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Maurice sighed as he made his way from the last table to the next. Mauriah could be such a handful sometimes, but maybe more time on this trip would soften her up some. Then he could really talk to her for once. He realized that he had to get on with the round of dates, so he dragged his thoughts out of familial drama as one would drag their canoe from stormy waters to the wet, but far safer sand of the bank. He put on a jovial expression and held out his hand to Imogen.

[color=FF0000]"Hey, I'm Maurice. What's up?"[/color]

Imogen looked up and smiled to her latest date, brightly as she was still entertained from her previous date with Darren. Wow he was huge. She stood up in order to not feel so small but felt entirely smaller as she did so. She took his hand and shook it as firmly as she could, hoping he didn't think she was some tiny dainty little flower of a woman.

[color=FF7F50]"Hiya, m'names Imogen. Nice t'meet ya."[/color] Letting go of his hand, Imogen sat down and smiled over to him. [color=FF7F50]"So, would ya like t'go first or shall I?"[/color] She had a sort of infectious smile that just radiated happiness and joy, her body language was relaxed enough but it was clear she was a litle nervous and unsure talking to new people every fifteen minutes looking to find some form of connection or spark.

[color=FF0000]"I'll go first. Any good shows you've watched recently?"[/color] Asking about occupation and stuff seemed to be a common opening topic, so he made a mental note to try to avoid the topic, if only to not wear it out by going over the same information constantly. He figured that it would be easier for both parties to relax with a more inane topic, even if it meant potentially sacrificing more "substantial" conversation.

That was certainly a different topic than anyone had chosen so far and it made Imogen smile. Unfortunately she wasn't going to be too entertaining in this conversation and wondered if she'd bore Maurice if she was honest. She opted to not lie and grinned sheepishly as she began to answer. [color=ff7f50]"Actually my telly is dominated by the kids' shows. In The Night Garden, Tweenies, BoohBaah... the list goes on and on. I'm a single mum ye see. Twin girls, five years old and cute as buttons. Although I wouldn't mind hearin' more about adult telly if ye don't mind obligin' a girl?"[/color] She gave Maruice a warm smile before taking a sip from her glass of water, finishing it off and grabbing the jug to pour some more into her glass.

[color=FF0000]"Actually, I've been watching some pretty trashy shows recently. The kind of reality television most people wouldn't admit to watching. I think yesterday I watched a couple episodes of Tour of a Lifetime, a show about a crew of Grand Canyon tour guides and Iron Plunger which is a competition show between plumbers hosted by Jeff Foxworthy for some odd reason. When you watch the show it seems like the most obvious thing, but when you really think about it, he doesn't really belong there."[/color] Maurice took a sip of water. So Imogen was a single mom? That was fine, he liked kids. He didn't want to admit it, but he had no idea what any of the shows mentioned by Imogen were, but if they were children's shows then he wouldn't really need to know too much more. The general gist of them would probably be familiar enough.

[color=ff7f50]"Those sound rather colourful t'say the least, heh."[/color] Imogen couldn't help but chuckle at the descriptions of those shows. [color=ff7f50]"Next ye'll be tellin' me tha' there's a show 'bout people buyin' crap from other people's storage units."[/color] She let out some laughter and considered Maurice. He seemed harmless, polite too, and appeared to be pretty nice so far. Good start. [color=ff7f50]"So besides watchin' trashy telly, ye got any other time wastin' activities ye do for fun? I quite like goin' for walks and hikes m'self."[/color]

[color=FF0000]"Maybe I should get into producing reality tv with an idea like that. Call it like 'Garage Treasure Hunters' or something like that. I travel a lot for my job so I do a lot of portable gaming and reading. I also consider myself somethin' of a connoisseur of breakfast restaurants considering how many I've been to."[/color] Maurice paused in his conversation to pop his back. [color=FF0000]"So do you go like, mountain hiking or just on strolls through forests and stuff?"[/color]

[color=ff7f50]"Both if I'm bein' honest. Granted I mostly hike big hills rather than mountains day t'day but I quite like the mountain hikes when I can get out t'them. So ye travel for work, eh? Ye miss home a lot or d'ye prefer bein' on the road? Also, remind me t'ask you for breakfast recommendations come mornin'."[/color] Imogen then felt her face flood with heat as she realised how suggestive that sounded, she totally hadn't intended it but she couldn't help but giggle at the silliness of it. [color=ff7f50]"I'm so sorry! That sounds so suggestive and presumptive! Apologies! I'll blame it on bein' blonde if ye don't mind, haha..."[/color] She buried her face in her hands but continued to chuckle, hoping Maurice would find the humour in her words rather than the lewdness.

[color=FF0000]"Ohoho,"[/color] Maurice chuckled bringing his hand up to his mouth,[color=FF0000]"well I wasn't going to take it that way, but now that you've brought it up I have no choice but to do so."[/color] Maurice wiggled his eyebrows a couple times with a smirk plastered across his face and held it like that for a few seconds before the whole charade crumbled in on itself and he broke down into a fit of giggling. [color=FF0000]"Seriously speaking, I don't mind being on the road a lot when I have enough space, but it's nice when you get back home and you can just collapse on your own bed. That said, I've been in way too many tiny cars for extended periods of time for my liking."[/color]

Letting the laughter roll out, Imogen beamed at Maurice and enjoyed his joke. He had a sense of humour, that was nice to see. He could make fun of himself which was a really good trait and Imogen couldn't help but find herself liking the company of this large and imposing figure of a man. [color=ff7f50]"Yeah, I get ye. Yer own bed is the best thing in the world when yer not in it e'ryday. So what exactly do ye do that makes ye need to travel so much? Also, out m'own curiousity, what kinds o' places have ye travelled to?"[/color] She leaned forward on the table, becoming even more engaged in the conversation than she had been. She loved talking about travelling, it was one of her favourite things and she couldn't wait until her girls were more grown up so that she could take them to different and exciting places with her.

[color=FF0000]"I'm a wrestler, so I travel around the country to perform at different venues."[/color] Nodding as she heard what he did for a living, Imogen's eyes widened in surprise and understanding. [color=ff7f50]"Well that explains the size o' ye."[/color] She giggled a little and let him continue. [color=Ff0000]"At the moment I haven't done much traveling outside of my home state of Texas, but in college I also did a lot of travelling in the country because of my sport team membership. At this point, I think I've at least passed through almost every state in the continental US. I also visited Kyoto one time while I was on Spring Break because at the time I thought I wouldn't have another chance to leave the country. What about you, do you do any travelling?"[/color] Well he ended up talking about his job anyway despite trying to steer clear of it, but at least he arrived at it naturally, rather than opening with it just to try having something to talk about. And honestly, if the rest of the dates in this round ended up going as well as this one, Maurice would feel at least satisfied in the price he paid for the trip (assuming something terrible doesn't occur to ruin the rest of the week).

Taking a sip from her glass, Imogen's face lit up as he talked about his travelling around the US. She hadn't done that quite yet but it was definitely on her bucket list. She bounced on her seat a little as she got excited to talk about her travels and opened her mouth to start when the bell rang. [color=ff7f50]"Awww, bummer! Well jus' quickly 'fore ye go, I've done a lot of travelling before I had me girls but I'll fill ye in on that when we next talk, if that suits ye?"[/color] She stood up and shook Maurice's hand and gave him a warm, genuine smile. [color=ff7f50]"Until next time."[/color]