Ignatz
He’s bright, he’s meek, and he’s got the single biggest post-time skip glow up you’ve ever seen. He’s Ignatz, and he should be on anyone’s list of potential teatime partners.
There’s just something so peaceful and reassuring about this verdant haired student, and if you’re lucky, he might even gift you with an exquisite painting to celebrate the occasion. Frame it and put it on your wall, or sell it for a tidy profit down at the marketplace, it’s win/win, really.
Though a date with his childhood pal Raphael is inoffensive and pleasant, tea with Ignatz will give you an opportunity to flex that grey matter. He’s charming and well-read, and the lilting tone of his voice makes my face, well, red.
I think he’d like that kind of wordplay. I’ll have to corner him in the hallway and see what he thinks. If he considers running, I’m sure I can chase him down. I’ve trained all my life for this moment.