Iris' face turned away quickly as previous thoughts swirled in her mind, the overstimulation of the situation that presented itself had taken a toll not only on her head but her heart. She began to try and come up with some words to say, trying to figure out the right thing to get her out of this troublesome situation.
"What is it…you can tell me anything…"
Dante went on to place his hand on Iris' hand which sat on the stall's seat. Alma's face lit up in excitement seeing such a progression as her Iris' eyes widened and her ears turned as red as a scolding flame. She'd never been so forwardly talked to before, and this was the biggest step anyone'd ever taken in regards to getting to know her. Though on the other hand, it was Xavien's advice that was pushing Dante to act this way, as he'd seen it work on the people he'd talked to.
"Maybe with this…we could find some common ground, all I gotta do is follow the advice and listen to her thoughts…" He thought to himself as he made sure his hand was firmly placed on hers, as he'd seen Xavien do during their practice.
"Y-you…my–"
"What is it…?"
He noticed that she had grabbed her wand with her free hand and was silently chanting before noticing a green tint coming from her wand. Suddenly a burst of mana filled the surrounding area as a burst of floral vines shot out of the ground and pinned Dante suddenly to the ceiling of the tavern. Iris quickly took off with her bag in tow as she sprinted away from the table and out of the tavern quickly.
"I'M NOT READY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT!!!" she yelled as the tavern's door slammed loudly, causing the few workers and tavern-goers to look over to see what the commotion was about. Dante, who'd been stunned by the sudden impact of the vines shoving him against the ceiling, looked down to see Alma shrugging awkwardly after the situation that presented itself.
"S-sorry…she can be pretty tense when it comes to physical contact…"
"I…see."
Dante looked over to see Xavien and his date watching. Xavien gave him a look of pity and shook his head sadly at what had happened as the two focused back on their date. Dante on the other hand, sighed heavily, as one of the Felina began to cut at the vines that held him in place.
"Don't worry, we could use some of these for a mew ingredient. Nya just stay right there!"
Dante sunk his head and groaned as the sounds of the vines cutting away resounded through the tavern and business as usual continued.
"This is what I get for trying to get advice from a playboy."