Take a Chance on Me!

Cheeto seemed pretty happy, all things considered. Even off his game, Jericho was kind, polite, fun to talk to... She was hoping this wouldn't be a one time thing, that there might be a second date. When he said it was a no brainer they got accepted into the school Cheeto shook her head, still smiling ear to ear. "Oh, no. It was still a hassle. I mean, how many other goblins do you see around the place?" Even with the extraordinary nature of her and her sister's abilities, Cheeto remembered the complications involved in getting the two goblins into Starlight Academy.

He apologized, for what? For talking to her about her sister? For learning about her? "Its alright, I asked about you, so why not ask about me?" When he started to speak again he suddenly seemed surprised and started to choke. Cheeto almost got to her feet as she watched aghast. "A-Are you alright?" When he seemed back under control, things seemed off with him. He had an almost sheepish look about him, and now he was asking to leave. "W-Wait? Go? Why? What's wrong?" She pouted a bit, her big green eyes staring at him pleadingly. "I... Well, can I come along if you're leaving? U-Unless I'm why you're leaving, in which case I... Well... I'm sorry if I... uh..." She stuttered and stammered, fidgeting and fiddling with her napkin as she kept those puppydog eyes staring at Jericho.

As she watched the situation unfold, Dorito burst into a gigglefit once again. She seemed to have taken Jericho completely by surprise there. However he suddenly seemed like he wanted to go. No, no not when you were this close! Things might be getting dicey here, if he left without Cheeto he might not call her back, that wouldn't do at all! Dorito let her powers kick in again as Cheeto pleaded to Jericho to at least take her with him when he left. Alright, I'll take her with me. I mean, she's all over me even when I'm off my game. That seemed like a good thought to slip in, though she hoped her urgency didn't give her away. She used more power than she meant to and risked exposure. Toning her next message down a bit, at least in terms of power, she continued. Maybe we could go somewhere else, a movie or a club... She once again put forward the mental image of Jericho and Cheeto cuddling up together romantically. ...Or back to my place.

Something about the way Jericho was acting, was it her? Was there something about Cheeto that he found offputting? She wouldn't blame him, admittedly she and Dorito weren't treated too well at times. Cheeto had been better at understanding that, at how weird she must look to the humans she's encountered. He seemed to quickly regain some of his composure, though, and told her she should come along if she wanted. "I wanna come along, I did before you even said video games!" Cheeto got up too, hastily reaching out and grabbing onto Jericho's hand. "C'mon, lets go check out your high scores!" She began to tug at Jericho's hand excitedly, her awkwardness vanishing in favor of enthusiasm.

Dorito knew it, she was a matchmaking genius! Admittedly her tormenting Jericho mentally had something to do with it, but she had a good feeling about setting up this little blind date. As the two looked like they were getting ready to head out, she decided to give Jericho one last little nudge in the 'right direction'. She wants to go back to my place with me? Even after all of this awkwardness? Dorito got the last little bit of her food off the plate as she continued the message. Well, she does seem interested in checking out my 'high scores' now. That last thought was punctuated with the mental image of Jericho and Cheeto cuddled up on the couch together playing video games. I still got it, maybe I can give her a few 'one ups' tonight too. Some mental images involving Jericho, Cheeto and Jericho's 'Joystick' were a good way to punctuate their date. Hopefully it'll be enough for Jericho to act on those urges.