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"Ohmygoshwow that sounds greeaaa--- wait, is there a problem here?"
For a brief moment you are just so happy for Signe that you basically squee - inasmuch as a polar bear can, admittedly - since you weren't sure she'd
ever find someone.
But the rest of your brain catches up fast enough. There's clearly something else going on here too.
Signe kind of squirms in her seat, and in response you kind of lean closer. There's a part of you that wants to sniff and poke your nose at her as if that will reveal her secrets to you, but since you're not six anymore, you just stare intently at her and wait for her to say something.
After a while she works herself up to… something. She starts by taking a big gulp of the Port - making sure to savour it as she does so because of course she would make sure to do that - and then she returns the gaze with something resembling her typical composure.
"I have no idea how to feel or what to do." She declares with unshakable confidence.
That's your Signe alright.
"...maybe you should start at the beginning." You suggest, taking a sip of the Port yourself. You want to say you're too sober for this, but it it would be a lie, you are exactly sober enough for this, or could perhaps stand to be a little more.
There is a part of you that is reminding you that
very few of your relationship decisions made drunk were good. They were
fun, but you sort of suspect that 'fun' is not what Signe is exactly looking for.
Signe sighs a little as she thinks back.
"You recall that I've had a few confessions that I rejected? Well, apparently one of the boys in my class paid attention to those and… put some effort in." Signe begins. You do remember that. Signe had a few boys confess or ask her out that she rejected because they didn't 'meet her standards'. In all honesty Signe's standards have tended to be a bit nebulous, but generally she wants people to impress her.
"He wrote a handwritten letter, and gave me flowers he said suited me, and asked me to accompany him at the Gala. It was all very charming, so I ended up saying yes." Signe says, sighing a little.
"On the night of the Gala, he asked me out during the dance. The timing made me somewhat flustered, but since our exams were coming up, I told him he should ask me again after that if he was really serious…" Signe trails off at that, and ends up looking both embarrassed and incredibly pleased.
"...so he did wait that long, huh. Wow." You say, somewhat impressed.
"Yes. Yes he did. I… said yes, then. It seemed reasonable, at the time." She explains. You tilt your head at that.
"At the time? No longer?" You ask. Signe kind of shrugs and grimaces at the same time.
"I'm… not certain? He's very… nice. Yes, nice. But…" She trails off.
You'd like to say you've guessed what she wants to say, but if you did, it would be a lie. Still, you can try to walk her through explaining it, which is probably going to be necessary if you want to get anywhere with this.
"So nice isn't enough, huh. Can you tell me more about him?" You ask, even as you try to match the idea of her boyfriend up to your idea of Signe's personality.
"He's, hm, a bit like Cecilie, I suppose. Very composed, very conscious of others, except… she's a bit more sharp. More aggressive?" Signe says, and you nod.
"What kinds of dates has he taken you on?" You ask.
"Oh, um, some cafes, the cinema once, and, um, I haven't gone yet, but he's invited me to his home." Signe says. You nod.
"Had fun? Did you enjoy talking to him?" You ask. Signe kind of… shrugs.
"He's very nice, but…" She trails off again. You think you begin to see the issue.
Signe is a refined and sophisticated lady. While explicit social classes are rather less prominent in modern Denmark, inasmuch as they exist, she is definitely part of the upper class. However with that said, she is also kind of a nerd, a pretentious - if lovable - jerk and the kind of person who doesn't like to go into things with anything less than 100% commitment to excellence.
Signe always feels best when she's struggling for something. This boyfriend sounds like a pretty neat person, but if he wants to capture Signe's heart, he'd have better luck challenging her to a wrestling match than taking her out to dinner.
The real question, then, is whether the boyfriend is just kind of a mild person by nature, or if he's holding back because he doesn't know where the limits are yet. You'd be surprised if he's actually got the personality to match with Signe, but at the same time you think if he had the guts and persistence to actually ask her out, he might still be in the running.
"I think I'd like to meet this guy, actually. Maybe you two just need someone to give you a little push before you click, you know? We could do a double-date!" You say. Signe looks dubiously at you.
"Meeting him is fine, I suppose, but a double-date? You and who? Did you already pick up someone new?" She asks in that kind of 'disbelieving-but-not-actually-because-we-all-know-you-would-do-that' sort of tone that she's so good at. It's great.
"Mmmmmaaaaaaaybe?" You say, considering it the honest truth. Signe just stares at you while you smile cutely. It doesn't work. Your friends are desensitized to cuteness.
"I maybe kind of sorta seduced-but-not-really a very cute rabbit girl at the party?" You say. Signe's stare continues to bore steadily into you.
"I got her contact details, but I didn't even kiss her yet, or ask her out!" You say, and that actually gets a reaction as Signe blinks in surprise. You'd feel vaguely insulted, but honestly you brought this upon yourself - also it's hilarious.
"...but you
are going to ask her out?" Signe asks. You shrug.
"I've decided to not make those decisions until at least the next morning for the moment." You say, and grin when Signe just sort of stares wide-eyed at you.
"I'm sure I'll have a date by the time we'd go out for it though. Worst come to worst, I could ask Kåre to pretend!" You say. Signe sighs and resumes her flat stare.
"That is an awful idea. And why not Cecilie?" She asks.
"Obviously because Cecilie would refuse." You reply, and Signe nods, recognizing the truth in that statement. Cecilie would probably just say something like 'just have a meetup that isn't a date for goodness sake' and sigh despairingly at your antics before scritching your ears. Kåre would also find the idea dumb, but Kåre is much more willing to do dumb things with you, including things he
really shouldn't because he is not a polar bear.
Okay so having Kåre pretend to be your boyfriend for a double-date with Signe and her boyfriend is an awful idea, you admit it.
"Anyway I can give you suggestions based on what you've told me, I guess, but I'd really like to see for myself. It's hard to get a read off someone when you haven't met them." You say.
"Right. Okay. You know best about these things. So how do you want to do this?"
Well, how
do you want to do it?
Pick one
[ ] Double-date! You'll have to find someone to bring along, but how hard can that be?
[ ] Double-date with Kåre as fake boyfriend! It's a terrible idea, but you won't be stopped by that!
[ ] Just arrange to meet them for a normal reason like a sane person.
[ ] Arrange to meet them like a normal person, but also have Kåre and Cecilie participate! Might get crowded though.
[ ] Write-in idea for meeting Signe's boyfriend.
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The Kåre option really is a bad idea, but the others are all pretty reasonable, more or less. Cecilie may stop you before you go through with it because she won't be able to bear you doing dumb things.
You're pretty set to start dating Rabbit Girl if you want, but you're The Cutest Polar Bear, so you can meet new people and seduce them easily enough that if you want to, you can look for someone else. You'll get options for something like that later on.
Being Annelise, you're totally allowed to date casually, but in-story, this is also a good time for her to try and be a little more serious about things, which is probably good for you guys because I'm not sure if you're
able to switch waifus once you've locked in.
Also the two of you that said "why not both" to rabbit twins… good luck.
