Otto thinks carefully about Eva's question. Exhaling through his nose heavily he speaks assuredly "Well, if I we're to wonder if their heart was something that belonged to me...I think how I deal with that is seeing if they want to spend time with you on their own. As in, they would approach you for time together versus the other way around without being provoked."
"In regards to worrying about whether they will leave the instant you make a mistake? Thats not something you should be concerned over. I figured you were more confident than that. She very well might if you are as timid as the mouse waiting for the shoe to drop - on the other hand showing overt temerity might also dissuade her. I won't simply say 'be yourself' because that's meaningless - but you should try to just act as you normally would and remain self confident enough you can keep her around."
Otto leans back in his chair again, resting in his chair "As far as the Starlight Ball...why are you afraid to ask her? So what if she says no. Ask her again a week later after you've worked on her some more. Thats how I got with my past-wife and any other relationships. Persistence. I'm not the most attractive man in Eorzea, though I come close of course - I also don't have the most shining of personalities, but again mine is still bright. Showing a measured persistence works better than anything else."
Otto shrugs as he thinks about all he said and his own persistence. "What else is on your mind?"
"In regards to worrying about whether they will leave the instant you make a mistake? Thats not something you should be concerned over. I figured you were more confident than that. She very well might if you are as timid as the mouse waiting for the shoe to drop - on the other hand showing overt temerity might also dissuade her. I won't simply say 'be yourself' because that's meaningless - but you should try to just act as you normally would and remain self confident enough you can keep her around."
Otto leans back in his chair again, resting in his chair "As far as the Starlight Ball...why are you afraid to ask her? So what if she says no. Ask her again a week later after you've worked on her some more. Thats how I got with my past-wife and any other relationships. Persistence. I'm not the most attractive man in Eorzea, though I come close of course - I also don't have the most shining of personalities, but again mine is still bright. Showing a measured persistence works better than anything else."
Otto shrugs as he thinks about all he said and his own persistence. "What else is on your mind?"
