"None of it does, but you can't beat the breakfast deal at $1.50." Look, the man has priorities and it's being fed on a budget. At least he doesn't make his meals like he lives in the Depression anymore. Maybe he needs to get a second job to pay the bills.
"Wait, why would she think that?" he asks, because that's just a weird thing to think of your neighbors! Very presumptuous. Besides, it's not like they've done that yet. He hasn't even held Jessica's hand. This is strange to him, and he's not sure how to take it. Sometimes he's just reminded that he's very old-fashioned.
"And why would she do that?" That seems like totally unhinged behavior to him, but he'll elect to ignore it so that they can watch something nice in peace. "Whatever you're interested in. We can watch that. I probably haven't seen it before."
"I will judge, but they sell good food there, and at relatively affordable prices." It will be hypocritical of her not to admit having gone there to just eat, not that she needed to admit that. Even the salmon there tasted good, which was quite an achievement.
With a slight hum, she fixed the flowers on the vase and gave him a look, "Do I need to say the W word again, Steve? That's the perception she has of me, so she will think that." Not that they have done anything at all, he was not the type to just do stuff like that, or at least not without properly knowing someone, and yes, some might call it old-fashioned, but it was fine that he was looking for something more meaningful for himself.
"I was kidding, I don't think she will do something like that, or at least I hope so." With Patrice, she really couldn't tell as the woman seemed aware when she arrived even if it was at ungodly late hours, and that probably just fueled her a bit. "Do you have a list of films or stuff to watch? Maybe we can tackle something from there."
He does have a list of films and stuff they can watch, so he takes it out of his pocket and offers it to her. "Every time someone suggests something, I write it down in the notebook."
It's starting to get a little full, because he'd thought the list wouldn't be so long. But it's got more than just movies in it. He'd crossed off a few things he'd put on the list, like Thai food, or the Star Wars films. But there's so many that he still hadn't gotten around to.
"You can put some recommendations on there too, if you'd like." He wants to know what kind of things she likes, what kinds of things she thinks he might like too.
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She takes the offered list, and well it seems to have quite a lot of options, not only from media but also events and people. "Oldboy? Who suggested that movie to you?" She is not quite sure he will enjoy a film like that, but giving something a shot at least once had its merits. "And from all the artists listed here, I am surprised to see Shakira present instead of someone like Beyonce."
And it's also maybe distressing her a bit that he doesn't seem to have made a lot of headway with it, but then he was a busy man and had been, in his words, a fugitive as well, so maybe not a lot of time there. "Ah, you haven't seen the Lord of the Rings yet, missing out there." When she was young only The Hobbit had been published, and her mum used to read it to her. And to think it had sequels and her parents, especially her mother never had the chance to read them. "I will say that, but I prefer the director's cut, and those last quite a bit."
Maybe that's something that can be tackled next time. "You have quite a lot of suggestions, to be honest." And quite varied, but if he kept adding and not watching it he might find himself with a never-ending list. "I am surprised no one has added any Ghibli films, animated as they are, you might at least appreciate the artistic aspect and they are quite good." She looks up at him with an amused little smile, "I think you might have enough as it is without adding my recommendations, and if I do you might end with a lot of horror or Asian dramas, which I am also surprised no one has recommended yet."
"Maybe we could watch the Lord of the Rings," he says. "I'm a big fan of the Hobbit. I've been meaning to sit down and put on more Tolkien but they're just so long. I started reading Fellowship, actually," he says. "But I don't get a lot of reading time."
He'd enjoyed that book a lot because... "The Hobbit came out right before the war. Bucky read it, and he leant it to me. And Tolkien had written it to get out his feelings about dealing with World War I," he explains. That's the war his father died in. "Brought me closer to my dad, I think, when I served."
So, yes, Lord of the Rings is on the front of the list. But horror and Asian dramas could wait until he's made his way through some of the dramatic western canon. Apparently people peg him for a serious drama kind of guy, and not a rom com or straight comedy type. They're not too wrong.
She didn't said anything for a long time, his words had maybe hit a bit too close to home there. She knew the first war had costed both her grandfathers, and the Hobbit copy her mother had first belonged to her brother, Jessica barely remembered seeing his handwritten name in the cover. "I understand that sense of closeness."
Because her uncle hadn't returned from the second war, and the book had been one of the few things her mother had of him and now it was gone, forever lost after everything with...she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, ignoring the burning sensation in her eyes, no sense in thinking about the things she couldn't get back now.
"Lord of the Rings is a near twelve hours endeavor, Steve, as you can't just see the one without wanting to see the rest." She kept her tone amused, even if she wasn't looking at him, distracting herself with his list. "We can try with something shorter, I see some rom-coms here that might be worth checking out."
"Sure," he says, "if you're not up for the challenge." Of watching three movies at once. That does seem like a lot, but he's finally trying to carve out some time. And with his schedule and the amount of times he falls asleep during movies, they might need to carve out more than twelve hours.
But no movie just takes the two needed for the film, for him. he always finds himself having to get up and do something else. That's one of the issues he has now, in this form. It's all the energy.
"Do you want me to order us take-out?" he asks, getting out his phone to do so. He'll gladly treat.
"I have done it before," She regrets nothing of doing so, and it had helped to distract her a bit. But not everyone has the patience for it sometimes, "We can watch 10 Things I Hate About You, which sounds like a relatively acceptable choice, kudos to whoever picked that."
She had heard good things about it, as she had never actually seen the film herself, and it will be a first for both. There is a slight nod to his offer to order takeout, she needed to find out which streaming service was offering it, she could go the illegal way but she figures that he wouldn't appreciate her doing so.
"Order whatever you want and let me know how much it is." Yes, she could let him treat her, but she is a bit stubborn, and while she is aware of the idea of letting a man pay for everything, a small part of her gripes with the idea of being indebted somehow even though she is aware that wasn't the case, or at least not with him.
That sounds like a decent idea, putting on a random film and just trying to relate to it. He doesn't know if he can - there's a lot of modern things that he finds he doesn't like. He doesn't really understand why people in sitcoms can't just communicate. But he might like this.
And if Jessica likes it, he'll try.
"I'll get us this time," he counters. "You can get us next time." He's just as stubborn as she is, and he's the one doing the ordering. She'll just have to be faster than he is next time. And, well, okay, he might just have a few holdover sensibilities from the forties.
But he wouldn't ever want to insult her by this; he'd stop if he thought it was really bothering her.
"Fine, I'll allow it this time." They could be stubborn it seems, and this could last for a bit if she didn't lay it to rest now. Besides he is right, and she could treat them next time, it was only fair and it's not as if she minded.
She found the film and frowned just a tad bit at the summary because it wasn't saying much, and it seemed to be a teen-oriented one and neither of them was in the age bracket.
"For honest sake, I have never seen this film but it seems to be oriented toward teens." And she had never even gotten to be one, and the life of a teen was probably quite different during his times. "We can give it a shot and see what happens we are not convinced we can try another."
"Sure." He doesn't mind that. He's also just never seen it. He hasn't even seen a single romantic comedy. He's not really in the right demographic for that. He doesn't think that Jessica is in the right demographic either, but they can give it a fair shake.
After all, this list is just a list of suggestions. And there could be diamonds in here for all he knows; he just wants to try a little of everything and see what he likes. He hasn't seen enough yet to form an opinion besides that he likes old stuff, still.
In any case, he takes his phone and hands it to her, menu open, so she can make a selection that they can order together and just have a normal date with a normal couple's activity. It makes him happy.
With a smile, she accepts the offered phone and checks the menu over before making her selection and handing the phone back to him. And, if this is how dates are supposed to go, it seems to be going well so far.
"If anything, I suppose we can try anything Austen, her works have a lot of adaptations." Or their stubborn streak might strike and they might just end up watching the film toward the end, even if they might not particularly like it. "Should we start watching or wait until our food is here?"
And also before she forgets, she hands him back his suggestion list, she might add whatever suggestion she could have later, and if he is still interested in them, granted she doesn't have that many but she should have enough to add two or three, he has more than enough as it is, anyway.
"Let's just start it," he says. "We can pause when the food gets here. And... Austen's all right. Not my favorite." He's read the books. He found them okay, a nice peek into the past. He liked the romance. But overall, they're just not really his speed.
