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Dragon Harem Quest - Or: Saying You Were Gay Wasn't The Conversation-Ender You Hoped For

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[X] Take Jun-ho to find some entertainment, like a play or some other performance, whatever's on.

Time to do "research".
 
[X] Take Jun-ho out to dinner.
--[X] Somewhere on the street where you wouldn't be caught dead as Lord Elding, just to stuff your faces.
 
[X] Take Jun-ho out to dinner.
--[X] Ask him where he wants to go, and improvise from there.
Let's find out what he likes to eat instead of deciding for him.
 
[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
--[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.
 
ZerbanDaGreat said:
"Ooooh," Jun-ho says with sufficient awe and approval. Another pause, more muted gear-grinding. "But have you actually asked them yet?"
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I love how Jun-ho just innocently hits on the huge huge problems with Eldingar's plans. Like the big blue dumbass has this constant thing of, like

Past Eldingar: "I am a genius!"
Future Eldingar: "Oh no! D:"

That keeps biting him in the ass. It's kinda great, it's pretty relatable and really sympathetic. Anyway I think...

[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
--[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.

A few points: we don't actually know what Jun-ho would like in Söfnun or if he'd really enjoy anything in particular. He was pretty fun (and cute) when he was boozing it and hitting a buffet would probably be a good time, and getting a table at Dungeons and Dragons Olive Garden or something classier has possibilities but I think in any of those he'd have a good time mainly because Eldingar himself would be at ease. The longest boi doesn't really seem to want much besides company and is pretty easily entertained (and honestly this is why retail therapy would fall a bit flat or, like, turn more on Eldingar being a dumbass, because Jun-ho is pretty consistently not super interested in material wealth). And a romantic cruise at sea, while pretty appealing, is a lot of pressure just from the context.

So with all that in mind I think that taking him to a map marker hits a few pretty crucial notes. Firstly, he seems to really really love meeting new people and making new friends (he seems to have hit it off pretty well with Makram and Abzu). Most of the map markers seem to be some kind of dungeon or something so there's usually the context of a puzzle or a cool skybox/level design to take the mind and pressure off All Of Eldingar's Problems, and Jun-ho doesn't seem like he's gotten out a lot. Hitting up new LI's tends to pretty consistently be a solid ice breaker for whoever we brought along too, Makram thawed out a lot after meeting Abzu and having his back and forth flailfest of wits with Eldingar. And we learned a lot about Issachar at Lyrros's estate and the guy himself had a lot of fun working on the puzzles with the big blue dumbass.

Finally it's like...hrm. It's a nice callback to something that Jun-ho's said (well implied) that he does enjoy, one of the few things he's sorta brought up about himself. Taking him somewhere warmer for a swim.

ZerbanDaGreat said:
"Trying to sober up?" you ask, indicating his sogginess with a flick of your head.

"Hm? Oh." He glances at you. "No I-"

"Went for a fish and slipped in?" you suggest.

"No I just tried going for a swim but that... did not pan out," he explains with a sheepish look. "Water was a lot colder than it looked."

"... what, like. For fun?" you ask.

"Mhm?"

You shoot him a look as you try to work out if he's making a joke or just being weird again. It must be the latter because he looks away again and the conversation chills about as much as Jun-ho must've when he hit the water. The wind whistles across the surface of your little lofty island, perhaps moaning something unkind about your ability to talk to people under its breath. You really should've asked the incubus guy about those 'talking to guys' lessons huh?
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Most of the stuff in town is stuff that Eldingar enjoys, and I don't mean to say it's selfish or shit like that. Just that this is a pretty solid hook to have him remember something and bring it up without prompting. A nice little gesture y'know?
 
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[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
--[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.

I'm just going to blithely assume Mysterious Island is the Actual Factual Muscleshark Merman LI and Awkward Dragon Shapeshifted to Muscleshark < Awkward Dragon Shapeshifted Muscleshark + Actual Factual Muscleshark.

Can't argue with math. (Video tangentially related)
 
[X] Take Jun-ho out to dinner.
--[X] Somewhere upscale, where he can get a taste of culture.
I SHALL HAVE MY DRAGONDATE!

Also upscale because this raises the chances of seeing a dragon in a suit, which I believe we all want.
 
[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
--[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.
 
[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
--[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.
 
[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
--[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.
 
