[center][b][color=007FFF]Abel Fulgurate[/color][/b][/center]

A date?  Abel had to make a conscious effort to stop himself from doing something stupid.  Really, there wasn't much chance of it being a proper date, which was probably good given his inexperience.  They would both have most of their teams around at the same time.  Still, the thought of potentially spending time with someone not obligated to do so with him, particularly a girl like Krysanthe, made the smile on his face indelible for the next few minutes.

Realizing he had been getting nowhere in regards to locating his teammates for some time, Abel opted to whip out his scroll and contact the remaining members of his team via the wonders of technology.  Right off the bat, he realized he had forgotten to get Shiro's new number, still having the number of his smashed scroll on his own.  After a hefty sigh, Abel decided to message Gren instead.

[i]To: Gren Orchid
From: Abel Fulgurate
Subject: Stuff we could do

Hi.  Been looking for you guys.  I thought we'd go with everyone else into town and have some fun before school started.  There's a bowling place called Drury Lanes that also has fast food.  Neat, casual sort of place, we could hang out.[/i]

Abel always felt somewhat self-conscious when he used words like 'hang out'.  He always got the impression that other people would be thinking that he was trying too hard to be cool.

[i]I'll be at the airship docks in ten minutes, even if you don't want to go.  Sapphire's not coming, she's doing stuff with Oswald.[/i]

At first Abel had been about to type 'going on a date' rather than 'doing stuff', but he ran out of characters.  Shrugging, he sent the text and made for the airship port.

Naturally, Abel was the first to arrive—if anyone else was, in fact, coming.  As much as he wanted to remain optimistic, he couldn't help but get that sinking feeling in his gut.  Hopefully he wouldn't be heading out alone.