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Well, look who it is.

Joris enters Milliways with the faintly guilty air of someone possibly playing hooky. Maybe only possibly, though- he is still wearing his white demon-hunting vest, pockets loaded with ~supplies~, but it isn't being worn over the rest of his uniform. Instead, he's wearing a t-shirt with a movie logo, jeans, and sneakers.

Alright, maybe it isn't so much 'playing hooky', as 'Konstam is busy' and Joris needs someone to explain something to him. Or why else would you explain the very baffled look on his face?

He's just stumbled upon the frustrating mysteries of the opposite sex, and like most people, has come to a bar to find his answers.

... Thankfully he's too young to even be thinking of turning to hard drink.

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It doesn't worry her, but it should worry anyone who worries about him.

"Joris, hello. It has been some time. How are you?"

Clearly you haven't been talking to Liz Sherman or the Winchesters.

He quickly shakes his head. "I haven't talked to anybody since that mission you took us to in Las Vegas. Things have been really busy back home, with Konstam getting married, than the new plans we've been working on since They're gone, and everything else. I haven't had a chance to come here at all!"

A quick shrug, but Joris offers Coyote a slight smile. "I've been alright, though. Um. Mostly?" He bites his lip, then looks at her consideringly.

"I am pleased to hear it. Not that you could not come here, but that you are doing well."

He clearly has something on his mind, but he'll spit it on on his own time.

Of course he will!

That time would be now.

"-Look. Um. You're a girl, right? Ah- well, you are, but you'd know how they think?"

His cheeks are red, but there are few things that would ever render Joris speechless, and embarrassment would not be one of them, apparently.

Coyote looks down at herself.

She crosses her arms, which coincidentally displays her assets nicely.

"I do happen to be female," Coyote says. At the moment, anyway. "But I would hesitate before calling myself an expert on human women. They can be very puzzling."

Coyote is an expert on some topics involving human women, but she doubts Joris is asking about that just yet.

That blush depends, but Joris manages to wrench his gaze back up to Coyote's eyes.

(And yes, he's not even asking about that sort of thing.)

"But even still- I have no idea why Elsie got upset at me just a little while earlier, and Konstam's busy, and..."

And you're convienently right here, Coyote.

"Perhaps you should tell me who Elsie is, and what exactly you did. Or said."

Coyote does have plenty of experience with people being angry with her.

With a slightly relieved smile, Joris sits down in the armchair across from Coyote.

"Well. Elsie... Elsie's a cousin of Konstam's, so she's one of the Khans. She's my age, though- and she's also training to be a demon hunter. She'll be one of the best, when she finishes- she's gone out on missions and hunts already as well. We have classes together, and she's always been nice to me. Even when I first arrived at Khan Valley and my english wasn't very good, and everything was just so very different than what I was used to."

Elsie is apparently only second to Konstam in awesomeness, good-will, etc etc etc. Joris could go on and on-

But he has been learning to get to the point. Somewhat.

"Anyways, there's a new Phule's Company movie out-" That would be the logo on his t-shirt, it seems- "And Elsie likes those movies as well, so I asked her, and we went to go see it. After the movie we saw some of our other classmates were there, and Jehran asked if me and Elsie were on a date."

Coyote thinks she knows where this is going.

"And did you say yes or no?" Poor kid never had a chance. Both answers are wrong! And not saying anything is also wrong.

Joris gives Coyote the same look he (more than likely) gave Jehran. "It wasn't a date- and that's what I told them. But that's when Elsie got upset and-"

"And that," Coyote says, "is where you should have asked her if in fact, she wanted it to be a date. Girls do not like being shot down in front of a crowd, especially by someone they hold in high esteem."

The look she's giving him indicates Coyote isn't sure why this girl likes Joris. But she'll give him the benefit of the doubt for being a clueless virgin.

Perhaps because Joris is an honestly nice guy-

When he's not being a clueless idiot?

... He might be starting to realize the 'clueless idiot' part right about now, though. The Look that Coyote's giving him is certainly educational on that point!

"That's maybe what she wanted?" Quietly. "Or- or I should have let her answer Jehran?"

"Women usually like choices, as a very general rule. But anything more specific than that could get me into trouble."

As Coyote knows very well.

"Couldn't be any more trouble than I'm already in." Joris mutters, than sighs.

"But why couldn't she tell me that when I asked her what was wrong?"

"Without knowing the young lady in question, it would be hard to say. My best guess is that she thought you already knew."

She wanted you to read her mind, too. Girls usually want that.

He does believe Coyote. The incredulous look he's giving her is caused by what she just told him, rather.

"And how would I know that?"

"You have never been on a date before, have you."

It isn't a question.

But would that stop Joris from answering?

"No."

"I mean.... well. Elsie and I have hung out before. With classes, and practice, and with other classmates. And sometimes we're at headquarters, when Konstam and her aunt Mahree are working on planning out a mission, and they want us there to help with the planning."

"You have a valid excuse, then. Tell her you had never been on a date before, whenever she decides to speak to you again."

That should get him off the hook. And then of course, he'll have to answer the question of whether or not he wants to be on a date with her. But that isn't Coyote's problem.

He takes a deep breath, lets it out slowly, and then nods. "... Hopefully soon. I mean, she has to start talking to me sooner or later- we have classes together, and I'm also sure Konstam would have something to say about hunting and communicating- but at least that would be at Elsie, and not me."

(And Joris really wouldn't mind going on a date with Elsie! Its just something that's never come up before.)

"I suggest flowers," Coyote says, with no small amount of mischief.

The look Joris gives Coyote is rueful-

But that just may be a lesson that Joris is going to have to learn all on his own. (There is something to be said about the School of Hard Knox.)

But at least she has cleared up most of his problem, so he takes a deep breath and lets it out, and is ready to move on.

"I haven't seen you since that whole mission with the casino in Las Vegas. You've been alright?"

"I have been well occupied," she says. "I am living in a new town, with a new name, and a new trade. No marriages, though."

"Yeah, but I bet you wouldn't make so much fuss over what sort of color you'd want if you got married." Slightly muttered, and with a shake of Joris' head.

Then he blinks, and looks at Coyote worriedly.

"Did we not get all the demons who were after you? The one at the casino and the people he had possessed. Are they after you?"

...seriously, she does not deserve this kid's regard. He's so nice. To her!

"My marriages are admittedly not quite like normal ones," she admits. "And no. I remain unmolested for the time being."