Perhaps under other circumstances, Rukia wouldn't be paying such sharp attention to the little things that Jade exhibited as 'good signs' in her opinion. The fact that he'd managed to touch her back, even briefly, seemed like he was making an effort to establish a connection when she was so accustomed to seeing him keep his hands to himself. Praiseworthy progress for him! She noticed that he made no effort to correct the rental woman either, though that probably had more to do with the fact that Rukia was so far from 'young' it was laughable.
Why spoil that? She was tickled, both at the comment about her age and the fact that she was Jade's young lady. She slanted a little grin up at him before requesting her size. If she was really lucky, then they might have it in the adult section and not the kids rentals.
All in all, she was starting to feel more secure in her conviction that this actually was a date, which meant she didn't have to worry that Jade would laugh at her for making the assumption.
Thanking the woman, Rukia made her way to the bench to slip off her shoes in favor of the skates, lacing them up tightly. So far, so good, and there didn't seem to be anything special she needed to keep in mind just yet. The Moogle fluttered by to retrieve their shoes rather than making them wobble their way back to the stand, which meant the next step was standing up.
Rukia started to rise, but one skate wanted to travel forward as she did, and immediately her hand shot out to grasp Jade's shoulder to steady herself. "How is this done?" The standing part, she meant. A glance at the rink itself gave her no hints as to how she was even going to move on the ice once she got herself upright and stable.
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Why spoil that? She was tickled, both at the comment about her age and the fact that she was Jade's young lady. She slanted a little grin up at him before requesting her size. If she was really lucky, then they might have it in the adult section and not the kids rentals.
All in all, she was starting to feel more secure in her conviction that this actually was a date, which meant she didn't have to worry that Jade would laugh at her for making the assumption.
Thanking the woman, Rukia made her way to the bench to slip off her shoes in favor of the skates, lacing them up tightly. So far, so good, and there didn't seem to be anything special she needed to keep in mind just yet. The Moogle fluttered by to retrieve their shoes rather than making them wobble their way back to the stand, which meant the next step was standing up.
Rukia started to rise, but one skate wanted to travel forward as she did, and immediately her hand shot out to grasp Jade's shoulder to steady herself. "How is this done?" The standing part, she meant. A glance at the rink itself gave her no hints as to how she was even going to move on the ice once she got herself upright and stable.