Sometimes, it seems, things go nicely for Dr Armatai. Sly has, unexpectedly, ask her out to dinner. At a surprisingly nice restaurant. With him picking up the check. Something is definitely suspicious but... he does clean up nice. And the wine and food are far better than her usual starving scholar ramen.

Slyfox is the product of the everscheheming  electricfox777 - he also provided a wonderful short story for this!

Brea has only me to blame for her existence. That and all the temples and tombs she's desecrated.

Once again,  shana knocks it out of the park with the setting and the mood.

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A moment passed in silence as the question brought the vixen's mind to a screeching halt. "I'm sorry. I must have misheard you. What did you ask?" asked Dr. Armatai.

The light blush on her cheeks told the wolfox that she'd heard exactly what he'd asked. "I asked if you would be interested in joining me for dinner sometime." he clarified.

"Oh! You want...Well...This is so sudden...she stammered a little. This brought a small chuckle from Sly as he noted her flustered state in the rear view mirror.

"Don't panic too much. I didn't mean tonight. You're just getting back from an expedition after all. You look tired and more than a little stressed. So I just figured I'd offer to take you out for a night. Maybe you can tell me about the trip over dinner." he offered.

The blush on the vixen's face darkened at the clarification. It wasn't as if she found him unattractive, and they've had more than a few intimate moments thanks to her contract with him, but she wasn't used to such mundane advances being directed toward her out of the blue like this.

"You don't have to answer now. You have my number. If you decide to take me up on the offer let me know. Just a simple dinner, no collar...unless you want me to bring it that is." he joked as he adjusted the rear view mirror away from the vixen scholar and back to the view of the road behind him.

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The sound of quiet conversation, and the clinking of cutlery on ceramic were the main sounds in the restaurant. Wait staff moved here and there picking up and dropping off trays in between taking orders. Dr. A looked around and took in the decor once more. Upscale for sure, but not too fancy. The sound of a cork popping free of it's place made her ear twitch and brought her attention to her date across the table from her. Sly was pouring a glass of wine for the two of them to cap off the meal they'd just had. She'd told him of the expedition she was just on, and he'd told her of some of the experiences he's had recently in turn. All in all it was a lovely evening; one she knew she would remember. There was a simple pleasure in something so mundane. As she picked up her glass to toast the evening she hoped more times like this would come her way, but for now she would cherish this experience for a long time to come.