Today, Penny was going to have fun and not think about work, future projects or pranks she could pull on Demon Lords and Heroes. The only thing she hadn’t decided was if she was going to have fun alone or invite Jenny on another date. And as it turned out the last meeting was kind a date like, but not exactly romantic. Maybe this time it would be different.

-Hey, Jenny, how have you been?-

-Actually, pretty good. Just finished a work call with a former classmate and he agreed to take the job of SFO.-

-That is good. Very good. So things are working out?-

-Pretty much. You will have your team by the end of the week.-

-Does that mean you have a free day then as well? I was wondering if you would like to go on a date. A date-date. Not a work date. I mean at your free day, a date with me.-

-Sure, Penny. I have a free day tomorrow. I expect our first official date to be something to remember. No pressure.-she said with a sweet melodious tone, followed by a giggle. Now, Penny was beginning to become nervous. She had to perform, so to speak.

-No pressure. I will make it a date to remember. See you tomorrow Jenny.-

After ending the call, Penny started to become clammy with cold sweat. She was actually getting nervous about that date-date. She had to think of something extraordinary to do and interesting places to visit during the date. Date. Date.

-A.I.C.A. you have to help me here. I am nervous and starting to panic. Research most romantic places in the city, followed by most romantic places in the world as a last resort. Next research romantic scenarios and plan the perfect date based on the research and Jenny’s likes and dislikes. And then if I don’t come with something on my own by tomorrow, share the plan with me as a last resort.-

For the next hour, Penny stringed ideas and discarded most of them, then thought of new one and discarded them as well. There was a lot of things she could do, a lot of places she could visit on the date, but only some of them were romantic, while others were just practical or fun. In the end, Penny decided that romantic wasn’t something she could do on her first date. She didn’t yet know Jenny all that well, and unless she stalked her online, she could not know all her preferences. She could accidentally do something romantic, or use clichés for it, but she decided to just plan a fun date so they could get to know each other better and take it from there.

-Okay, I think I have a plan of action for tomorrow. After breakfast tomorrow I will visit her home…-

-Penny, you don’t know where she lives.-

-That is something I will have to remedy. I will call her later and ask. Next I will take her to the park on hover scooters, A.I.C.A. help me with the handle designs while I think of my plans, then when we reach the park we can do a yoga class together. Then we can have a picnic brunch…-

-Penny, your fridge is almost empty. You will have to go grocery shopping for the picnic.-

-Yes, you are right. I haven’t shopped even before I moved in here. I have to go to the supermarket and while I am out, I can also put the rest of my plans for the date in motion. There are reservations to make, people to bribe and places to scout. Wish me luck A.I.C.A.-

-Good luck, Penny. And be careful.-

For most of the day, Penny was out of her house doing all the things she needed to do for the date, and when she got home, she went into the kitchen and didn’t come out until the evening. She of course first called Jenny and sked for her address and if she had any food related allergies or dislikes. Right now, she wasn’t nervous, but brimming with quiet confidence and expectations for tomorrow.

Waking up early the next morning, Penny did part of her morning routine, then fabricated 2 hover scooters, yoga mats, helmets, pads, a beautiful, but casual spider silk dress, casual set of clothes for herself and protective AR glasses with an app connected to the scooters systems, then she packed all the gear, a lunch basket and different drinks in thermoses and then exited the building with a skip in her steps. Today was going to be a beautiful day.

Arriving in front of Jenny\s home, Penny knocked on the door and waited patiently for the door to open. When it did, on the other side awaited her the sleepy, not entirely awake, certainly before coffee, Jenny. She blinked slowly two times, gave a big yawn, smacked her lips two times and then greeted Penny.

-Good morning, Penny. You are a little early. Come in, and make yourself comfortable.-after which she turned around and walked back inside, leaving the door open for Penny, who quickly followed.

The inside of the home was pretty standard stuff. Living room, kitchen, doors and hallways. By the looks of it, Jenny or her parents were well to do with their finances.

Following her to the kitchen, Penny sat down on a chair and waited for Jenny to finish her breakfast and morning coffee. She was going to need her energy for the day she had planned.

