Email to Jamie Madrox

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To: [Lemur Man]
From: [Blushing Roomie in Hiding]
Subject: Angie

Jamie-

I...she...

She asked me on a date.

*hyperventilates*

What do I do now?

-Doug

Comments

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To: {Casanova}
From: {Grand High Monkey}
Subject: Re: Angie

Well, did you say yes? Please tell me you're not a complete idiot, and you said yes. :)

You go on the date. Duh. And about time, I say.

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To: [Guy who doesn't have to worry about getting dates]
From: [Guy who _does_ have to worry about dates]
Subject: Re: Angie

Yes. I said yes. And apparently she's paying. She was a bit insistent. Which is probably good, because I would have beaten around the bush a lot more.

And, I know I go on the date, it's just...*stresses*

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To: {Guy who shouldn't be worried about Angie, fercryinoutloud}
From: {Guy who has moved on to worrying about poetry and remembering anniversaries and stuff}
Subject: Re: Angie

Nooo kidding, you would have. But she knew that. :)

So. What exactly are you stressed about, then? And answers like "the whole dating thing" aren't specific enough. I was nervous about "the whole dating thing" and then I actually went on a date.

Come on, though, it's Angie. It'll be just like going to dinner with her like normal, except both of you will probably be blushing a lot more and there's a decent chance she'll take the initiative again when you get back and you'll get kissed, because I'd be willing to get Kitty to open book that you won't make the move. :)

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To: [Guy who has nothing to worry about as far as I can tell]
From: [Guy who has _plenty_ to worry about, thanks]
Subject: The date

Yeah, she probably did.

And I _am_ stressed about the whole dating thing. Scared I'll do something stupid and mess it all up. And _especially_ nervous about the possibility of kissing. Up until the potion thing, I never had. And I doubt the girls were in much position to critique my technique. What if I suck at it?

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To: {Guy who is going out on a date anyway}
From: {The worrying never really stops, y'know, just gets compensated for.}

Angie has already seen you be about as stupid as it is possible for you to be, I'd say, and she seems remarkably unrepulsed.

And let me let you in on a little secret: Everybody sucks at it at first. Or at least that's my working theory, because believe me when I tell you that Kitty and I are both lots better at it than we were the first time. I can't even remember the last time I had to think about what to do with my nose, for example.

It's a lot more about emotion than technique anyway Technique is just bonus, and improves with practice.