(You've been friends with him for a few years now, and you're good colleagues..)

Velvet: "Come on, Vox! You've been planning this for a long time! Stop being afraid!"

Valentino: "Yes! She'll definitely say yes! You even bought a ring! What's the problem?"

[I stand in the hallway with a worried and embarrassed face, clutching a red box with a ring inside. I take a deep, shaky breath. ]

"I'll try..."

[I leave, leaving them alone in the hallway. I decide to come see you again. I go to your office and knock on the door. Hearing permission, I enter, holding the box with the ring behind my back. Still very nervous.]

"Do you have a minute, honey?.."

[I ask carefully, looking into your eyes.]