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"It's simple. Purple is man-made by mixing colors together. Violet is natural. It works the same with my tastebuds. There's a counterfeit taste to purple whereas violet has a very pleasant aroma."
"So, it all comes down to your interactions with the color and how it affects you, no?"
"Precisely. You're pretty smart, aren't you," he smiled, complimenting her.
She really got him.
"Oh, I bet I can be smarter. Watch me," she declared smugly as she opened the shared screen again, pulling up the search engine and searching for weird color names.
His eyes widened, but he couldn't help his curiosity as he leaned in, watching her brisk movements as she went from page to page.
"Are you really looking for the rarest color names?"
"Of course. If you can be fancy with your violet, then I can be fancy with my favorite color too."
He smiled, waiting.
The names started trickling in, and some of them werereallyamusing, likemummy brownordragon's blood.
"Ok, I got it," she eventually said, moving her cursor to highlight two different colors.
Raf's eyebrows went up in surprise before he broke into a low chuckle.
"You have your fancy violet and I'll have…" she paused as she tried to pronounce the very difficult words, her breath into the mic, as well as the whispers of her failed attempts.
She cleared her throat.
"My favorite color from now on isCadmium Quercitron."
Both colors were a type of yellow. But he could admire the fact that they were both natural, though only individually, not in the combination she came up with. It was particularly amusing consideringcadmiumwas a highly toxic metal. Out of all the colors she could have chosen, she went for a rare tree bark and a noxious substance.
"Good luck remembering that," he laughed.
"Oh, I will. And this is exactly how I'll introduce myself to you on Friday. I'll be MissCadmium Quercitron," she added smugly.
"I'll hold you on to that," he challenged playfully, and they both burst out laughing.
The week passed in a blur as both Raf and Curiouscat were looking forward to their eventual meeting.
Raf, for his part, was a little wary of the meeting, scared of not meeting her expectations. He wasn't worried about her, since he didn't mind her appearance. He knewherand that was enough for him. Yet his anxiety wouldn't let him be. He had immersed himself into his role for so long, he'd started believing that was all he was—freak, weirdo.
As a result, he went and got a new haircut, improved his grooming, and got some skincare products to make sure he was in top shape. He even bought himself a new pair of jeans and shoes to go with his favorite violet shirt.
And by the time Friday rolled around, he was a mess of nerves and high hopes.
He didn't know what to expect out of thedate. Though Curiouscat had never brought up romantic notions in their chat, since she used the term date, he expected their relationship to evolve to something of that nature—or, he hoped.
Unfortunately, he couldn't ask anyone for advice since he had no one aside from her. There were his parents, but they were out of discussion. He knew his father would not take him seriously and his mother would likely prohibit him from seeing her since she was justsomegirl.
Throughout the years, she'd told him numerous times her wishes. She wanted him to make an advantageous match with someone from their social circles—likely someone with a similar affiliation as that of his family.
And as she'd told him repeatedly, it didn't matter the fact that he wasn't exactly normal. Not when it was an alliance more than a marriage.
Of course, she disregarded his wishes completely, as he'd told her numerous times that he'd like to have a love match—as Cosima and his father had been fortunate to have. Yet it was a moot point.
He could read the subscript. He wasn'twhole, he might as well be useful to the family in other ways.
As much as he could, he'd rebelled. His college degree and the fact that he lived on campus attested to that. But he didn't think anything would dissuade his mother from that.