-How do you drink your coffee, Penny?-

-I already had my morning coffee, Jenny, and if I have more I would be too jittery later in the day. But for next time, I like mine with honey and milk. Now hurry up with breakfast, so I can dazzle you on our date.-

-Isn’t it too early? Don’t tell me you planned the whole day?-

-Yes, and for our first activity you will want to wear something sporty and sweat absorbent. Don’t worry, I have planned breaks and calm activities for us too. And I also packed you a dress, but didn’t want to appear as a pervert, so I didn’t bring spear underwear.-

-Penny, what exactly did you plan on doing today?-

-That is for me to know and for you to find out. I will wait for you outside.-

And she left the room and while waiting, she unfolded the two scooters and took the protective equipment out of her backpack. After all, there was no way she was going to store all the gear in her pocket dimension and reveal herself as a magic user, or stash the stuff along their road and risk them being stolen.

Minutes later, Jenny exited her home and gasped at the sight of the hovering scooter under and beside Penny. She had told her she made hover boards, but she didn’t thing the technology was this mature already. Was that girl that much of a genius?

-Milady, your chariot awaits. Let me just put these protective pads on you, just in case.-she carefully put the pads and helmet on Jenny, then the protective glasses while putting her hand on her cheeks. Then with a happy giggle she got on her scooter and with a flourish pointed onward.-Our next stop: the park.-

The two women pushed the ground and glided onward at increasing speeds. The displays on their glasses lit and showed them the speed at which they were moving and glowing arrows were showing them the way to the park. With barely any effort, the two were moving at 20 Km/h, which with the upgrades made for the scooter was actually very safe. All they had to do to slow down or stop entirely was to push a button and the rear acoustic levitator would be turned off leaving the scooter to touch the ground with a portion made of tire rubber and slow them down, or if there was an emergency, there was a red button that turned off both levitators and slowed the scooter down with two sets of tire rubber touching the ground.

Minutes passes and the two women arrived at the park. Penny folded the scooters and deposited them in her backpack then helped Jenny with her pads and helmet. They walked through the park until they were near a big group of people getting ready to do yoga exercises. Penny put her backpack down and took out from it two mats for yoga and unrolled them on the soft grass close to each other.

Jenny didn’t know what to expect. She had suspicions, but yoga wasn’t one of them. It wasn’t even close to making her list of suspect activities to do on a date.

-You are probably wondering why yoga, right? I started doing yoga a while back and it had done wonders for my body and mind, so I thought of sharing the feeling. And if you have difficulties I can help you by guiding your movements.-

Jenny blushed slightly imagining Penny with her hands all over her body, helping correct her movements guiding her. Maybe yoga was a good activity for a date after all. There was nothing else but to try.

An hour later, Penny and Jenny were both sweaty, blushing and laughing after the end of their exercises. It was fun doing the poses together and Penny did indeed help with the slightly more difficult ones. From time to time she found some of Jenny’s ticklish spots and she almost collapsed several times from the accidental tickling, but they did manage to finish most exercises correctly. Now they needed a shower and relaxation, so they were on their way to the next place on their date schedule.

-I definitely didn’t expect that. You reserved a spa treatment for our first date?-

-After yoga you should shower to wash out the toxins released from the body and since the park doesn’t have the facilities I thought ‘why not go to a spa?’ Here we can shower, soak into a hot tub, swim in a pool or even get a couples massage. I may have planned out date with quantity over quality in mind, but I hope you like it.-

-I can’t exactly say ‘no’ to a little pampering. Lead the way.-

The next 2 hours were spent almost naked. The two women getting to know each other more personally and intimate. During that time, Penny took out the beautiful drees she had prepared beforehand and gifted it to Jenny to change into after their spa treatments.

-This dress is 3D printed with one of the new materials I was working on in my lab. It has the feeling of silk on the skin, but it is many times stronger. It is a synthetic spider silk compound. The dress is by my design, I hope you like it.

-It is gorgeous, Penny. Thank you.-and Jenny leaned close to Penny and lightly kisses her on the lips. The two women blushed almost at the same time, before Jenny left the room to change into her new gift.

