if ian_holly_dating:
# ...
else:
i "Hey there, Holly."
h "Oh, hi Ian..."
i "Did you come alone?"
h "Yeah, I guess you could say I did... Why?"
if v5_ian_showup:
i "Just asking. Oh, maybe the new guy would've liked to tag along..."
else:
i "Just asking. Oh, maybe that guy from the office would've liked to tag along..."
if v5_ian_showup == False:
i "What was his name...?"
h "Clark? No, he wouldn't... I mean..."
i "Just kidding."
i "But he seemed quite interested in you... And he was quite forward about it, too."
h "It's not like that... Not that you'd care, right...?"
i "Huh? I..."
h "I'm sorry, I said something stupid."
h "I'll... go say hello to Lena and wish her good luck real quick..."
i "Sure. She's over there."