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The1HBIC 
No big deal? He walked out of a class that he was good at and he says no big deal. "I'm glad your okay." She said feeling a little better. "You're probably right... well at least about yesterdays lesson. We learned about Intaglio and Galdr. Then we carved runes in the tables." She of course chose to use intaglio for her runes carvings. She just felt really silly with the Galdr method. "I was a bit excited that I actually knew what a Galdr was, even if that wasn't the method I chose to use." Who knew that what he taught her in that little tutoring lesson would come in handy so soon.
Moving to sit with him on his robes she still sat facing him. She wanted to be able to see his face without having to turn to see him. She also really wanted to know what had happened in class but wasn't sure how to say it without upsetting him. She had a feeling that if she didn't ask though he would never tell her. Taking a deep breath she just decided to ask. Biting her bottom lip she finally blurted out. "Jimmy... what's going on with you and Neptune?" Because clearly there was something there. Even a blind person would be able to see that after that little show in class.
She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged her legs close to her... something she always seemed to do when she was feeling a bit insecure.
That actually sounded pretty cool. Jim tried not to look too interested. "Well the thing is using that Intaglio spell, it pretty much IS a Galdr you know? Like if I wanted to do a Galdr right now for..." He paused for a moment, "Gebo, say, I could just make it up you know? Like... Gebo gebo gebo, gih gih gih geee geee geee geeeeb geeeeb geeebo gebo gib gab gob geeebo. Or even just... Gebo Gebo Gebo Gebo..." He trailed off and grinned. It was clearly something that came naturally to him and certainly sounded like chanting. He wasn't self-conscious about that at all. "So, chucking Intaglio on the beginning is really just giving you a way of risting the rune. Its still a galdr."
He looked down at his work again and was about to write another rune when Marie spoke. The way she said her name was a bit of a warning and he looked up. A flicker of bitterness, then sulkiness and then some other not quite as recognisable thing flitted across his face before it closed off into something more wary.
He considered the question.
What was going on with him and Neptune?
Nothing.
"Nothing."
It was the truth, but it was a painful one. Jim looked down at his work again, scribbling Tiwaz, Raidho, Uruz, Berkano, Raidho, Dagaz and Jera without any notable sort of hesitation.
He was literally writing directly into runic.