Based on what isn't in the dirty laundry basket and how wretched the weather is being, you have two looks available that actually qualify as fancy enough for Going Out On A Date: \n\n* <<choice "Femme Fatale Who Cannot Breathe or Sit">>\n* <<choice "SPARKLES SPARKLES YAY SPARKLES">>
<<set $outfit = "sparkles">>\nYour sweater is covered in subtle sequins, assuming sequins can ever BE subtle. You'd definitely wear this outfit to work anyway, which means you're probably underdressed for your date, which is kind of disappointing. Oh well, at least you won't mind getting rained on while getting everywhere you need to go today.\n\n<<display "At work">>
You get to the restaurant and are led to the table where your spouse is waiting already. <<if $outfit eq "fatale">>You think maybe <<print $name>>'s face is going to melt once you take your coat off. All the coworker shade suddenly feels a little bit worth it...even though you still can't sit down comfortably through dinner.<<endif>><<if $outfit eq "sparkles">>You can see your glittery sweater reflected in <<print $name>>'s eyes. Your slightly dowdy work outfit is romantic after all! (Assuming you find sparkles romantic, which you do, obviously.)<<endif>> You both smile at each other and you feel yourself lighting up a little bit inside the way you always do when you two are together. Being in love is amazing.\n\nYou used to roll your eyes whenever married people talked about, "Date Night", but it is nice to go out and just pay attention to each other every once in a while, to walk the street holding hands, to have an excuse to say exceptionally sappy things to each other. You love <<print $name>> so much that it scares you to read about divorce -- you never want to feel that way and you never want to give <<print $name>> a reason to feel that way either. Even the phrase, "lost love", sounds like an accident, so you want to do everything possible to protect this...just in case somehow it is actually easy to lose.
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Date Night
<<set $name = prompt("What's your date's name?")>>\n\nTonight's the night! You and your spouse are actually leaving the house and going on a date for once! Usually you just stay in and force <<print $name>> to watch The Vampire Diaries, but no! Tonight you're both wearing nice clothes, you're going to a decent restaurant, and then you're going to see a movie that is //still playing in theaters//. \n\nBut first, you have to get through an entire day of work.\n\n<<choice "What does one wear to both work *and* a date?">>\n<<choice "No time to think about clothes! Gotta go to work!">>
<<set $outfit = "fatale">>\nWhile you're technically covered from collar bones to ankles to knees, this outfit still seems wildly inappropriate for the office. Good thing your desk converts to a standing desk, because you're pretty sure you can't actually sit down in this pencil skirt. Enjoy walking in the rain to and from the bus stop!\n\n<<display "At work">>
December 7, 2012
Courtney Stanton
You've got several meetings today, which boggles the mind. Who schedules meetings on Fridays? Mondays and Fridays are terrible days for dragging people into meetings.\n\nThen again, you did just schedule a recurring 8:30am meeting the other day, so maybe this is karmic payback.\n\n<<choice "Work, shmirk, on to the date!">>
<<if $outfit eq "fatale">>Once you get to work, your boss and all of your coworkers give you major side-eye and you end up wearing your coat most of the day. <<else>>You get compliments on your festive sweater before or after every meeting you're in, so hey, at least you know this outfit's a winner around the office.<<endif>>\n\n<<choice "Work, shmirk, on to the date!">>
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