Emotion Taster
Arc 2 Banquet : Chapter 3 - That's How it is About
“Hah .. we can go straight to the point,” I mediate with a lazy tone. “And Ima, can you stop? I'd be lazy if it was mostly pleasantries.”
“OK, I ‘kan already apologized, Van,” he said while lowering the fist in hand.
Your apology wasn't for a request. But, alright ... just start to the main discussion.
When the conditions started to be conducive, we sat down on the set of tables that Imarine had neatly prepared before. With a rectangular wooden table, I sat opposite the man just now.
“Kaivan .. You know Septian, ‘kan? Now he has another problem.”
Hn?
I don't feel stress, depression, fear, or any other negative things. The emotional wave of the person is stable and does not experience any irregularities at all. Most likely the problem is just unimportant things.
“...”
No, no. No. Unlike women, men have immunity to stronger feelings. Adam tends not to think too deeply about feelings and only think about solutions rather than daydreaming about problems. So, the problem could have been big, I didn't feel any waves of emotions as well probably because she's the one who's the expert at hiding feelings—
“Kaivan .. You know how to be accepted when shooting girls?”
“... Huh?”
Next to my eyebrows, making a confused face while slightly gaping slanted. The thing I initially suspected was true, Septian instead gave me a ridiculous problem. At least it is not comparable to the story of Imarine.
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Shoot, a common phrase that almost everyone in my country knows. An activity of recognition of feelings in people who are liked, usually it leads to requests to be lovers.
“Accepted chick?” I repeat the Septian question.
“Iya, you know? Kayak ... such tricks or suggestions?”
“Hmn ..?” my hum narrowed my eyes in confusion. “Ima, why do you think I can take this problem?” ask me who changed my gaze to the girl on the side.
“I don't think you can give me a solution. I'm just bringing in people who have problems. Isn't that what you asked for?”
“Heh? So, really no advice from you, Van?” septian is cutting.
“...”
If you think logically. The main thing is that I have never expressed feelings to any woman in my life. Imarine already knew that, he had asked me before via message. So, if I have to give advice on how to have a boyfriend, you better ask someone who has already succeeded.
“Hah ...,” Septian breath that starts to push his chair back. “What do I do here,” he continued walking away.
“Woi, woi, wait a minute, Ian,” call me prevent it. “At least the story first .. Even if I don't know the solution, I can find out who knows.”
“Haah~ ...? So, you want my story to go to everyone?”
“I'm just a story to people who if they know the solution. Story time also I won't say your name, just relax ..”
Septian was silent for a moment closing his thinking eyes. He lowered his head while touching the finger between the two eyebrows.
“Ya already .. I also have the responsibility to come here,” he said back to sit.
I felt anxiety coming out of Septian. His emotions said that he was harboring something that was the source of the problem.
We were sitting opposite a rectangular desk intermediary, like the person doing the job interview. Imarine was on the side, but her position was likely to go into the side of the table where I was sitting, looking like her pen assistant.
“So, Ian,” call me to him. “Tadi, you want to ask how can girls be accepted?”
“Iya ..”
“That means, you now love girls again?”
“Iya ..”
“Hng?” I remembered something in my mind when I spoke to Septian. “Your question just now was a bit strange.”
The form of the sentence is different from most people. Normally people who fall in love are more questioning about how to express feelings to women. In contrast to this, Septian is more like advancing one step of the process.
“Actually you have never shot a girl or not?” continue many.
He's?
Ah .. because he asked about this. That means previous expressions of love have failed to make the woman a lover. Preventing the same result, Septian asked me. But ....
“If you have, why not learn from your own experience? Find out the cause of your rejection so that it doesn't happen again.”
“Rejected?” his confused reaction raised the voice. “I've never been rejected girl, Van.”
He's?
Confused for the second time.
“No, no .. wait ... do you have a girlfriend now?”
“What are you talking about, Van? Why do I discuss how to let girls accept if I already have a girlfriend?”
“Hmn?” I said still confused.
“Hmn?” septian reply which also made a confused face.
We both thought about what the conversation meant. The emotion of confusion could also be felt, Septian slightly twisted his brain hearing my question.
“Hmguft,” chokes the breath of Imarine who is holding back laughter on the side. “Ahahaha .. you guys are saying what, anyway,” Imarine said in a teasing tone.
“He who talks is not clear,” said Septian pointed at me.
“Huh? You're weird, what does it mean you ever shot a girl, but haven't dated?”
“Iya means I am not accepted is stupid,” said Septian in a higher voice.
“Then why did you say you were never rejected!?” I began to raise my voice.
“Yes because I have never been rejected!”
“Mana can ...!?”
We yelled at each other, raising the voice constantly as the conversation went on.
“Aha, ahaha, ahahaha ..” Laughter of Imarine who has not reconciled since and tends to enjoy the show. “Behold, pause, nothing is wrong, kok,” he said.
Hearing Imarine's words, I and Septian calmed down a little and started to face the girl. Her mesamesem face depicts her trying hard to stop her laughter.
“Means tuh ... Tian has shot, just he has not been able to answer because the girl did not answer directly at that time.”
“...”
Ah, so that means. I feel a little stupid for yelling at the wrong thing.
“Well, I guess it's about,” after septian told me.
“Keep now what? You have shot him and now just wait, ‘kan.”
Like people waiting for an announcement from a job application. There is no better way than to wait. Looking for other activities that are more useful may be done so as not to stress or obsess about it.
“Not, Van. You still don't understand,” said Septian denied explaining. “I've shot him, but he didn't answer to think about either or I'm not his girlfriend.”
No, I understand .. What can I ask now?
What he said did not dispute the solution I mentioned. What can he do but wait?
“Kaivan ...,” call him seriously by looking me in the eye. “About how he won't reject me later?” he continued asking me.
“...”
