BATTAT is in costume as MIKE, giving instructions. "...and he needs ME there in order to get him undercover. OK?" He takes the costume head off. "He could really use some REAL social interaction, so I'm thinking of taking him somewhere FUN..." When the head pops off, he's blushing underneath. "Long story short... I'm going to need you two to cover for basically that whole day." PLUEY and JONGLER are also in costume as MIKE. Pluey is blushing and trembling from the story. Jongler says, "Boss..."
Jongler salutes. "Understood! Leave it to us, Boss! And you enjoy the date!" The word DATE stabs Battat, who is left adrift, background swirling and text looking more distorted. "WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT A DATE?!? YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE I WANT HIM TO ENJOY HIMSELF IN A NICE PLACE AND THEN MAYBE AFTER THAT WE WOULD BE SPENDING TIME..." He trails off, realizing how this all sounds now that he says it out loud. "...thanks, I will...??" He concedes, blushing and scratching his cheek, but in his mind he's screaming incoherently. Pluey and Jongler are innocently happy for him, cheering in the background.
scene inspired by #spamttat canon divergence roleplay. It's an internal crisis, but kinda nice as far as internal crises go?!?!?!