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Charely Potter · 06-12-2023, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Was he for real?

If she had not encountered numerous other knuckleheaded males who were all about showing their 'good' sides, Sadie may actually have found Curtis to be a phenomenon. She rolled her eyes and promptly decided that she did not want to dignify that attempted at peacocking with any further acknowledgement nor consideration for the 40 muscles doing the most in his back to shoulder that ego of his. No wonder he had broad shoulders and sturdy arms.

"Mmmhmm...I see," she mused, not entirely convinced but also amused all the same. "You know you get to go two times before it's my turn, right?" she followed up with a slight brow raise as he seemed to be looking at her expectantly. "I'm not going to pick up your spare for you." Which...got her thinking and this she entirely blamed on Delaney who had further instilled the thrill of gambling in her. Everyone just needed to ignore how she already was the subject of a couple of rings when it came to kick boxing. "And if you make that spare...I won't roll my eyes at the next compliment you give me, no matter what it is." Fair stakes, yeah? She did tend to dodge his flirtatious words as though they were bludgers and she a professional beater (which would have been her position of choice had she any long term interest in quidditch). She even offered her hand to shake on it. "You can add thoughtful to the list of qualities," she added as one last deflection in spite of the rosy hue to her cheeks.

Sadie tossed her shrunken head idly back and forth between her hands and would have been cross about this talk of special treatment when she remembered she was a university student in pre-healing studies who was working more shifts at the Leaky Cauldron than she ought to to cover all of her expenses...and she was not daft enough to bite the hand that was feeding her. Or, rather, the hand that was providing her with supplies for her hobby and livelihood. "You got me, the discount is an incredibly enticing reason," she teased right back as she rested the head on her knee. "Maybe next time I can further exploit this arrangement and you can take me to the back room so I can have a look at the flora and supplies not yet muddied up and manhandled by other patrons?" She was joking...half joking. Maybe only an eighth joking.

That sort of response, the one that actually felt genuine for once, was not what she had been expecting and it took her aback briefly. Enough so that she dropped her shrunken head on the ground, face first, and it had several colorful things to say about that. "And that act of yours...how has that been working out for you up to now?" she replied coyly and with some exaggerated fluttering of her lashes. She shrugged when he asked about tournaments, not something she was going to delve into, and picked her head back up. "Maybe someday. Hard to find all that much time between university work and part-time work. I'm waking up at 5 am most days just to get a morning jog in." Morning jobs alternating with Lio or Olivier, though there were those mornings she also spent on her own - for the peace and quiet. "Capoeira...really?" she inquired, clearly intrigued by this news as well as...surprised. Curtis, while fit, had come across as quite lazy to her and Capoeira was anything but that. "I've delved into a bit of that myself, actually. As a hobby and nothing terribly serious. Assuming you don't throw your back out here today...we should spar sometime." Also surprising was how he helped at a dog day care. "Do the dogs like you?" You could tell a lot about a person based on how dogs responded to them and they to their cute furry paws. "[b]Pops is a dog agility and show trainer...also dabbles in breeding. I grew up surrounded by boarder collies and rough collies, actually. Pops is the one who inspired me to get into Herbology because of his love for gardening and landscaping...he is a muggle, you see.[b]" Realizing they they both had two days was another unexpected bit of information and against her better judgement felt herself softening a bit more. "Can't say I have played many video games...save for at the arcade...but I used to repair vintage muggle sports cars with Dad and Di Di, my brother. Sienna and I mostly tinkered around with Di Di since Dad was rare to come by...even before the divorce." Now...he was almost just some concept existing elsewhere. She could barely even remember the last time she had seen the man and her face fell for the smallest of moments while she considered this before she pulled herself back together and almost literally wiped the vulnerability from her face with her hand. "So...if there is something you may actually have a shot at beating me in...video games may be the way to go."

