"Pff, 'tricking'. Like if you didn't WANT to go on a date, you wouldn't just say no even if it wasn't exactly a question!" Persephone didn't exactly strike him as weak-willed, after all.

Of course, Zetta had already said that asking would be undemonic, so he couldn't go back on that! But though he might be an idiot, he was a clever tactician. "Check this out," Zetta said, then cleared his throat (or whatever passed for it). "I'd be a lucky guy if you agreed to a video game date!"

There. Not a question, but totally and openly open to refusal or agreement as she saw fit.