No, you had it more right the first time I think. She was happy, or at least willing, to take him on a ‘date’, learning or otherwise… but of course that kind of focussed attention from women has been the kind of thing he’s survived by avoiding. So I was guessing that he would try to avoid the date by making some reasonable excuse. But you surprised me by wanting to go on the date… so now the ‘conflict’ is somehow over whether she ‘seduces’ him into letting her pick the circumstances of the date (which might not be as advantageous as picking them himself)... anyway despite that I think I can work with your post, so let’s continue…<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Samantha Belweather</span><br/><br/>Jules rolls a six which has degree of success four, easily penetrating Samantha’s Mental Defences and erasing her remaining HP.<br/><br/>“Treating me with the money<span style="font-style: italic">I</span>pay you,” I say, and smile to show there’s no rancor in it, “but I can hardly argue you’re unworthy of your keep. You’re treating me to dinner<span style="font-style: italic">is</span>a date though, Jules,” I explain. “I can’t think of any other definition. Keeping a certain distance between the personal and professional is a good idea, though,” I nod, firmly, and scribble my<span style="font-style: italic">date</span>a swift note. “My home address and telephone number,” I explain, as I offer it. “<span style="font-style: italic">Not</span>to be used for business. Let me know when you’ll be picking me up and what I should wear. Lesson one: women don’t like to be<span style="font-style: italic">over-</span>or<span style="font-style: italic">under-</span>dressed.”<br/><br/>You need to roll again for the afternoons calls and let me know of any daytime date-prep you do whilst at work