And if you make that spare...the next... you give me, no matter what it is. Every now and then the selective hearing of Curtis pulls through as he did his best not to smirk as smug as possible. Which was saying something as he looked satisfied. "That'll be tough, I don't think you get nearly as much compliments as you deserve," That was easing on the cheese factor. But he didn't care. "Thoughtful and cheeky," Instead, he did his exaggerated twinkle toes move to show off his assets for her before he rolled the next head that kept jabbering alone the way to hitting the pins... 1... 2.... 3 more down. 7 total.

Curtis shrugged, "Oh well, now your turn." The next set of words involving her suggestion on him showcasing flowers in the back room. Well.. "I'm surprised you're not.. spoken for. Have a boyfriend or anything.." A pause, "Unless this is some secret plan to turn me into a frog," Which wouldn't be his first time being turned into something other than human. He felt it appropriate to ask after that last question.. How has that been working out for you up to now? Was this a trick question, "Well... seems good so far knowing who I'm talking to." Merlin despite having a wicked sense of humor sometimes made things right in the end.

"I'd like that," He had been lazing it up from his time working. But the physical activity helped with the physical and mental stress. "Really?" Curtis smiled at the coincidence. "I pretty much grew up with dogs and other animals as long as I could remember. My fathers started as Professors before I was born and my Dad later started his own business and kept it going ever since. While my Papa went to work at a Magical Creature clinic," Smirking at the memory, "They keep pictures of all the dogs they ever cared for, maybe you'll get to see some where they swarm me," Another opportunity for a date or... meet the parents. He wasn't planning on bringing it up so soon, but he felt strangely comfortable to do so. Especially when Sadie mentioned the divorce, "I'm sorry to hear that," He wasn't going to bring up how much in his love parents still were. "I have a big brother too, Toby, he's.... well, he's the best. Despite the age gap, the times I was at odds with my parents, he always had arms open for me. Now he has nephews I could spoil as well," Also, was that another invitation, "Guess we better set a day for that, I wouldn't mind teaching you a few things after beating you at games,"

But all this teasing and playdate making. "If you beat me here, I'll buy your next purchase at my shop... and go wherever for our next hang out," Assuming she still wanted to handle his presence.