He much prefers fantasy and adventure, so he might like classics like The Mummy or Indiana Jones. He'd probably enjoy a good jungle-themed adventure. Or Tomb Raider, or something.
But he'll be happy to go with the flow and do whatever. She seems like she's got an idea, and so, he's happy to just let her take the lead. After all, he is a guest in this house.
A small laugh escapes her lips, "I have never read anything from Austen, so I have not much of an opinion on her." The closest she had been to anything Austen had been her old neighbor, as she liked it. "Let's make it fair, if this one doesn't works, you pick the next one, easy as that."
Which wouldn't offend her at all, she has a feeling this one might not be the speed for either of them, but who knows, it might surprise them. There has to be a reason why this movie is so well-liked, or it could be the nostalgia goggles. But then, The Princess Bride was good and she enjoyed that one.
She took a seat on her couch and motioned for him to do the same, she started at the screen for a few seconds before turning to look at him. "Let's give it until the food arrives and decide then if we continue watching it, at least then we can say we gave it a fair shot."
"Okay," he agrees, easily. He does like this part of a relationship, where they agree on all the little things because there aren't big things, where there are no disagreements to be had at all. He knows that won't last forever, even with the best of relationships, so he'll cherish it now.
But he does hope that they get to that point, where they can fight about something and get over the hump together.
He leans back and waits for the beginning to start. "You've got a deal." It starts off okay, with the main protagonist. She's not so bad. He, on the other hand, is a dick. Steve's not shy about voicing his opinion on that. "Is it okay to talk? Or do you not want to talk during the movie?"
It was only fair to get a middle ground, or so she had come to learn, and this way they both will get a say about it. They are sitting together with enough polite distance between each other, which is the fine and proper way to go about things, after all.
And the movie is...fine? She is still trying to make her opinion of it, but it's hard when she finds a fault in most characters and the lack of just sitting down to talk, but maybe that's the point.
There are a lot of questionable people here, like really paying someone to date a girl so you could date the sister, what? "Yes, we can talk, I don't mind." She knows some people don't, but she does like being able to do so and discuss minor gripes or things she might like. "I kind of like Kat, I guess, but everyone else...not really, Joey is a full-on asshole though, I know I don't like him."
"They're terrible," he says. "Was this acceptable at the time this came out? What, like, five years ago?" Oh Steve. He really has no concept of time, which makes a lot of sense, since he hadn't lived through any of this.
But he finds a lot of the characters unlikeable. Kat is fine. But, yes, he finds most of them just. Not people he would want to spare a second moment with if he had to be with them in the same room.
"I hope not, it's all so...manipulative." Or at least that's how it's coming across to her and she doesn't feel a lot of sympathy for most of them, "Not sure if something like this will be accepted now, so I suppose that's good."
Since people now seem to be more vocal about things, even if it's not always positive and tends to also get a bit messy, but if it prevents stuff like that.
"...They are going to end together, regardless, aren't they?" Because that seems obvious enough and her mind can't quite conceive of being with someone that was paid to date you, "Should we keep watching or opt for something else?"
"It is extremely manipulative," he agrees. "But I think that's the point of the movie. Maybe they'll both learn to be better people," he tries. That seems like a good compromise. He's trying. He's really hoping that's all it is.
"I think we could keep watching," he says. "Unless you're uninterested. 'Cause I do think they're going to end up together, but." But hopefully there's more to it than love conquers all. Hopefully neither of them have to actually deal with this sort of stuff in real life.
And hopefully this didn't inspire a young generation that this is what relationships should be like, or about.
There's a small frown on her face because while she is not fully convinced about that possible lesson, it's better than thinking no one will learn a thing and there might not be long-term consequences for certain actions.
"I suppose we can keep watching the train wreck, even if the possible happy might feel a bit cheap, I guess." Because she is all about people learning lessons, and them ending together despite all doesn't feel that quite earned, but what does she know, really?
Her only relationship, if one could call it that, wasn't her choice. She just hopes people didn't took this as base on how to base romantic relationships with others. "...I think compared to more recent films, this is probably not the worst. I think some had made stalking look like a romantic gesture."
