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Kyra Hyral	As Kyra had hinted at a few days ago, she wanted to meet up with Dominic on this day. Yes THIS day, not one day before, not one day after since outside of Galianda it was apparently known as Valentine's day. Having missed the boat on Christmas, Kyra was intent on celebrating it. She was fortunate enough in this year that she would actually have a someone to celebrate it with, the identity whom she had hinted at but never fully admitted. Was the world even ready for that bombshell yet? Part of Kyra was interested in the sheer strife it might cause amongst the Ramuha set. More details were later forthcoming. Dominic got the instructions to meet Kyra amongst the stacks of the school bookstore. When he arrives, though, at the spot, Kyra isnt' immediately present. Late, maybe?
Dominic Masoch	Kyra is not the only one who knew the signficance of this day. In principle, Dominic liked the idea of Valentine's Day. But then again, he's a romantic and knightly sort who finds any reason to appreciate important people. Having Kyra makes the day all the more awesome. And thusly, Dominic is here. And in his hands is a box wrapped in pink paper with a bow around it. Easy enough to open: Just undo the bow and lift off the top. Still, he's cradling it pretty carefully. It's not HUGE, but not small either. He probably got some odd looks lugging it around. He showed up at the appointed time and doesn't seem TOO worried about the lack of Kyra. She had a rough night last night, and if she's TOO late, he can just go to her dorm room or text her. Still, he's pretty nervous.
Kyra Hyral	As Dominic waits, the students in the cafe go about the business. Only a few are really browsing books and they're mostly over by the magazines and comics. Nobody seems to need more textbooks right now so these stacks are a little on the empty side-and precisely where Kyra asked to meet. A few moments pass before Dominic is suddenly AMBUSHED FROM BEHIND. A mysterious unseen person reaches up and slides their hands over his eyes. "Guess who, Dominic "lawman" Masoch~" a familiar voice teases.
Dominic Masoch	There's a moment of panic! Mostly because when you work apprehending all those dangerous students, you never knew when an ambush might happen! It's only after the voice speaks that he seems to realize it's not a REAL attack and he's not getting kidnapped by Monks to a boiler room fight club. "Ah ha! A clever ambush by Kyra 'The Delinquent' Hyral, I see! Truly hers is a cunning genius that I will never be able to catch," He remarks in a slightly over-flourished fashion. A moment later he's trying to wiggle from her grasp to get a look at her.
Kyra Hyral	"Mwahahaha~" Kyra giggles, forming some kind of bizzare hybrid of a cute schoolgirl laugh and a mad scientist's cackle, "And don't you ever forget it, lawman!" As he starts to wiggle, she finally lets go, quickly shifting so her hands are hidden behind her back. She stands there, grinning up at him, the hood on her head bulled down fully so Dominic actually gets a clear look at her face. There's a saucy smile on her lips and it looks like she's gone in 'regular' clothing right now...which actually doesn't look too much different from the school uniform besides the different skirt since she doesn't really follow the Alexander Academy uniform regulations very closely ANYWAY. She seems to be holding something behind her back and trying to look around her only reveals...well, her backpack. "Today is that extraversal holiday. Valentine's Day! And according to my research, you're supposed to spend it with someone-" she removes one hand from behind her back. It's empty. She playfully pokes him in the chest with a finger, "-you like~ Oh and presents and chocolate or something. But the important part is I want to steal you for a few hours. Mwahaha."
Dominic Masoch	Dominic watches as she pokes him in the chest a couple times, looking pretty happy to see her. And pretty tolerant of the shenanigans, "Yes! This holiday was explained to me. In the spirit of it, I got you this gift. I was never the best at presents, but I think you will like this one." He notes as she reveals an empty hand. He presents the big pink box to her with both hands, not prying too much into the matter of what SHE might be hiding, "And I would love to take some time off and allow you to theft my time." He gives another wide grin and asks, "You seem to have some devious plan in play over what we shall be doing, if you're asking for clandestine meetings."
Kyra Hyral	"Oh, you did?" Kyra drops her backpack behind her so she can take the gift in both hands. It...just looks like her regular backpack. If there is a gift involved from her, it must be inside. "Well~ Let's see what it is." As she opens the box, she peeks up at Dominic, that mischevious grin still on her face. "Oh yes, I definitely have an idea. I'll get to that in a moment, of course, because I have a gift I want to give you first. In a moment." What's in the boooooox?