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She rolled her eyes and promptly decided that she did not want to dignify that attempted at peacocking with any further acknowledgement nor consideration for the 40 muscles doing the most in his back to shoulder that ego of his. No wonder he had broad shoulders and sturdy arms. "Mmmhmm...I see," she mused, not entirely convinced but also amused all the same. "You know you get to go two times before it's my turn, right?" she followed up with a slight brow raise as he seemed to be looking at her expectantly. "I'm not going to pick up your spare for you." Which...got her thinking and this she entirely blamed on Delaney who had further instilled the thrill of gambling in her. Everyone just needed to ignore how she already was the subject of a couple of rings when it came to kick boxing. "And if you make that spare...I won't roll my eyes at the next compliment you give me, no matter what it is." Fair stakes, yeah? She did tend to dodge his flirtatious words as though they were bludgers and she a professional beater (which would have been her position of choice had she any long term interest in quidditch). She even offered her hand to shake on it. "You can add thoughtful to the list of qualities," she added as one last deflection in spite of the rosy hue to her cheeks. Sadie tossed her shrunken head idly back and forth between her hands and would have been cross about this talk of special treatment when she remembered she was a university student in pre-healing studies who was working more shifts at the Leaky Cauldron than she ought to to cover all of her expenses...and she was not daft enough to bite the hand that was feeding her. Or, rather, the hand that was providing her with supplies for her hobby and livelihood. "You got me, the discount is an incredibly enticing reason," she teased right back as she rested the head on her knee. "Maybe next time I can further exploit this arrangement and you can take me to the back room so I can have a look at the flora and supplies not yet muddied up and manhandled by other patrons?" She was joking...half joking. Maybe only an eighth joking. That sort of response, the one that actually felt genuine for once, was not what she had been expecting and it took her aback briefly. Enough so that she dropped her shrunken head on the ground, face first, and it had several colorful things to say about that. "And that act of yours...how has that been working out for you up to now?" she replied coyly and with some exaggerated fluttering of her lashes. She shrugged when he asked about tournaments, not something she was going to delve into, and picked her head back up. "Maybe someday. Hard to find all that much time between university work and part-time work. I'm waking up at 5 am most days just to get a morning jog in." Morning jobs alternating with Lio or Olivier, though there were those mornings she also spent on her own - for the peace and quiet. "Capoeira...really?" she inquired, clearly intrigued by this news as well as...surprised. Curtis, while fit, had come across as quite lazy to her and Capoeira was anything but that. "I've delved into a bit of that myself, actually. As a hobby and nothing terribly serious. Assuming you don't throw your back out here today...we should spar sometime." Also surprising was how he helped at a dog day care. "Do the dogs like you?" You could tell a lot about a person based on how dogs responded to them and they to their cute furry paws. "[b]Pops is a dog agility and show trainer...also dabbles in breeding. I grew up surrounded by boarder collies and rough collies, actually. Pops is the one who inspired me to get into Herbology because of his love for gardening and landscaping...he is a muggle, you see.[b]" Realizing they they both had two days was another unexpected bit of information and against her better judgement felt herself softening a bit more. "Can't say I have played many video games...save for at the arcade...but I used to repair vintage muggle sports cars with Dad and Di Di, my brother. Sienna and I mostly tinkered around with Di Di since Dad was rare to come by...even before the divorce." Now...he was almost just some concept existing elsewhere. She could barely even remember the last time she had seen the man and her face fell for the smallest of moments while she considered this before she pulled herself back together and almost literally wiped the vulnerability from her face with her hand. "So...if there is something you may actually have a shot at beating me in...video games may be the way to go." And if you make that spare...the next... you give me, no matter what it is. Every now and then the selective hearing of Curtis pulls through as he did his best not to smirk as smug as possible. Which was saying something as he looked satisfied. "That'll be tough, I don't think you get nearly as much compliments as you deserve," That was easing on the cheese factor. But he didn't care. "Thoughtful and cheeky," Instead, he did his exaggerated twinkle toes move to show off his assets for her before he rolled the next head that kept jabbering alone the way to hitting the pins... 1... 2.... 3 more down. 7 total. Curtis shrugged, "Oh well, now your turn." The next set of words involving her suggestion on him showcasing flowers in the back room. Well.. "I'm surprised you're not.. spoken for. Have a boyfriend or anything.." A pause, "Unless this is some secret plan to turn me into a frog," Which wouldn't be his first time being turned into something other than human. He felt it appropriate to ask after that last question.. How has that been working out for you up to now? Was this a trick question, "Well... seems good so far knowing who I'm talking to." Merlin despite having a wicked sense of humor sometimes made things right in the end. "I'd like that," He had been lazing it up from his time working. But the physical activity helped with the physical and mental stress. "Really?" Curtis smiled at the coincidence. "I pretty much grew up with dogs and other animals as long as I could remember. My fathers started as Professors before I was born and my Dad later started his own business and kept it going ever since. While my Papa went to work at a Magical Creature clinic," Smirking at the memory, "They keep pictures of all the dogs they ever cared for, maybe you'll get to see some where they swarm me," Another opportunity for a date or... meet the parents. He wasn't planning on bringing it up so soon, but he felt strangely comfortable to do so. Especially when Sadie mentioned the divorce, "I'm sorry to hear that," He wasn't going to bring up how much in his love parents still were. "I have a big brother too, Toby, he's.... well, he's the best. Despite the age gap, the times I was at odds with my parents, he always had arms open for me. Now he has nephews I could spoil as well," Also, was that another invitation, "Guess we better set a day for that, I wouldn't mind teaching you a few things after beating you at games," But all this teasing and playdate making. "If you beat me here, I'll buy your next purchase at my shop... and go wherever for our next hang out," Assuming she still wanted to handle his presence. __________________