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Of course I understand, [ he laughs, the relief reaching his eyes as he relaxes. ] It's an important milestone. But look - you losing it to me just makes the urgency of the second that much more important.

[ Shame that Momo likes him, the mortal who has to stay exclusive to another mortal. He has to pretend to be neutral, like the mere thought of suggesting someone else for her to date wouldn't break his heart, but -

He wishes things could be different. That she and Max would be okay with sharing him. There's a lot of Apollo to go around, after all. ]

Where do you want to go? [ He pauses, ] With us, with finding a boyfriend or girlfriend... with anything?

With-- I--? [ Momo is a little flabbergasted by the sudden change in topic. She didn't expect Lester to actually care about her thoughts and feelings on the matter, besides being sorry for being the one to take her first kiss. ]

I'm not sure... I cherish our friendship, I know that. And I would like to... find a boyfriend. Or... a girlfriend, I suppose. [ She'd never really thought about same sex relationships, but she doesn't really see anything wrong with the idea. ]

I guess I just don't really know how to go about doing it.

[ She looks up to Lester, eyes curious and slightly pleading. ]

How did you and Max meet? How did you know he was ...the one?

[ That's a good question.

Lester pauses, blinking back surprise and feeling blood rush to his cheeks. The honest answer - the real answer - is that Max isn't the one. Lester loves him. He loves the guy with his whole heart, and he loves being with someone so bright and energetic (literally).

But as for 'the one,' the soulmate that he'd spend the rest of his life with...

Neither of them are alive anymore. ]

We met when I first got here. Honestly, I don't remember the exact circumstances, but I do remember how smart and funny and sweet he was... and you know me. I didn't think he was single, or that he'd even be into me.

It took like... two months? For me to clue into it. [ were Momo anyone else, he would've held off, but she deserves the truth: ] I don't know if he's 'the one,' or if he'll ever be the one, but you won't know any of that if you don't try.

[ Momo listens intently, taking in every drop of information Lester shares. She smiles kindly, then looks away, down at her food, cutting it into small bite sized pieces before skewering one with her fork and eating it. ]

You're right. Of course you are. I just have to... put myself out there more. Though I'm not entirely sure how to do that.

[ He's going to hate himself for this, he can already tell, and yet... ]

Well, that, I can help out with. [ He grins, finally reaching for his plate and tearing off a piece, like the exact opposite of a gentleman. Gods never were much for manners. ] First, is there anyone at school, or your internships, or even in the imPort community that you think is cute?

[ Besides him, he means!! Besides him! ]

Otherwise, there's always imPress, or Mindr, or all sorts of dating apps designed to find 'the one.'

[ Momo keeps looking down, feeling her cheeks turn hot at the thought of Lester helping her find a date. ]

N-Not really. I suppose I've been too busy with my studies to really think about those sort of things.

[ She doesn't know the other students at her school here as well as she knows her classmates back at U.A. ... If they were there, Momo knows who she would name as being cute. Alas, those people are very, very far away. ]

Fair enough.

[ Apollo can't say for sure how he feels - honestly, he wants to say that he should be her date, but mortals need to be exclusive. Instead, he rests an elbow on the table, setting his food aside for the time being. ]

If you want to keep focusing on your studies, then you should. You're young, [ a testament to her strength, ] and you've got plenty of time to find someone.

Th--that's true, too. [ Lester is beginning to make her feel better but altogether she's still super embarrassed by this whole conversation. ]

Isn't it perhaps better to wait until I port out and return home? Any relationship formed here is ill fated to end prematurely.

Yeah, but any relationship you'd pursue, here or back home, could end prematurely. [ he tilts his head, ] We - mortals - aren't given long to live.

Wherever we are, we're still given this small, finite stretch of time... so why not take that chance?

Oh, Lester-san!

[ Momo smiles at him, warmed by his words. ]

You're always so wise!

I don't know about wise, but... [ he grins, reaching for his food again, ] Thank you.

[ Praise for Apollo was fairly common; who didn't praise the sun god and his mighty deeds? Praise for Lester, on the other hand, was rare and hard to come by - and so even though he's used to praise, he's not used to this sincerity, and...

well, he knows he's playing with fire. ]

So it's really up to you. I don't think you're missing out by staying single, but I also don't think you should limit yourself because of being ported out, you know?

[ She nods, taking another bite of her crepe and chewing it fully before speaking. ]

I'll try to keep my options open. Even if I'm still not sure how to make myself available for such... romantic endeavors.

To be fair, I don't think most people do.

[ Gods know Apollo didn't, and that was only because he flirted with anyone (and anything) that moved. ]

I mean, I met my boyfriend through the Network, but I met an ex back home because we both played the guitar, and then another - [ wait, how many boyfriends and girlfriends should a mortal have? ] Another friend had a shared hobby. It's really what you make of the situations you put yourself in.

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