<div class="floatleft">(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QIzkKg4t5XU/WtY-KHiWpNI/AAAAAAAA1Xw/EnHhROAO_WEy0_zJh3l74jZFxDamIU8GwCLcBGAs/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Tony%2BThornburg%2BLuncheon1.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Emil Archer Colton</span><br/><strong>Blessed By::</strong>Hephaestus<br/><strong>Location::</strong>Training Grounds<br/><strong>Company::</strong>Kenzie<strong>Mentioning::</strong>Veronica<br/><strong>Date/Time::</strong>Saturday, June 20, early afternoon (between events)<br/><strong>Mood::</strong><br/><strong>Wearing::</strong>Shirt (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2578/0910/products/product-image-860881673_1024x.jpg?v=1571763931) Pants (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/aJ4AAOSwy85ebFGS/s-l640.jpg)<br/><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Emil continued to chuckle softly as he listened to Kenzie fumble with her words, glad to know he wasn't the only one being exceptionally awkward at the moment. "No, it's fine. Admittedly, I'm not well-versed in asking girls on any sort of outing, so I'm a little flustered myself." He replied, putting his left hand behind his head and massaging the small of his neck between his thumb and first two fingers. It certainly was a different pressure from the stagelights, and way more nervewracking too, but at least if he or Kenzie screwed something up here, they could always apologize for it.<br/><br/>"I don't mind Veronica tagging along, and I certainly don't regret asking you to accompany me. If I had gotten back a few days earlier you wouldn't've been put on the spot like this, so for that, I'm sorry." Emil continued, hoping to defuse the situation just a little bit if he could. He understood that this was way out of left field, and he regretted that things had aligned so poorly, but it was worth the effort all the same to him. "I'll uh... I'll pick you two up at your house 15 minutes before the ball starts, and we can just go for a little walk if it's still too empty for everyone's comfort levels." He added, realizing he should set a meeting for them so they didn't get into an anxiety loop and leave one another waiting. Plus, it served as a good way out of the conversation for Kenzie if she was getting too embarrassed to talk with him much longer.