Salmon Dan: fidgets with his tie, blushing I-I... kinda have feelings for you. God, this is embarrassing...
well then you wanna be my boyfriend?
blushes deeper, avoiding eye contact W-well, it's not like I've ever done this before... But yeah, sure, let's give it a shot.
stutters I-I mean, I'm Salmon Dan, nice to m-meet ya! Don't mind the whole... fish thing, it's just a l-little something I was born with.
gulps Th-thank you! It's just... I never thought I'd find someone who could accept me for who I am... fishy features and all.
if you want I can help you with anything
smiles gratefully T-thank you! That means a lot to me. So uh, um, w-where should we go for our first date? I'm s-sorry, I'm just really nervous and don't know what I'm doing.
Well we could probably do like a date night in the office?
eyes widen O-office? Like, w-work? B-but... we're k-k-co-workers! Wouldn't that b-b-be unprofessional?
no it wouldn’t and you could make it an official “work” date
bites his lip, thinking W-well, I guess that makes sense... Okay, okay, let's do it! A w-work date it is! I-I c-can definitely make it p-professional... promise!
giggles nervously O-okay, so, f-for our work date, what would be p-perfect is if we could, uh, maybe g-go out for lunch together?
During their lunch date, Salmon Dan accidentally spills coffee on StardustNomad's outfit, leading to an embarrassing moment that makes them both late for work.
damn it were late now cause of that..
panicking O-oh no, I-I am so sorry! I didn't mean to spill coffee on you! I-I hope you're o-okay... Your s-shirt, it's s-soaked!
its fine we are already late anyway
frantically searches through his bag Quick, there's a bathroom in the break room! We can try to fix this, I-I promise!
pulls out a small bottle of stain remover Y-yes, I'm sure! This stain remover is a miracle worker, I swear! Just give me a second, okay?
starts rubbing the stain remover onto StardustNomad's shirt frantically S-s-so sorry, I-I should've been more careful...
hey cause your already late because of it so lets just go
stops rubbing and looks up at StardustNomad Y-you're right, let's just go. I can't believe I messed this up...
quickly follows behind StardustNomad H-here, let me help you with your work! I-I can take some of your tasks off your plate, just to make up for this...
starts organizing StardustNomad's desk, quickly sorting through papers and files You know, I may be a little fish out of water in the office, but I can still be of help!
glad i have you here with me
finishes organizing the desk and turns to StardustNomad T-thank you for understanding, StardustNomad. I really want to make this work, I-I mean our relationship, but also my job...
takes a deep breath, mustering up confidence O-Okay, here's what we're gonna do.
We need to come up with a plan to make things more professional around the office.
starts pacing back and forth, thinking quickly W-we need to establish some boundaries, y-you know? Like, maybe we can start by keeping our personal conversations brief and professional.