Camryn barely even flinched as she got covered with water again, though she did give a wince in sympathy when Meio fell in the pool. [color=007236]"Sorry about that! You look alright, though, so that's good."[/color]

[quote][color=00aeef]"Yeah, I'm Meio! Gwahaha, I must have quite the reputation for the ladies to come and search me out all on their own!"[/color][/quote]

Camryn's concern quickly changed to exasperation, tinged with nervousness. She had never considered herself to be especially pretty, and the little romantic attention she got while at public school reflected that. Of course, it had also likely been due to how awkward and nervous situations like this made her. (One time, she had tried to escape a date proposal by dodging into the bathroom, but instead missed the door and crashed right into the wall. The resultant bloody nose still had the desired effect, though, so Camryn counted it as a win in her book.) But on the other hand, Meio's grandstanding and assumption that she was into him annoyed her a tad, which did at least help with the nerves some.

[quote][color=00aeef]"What'cha need? For you, I'll gladly be of service!"[/color][/quote]

[color=007236]"Right, I'm gonna be honest, this is kind of a tall order, but I'll be direct: I need your copies of Golden Flying Fish and Moulinglacia the Elemental Lord. It's for a good cause, I promise! We're looking into who attacked one of our friends a few days ago, and we found someone who knows something about it, but he won't tell us unless we give him both of those cards I mentioned. And my friends and I have gotten together a bunch of WATER and Fish-themed cards to exchange them for! So, can you please give me Golden Flying Fish and Moulinglacia? I'd be really grateful if you did!"[/color] Camryn's nerves had gotten the better of her partway through her speech, and part of her sarcastically wondered if Meio would take that last line to mean something... [i]unfortunate,[/i] but Camryn thought she did pretty well. It also probably helped that she had unconsciously pulled her best puppy-dog eyes on him.