[open] lookin' for the love getaway.

[babbylon]

Who: Gilgamesh and everyone visiting Heaven's Feel!
When: 5/1—5/8
Where: Caissa, Heaven's Feel storefront
What: The grand opening of Heaven's Feel, Caissa's premier matchmaking service, has arrived! Stop by for food, drinks, and some friendly fun with your fellow Heroes! ...or maybe even pick up a date, who knows.
Rating: General audiences, except for Gil's threads because he was pretty much making out with everyone. Tread carefully.

Heaven's Feel



[Maybe you've heard, or maybe you haven't, but there's a new business in town. It's plastered everywhere, posted on the side of every building and shouted from the end of every street corner in Caissa. Heaven's Feel, Heaven's Feel, come fly with the angels at Heaven's Feel! Really, who writes something so cheesy? The owner must be a real piece of work, you think, yet there's something enticing about the sound of it...

If you do decide to stop by within the first week of May, you'll find a massive celebration awaiting you: the celebration of opening day! Eager workers wave down anyone who gets close, with offers of wine tasting, sweet treats, and even speed dating. The store's interior bustles with activity as visitors fill out cute little survey cards in hopes of a hook-up. The owner in question can be found mingling in the crowd, bartending, and drawing charcoal caricatures of couples for a nominal fee.

Overall, the atmosphere is one of excitement. Hop right in! There's plenty of room for lounging on the cushy furniture, and plenty of time to find your own hottie.

...or perfectly platonic friend. Look, we're not judging or anything.]

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[babbylon]

You would work for free if I berated you enough and we both know it, you silly woman.

[But he's mostly just teasing. He doesn't mind paying her, anyway, as she deserves it. Like with Setsuna, she deserves all he can give. He wonders, then, if he might consider her a knight, too. The thought of it was rather amusing, a woman in the king's guard, but stranger things have happened. Maybe he'd wait for a more opportune moment to ask; something like that had more romantic connotations, and while that may have been the theme of the party it wasn't exactly private.

Gilgamesh holds out his hand to accept the token. It's really just a small trinket, but Gilgamesh recognizes it immediately as meaningful. He nods and tucks it carefully into his vest pocket, locking eyes and thanking her sincerely.]

I appreciate all the concern you've shown me. I swear, Sen, none of this was in vain.

[She'll believe it because he believes it, so, so strongly. That was the rippling effect of being around Gilgamesh: he had all the confidence in the world to share.]

...but even so, you can come pay me a visit anytime.

[Wink wonk.]

[hoasen]

[THE SAD THING IS--] I would, wouldn't I? I like money, but it can't buy you. [Gross. Potentially one of the grossest things she's said all day. But she means it, because really she has been spending time with Gilgamesh while he was dirt poor. He's a refreshing figure in poverty as well. Just like the Mastercard ad, to her, he's priceless. But she's not going to tell him that out loud. Not exactly.

She smiles more brightly now, not that she even knows, when he takes the token. She'll make sure he'll put it somewhere to bring in a lot of luck. It's not like he needs all the luck in the world, but it wouldn't hurt.]

It's the least I can do, and I know. [She knew the day he told her, even though his confidence now is infectious. She does believe him. And she also believes that even if he does fail (which is her just being paranoid), he'll be fine.] I'm looking forward to seeing how this will turn out, but please be patient with me if I do end up with a firm grip around your profits. [IT'S FOR HIS OWN GOOD.

...also. Gilgamesh be Gilgamesh.]

Ah. [She leans forward, slowly, arms slipping past his sides, whispering--] I suppose I haven't visited yet...

[Then her arm snaps back to her and she stuffs three chocolates into his mouth.]

[babbylon]

[They sure are having a lot of these Moments. Thankfully, Gilgamesh doesn't make it awkward. He just smiles through it all and, miraculously, doesn't let his ego take over. He even flushes some at the praise, and he's getting that excitable dog look again, the same look he exchanged with Minato when he so much as suggested asking him out to dinner. Terrible tyrant, indeed, but at times he could be just like a teenager.]

I shall not disappoint. [In Vietnamese:] May success smile upon both of us.

[And that's all well and good, and maybe then they would've ridden off into the storefront sunset together, but Vietnam goes and ruins it and shoves chocolates in his mouth and he starts choking on them and you know what it's on like the Vietcong now you little bitch.

Gilgamesh grabs for the same bunch of chocolates and shoves some into her mouth, too. Now you can both be complete idiots!]

[hoasen]

[They sure are...but whose fault is it?! He really does look very cute when he's excited. Sometimes a terrible tyrant just needs to have a break to be more human. Besides he still looks young enough to experience youth? All this Vietnamese also makes her happy, shhh.

AND WHOA WHOA, she's the master of underhanded techniques when it comes to that, so if he's going to play like that, she's going to! Goodbye peaceful resolution, goodbye food that other people could be eating, it is now War and she's going to win. She was prepared for some kind of retaliation, so she chews quickly while waving her hands. Once her mouth is empty (those were good--)]

Shh shh, we shouldn't do this in public, we might make a mess. And the others need to eat. Let us be at peace...