When she got back, she found Penny had also changed outfits, now wearing the set of clothes she had printed for herself. Looking at their clothes alone, one could easily tell the roles they took in the relationship. Penny was the boyfriend and Jenny the girlfriend, one dressed manly and the other wore a pretty dress. Soon the two left the spa center and were on their way to the next destination.

Where they arrived, they had a beautiful view of the city from the place they stood. Penny again put her backpack on the ground and took out a picnic blanket, basket and a couple of thermoses. She arranged everything and invited Jenny to sit beside her on the blanked, both gazing at the city as they began their picnic brunch.

-I prepared an assortment of sandwiches, since I didn’t know what you prefer. We have Cuban, tuna salad, egg salad, BLT, veggie, Reuben and grilled cheese. You said you don’t have gluten allergies, so I used the classic breads for each recipe. There are side dishes, drinks in the thermoses and for desert an apple pie.-

-And she can even cook! You know if you spoil me like that, I may even agree to a second date.-

-Oh honey, I have just began. By the time the day is over, you would be begging me for a second date.-

The way Penny said it, with promises for more to come and at the same time with a mischievous note in her tone, Jenny had no choice but to set her hoper up for the rest of the day.

While they ate, they discussed their favorite foods, their likes and dislikes. The first time they remember eating something, the first time they tried something new. Strange food combinations they thought wouldn’t work, but tasted surprisingly delicious. They talked, ate and laughed until their brunch ended and it was time to move on to the next place on Penny’s date list.

-A flea market? Okay, I can guess why we are here, but explain it to me anyway. I had fun so far, so I believe we can have fun here too.-

We are here to find nick-knacks, something retro or even something antique. It is a place where you don’t know what you could find and that is half the fun. We can buy something to always remember this date, or something functional that we can use at home, or something fun we can laugh over some day. Maybe we will find a wardrobe that leads to Narnia, or a magic book that contain ancient wisdom. A magic ring, or a jinni in a bottle. A deck of tarot cards that predict the future or an Ouija board that connects us with the spirit of a president. Or we can get cheated in buying something useless and not know it until years later. Doesn’t all that sound fun?-

-Yes! Yes it does! Now lead me to the magic artefacts of ancient civilizations!-

-Right this way.-

They did have a ton of fun browsing the wares on display. They found strange items and they didn’t know their purpose, so they had fun guessing their use. They found and old bottle, but instead of a Jinni. Inside was a ship. They bought it anyway. They walked by rows of cast iron pots, that they both agreed were witches’ cauldrons, used for potion making. Penny even found a dreamcatcher with trace amounts of magic power in it, which she bought in secret and stashed in her pocket dimension. They had fun. They laughed. And then left with their purchases stowed in Penny’s backpack. It was nearing one o’clock and Penny led them to a place she had heard about, or more correctly said, has been researched by A.I.C.A. as having the best fusion cuisine in the city. Here they had their lunch, before continuing on to the next place on the list.

-Did you know there is a carnival in town? I bought us tickets yesterday. Full passes for all their rides and shows.-

For the rest of the day they visited the attractions of the carnival. Penny won a few games and got Jenny a giant stuffed animal or two. They visited a haunted house, where Penny couldn’t stop herself, and enchanted a few of the mechanisms, so they were invisible until they were just in front of someone, enhancing the effects of the jump scare. She made some ghosts appear almost transparent, until she needed them visible and others completely invisible, but leaving a chill around them. All enchantments were weakly applied, so they would expire by tomorrow.

For the end of their date. Penny had bribed the Ferris wheel operator to stop it right when they were at the top, so they could see the setting sun together. The view was like all the clichés and romantic movies and novels described. It was romantic and beautiful and overdone and it still worked despite and because of all that.

When Penny dropped Jenny home, she took the things they had bought together and the items she had won for her, and left them by the front door. She then leaned towards Jenny and kissed her deeply and passionately, after which she turned around and left without another word. Jenny stood on her porch, for a moment not knowing where she was, then she looked at the things around her. Penny had left her the scooter as well.

-That woman is going to spoil me rotten if she continues to leave me gifts like these. But she sure knows how to show you a good time.-