"Huh," he says, thinking about it and thinking that there was a trailer for a movie like that recently starring some guy that people said looked a lot like him. He didn't see the resemblance.
"Well, if there's worse, I think we can skip those." He's had just about enough of this. Just about. Not enough to turn it off yet, but he's hoping it improves.
He's also not sure how much of this is just oddball comedy - if they'd put on Heathers, he could've safely assumed that everyone knew that this wasn't an okay way to act in real life. But he's not so sure about this film.
"Oh, don't worry, I don't think you will enjoy watching something like 365 days." Not only due to the questionable content, but all the sexual content of it, which according to what she has seen is also questionable, and ugh no, even thinking about the single review she saw of it was just enough to turn her off.
A small sigh escapes her lips because it's not as if the movie is that bad but it's not the best either, at least some of the leads are charismatic despite their questionable actions.
"I like the lead, but they would have been better served on a different movie." A less manipulate one, because Patrick and Kat have chemistry at least. "How long until the food is here?"
He checks his phone. "Oh, they just left the restaurant. But tell me what the movie's about." He keeps checking to see where it is, and then puts his phone away and then returns to the movie.
It is pretty much a drag during this part. The plotline is predictable, even to Steve who hadn't seen any romantic comedies and typically didn't watch stories like this for fun and isn't aware of the tropes.
"So what's your favorite movie?" he asks. Maybe they could put that on next, as a palate cleanser.
"Ummm," Just how exactly can she explain that mess of a movie? Because it is a messy disaster and one that somehow has fans. "Mafia boss kidnaps the girl he is obsessed with for a year so she can fall in love with him, dude is very violent and manipulative, and there is lots of sex and romanticism of mafia life and cringe overuse of the word baby girl, so yeah, avoid it."
Incredible the type of stuff that gets made, but as long as there is money and a target demographic. Like this movie, it's dragging for her, and the only kudos she can give so far besides the chemistry is the fact he refused to kiss her while she was drunk, which shows at least one basic boundary.
"The Fall." She remembers that film vividly, being one of the firsts she watched once things stabilized for her and it never left her. "But remember the deal was to watch a pick of yours after this, and my favorite one shouldn't count as an option, that will be cheating."
"Uh," he says, and that's all he really has to say about that. He isn't particularly pleased with the summary and he definitely thinks that's not going on their list of must watch things.
At the very least, they're both in agreement that there's that one good scene where he refused to kiss her while she was drunk, so that's one good thing out of a whole slew of very not good things.
"Fine," he says. "But we may end up watching a very old movie." One with transatlantic accents, in black and white, with humor that may or may not hold up to modern day.
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"Wait, why would she think that?" he asks, because that's just a weird thing to think of your neighbors! Very presumptuous. Besides, it's not like they've done that yet. He hasn't even held Jessica's hand. This is strange to him, and he's not sure how to take it. Sometimes he's just reminded that he's very old-fashioned.
"And why would she do that?" That seems like totally unhinged behavior to him, but he'll elect to ignore it so that they can watch something nice in peace. "Whatever you're interested in. We can watch that. I probably haven't seen it before."
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With a slight hum, she fixed the flowers on the vase and gave him a look, "Do I need to say the W word again, Steve? That's the perception she has of me, so she will think that." Not that they have done anything at all, he was not the type to just do stuff like that, or at least not without properly knowing someone, and yes, some might call it old-fashioned, but it was fine that he was looking for something more meaningful for himself.
"I was kidding, I don't think she will do something like that, or at least I hope so." With Patrice, she really couldn't tell as the woman seemed aware when she arrived even if it was at ungodly late hours, and that probably just fueled her a bit. "Do you have a list of films or stuff to watch? Maybe we can tackle something from there."
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It's starting to get a little full, because he'd thought the list wouldn't be so long. But it's got more than just movies in it. He'd crossed off a few things he'd put on the list, like Thai food, or the Star Wars films. But there's so many that he still hadn't gotten around to.
"You can put some recommendations on there too, if you'd like." He wants to know what kind of things she likes, what kinds of things she thinks he might like too.
