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[Color=silver][b]Location:[/b][/color] Boca Catalina, Aruba
[Color=silver][b]Interactions:[/b][/color] Vincent & Erin [@Daxam], Cora [@Blizz]
[color=silver][b]Mentions:[/b][/color] Daphne[hr]


[color=teal]“That explains the glare you gave him."[/color] Vincent’s chime in was met with a lazily executed guilty shrug. He hadn’t thought anyone else was paying attention, but he wasn’t entirely surprised that the Team’s go-to scout 
noticed what had occurred. 

"I'm taking a guess by saying this, but would it be safe to say that this is the first time you've been in a relationship? Or at least in such a serious one?” Erin asked as he grabbed his first plate from her. The aroma coming off his plate kept him from answering right away, and even when he did, his eyes were glued to the food. 

[color=silver]“Correct on both.”[/color] He simply answered, but also wanted to ask about what it means to be in a relationship that wasn’t serious. Curbing the question for some of his independent research, he listened to what Erin had to say next. [color=silver][i]Introducing her background, first? Impressive.[/i][/color] He shot a brief look at Vincent, acknowledging whatever good choices he made to have Erin as his girlfriend. 

"To say that how you felt wasn't normal would be dismissive. Your feelings matter, and it's good that you've already told Daphne that you wanted to talk. Just don't forget that when you do, her feelings matter, too. She might not realize that you felt hurt when she got close to Will, so make sure you keep that in mind when you talk. Don't go into the conversation heated, or else you can end up pushing her away. Calmly talk to her about what happened, how it made you feel, and go from there.”

Viktor nodded quietly, shooting a glance toward Daphne, a distance away. He took care to make a mental checklist in his head to reference later, but the overall takeaway so far was to maintain calm, which he felt was easy enough for himself. 

"Opening your heart to someone is scary. You have to make yourself vulnerable to someone, and that requires an amount of trust. You have to trust that she won't intentionally hurt you, and she has to do the same for you, or else your relationship won't last. You do trust her, right?”

[Color=silver]“Hmm, sometimes.”[/color] Viktor winced at his own response. [color=silver]“I mean, when it comes to our relationship, yes, I trust her.”[/color] With a momentary aversion of his gaze, Viktor added, [color=silver]“I just know we’re both new to this, and most interpersonal relationship-related things are a challenge for me… We’ll make mistakes.”[/color] he nodded solemnly before looking up at Vincent and Erin with a sheepish grin. [color=silver]“However, I have good friends.”[/color] Viktor was glad for that and was grateful for how things seemed to work out together.

[color=00ffff]"You guys have been friends for, what, not even a year?"[/color] Cora hopped in, pulling Viktor’s attention to her added insight. [color=00ffff]"Considering the things we get up to, it's amazing you're all still here. There was a point where each of us was pretty scared to fight a bad guy, right? And now it's natural. You and Daph might have no idea what you're doing now, but you will one day."[/color] Viktor nodded in agreement, knowing full well how many trials the team had gone through. 

[color=00ffff]"Whatever goes wrong, it goes wrong for a reason. You'll both figure it out. You deserve to.”[/color]

[color=silver]“Thanks, Cora. And you as well, Vincent and Erin. For the food, too. I believed that helped me and… I’m positive the talk with Daph will go smoothly.”[/color] He thought he was finished, but raised his eyebrows upon realizing something. [color=silver]“None of you can talk about any of this. Daph, doesn’t think anyone’s caught on, and I’d like for her to be comfortable believing that for a little longer. Okay?”[/color] He eyed the three of them as if he was asking them to promise to keep a classified mission between them.