Dominic Masoch	When the box is opened, it reveals... a second backpack! This one does not look like a normal backpack, however. Instead, it looks exactly like a stuffed Moogle with two straps to secure it to her back. Generally, it's meant to match her hoodie and looks to be pretty well-made. You unzip under the neck and the head pulls back to store books, potions and whatever. "I uhm... noticed you like Moogles. So I had that made for you. I hope you like it." He notes awkwardly. For how big he is and how much he carries himself like a knight, he does have moments where it reflects that he's a teenage guy. And this is one of them. He seems to be watching to try to figure out how she will react.
Kyra Hyral	Kyra blinks in surprise, setting the box that the backpack came in aside so she can hold it up by the straps and look it over more closely. For a long moment, she doesn't say anything, turning the gift over in her hands, no doubt giving Dominic a bit of a scare about her reaction. But eventually... She squeals. "It's so /cute/." she unzips the head and peeks inside to see what kind of carrying capacity it is. "Ooh~ Dominic, I love it!" she slips it on over her shoulders and wiggles a little, trying to peer at it on her back. "Thank you!" Eventually the excitement dies and Kyra grins. "Okay. You need to close your eyes and stand still so I can give you your gift, okay?" Assuming he does, he'll hear her rustling and unzipping her (now older) backpack to retrieve something.
Dominic Masoch	Dominic lets out a huge sigh of relief when she declares that she loves it, "Phew, I'm so glad!" He claps his hands together. Inspecting the interior, it's pretty spacious, about the size of a normal backpack with a few different internal pockets. At one or two places, there's a hidden pocket that is meant to use the padding to protect glass objects. He put some thought into who would be wearing it when he had it made. And then she makes a request of him, "Okay. Okay." He shuts his eyes and stands still... mostly. He's still pretty nervous, so he's rocking back and forth on his feet impatiently, wanting to see (or not see, as this case is with his eyes shut) the gift she's about to give him. He has no idea what Kyra has in store, because she's pretty much always full of surprises. But he doubts it will be anything embarassing or compromising.
Kyra Hyral	Dominic will feel something suddenly drape over his shoulders, then move to rest against the back and sides of his neck. It feels soft and smooth against the skin. "Okay. You can open them~" Kyra has placed a very long scarf around his neck and shoulders, one that is white and silky to the touch. The ends of the scarf has purple accents in a shade that perfectly matches the coat he wears. One of the ends even seems to have a DM embroidered into just above the purple accent lines. He'll also find that Kyra is more or less RIGHT UP IN HIS FACE with little room between the two of them, gazing into his blue eyes. She's holding onto each side of the scarf to keep herself in close. "Happy Valentine's day."
Dominic Masoch	It's almost enough to make Dominic forget he's even wearing a scarf. But he does carefully look to either side of him, to get a good look at it, "Wow, it's quite lovely. And it matches my normal coat so perfectly," He notes, before turning slightly red at her proximity to him. "Happy Valentine's day," He murmurs a bit subduedly, his blue eyes staring into those vividly green ones that Kyra possesses. He blinks a few times and continues looking at her. He's somewhat stooped over due to the grasp she has on it. "I uhm... am very glad to get to spend it with you," He notes a bit nervously before slowly leaning forward. He doesn't have much distance to travel with her RIGHT THERE, but he's definitely going in for a kiss! Their first kiss, even.
Kyra Hyral	The effect was clearly working as intended, it seemed. Sure, being this close did make it difficult to really see the scarf...but he'd see it eventually. Spying that little blush on his face only makes her smile widen. "Yeah." she smiles, tipping her head upwards. "Me too~" He goes in for the kiss and Kyra rises up on her toes a little to at least try to meet the tall Fencer halfway. There's about seven or so inches of height difference between the two of them. Kyra crashes against him and certainly savors the moment with him, caring little of who might see them. When the kiss finally breaks, Kyra remains there, clinging to the scarf for a few more seconds before letting him straighten, a satisfied grin on her face. "So~ Let's blow this bookstore. I've got another little surprise for you."
Dominic Masoch	Dominic certainly enjoys the kiss with Kyra! And is completely oblivious to anyone else watching them, way too happy to get to actually kiss her. His eyes drift shut for a few moments and he's hesitant to break it, but eventually does, standing up straight very slowly when she releases his scarf. "Ah, there is even more?" He asks, surprise in his voice. He ahems faintly and then looks around, "Then I see no reason to remain here. We should proceed to whatever future surprise you have in store," He asserts, ready to follow after her. "I am not certain you can top what has already occurred, though," He notes. Dominic is pretty elated with how his day has been going so far.
