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*Lottiepot* · 06-19-2024, 10:58 AM

When the Minister came calling, it was very hard to say no. Ruby had been politely declining his helpful suggestions for several months until his insistence (alongside the relentlessness of her mother who had been encouraging Ruby to ‘put herself’ out there for a while) combined with the guilt she felt for denying for so long had resulted in her to finally agree. It wasn’t that she was concerned about her blind date's personality or appearance, she was assured that he was a lovely man whose values aligned with her own but the Mediwitch lacked self-confidence and this was very much outside of her comfort zone.

It had taken her hours to deliberate over her attire, or rather she had sat on her bed entertaining her sister’s twins whilst Tabitha scoured through her wardrobe deliberating between casual and smart. In the end, the pair had decided on a simple dress, tights and heeled boots, a perfect in-between for the chilly Scottish weather. She’d also been given the run down on dating etiquette, about the perfect time to arrive without seeming over-eager but not too late that she seemed rude, about how much she should talk about herself compared to asking about him. It all seemed overly convoluted and unnecessarily complicated to her but she had paid attention and arrived at the agreed destination perfectly on time.

Speaking of the destination, Puddifoot’s would not have been her first choice for its close association with loved-up teenagers of whom she found marginally intimidating. How could it be that these kids were so persistent that they had ‘found the one’ when she at almost thirty-eight was still very much single. Never alone though, she had a close enough relationship with her family that the Broadmoor’s would never allow her to feel loneliness.

The advantage of choosing Hogsmeade was that it wasn’t hard to spot the man in a sea of students. “You must be Ryu” she smiled as she approached, swallowing back any nervousness she was feeling to appear cool, calm and collected and deliberating whether it would be too formal to hold her hand out for a handshake.

Think swan, not ugly duckling.

06-19-2024, 10:58 AM	#40 (permalink)
Lottiepot Alley Proprietor Graphorn Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: winks Posts: 17,983 Hogwarts RPG Name: Apollonia Fergersnout Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurora Ackerly Ravenclaw Sixth Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Tessa McKinley Nesting Occamy Rentals x12 x6	HeadGirlMC \| Treddie & Trixiver <3 \| Copy Girl \| Katie's Ickle Minion \| I love YOU more When the Minister came calling, it was very hard to say no. Ruby had been politely declining his helpful suggestions for several months until his insistence (alongside the relentlessness of her mother who had been encouraging Ruby to ‘put herself’ out there for a while) combined with the guilt she felt for denying for so long had resulted in her to finally agree. It wasn’t that she was concerned about her blind date's personality or appearance, she was assured that he was a lovely man whose values aligned with her own but the Mediwitch lacked self-confidence and this was very much outside of her comfort zone. It had taken her hours to deliberate over her attire, or rather she had sat on her bed entertaining her sister’s twins whilst Tabitha scoured through her wardrobe deliberating between casual and smart. In the end, the pair had decided on a simple dress, tights and heeled boots, a perfect in-between for the chilly Scottish weather. She’d also been given the run down on dating etiquette, about the perfect time to arrive without seeming over-eager but not too late that she seemed rude, about how much she should talk about herself compared to asking about him. It all seemed overly convoluted and unnecessarily complicated to her but she had paid attention and arrived at the agreed destination perfectly on time. Speaking of the destination, Puddifoot’s would not have been her first choice for its close association with loved-up teenagers of whom she found marginally intimidating. How could it be that these kids were so persistent that they had ‘found the one’ when she at almost thirty-eight was still very much single. Never alone though, she had a close enough relationship with her family that the Broadmoor’s would never allow her to feel loneliness. The advantage of choosing Hogsmeade was that it wasn’t hard to spot the man in a sea of students. “You must be Ryu” she smiled as she approached, swallowing back any nervousness she was feeling to appear cool, calm and collected and deliberating whether it would be too formal to hold her hand out for a handshake. Think swan, not ugly duckling. __________________