video | dating show attempt #1: naked attraction

[lyingheart]

[ The video opens from an angle, filming what looks like a film crew and a man wearing a very large cravat talking with Annie. Both faces can be seen from the side. ]

So get this, [ he says, lifting his hands. ] you start out by seeing everyone's bare feet—

[ Annie stares at him, unblinking. The man's smile fixes in place, and he continues on. ]

Then you see their bare legs—

[ Annie continues staring without blinking. Determined, the man goes on. ]

Then you see bare everything from the legs up, and then their faces—

[ Annie stares, her eyes narrowing. ]

Before at last you step out, naked, and—

[ She holds up a hand, cutting him off. ]

When they said this was going to be a dating show, I didn't realise they really meant pornography. A young woman like me might take offense.

[ The man waves his hands, shaking his head. ]

No, no, no! It's not pornography, it's art! There's no touching invol—

[ His voice is cut off as Annie moves forward, her quick throw of the man landing him on his back on the ground with Annie placing one knee on the middle of his chest. His arms are held overhead. He's breathless, wheezing a little, eyes wide from what whites can be seen by the camera, which floats closer. ]

To hell with art. Contact me when you have a real proposal.

[ She pushes up to her feet, dusting herself off with a look of irritation still on her face. Her eyes flit to the camera, then to the one holding it. ]

Turn it off, Fritz. Now.

Comments

[sunspotted]

Oh, so you're not really going on a dating show.

[ that makes more sense. she has seemed about as interested in dating anyone as marco has ever been. sure, he's been intrigued a time or twice but it hasn't been a major focus for him. ]

I can think of better ideas than seeing someone naked. What about having to guess their personality from their starter?

[lyingheart]

Seeing someone naked is the stupidest—

[ Here's a noise of frustration out of Annie that has been heard a handful of times during training, but still, very, very rarely. Sheer levels of illogical presumption just leave her, the one who does in theory run around being a terrifying force while "naked," utterly unimpressed with ~baring it all~ to use what, physical attraction as a measure for success?

Yeah, no. ]

Or see who you can tolerate based on how their starter bothers treating your own. I'm forwarding that to that—asshole.

[ For a second she almost didn't curse.

Then she did, because she's still annoyed. ]

[sunspotted]

[ he can tell its really pissing her off, at the very least, with that frustrated noise. there's a brief expression of sympathy that crosses over his face when she makes it. it's just natural because of how rare it is. ]

That's a better idea, I think. And definitely better than something that risque to begin with.

[ risque. really, marco? ]

I'm glad you told him off, though! Where are you right now?

[lyingheart]

There are certain things the world does not need to see.

[ She concludes. The risque gets an eyebrow quirk from Annie in turn, though she doesn't say anything directly about it. Marco gets a "I forever have guilt regarding you" pass out of some questions, apparently. ]

Outside of Celadon City. Why? [ No really, why does he want to know? An a beat late, out of a memory of polite conversational standards: ] Where are you?