Pizza Planet [Thursday Evening]

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William had, thankfully, managed to catch some sleep after Ethics class this morning. So while he certainly was no competition for any of the island's squirrels in the bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed department, he was confident that he'd be able to give Miss Blythe- Rilla- now that they were attending an unchaperoned outing together, he wondered if it would be appropriate to be on a first-name basis- his full attention over dinner.

Which, speaking of, was sure to prove an adventure in its own. William had absolutely no idea what a pizza was, except that it was apparently Italian food.

[ooc: Expecting a certain fellow Canadian, but if you have any pizza-y or planet-y needs, it's open.]

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[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Rilla--who had received no help at all from the very polite talking unicorn who'd showed up and told her how pretty each of her nine outfits she'd tried on were--was running just a little bit behind.

She was not best pleased with the weather, which certainly was doing its best to make sure all of her efforts to her hair were for naught.

"Good evening, Mr. Murdoch," she said, smiling and squelching her way across the restaurant to join him. "It smells divine in here."

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"Miss Blythe!" William grinned as he stood up to greet her. He'd work up the courage to ask that first-name question eventually. Hopefully. "I'm glad you could make it, despite the weather's efforts to wash us all away."

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"I wish I could say I wasn't used to such weather, but that wouldn't be true," Rilla said with a smile, holding out her hand. "Instead I will lament how terribly unattractive rubber boots are."

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"Ah, but practical!" William said enthusiastically. "There are some instances where I feel function far outweighs form," okay, he actually felt that way all the time, but he was pretty sure girls were supposed to feel differently when it came to fashion. "And besides that, I think you look... radiant."

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Rilla blushed, finding her hands suddenly fascinating. "Thank you," she murmured. "You look quite--" tired, actually, hmmm, "--dashing tonight."

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That was what happened when your teachers kept you out until all hours of the night. Day. Whatever. In any case, they now had matching blushes. "Have you had Italian food before?" he asked curiously. "I'm afraid it's all beyond my experience."

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"I have!" she said, pleased to be able to show off her knowledge. "A very lovely lady from the West works at the diner in town and she served me the loveliest noodle dish with a gremolata."

Which wasn't pronounced how Rilla just said, but details.

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"I haven't the slightest what that is," William admitted. "But I'll trust your judgement anyhow," he added with a wink. "From the West? Another Canadian, here?"

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"But she's from the future," Rilla said, nodding. "Or now, something like that. Tenses get ever so confusing around here."

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"They do at that," William agreed. "For example, you are from thirty or so years in my future, but we're both from this world's past. And there are others still from its future... confusing, but fascinating!" Nerd.

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Rilla smiled at him, enchanted by his enthusiasm. "So should we just blindly point at things on the menu and hope for the best?" she asked.

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"Trial and error?" William replied. "Why not. It's a method that's served me well in the past."

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"Like when?" Rilla replied, tilting her head and wondering what a "pepperoni" was.

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"When dealing with scientific experiments, mostly," William admitted. "I've never had the opportunity to exercise it in a dining context, but now's as good a time as any."

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"You're a scientist?" Rilla asked, smiling. "What field? My friend Carl from home is ever so interested in bugs."

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"Oh, I'm not really!" William said hastily. "I dabble," he amended. "In a bit of everything, but most of my interest lies in the field of engineering."

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"Like how aeroplanes and automobiles work?" Rilla replied, scrunching up her forehead.

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"Precisely," William nodded. "I had a chance to examine parts of the vehicle used to convey us from Baltimore to the island a few weeks ago, in fact." And then he'd gotten busted for stealing and spent a morning babysitting small children. But details.

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"Did you figure out how it works?" Rilla asked eagerly.

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"Not as in-depth as I would've liked," William admitted. "But it was an excellent starting point!"

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She beamed at him. "Good! Will you examine it again?"

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"Oh, I do hope so!" William replied. "Unfortunately the school administration was none too pleased with the manner in which Miss Ariel and I conducted our investigation," he admitted sheepishly. "But perhaps next time I will have better luck."

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"So that is why your names were announced so loudly," Rilla said, looking a bit relieved. "You were in trouble."

And not, say, dating or something. Not that she's thought that. At all. Really.