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As they spoke about accents and regions, Tzuki wondered how Simon felt about her so-called skill. Some people would probably think she was super weird to be able to identify as many accents as she could. It helped her a lot, being a good way to help figure out a lot of information about someone really quickly. It helped that his voice also sounded kind and warm, which belayed quite a bit about him too. After she led him to the wall of minis, Tzuki hoped to make him excited (and maybe sell some stuff, but mostly the excitement).

He chuckled before he spoke, and Tzuki listened to his words carefully. Simon explained that he didn't need to rebuild, since his current armies were safely at his parents' house. Apparently he just needed a trip to go and get them, plus space in his apartment to store them. He also said someone named Angie didn't want them in the apartment either. Well now... who was Angie? An ex? A sibling? A roommate? The questions bounced around Tzuki's head, but she decided to try and relate instead. "I get that one. My former step-monster hated anything that brought my dad and I any joy. She hated all sorts of games and kept trying to plan 'date nights' on our family game night. She was awful, but thankfully, my dad figured out he'd be better off without. Hopefully you're also better off without roommate stress." Tzuki smiled over in Simon's direction, hoping it'd helped to some degree at least.

When Simon said that his situation was "something like" she'd said, Tzuki wondered if she had misread the situation. Perhaps it had been something more romantic in nature. Hopefully she hadn't upset him in any way! It'd be just terrible to cause problems. He didn't seem super upset, but with only his voice to tell, it was tricky to get a read on the situation. Simon continued, explaining that he hadn't been sure what to expect about the shop-flats. Apparently it was far smaller than the one he'd most recently lived in. Though he said he could put in some shelves to store them, then perhaps he could play if there was interest. "I think the flats are a bit.... cosy as well. My dad's house was huge, then I was in Hogwarts... now I'm here. It's been a shuffle. Though, I will say that shelves can make or break the storage space." She laughed softly, reaching out to gently rest her fingertips on the big display shelf. "And if you ever need a space to store your gear, I have an empty shelf in the stock room. It's not huge, but it can hold an army or two."

Of course, it wasn't just anyone she'd let into the back room.... (okay, yes it was. She often trusted people to wander back there) but she felt for Simon. If she'd had to give up one of her favorite hobbies due to lack of space, it'd break her heart! "As for playing, I'm sure I can get a group together. I have a few friends that play Warhammer, so they'd probably be down. Or I can see if there's a more local group. Either way, we'll get you back into your hobby." Of that, Tzuki felt certain. Having hobbies was a comfort, and having those taken away could be really stressful. She remembered when AnaSofia told her she wasn't allowed to play games, since she deemed them "unladylike", and it'd been dang near torture!

Her train of thought was interrupted by a question. Tzuki donned a small grin, excited to share. "I like music a lot. I've got a keyboard and my guitar upstairs. I also fold origami, though I'm not sure it actually turns out well." Another laugh escaped the young woman, causing Frankie to shift position so she wouldn't jar him as much. "There's not... a ton of activity-forward shops in Hogsmeade. There's a few really good restaurants, a dueling range, a music shop... stuff like that. I think a lot of Hogsmeade is set up to secure business from students. Though, if you ever want the best baked goods, we've got that at Theo's shop. He sells here sometimes too, which I appreciate. He's got raspberry creme rolls that are actual magic." She nodded, figuring she could point out the shop (or at least, the general area) before Simon left. She'd long since vetted all the restaurants in Hogsmeade and knew they were all great in their own way. Hopefully getting the book shop reinvigorated would bring more life in as well.

It was Hogsmeade weekend and Hesperia had been planning this trip for over a week because she was planning on finally answering the question of if they were official or not. Every time one of them had attempted to answer that question, something had come up. She had wanted to ask him after Kasamir had carried her up to the Hospital Wing following her Quidditch injury, but then Healer Morgan had been working on her injuries and she'd gotten distracted. Again she'd planned to ask him during the Halloween dance, but that didn't happen either. After everything that had happened this year... Hes was going to make sure that she asked him before the end of the school year. So she had planned this trip, with just the two of them, to the game shop. They could get a nice and quiet corner to play a game, maybe get some snacks to munch on. Then she could ask the question to find out if they were official. Maybe end the night with dinner at the Three Broomsticks? That would be nice... if he said yes, of course. She hadn't even considered if he'd say no... But then again, they'd both been puppy-dog eyeing each other all year and most of last year so there was no way he'd say no...

The trip down to the village had been nice, but they were with all the other kids going to Hogsmeade so she had been unwilling to share what was on her mind then. Instead it had been nice small talk and her mentioning wanting to go by the sweet shop. She needed to restock on blood lollies and she was comfortable enough with Kas to let him know about what she bought from there. When they finally reached the shop, she smiled, her heart beating a little faster in her chest. She was equal parts excited and nervous about her plan, but she was going to push through the nervousness and ask him. Because she had to know. "After you," she said with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes. She swished her dress a little, still smiling excitedly.

Hesperia huffed a little bit and puffed out her cheeks when he insisted that she go first, but then let a smirk cross her lips and she shuffled inside. He called her that pet name in Russian again and while she figured it was something cute, she didn't speak Russian and she really wanted to know what it meant. While they were going over to examine the chess set, she decided to ask about it. "I've been wondering what that meant. I assume it's something cute but I don't speak Russian." Yet... she added mentally. If they were dating and they stayed together a while... she might just have to learn it. And she'd have to teach him Greek, especially if he wanted to talk with her grandparents. She moved from the chess set over to the dice sets that they had. Since she had joined the Adventurer's Guild in order to spend more time with Kas, she had found a sort of fondness for the game. She didn't really know too much about it, nor was she very creative when it came to characters, but she really liked the dice. Something about the shiny click-clack math rocks made her inner goblin come alive.

Curious hazel eyes watched Kasamir as he explained to her what his pet name for her meant, then a blush crawled onto her cheeks when he finally explained it. That was a very well thought out pet name and it was incredibly cute. She felt those butterflies beating again, making her heart beat a little extra harder. Gosh, that was damn cute. Her cheeks felt very warm and she couldn't keep a silly grin from creeping onto her lips. She also felt a little bad because she didn't think of a cute nickname for him, but she would. They were over by the dice sets and he was looking over them, but she couldn't take her eyes off of him. He asked if she saw anything interesting, and a smile crept back onto her lips. "Yeah," she said, still smiling. "Haven't been able to take my eyes off of something. You," she said, then leaned in and kissed him. She hoped she wasn't being too forward, since she didn't even know if they were official, but everything he'd done for her this past year, his cute nickname for her, the heart eyes they'd been making at each other... she had to do it. After pulling away, she had a deep blush on her cheeks and her burning question needed to be asked. "Let's make it official... will you be my boyfriend?"

Absolutely, one word was enough to ring in her head, finally the answer to the question that had been burning in her mind. Kasamir was her boyfriend and she was his girlfriend. After the whole year of them making heart eyes at each other, the question was finally answered. He kissed her this time and Hesperia kissed back, just happy to be finally able to do that. Her cheeks took on some color as she blushed, but she wasn't going to hide it. This was a blushing situation. When they parted, she smiled and took Kasamir's hand in hers. "So, uh, what do you want to do on our date?" she asked still smiling. Sure, she wanted to look at dice, maybe get a new set, but they could also play a game or get something to eat. What did teens normally do on dates? Hes bit her lip a little as she considered what they could do on their date. They could hang out here for a bit then walk over to the Three Broomsticks. Or maybe go over to the bakery? They could enjoy a nice stroll around the village in the warming weather... There were so many options for them.