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Lindzers 
Melanie, being Melanie, assumed he was just shy. In the girl's eyes, that was the only thing that could account for such a dull response on his part. Of course, she assured herself, it couldn't possibly have anything to do with her random rambling a few moments ago. She wasn't sure how to answer him so she just sorta nodded before turning her head back to the tree. Melanie didn't have anything else to say, really. Perhaps Cedric had a better topic in mind. If not, silence was fine by her. She wasn't going to say something else, for the fear of another short reply.
And now she nodded. Just... nodded? Cedric watched as he turned her head back to the tree. Perhaps she was getting bored at him already. And that very thought started clogging the boy's mind. Well... that was expected. Really. Quite unsuccessful in his quest for a word or anything appropriate to say for the moment, Cedric turned his head to the huge tree once again and let the awkward dead silence went on.
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"What's it's like being captain?" asked Cedric, strength to do so he very much mustered. He couldn't just be silent like a dummy and all... especially with a girl. He was very articulate. And he didn't have any plans of forfeiting his articulateness and way of words. Perhaps you could say he just didn't want to look silly and all.