ZerbanDaGreat said:
"Everyone else is," you say matter-of-factly. "Here, there, everywhere, it kind of forms the basic building-blocks of society. Everyone has something they want, I just don't know yours yet. So..."

"Oh." You don't know why but he looks very sad for a moment. If you were in a radical mood you might even venture to call it pity, but you don't know who that would be for or why.
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...well Eldingar's not wrong. People do things because they want to, or if they don't want to then because they want something else more. So I think the look of pity might be about Eldingar not believing his company is enough, maybe.

[X] Take Jun-ho out to dinner.
--[X] Somewhere mid-level, the good stuff without too much pressure.
 
"furthermore possibly dragon fucking we'll see"

In light of the sexy fun times with Belial, methinks that the tags could use a little bit of revision. :V
 
[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
-[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.
 
[X] Take Jun-ho to the docks. Maybe you can wrangle a boat and take him out to sea like mortals do it.

Not the way I woukd have asked it, but very much true. Everybody wants something or has has a goal, even if its not a dedicated pursuit. What Jun-ho wants is simply companionship.
 
ZerbanDaGreat said:
And that's... it. The meeting can't have taken more than a handful of minutes and could've easily been resolved via courier, but she was in town anyway and you assume she just couldn't resist.
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And on top of everything else, she's Ms. Meetings That Could Have Been Emails Letters. Of course she is.
ZerbanDaGreat said:
"Everyone else is," you say matter-of-factly. "Here, there, everywhere, it kind of forms the basic building-blocks of society. Everyone has something they want, I just don't know yours yet. So..."

"Oh." You don't know why but he looks very sad for a moment. If you were in a radical mood you might even venture to call it pity, but you don't know who that would be for or why. Instead he controls himself and thinks about it.
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Mnnnn I mean I get why Jun-ho's being sympathetic, but I feel like Eldingar's perspective isn't exactly... wrong, here. A transactional view of relationships isn't necessarily off-base if it accounts for intangibles and future promises.
Mechasaurian said:
"furthermore possibly dragon fucking we'll see"

In light of the sexy fun times with Belial, methinks that the tags could use a little bit of revision. :V
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I'm not updating the tag until we bed Jun-ho.

[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
--[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.

Yeah I agree with Tenfold. I was tempted to try and do a combined shopping/dinner write-in, but then I recalled that I wanted to bring Jun-Ho along for the trip to this surfaced ruin to begin with. Plus, it has a certain suitability with Eldingar's feelings, a sense of "okay, Mom's satisfied, let's get the heck out of here."
 
Spending time with Jun-ho and getting the he'll away from mother? Alright, I'm convinced.

[X] Take Jun-ho to search for a map-marker you remember. He was the first to show up at your spire and he's approved of the map's taste thus far, maybe he'd enjoy getting to meet a brand new boyfriend-to-be first.
--[X] The island. It's a long flight and it'll burn the rest of the day for sure, but he seems the type to relish a dive for some sunken city.

ZerbanDaGreat said:
It immediately makes her suspicious, her eyes narrowing as she scrutinises you for some sign of whatever it is you have planned.
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Lady, if you didn't trust your son to handle something like this then you shouldn't have asked.
 
Imrix said:
I'm not updating the tag until we bed Jun-ho.
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Omegahugger hopes the tag will change in the near future.

Steven Kodaly said:
Lady, if you didn't trust your son to handle something like this then you shouldn't have asked.
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Look, she's a mother. Chances are she already then figured out that Eldingar's best plan was something along the lines of inviting a vampire musician with a noted ability to rile up rebellious masses, which might not be entirely appropiate for a 1000th year birthday part for an old crone. The idea of bringing a rock-concert to your grandma's birthday party may or may not have been my reason to vote Entertainment
 
Omegahugger said:
Look, she's a mother. Chances are she already then figured out that Eldingar's best plan was something along the lines of inviting a vampire musician with a noted ability to rile up rebellious masses, which might not be entirely appropiate for a 1000th year birthday part for an old crone. The idea of bringing a rock-concert to your grandma's birthday party may or may not have been my reason to vote Entertainment
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You know
Majority people we have met seems to dislike shirts.
We have a vampire bard coming over.
Music + shirtless guys + Abzu's magic = Magic Mike Eldingar
Profit???
 
[X] Take Jun-ho out to dinner.
--[X] Somewhere mid-level, the good stuff without too much pressure.
 
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