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"Well, I like love everything about the beach," she replied very candidly. "Like tanning and swimming and like I guess sometimes I take walks and stuff, but I hate sand, it gets all in my bathing suit and between my toes and it's just gross—" "You love everything about the beach but you hate sand," Tony clarified, his eyes smiling. "Totally! You get me. And then, duh, it's great seeing all the shirtless guys at the beach." She grinned vacuously, picturing it. "And like, I love getting my hair and nails done, like, the spa is totally my favorite place in this town—oh, and SHOPPING, actually the mall might be my favorite place, it's like legit awesome all the different clothes and shoes and stuff, it's totally the best. What else?" She seemed to give it a genuine think-over, and Tony leaned forward and placed his hand on hers, causing all thoughts [however many there could possibly be] to fly out of her head. "You certainly seem like a—" he coughed "—charming and fascinating young woman." Freddi giggled inanely. "I was just wondering—how do you feel about fighting?" "Fighting?" she asked blankly. He nodded. "Like wars, defending your nation—even stuff on the smaller scale, like fencing—erm, that's sword fighting—and martial arts?" "Erm, well I guess it seems cool?" She thought about it, and grinned. "And guys who do it are totally hot." Tony withdrew his hand and turned sideways in his chair, looking pensively at the floor. "I'm a pacifist," he said. Knowing what was coming, he continued, "It means I'm against violence. In all forms. I find it disgusting and unnecessary and I don't want to change you, but if you're not with me on that... I don't know if we should see each other again." Freddi leaned forward. "No! I'm like totally for peace and stuff! It's totally ballin' and all that! I just, I-I just didn't know what you meant." Tony met her eyes again, and smiled. "I see. That's good. I like you, Freddi." Freddi just about melted. "You're so hot," she breathed. This time Tony didn't seem able to hold it—he threw his head back and laughed out loud. Freddi was hopelessly confused, and it didn't help when he said, "Lord Fred, if only you could see how far you've fallen." "What?" Freddi asked vaguely, but her mind was like a blank slate when Tony stood up, pulled her up with him, and kissed her deeply. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed back, but they were in public, so he pulled away quickly, leaving her eyes completely vacant and her expression dreamy. They continued their meal. Freddi was watching her figure, so she had only a salad, while Tony helped himself to a burger. As the night was drawing to a close, Tony said,
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