[So she takes one last shot at him and stuffs the nearest macaron should could reach into his mouth.] ...right now.

[babbylon]

Oh, I'll do you in public, you little...

[For Gilgamesh, that was a very serious threat. Do tread with caution, Vietnam.

Now, though others have proclaimed in the past and would proclaim in the future that Gilgamesh was not much of a warrior, this was not at all true. Gilgamesh could fight with the very best of them, but often chose to abstain for whatever reason, usually laziness. But tonight, Gilgamesh isn't feeling at all lazy. Thanks to their discussion, he's entirely charged up and thus ready to wage sweet, sweet war against this woman. Literally.

However, Gilgamesh did not tend to fight fair. So when the macaron slides into his mouth—so, so good, that's almost like cheating—he doesn't reach to counterattack. He chews a little, but then, in a sudden upset, snares his hand behind her neck and...

Kisses her. Macaron and all. You put it there, so you can share it. Fair's fair.]

[hoasen]

[Oh yeah try doing her in public without her permission and see where that gets you, Gilgamesh. But don't worry, she's ready for battle, and Vietnam also doesn't underestimate Gilgamesh. She's seen him fight in a melee position, protecting her so that she could do the shooting. It was an oddly reversed situation.

However, this she wasn't prepared for, and her eyes widen and she was ready to just shove him off. She punched Zelos in the face for just a light kiss, so what's stopping her? The fact that she remembered this happening before in the temple. Gilgamesh kissed her back to life. What an odd thing to be reminded of, right about now.

So she grips his shirt instead, kissing him deeply to savour her last ambush, the sweet taste of macaron and possibly whatever lingers of wine. It's part attack, part thank you.]

[babbylon]

[...oh.

This was, in fact, not at all how Gilgamesh expected things to go. Gilgamesh expected, and would've gladly accepted, a smack to the face. Barring that, Gilgamesh expected some stammering, some surprise, before breaking it off by force. But Gilgamesh did not expect Vietnam to meet his challenge point for point and keep kissing him. He makes a soft sound, and embarrassingly it's something like a moan, before backing away first.

He wipes at his lips with his hand and swallows what's left of his snack. Part of it escaped somewhere in that exchange to places unknown. Vietnam attacked, and Gilgamesh... couldn't defend himself. Not against that thank you, either. She has undeniably won in a skirmish with the great King of Heroes.]

I...

[Achievement unlocked: Gilgamesh blushed!]

[hoasen]

[That's right, once she puts her mind to something, she always wins. Well, this can be argued, but she likes to think it's true.

Now also, did he just moan? Because she didn't so she would like to chalk that up to a good move. She could count the number of people she's kissed on one hand so this actually puffs up her own ego. Not that she would ever admit it either.

There were other repercussions either, after he pulls back, it was really just one kiss and that's it. It was a little bit messy, so she had to wet her lips with her tongue first before dabbing it clean. She's a little bit flush, but considering that it's easy to fluster her, this would be considered a normal side effect.

She looks at him, eyes sweeping over him. His cheeks a little red and he's speechless. Which was enough to make her briefly forget about her own embarrassment. SHE WINS. YEAH.]

You chose good wine. [She's being a good sport I swear to god.]

[babbylon]

[Gilgamesh just sort of winds up stumbling over himself. Usually, he's slick as could be and would've followed that little number up with a smooth invitation back to his quarters for extended conversation, but all his charm seems to have melted away in the face of her surprising forwardness. He's not really sure how to feel about it...

Alright, so that might be a lie. In reality, he's extremely attracted to it and just fumbling with the fact that a woman got the upper hand on him for once. Usually this is succeeded by aggravated stammering and accusations of witchcraft, but instead Gilgamesh stares. Awkwardly.

And then tosses out the first excuse he can think of to get the hell out of there.]

I left the stove on! Actually, it was more than one! Actually, I believe the kitchen is currently ablaze! I must attend this disaster at once...!

[Now you see him, now you don't, rushing off to fix an imaginary crisis. More like cool the @#$% down from his current high.]

[hoasen]

[AND SO MARKS THE DAY WHERE THE TINY ASIAN NATION OF VIETNAM TRIUMPHS OVER THE GREAT ANCIENT CIVILISATION OF SUMERIA. No vital regions have yet been claimed but in any case, the King has been toppled, leaving our Sen here to claim the lands and be Queen. Beyonce would be proud.

Except this is not how the story pans out. Vietnam doesn't become Beyonce, no matter how coolly she was taking this. She does feel some kind of strange triumph with how Gilgamesh is the one stammering, and had to make excuses to escape. On a normal day, she probably would've panicked and followed him to the kitchen to save it as well, but since she knew the kitchen is fine? Yes, Gilgamesh you go do that.]

I can smell something burning, indeed.

[She meant him. But it was only when he was gone that Vietnam starts walking off, towards the office. At first it was a calm and easy stride, but then she speeds up. Enters. Shuts door. And crawls under the desk and holds her burning face. Basically, the embarrassment has finally caught up to her and she can't believe she actually did that. Many thoughts follow after: Was that too forward?! Should she apologise?! HE STARTED IT. Also he's hot. NO.

What has she done.]