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"Though I think your next target for improvement should be extracurricular."

to-my-knees

"Oh?"

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She bends down to whisper into her ear.

"Let me take you to dinner tonight."

to-my-knees

Beam! And shiver at Ellie's closeness.

"So long as you're paying," she teases, as if her entire body language isn't vibrating with want.

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"Naturally."

And a quick nip at the ear before she straightens again.

to-my-knees

Eeep!

Her ears flick, her tail jerks and shivers briefly, and she leans a bit more into Ellie. "What're you in the mood for?"

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"At the moment... Indian. That place on Fifth." (The seriously upscale one, the kind of restaurant with silk cushions to kneel on.)

to-my-knees

"Spoiling me already?"

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"An incentivizing demonstration."

to-my-knees

"It demonstrates good taste," she says, grinning. "I've been eyeing that place, though it's out of my price range - oh, hey, how nicely would I have to ask to get you to take me and my sister there for my birthday, too?"

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"That depends on how soon your birthday is."

to-my-knees

"October thirteenth," she says, "So, like a month and a half."

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"Hmm... Time enough to earn some extra credit."

to-my-knees

Giggle. "Definitely." And then, with a bit more of a lean, "And it is going to be my twenty first birthday..."

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Squeeze. "Worth a celebration, then."

to-my-knees

"I'd say."

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She spins Dorji slightly. "Is that your ice cream man?"

to-my-knees

"Hm! Yup, that's him." Grin.

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What flavors is Dorji interested in today?

to-my-knees

Hmmmm...... Well, the apple one sounds lovely... And there's that chai one she got a bit obsessed with last year... And fig, that'll either be amazing or impossibly sweet... Lychee, always a strong fallback... Lavender's a seasonal flavor, so she does want to get some of that before the season changes... Oooo, jalapeño, definitely jalapeño.

(Her tail and ears are flicking in excitement.)

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Very cute.

Ellie will stock up herself, since she's here.

to-my-knees

Fortunately she learned to bring an insulated bag with some freezer packs in it last year, since her apartment is a bit of a walk and it's hot today. (Melted ice cream is a tragedy, and once Ji's cracked immortality, she's going to put unmelting ice cream pretty near the top of her development list.)

She has recommendations, if Ellie wants any. She even knows how to modulate them for more boring flavor preferences.

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If Ellie wanted boring, she won't need recommendations.

to-my-knees

Well, then she's got quite a few (many) opinions about what the objectively best ice cream flavors are.

(A handful of her recommendations have a teasing undertone of 'you should buy these to feed to me.' Incidentally - there's a much more limited selection of flavors, but the frozen mochi with ice cream centers are definitely the absolute best way to eat ice cream as a finger food. Totally recommended.)

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