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And it's also maybe distressing her a bit that he doesn't seem to have made a lot of headway with it, but then he was a busy man and had been, in his words, a fugitive as well, so maybe not a lot of time there. "Ah, you haven't seen the Lord of the Rings yet, missing out there." When she was young only The Hobbit had been published, and her mum used to read it to her. And to think it had sequels and her parents, especially her mother never had the chance to read them. "I will say that, but I prefer the director's cut, and those last quite a bit."
Maybe that's something that can be tackled next time. "You have quite a lot of suggestions, to be honest." And quite varied, but if he kept adding and not watching it he might find himself with a never-ending list. "I am surprised no one has added any Ghibli films, animated as they are, you might at least appreciate the artistic aspect and they are quite good." She looks up at him with an amused little smile, "I think you might have enough as it is without adding my recommendations, and if I do you might end with a lot of horror or Asian dramas, which I am also surprised no one has recommended yet."
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He'd enjoyed that book a lot because... "The Hobbit came out right before the war. Bucky read it, and he leant it to me. And Tolkien had written it to get out his feelings about dealing with World War I," he explains. That's the war his father died in. "Brought me closer to my dad, I think, when I served."
So, yes, Lord of the Rings is on the front of the list. But horror and Asian dramas could wait until he's made his way through some of the dramatic western canon. Apparently people peg him for a serious drama kind of guy, and not a rom com or straight comedy type. They're not too wrong.
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Because her uncle hadn't returned from the second war, and the book had been one of the few things her mother had of him and now it was gone, forever lost after everything with...she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, ignoring the burning sensation in her eyes, no sense in thinking about the things she couldn't get back now.
"Lord of the Rings is a near twelve hours endeavor, Steve, as you can't just see the one without wanting to see the rest." She kept her tone amused, even if she wasn't looking at him, distracting herself with his list. "We can try with something shorter, I see some rom-coms here that might be worth checking out."
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But no movie just takes the two needed for the film, for him. he always finds himself having to get up and do something else. That's one of the issues he has now, in this form. It's all the energy.
"Do you want me to order us take-out?" he asks, getting out his phone to do so. He'll gladly treat.
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She had heard good things about it, as she had never actually seen the film herself, and it will be a first for both. There is a slight nod to his offer to order takeout, she needed to find out which streaming service was offering it, she could go the illegal way but she figures that he wouldn't appreciate her doing so.
"Order whatever you want and let me know how much it is." Yes, she could let him treat her, but she is a bit stubborn, and while she is aware of the idea of letting a man pay for everything, a small part of her gripes with the idea of being indebted somehow even though she is aware that wasn't the case, or at least not with him.
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And if Jessica likes it, he'll try.
"I'll get us this time," he counters. "You can get us next time." He's just as stubborn as she is, and he's the one doing the ordering. She'll just have to be faster than he is next time. And, well, okay, he might just have a few holdover sensibilities from the forties.
But he wouldn't ever want to insult her by this; he'd stop if he thought it was really bothering her.
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She found the film and frowned just a tad bit at the summary because it wasn't saying much, and it seemed to be a teen-oriented one and neither of them was in the age bracket.
"For honest sake, I have never seen this film but it seems to be oriented toward teens." And she had never even gotten to be one, and the life of a teen was probably quite different during his times. "We can give it a shot and see what happens we are not convinced we can try another."
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After all, this list is just a list of suggestions. And there could be diamonds in here for all he knows; he just wants to try a little of everything and see what he likes. He hasn't seen enough yet to form an opinion besides that he likes old stuff, still.
In any case, he takes his phone and hands it to her, menu open, so she can make a selection that they can order together and just have a normal date with a normal couple's activity. It makes him happy.
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"If anything, I suppose we can try anything Austen, her works have a lot of adaptations." Or their stubborn streak might strike and they might just end up watching the film toward the end, even if they might not particularly like it. "Should we start watching or wait until our food is here?"
And also before she forgets, she hands him back his suggestion list, she might add whatever suggestion she could have later, and if he is still interested in them, granted she doesn't have that many but she should have enough to add two or three, he has more than enough as it is, anyway.
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He much prefers fantasy and adventure, so he might like classics like The Mummy or Indiana Jones. He'd probably enjoy a good jungle-themed adventure. Or Tomb Raider, or something.
