"Cool, I understand," Romeo nodded. "I should like to learn more Japanese for you." He turned, a little sheepish and gestured to the table and rug.

"I feel like I should have blindfolded you to make you wait longer yet," he admitted. "But it is here." He gestured first to the meal -- just takeout Chinese food, but he had decanted it from its serving dishes so it looked a little prettier -- and then to the rug. "Dinner and a place to dance, in whatever order m'lady wishes."