Ducktales: Journey To Agartha - Act 2

Chapter 4: Ducktales - The Soap Opera

Gyro pulled out the chair for Gloria as she sat down at the white clothed table. The environment was nice, with a dim candle glowing between them. This wasn't just any fancy restaurant, it was Red Lobster, the other nice 5-star restaurant in Duckburg.

"Thank you for being willing to go out with me again despite the last date not going so well toward the end." Gyro twiddled his thumbs as he sat across from Gloria. He still wasn't good at starting date conversations. The only thing he was good at was science and insulting people.

"Yeah of course. Man, that was really crazy though. You may have to start a scene if we are gonna get the same amount of drama like last time."

He chuckled. "Yeah. No offense, but I will never understand why you invited them."

She shrugged. "We went through hell together so I was just trying to be civil? I dunno but don't worry I don't think I'll be asking them for a double date anytime soon."

He coughed, picking up his menu. "...sooooo, do you know what you're gonna get?" Gyro had no idea how to turn this around to be romantic. He wanted to get further than they had last time.

"The usual. Just a bunch of Olive Garden breadsticks."

"But we're at Red Lobster."

"They still have them."

"Ummmm....okay." Yep. That's all he could think of to say. What a guy.

"What about you?" She started drawing on the table despite there not being any table paper. She took the kid's menu crayons from a small child, who cares.

"Oh, a lobster of course. I am a classy man." That sounded like a joke, but Gyro was dead serious as he smirked to himself with pride. As they were speaking, Gyro made sure to grab a waitress' attention to ask for their finest wine. "So, um, I'm sorry I keep our relationship strictly professional in the work environment but that's what needs to be done. But outside you are free to express your feelings toward me."

"I get it dude. No big deal."

Gloria really wasn't helping him start a romantic conversation. He gulped, adjusting his collar. "You look really pretty tonight." He gestured to her mandatory assigned uniform.

Gloria blushed and smiled "Aw thank you! You look great yourself despite the ugly ass plaid pants."

"Thanks..." He looked down at his pants. Despite them living in a new North Korea, he didn't think they were all that bad. "This, um, dictatorship is crazy, right? Haha...ha..."

"I think it's pretty funny. I want to see how far this will go before it caves in on himself. There's no way that this shit is permanent. I give him a month, tops!"

Their wine had arrived and Gyro had started stirring it with his finger. "I honestly don't care. But I fear he'll assign everyone mandatory jobs. No one takes me away from my science."

"Wait wait wait shut the fuck up. You have your finger... in your wine. What the fuck are you doing?" She took a sip of her own wine to demonstrate how a normal fucking person drinks.

He blushed. "I've seen it done in movies..."

"What movie?"

"Megamind, when he's on a date with Roxanne." (that didn't happen but whatever).

"Ahhhhh... Okay carry on then." She swirled her finger in the wine as well for the hell of it.

There was a brief pause before Gloria spoke up again, taking her finger out of her wine glass. "Hey Gyro? Could I ask you something?"