But he'll be happy to go with the flow and do whatever. She seems like she's got an idea, and so, he's happy to just let her take the lead. After all, he is a guest in this house.
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Which wouldn't offend her at all, she has a feeling this one might not be the speed for either of them, but who knows, it might surprise them. There has to be a reason why this movie is so well-liked, or it could be the nostalgia goggles. But then, The Princess Bride was good and she enjoyed that one.
She took a seat on her couch and motioned for him to do the same, she started at the screen for a few seconds before turning to look at him. "Let's give it until the food arrives and decide then if we continue watching it, at least then we can say we gave it a fair shot."
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But he does hope that they get to that point, where they can fight about something and get over the hump together.
He leans back and waits for the beginning to start. "You've got a deal." It starts off okay, with the main protagonist. She's not so bad. He, on the other hand, is a dick. Steve's not shy about voicing his opinion on that. "Is it okay to talk? Or do you not want to talk during the movie?"
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And the movie is...fine? She is still trying to make her opinion of it, but it's hard when she finds a fault in most characters and the lack of just sitting down to talk, but maybe that's the point.
There are a lot of questionable people here, like really paying someone to date a girl so you could date the sister, what? "Yes, we can talk, I don't mind." She knows some people don't, but she does like being able to do so and discuss minor gripes or things she might like. "I kind of like Kat, I guess, but everyone else...not really, Joey is a full-on asshole though, I know I don't like him."
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But he finds a lot of the characters unlikeable. Kat is fine. But, yes, he finds most of them just. Not people he would want to spare a second moment with if he had to be with them in the same room.
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Since people now seem to be more vocal about things, even if it's not always positive and tends to also get a bit messy, but if it prevents stuff like that.
"...They are going to end together, regardless, aren't they?" Because that seems obvious enough and her mind can't quite conceive of being with someone that was paid to date you, "Should we keep watching or opt for something else?"
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"I think we could keep watching," he says. "Unless you're uninterested. 'Cause I do think they're going to end up together, but." But hopefully there's more to it than love conquers all. Hopefully neither of them have to actually deal with this sort of stuff in real life.
And hopefully this didn't inspire a young generation that this is what relationships should be like, or about.
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"I suppose we can keep watching the train wreck, even if the possible happy might feel a bit cheap, I guess." Because she is all about people learning lessons, and them ending together despite all doesn't feel that quite earned, but what does she know, really?
Her only relationship, if one could call it that, wasn't her choice. She just hopes people didn't took this as base on how to base romantic relationships with others. "...I think compared to more recent films, this is probably not the worst. I think some had made stalking look like a romantic gesture."
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"Well, if there's worse, I think we can skip those." He's had just about enough of this. Just about. Not enough to turn it off yet, but he's hoping it improves.
He's also not sure how much of this is just oddball comedy - if they'd put on Heathers, he could've safely assumed that everyone knew that this wasn't an okay way to act in real life. But he's not so sure about this film.
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A small sigh escapes her lips because it's not as if the movie is that bad but it's not the best either, at least some of the leads are charismatic despite their questionable actions.
"I like the lead, but they would have been better served on a different movie." A less manipulate one, because Patrick and Kat have chemistry at least. "How long until the food is here?"
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It is pretty much a drag during this part. The plotline is predictable, even to Steve who hadn't seen any romantic comedies and typically didn't watch stories like this for fun and isn't aware of the tropes.
"So what's your favorite movie?" he asks. Maybe they could put that on next, as a palate cleanser.
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Incredible the type of stuff that gets made, but as long as there is money and a target demographic. Like this movie, it's dragging for her, and the only kudos she can give so far besides the chemistry is the fact he refused to kiss her while she was drunk, which shows at least one basic boundary.
"The Fall." She remembers that film vividly, being one of the firsts she watched once things stabilized for her and it never left her. "But remember the deal was to watch a pick of yours after this, and my favorite one shouldn't count as an option, that will be cheating."
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At the very least, they're both in agreement that there's that one good scene where he refused to kiss her while she was drunk, so that's one good thing out of a whole slew of very not good things.
"Fine," he says. "But we may end up watching a very old movie." One with transatlantic accents, in black and white, with humor that may or may not hold up to modern day.
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