothes - just not a suit.]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Alright, we'll skip that part. Meryl-chan probably likes you better in that coat.

With any luck you'll be able to pull this off. [he at least sounds optimistic]

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[goldenglasses]

[Head falls back to the table with a horribly nervous look. Does he really WANT this to get pulled off? And if Sanji is checking out the kitchen there is a very empty familiar looking empty bag that once had donuts in it. HE NEEDED THEM!]