Kyra Hyral	"Top it? Oh, probably not." Kyra takes a moment to start shifting her stuff around-namely taking everything out of her old backpack and putting it in her new one. The older backpack is folded up and put inside the Moogle one which, of course, goes right onto her back. One thing from the backpack remains in her hand, though: a summon matrix, from what Dominic can tell. "Let's go~!" With her free hand, she reaches out and grabs one of Dominic's to pull him along. She probably doesn't end up doing much pulling after a few steps but she doesn't let go of his hand either. Once outside, Kyra is quick to activate the summon matrix. A beautiful white and golden mistcycle appears, its wheels teeming with light blue MP supplied by Kyra. It's an impressive, if very expensive-looking, machine. "This actually belongs to one of my older brothers." she says, slipping the summon matrix onto her belt. "I...borrowed it so we can go for a ride."
Dominic Masoch	Dominic is pulled along by his hand, squeezing Kyra's and letting himself be dragged, "Oh woooow, a Mistcycle. I have never had occasion to ride upon one before. My father thought them too dangerous," He adds, peering at it. "Did your brother teach you to ride?" He asks to Kyra, approaching the vehicle curiously. He leans over to inspect it in several places, "Truly they are amazing in crafstmanship." He looks over to her, "You did not have to do so much for me. Your mere presence is gift enough, Kyra!"
Kyra Hyral	"...eeeeh, a little." Kyra waggles her hand. Which is to say barely at all because her relationships with her older siblings are suspect. "It's actually not that hard at all, the biggest thing is that you need to weigh enough depending on the size of the mistcycle. I've never been able to ride this one alone since it's meant for Ramza, who is way bigger. About your size, actually." The girl reddens just a little. "Yeah well I like spending time with you even though we haven't gotten the chance to do that a lot lately! B..besides, we're going to ride it, I'm not /giving/ it to you." She needs to have it back before her brother notices that it's missing. "C'mon, we'll hit the span and take it right through the gate~"
Dominic Masoch	"Am I going to have to sequentially duel your brothers if we ever wish to make our relationship public?" Dominic asks teasingly, moving over towards the Mist Cycle and sitting down on it. His position on the seat is back a bit, with enough space for Kyra to sit in in front of him and operate as the driver. It also means that she's going to pretty much get Dominic holding onto her almost the entire ride. "I look forward to my first cycle ride."
Kyra Hyral	"...I have no idea, actually." Kyra says, actually sounding serious. "Hyrals usually don't get to date a lot, there's a big huge rush to marry. If we buck the trend you're probably going to get some disapproval from the rest of my family. Too bad for them I don't care!" She giggles. She climbs onto the bike in front of Dominic, knowing full well that he'll be holding onto her the whole time. "Hang on to your butt~" she teases as the mistcycle suddenly rockets forward, responding to the vast MP pool of the white mage. The action is enough to get multiple people suddenly looking up as the mistcycle tears forward through the alleys and roads between the buildings of Alexander academy. Kyra can definitely manipulate the mistcycle just fine but she drives rather....riskily. It might make Dominic wish he had a helmet or feel glad that he had a white mage nearby.
Dominic Masoch	"Aaaaah!" If it was Kyra's plan (and it might have been) to make the Fencer cling to her as tight as he could? Well she succeeded. As she takes off and starts driving riskily, Dominic's arms slide around her waist to grip her tightly from behind, holding on for dear life as they rocket through streets and alleys. The Beret he usually wears his long gone, letting the ponytail flow behind him as they ride, "This is a unique experience!" He shouts over the rush of the wind and speed.
Kyra Hyral	This was indeed part of the plan, actually. She definitely indulges in being sneaky even if Dominic would have gladly held Kyra on his own volition. Hopefully Dominic also secured his new scarf before hopping on too! If so, now it is billowing dramatically behind him. Also part of the plan, actually: giving Dom something that could dramatically flap in the wind behind him. "We're just getting started!" Kyra crows over the wind as they leave the Academy entirely and burst out onto the Great Span. She dodges a few people before slipping in to the 'lane' set aside for faster vehicle travel on the great bridge. She swerves and jockeys for position, passing all of the traffic. ALL OF IT!