Would it be too cliche to quote Bad Romance here?

[requiresssacrifice]

Who: Rex and Odessa
What: A DATE
Where: Rex's lab
When: One evening
Notes: Witness two people who really shouldn't be together.
Warnings: None yet; will update if need be.

Rex has never been on a conventional date before. Well, that's not strictly true. He and Iago had certainly gone out many times while in Baedal-- when they had the money-- but that was already an established relationship, so he hardly counted it. They had a... routine. Rex often knew where things were going to go, because they had time on their side.

With Odessa, things are different. New and unexplored. Open, even, what with the entire city at their fingertips. No longer does Rex have to improvise like he did with Wichita, constrained by the limitations of prison.

And yet, old habits are hard to break. Rather than go out to one of the many restaurants the city has to offer, Rex works with what he has: his lab. Bunsen burners are lit for ambiance, a bottle of wine and two glasses are set out on one of the tables and, to top things off, his briefcase sits next to the setup. It's a simple setup on the surface, but as far as Rex is concerned, there's nothing simplistic about his decision to let Odessa in on his most precious project.

Nanomites, the fast track to romance.

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[whattigerscanchange]

Odessa's experience with dating is arguably less than Rex's, to be honest. Relationships, in her mind, aren't something she's built for. All the same, the fact that Rex is willing to give this - and her - a shot is something she's intrigued by. Call it an experiment. A social experiment. It's for science, okay?

When she pops in, it's in the stairwell. She allows the click of her heels on the steps to announce her arrival just as surely as if she'd knocked. "Hope you're ready~" she sing-songs.

Reaching the lab proper, she sees the set-up meant to create the appropriately romantic atmosphere, a wide smile slowly spreads across her face and her eyes get large. "Oh, Rex," she breathes out appreciatively. "This is wonderful."