Charlotte's date plan was set for the very next day. It was incredibly fast for her to make up a complex plan within a day. She must have spent all night coming up with the plan.
Upon Charlotte's coordination, I was made to lightly curl my hair and wear a braided headband style with large white ribbons. My clothes consisted of a buttoned up white one-piece dress that rose above my knees and had a ribbon necktie with a similar tie around my waist. I also wore maroon-colored tights with a white diamond patterned and some white T-styled heels and a white cape with a white fluffy fur pan collar.
I do not deny that it was a cute look. I just would have expected her to help me coordinate a more mature look. Even the skirt barely passes by my bottom. I thought it was a bit short before I wore it. With my figure as it is now, the skirt is seeming even shorter than before.
"Does this even count as semi-casual?" Garett asked.
I had arrived fifteen minutes before our meeting time in the town square. Garett arrived ten minutes early as well.
He was wearing a more casual green suit and a black string necktie and had his long hair tied and swept over one shoulder. The ends of his ponytail and bangs were slight curled, making his face more visible.
I could not help but be slightly impressed by how more beautiful this man was with a few adjustments.
"I do not think this really counts as casual...Charlotte chose it for me, so I thought that I might as well wear it."
"All of your clothes are rather fancy..."
"My clothes are mostly chosen by other people like my mother, Charlotte, and Maura. Most of the clothes I choose allow more freedom of movement and are not really fashionable in a sense."
"...That explains the diversity."
"I think there was something we had to do upon meeting each other," I said as I took out the guide that Charlotte wrote up.
Charlotte's Tasks!
1. Compliment her outfit!
"...You look fancy," Garett said awkwardly.
He already said that...
"Thank you. You look well-dressed today too," I said.
"What is the next task?" Garett asked as he leaned in towards my shoulder.
I was a bit surprised by the closeness of Garett.
He had gotten more than a head taller than me, so now he has to bend to look over my shoulders.
Charlotte's Tasks!
2. Hold hands at all times!
I held out my right hand.
"Shall we?" I asked Garett.
He took my hand with a slightly disgruntled face.
"Normally, the male is supposed to lead," he said as he laced his fingers with mine.
I slightly became frazzled from the immediate intimate style of hand holding he had chosen.
His hand is large as well...I had only held hands before with Erik. I cannot help my heart from racing a bit even though I was the one to initiate it.
"...I think you are doing a fine job at leading," I whispered softly enough for him not to hear me.
Our destination was to Bunny-land the World of Fluffiness. Using a boat, we traveled to the mainland in search of an amusement park.
"Dear Lord..." Garett said upon the entrance adorned with flowers and the numerous people wearing bunny ears and tails. He seemed really shocked by how many things were bunny themed. "They have created an amusement park surrounding animals that are able to feed on each other's defecate for nutrients."
"Please do not say that in front of the children...This place is still a land of dreams for them," I pleaded.
"I just do not understand why it is that people like such small creatures."
"I guess it is because they are cute?"
"Cute? That is such a vague word woman often use to describe things that they like but are unable to find the right words to explain why."
"I use the word when I find a living being acting in a way that I find endearing, so I must seem superficial to you as well."
A young woman wearing a maid uniform with an apron and bunny ears approached us.
"Are you two seeking entrance?" the worker asked us. "If so, everyone must wear these things upon entry."
In her basket, she had a set of bunny ears and tail in each individual bag.
The hurdle is too high, Charlotte!
"Damn that woman!" Garett screeched very angrily.
The worker place white bunny ears onto my head and added a cottontail to my clothes. It went perfectly with my clothes.
A coincidence?
No, Charlotte knows everything...
Garett accepted black bunny ears and a matching tail on his long green suit jacket. I was a bit jealous from how the color matching was spot on and molded into his natural hair.
He looked rather good. I felt saying it out loud would anger him, so I held my tongue.
"A requirement, my a..."
"I like it," I said as I adjusted my headband a little. "I think it is unique and interesting. Does it look good on me?"
"It certainly suits you more than others," Garett said with slightly reddened cheeks.
He is fulfilling his tasks properly.
"Thank you," I replied to him with a smile.
Our next task was to find an eatery.
I ordered some bunny shaped pancakes, while Garett ordered a bunny shaped omelet over red rice.
"Everything is bunny themed...With us dressed as the same creatures, are they promoting cannibalism?" Garett asked as he ate through his food.
"If we are lovers dressed up like bunnies, what are we promoting?" I asked.
Garett stopped functioning for a few minutes. His face soon went pale.
"...This is a scary park," he said.
I was hoping that he would loosen up from a joke...I soon realized that I do not have it in me to be a humorous person.
Despite his mixed feelings, Garett seemed to like his food. His expression went as a mix between good and bad intermittently. It was quite a sight to see. I almost wish there was a way to document the whole experience.
Charlotte's Tasks!
3. Share a dessert!
"Share a dessert?" I said questionably in Garett's direction.
"According to that woman's task list, we have to eat some dessert together."
"Won't we seem penurious if we share a slice of cake?" I asked.
A waitress brought over a large parfait with at least twenty scoops of cream of six different colors and whip cream on top.
"...I don't think we are supposed to share cake," Garett concluded.
"This is our special complimentary parfait for couples! If you finish the parfait within the allotted time period, we will award you with these matching charms," the waitress said as she held up a pair of stuffed teddy bears.
They were both handheld sizes and consisted of brown and almond colors with each having green colored ribbons around their necks and having beautiful small black buttoned eyes.
I stared at them intensely because of how well made they were for their tiny size.
"Let's do this," Garett said as he handed me a spoon.
He seems more gung-ho about this than I thought. Maybe he really likes parfaits!
"Yes!" I answered him.
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