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Felixir · 03-14-2016, 12:20 PM

SPOILER!!: ooft in the feels nerd pseudo dad

At Airey Flamsteed's words, there appeared something of a gleam in Daxton's eye, and a particularly observant onlooker might have noticed the corners of his mouth quirk into the shadow of a smirk. It was infuriating when someone could, figuratively at least, see straight through him, but something about Airey Flamsteed's observation had ignited a spark of... well, something else. Something Daxton did not recognise and therefore could not identify.

The momentary glimpse of emotion, small but just enough that the man sat across from him would no doubt notice it, mostly served a particular purpose. A cover for the fact that Daxton did not quite know how to respond, or even if he was supposed to respond at all. Technically, there had not been a second question posed to him, but Daxton had enough experience dealing with people - particularly authority figures - who attempted to ask questions without ever actually phrasing them as such. Other times, they asked questions that did not actually require an answer, and got angry when Daxton provided one. It was near impossible to navigate the minefield of interactions with authority... that was, of course, if one cared all that much about getting into trouble. And Daxton, clearly, did not. Not in the normal way, at least.

Still, he wanted to respond the in what he perceived as the correct way. Not the response that would get him out of trouble, but one that would provoke an interesting reaction. A fun reaction. He kept his eyes on Airey Flamsteed for a long moment, almost sizing him up. The urge to respond with something closer to the truth was strong, might even get Daxton what he wanted, but he decided against it for now. Instead, he changed tack completely, and the next response he showed Airey Flamsteed, jotted down neatly immediately under the first, consisted of only three words positively laced with attitude:

'I was bored.'

03-14-2016, 12:20 PM	#58 (permalink)
Felixir Forum Manager Book Club Mod Alley Proprietor Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,162 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Petrov Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Yves Flamel Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Zacharias Ravenclaw Third Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus Ollivanders x12 x12	#yolo Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight SPOILER!!: ooft in the feels nerd pseudo dad Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie To say that Airey knew what sort of written response to expect from Mr. Prince was a bit of an understatement. While he did like to think that he understood the young man to some level, he was not pompous enough to assume that he already knew the inner workings of the troubled young man's mind. Although this time, the response was about what the Astronomy professor had expected. Vague and revealing the intention of provoking some sort of reaction. Which was perhaps why the astronomer, sometimes, went out of his way not to react to colorfully to the young man. Perhaps to keep the Ravenclaw on his toes as he so often did to the man, but perhaps more because he did not wish to give the young man the satisfaction of a reaction. He said nothing at first, taking a moment or two rather to mull over thoughts and each action that had lead them to this point. But no. He did not believe, Mr. Prince, that you were without any sort of inkling as to what the possible outcome of attempting to steal from me would result in. Testing his hypothesis for a possible outcome? That was a bit more believable. "You do not strike me as the sort to do things for mere innocent curiosity, Mr. Prince," he finally said after a moment as he sat up a bit more straight in his seat. "Which is not to terribly unlike myself." He paused just long enough to allow for a soft chuckle to pass through his lips before locking blue eyes on the Ravenclaw's. "Far too calculated for simply that, considering that you were well aware that I knew." Meaning...try again, Mr. Prince. Or rather ... elaborate. At Airey Flamsteed's words, there appeared something of a gleam in Daxton's eye, and a particularly observant onlooker might have noticed the corners of his mouth quirk into the shadow of a smirk. It was infuriating when someone could, figuratively at least, see straight through him, but something about Airey Flamsteed's observation had ignited a spark of... well, something else. Something Daxton did not recognise and therefore could not identify. The momentary glimpse of emotion, small but just enough that the man sat across from him would no doubt notice it, mostly served a particular purpose. A cover for the fact that Daxton did not quite know how to respond, or even if he was supposed to respond at all. Technically, there had not been a second question posed to him, but Daxton had enough experience dealing with people - particularly authority figures - who attempted to ask questions without ever actually phrasing them as such. Other times, they asked questions that did not actually require an answer, and got angry when Daxton provided one. It was near impossible to navigate the minefield of interactions with authority... that was, of course, if one cared all that much about getting into trouble. And Daxton, clearly, did not. Not in the normal way, at least. Still, he wanted to respond the in what he perceived as the correct way. Not the response that would get him out of trouble, but one that would provoke an interesting reaction. A fun reaction. He kept his eyes on Airey Flamsteed for a long moment, almost sizing him up. The urge to respond with something closer to the truth was strong, might even get Daxton what he wanted, but he decided against it for now. Instead, he changed tack completely, and the next response he showed Airey Flamsteed, jotted down neatly immediately under the first, consisted of only three words positively laced with attitude: 'I was bored.' __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate!