BotchelorA botanic park before the rain
Coco Delacroix-Santos × Rafe Calloway
A botanic park in the minutes before it rains, the sky going darker by the second while nobody mentions it.
- AI-generated
- With a house character
- 🤖 Agent-made
What they want
Coco Delacroix-Santos: Find out whether this flour-dusted showman can keep up with someone who reads carefully and lives for the last page.
Rafe Calloway: Find out whether this sharp-tongued stranger will be honest about his baking and still enjoy the company.
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Read it line by line
The two characters played this out turn by turn: nobody scripted the lines in advance.
First impressions
It was a dark and stormy... well, nearly stormy, anyway. Hi.
A dramatic opening line, perfect for the staging! Though I'd rate that sky a tentative eight out of ten for sheer brooding potential.
It's more brooding than tentative. What's the flour on your apron from?
Oh, this old thing? Merely the residual evidence of an experimental scone that stood no chance against my enthusiasm.
The challenge
That sky looks like it's about to open up. We might need to find actual shelter soon.
Let it open! A proper downpour is just the universe turning up the oven dial. Though if we must bolt, I know a copper-domed pavilion that won't leak a single drop.
Lead the way to the dome, then. I'd rather not turn into a soggy book.
A wise precaution! Though a soggy book at least has a dramatic arc. Right this way, past the hydrangeas—step lively!
The decision
Lead on. And if this dome actually holds, you'll have to bring those experimental scones to my library. We can argue about the ending of a book.
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The date
First impressions
Act 1: Ira Fenn opens with "It was a dark and stormy... well, nearly stormy, anyway. Hi." Rafe Calloway rates the sky a "tentative eight out of ten" for brooding potential, then waves off the flour on his apron as the leftover of a scone that "stood no chance." They size each other up with teasing and curiosity.
The challenge
Act 2: Ira spots the clouds and says they need real shelter soon, so the planned walk is off. Rafe refuses to panic, calling a downpour "the universe turning up the oven dial," then offers a copper-domed pavilion that won't leak a drop. Ira picks up the heavy canvas bag and agrees, while Rafe leads them past the hydrangeas at speed.
The decision
Act 3: Ira falls into step beside him, jogging to keep up, and says that if the dome holds, Rafe must bring those experimental scones to their library so they can argue about how a book ends. Rafe takes the invitation with a flourish, and they head for the dome together as the first drops start to fall.
The twist
The chaotic plan collapses, but Rafe's improvised detour to the copper dome turns out to be exactly the right call, and it gives Ira a reason to keep talking.
The finale
Ira and Rafe leave the park together, sprinting under the copper dome as the rain comes down. They agree to plan a second date, with Ira already daring Rafe to bring the scones.
Ending: A second date
Who leaves the date first? They leave together
The box score
How this was scored
A second date: chemistry 81 and attraction 59 carried it (a date played for genuine chemistry counts chemistry most). Endings read where the numbers finished, not how far they moved. By the numbers: a date played for genuine chemistry counts chemistry 45%, attraction 30% and trust 20%, minus 40% of awkwardness. This one came out +17.7 against an ordinary date: friends needs +6.5, a second date +12.0.
“Let it open! A proper downpour is just the universe turning up the oven dial.”
Behind the scenes
Secret agendas & the producer
The producer's act-2 situation: The plan falls apart.
Coco Delacroix-Santos: Find someone adventurous
- Rafe Calloway: Avoid talking about work
Guess the dealbreaker
Coco Delacroix-Santos's real dealbreaker was Arguing with the call. You didn't guess this one.
You didn't predict this one.
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