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| | Term 37: May - August 2014 Term Thirty-Seven: Winter is Coming (September 2083 - June 2084) | 
12-15-2012, 03:59 PM
| | |  The Tower Patch
 At the top of the north tower some ways down from the Astronomy classroom is a large rooftop garden that has been expanded in memory of the late Marion Burbage, substitute professor of Astronomy. Lush green hedges and flower beds line the perimeter of the area and a large fountain greets you towards the opposite end. Located to the left of the fountain is a stone plaque engraved with words from the Headmistress herself which reads :
Rest in peace old friend, beloved wife, renowned stargazer, and special professor. Always in our hearts.
Beside this plaque lays another plaque placed in memory of another professor who gave their life while in service to Hogwarts. The plaque reads :
In Memory of E.M. Forrester, a brilliant space scientist, educator, and Slytherin Head of House. He will be missed.
Wooden benches and tables are scattered throughout the patch for students and professor alike to lounge, reflect on social events, complete homework tasks, and just generally hang out.
OOC: for more information on the events that took place in this thread, please read Term 32 of Hogwarts, a History & What in Merlin's Beard Term 32. For information on Professor Forrester please read here.
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What in the name of Merlin was he doing here? This was his fourth term at Hogwarts and he had never had a conversation with one of the Professor's about anything other than the subject they taught.
Michael shoved his hands into his pockets and rocked back and forth on his heels while he waited for Professor Flamsteed. He was glad that the man had agreed to meet here because he wouldn't have been able to have this conversation in the office.
He let out a long slow breath as he stared at the memorial plaques but not actually seeing them. He was starting to regret this already.
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Alright, so, the professor had honestly meant what he had said to the Gryffindor. That he could come talk to the man about anything if wanted.
As long as that anything was about academics. Or Astronomy. Or science fiction. Or muggle things. Or...well...the list could go on for a bit, but he had already resolved that it was none of the topics that he was actually good at discussing. He was betting his galleons on it being something emotionally based and, well, this would be an interesting conversation.
Walking into the Tower Patch and spotting the young man, he slooooooooowly walked towards the fountain.
"Good day, Mr. Toussaint."
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Michael turned at the sound of Professor Flamsteed's voice and he took in the man's slow walk and body language and he could tell that the man wanted to be here just about as much as he did.
This was going to be a rather interesting talk.
He took his hands out of his pockets and pointed at the plaques on the wall. "Didn't know Astronomy could be so dangerous." Just a little joke to ease the tension.
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Coming to a stop, Airey noticeably winced at the comment. Touched a bit of a nerve really and while he managed to keep his expression somewhat neutral, it was obvious that the joke had been met with unamused ears.
"Ever heard of an astronaut, Mr. Toussaint," he asked with a raised eyebrow.
Consider tension raised. Oops.
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Apparently his little joke had gone down like a lead balloon. Perhaps he should have clarified and said that he didn't know that teaching Astronomy could be so dangerous. But he held his tongue because that would most likely get him into trouble and he promised Zahra that he would be good this year.
"My apologies Professor. I meant no disrespect." Not really. Michael shoved his hands back into his pockets and rocked on his feet once more.
Well this was awkward.
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Deep breath, Flamsteed, deeeeeeeeep breath. Not the kid's fault you are on edge about the unknown course of the coming conversation.
"No no, of course," he replied while awkwardly clearing his throat. "Astronomy tends to be one of the under appreciated subjects, as I am sure you can imagine why." Wizarding world and all. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...not Hogwarts School of Natural Science and Celestial Objects. "I am a bit defensive about it."
Squirmy squirm...gonna just...sit here on the edge of the fountain now. Not on the plaques, but just a little to the side. "You, er, wanted to speak with me about something?"
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That was so true. Not that Michael intended on saying that though especially when the Professor was already so touchy about it. But the subject wasn't the most exciting. It wasn't really magic they were learning. "Well you make it fun at least." That accounted for something.
Michael stopped mid rock and felt the heat rise in his face. Oh? Right. They were going to get right into it. "Er...yeah..." How did one start off a conversation like this with a stranger?
"My...um...parents are giving me a hard time about my girlfriend."
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Lying down on one of the benches, Lux looked up at the clear blue sky. It was another chilly fall day, so she had made sure to wear a warm sweater under her jacket. Covering her was a blanket, and on the ground beside her bench was a thermos full of hot tea.
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Originally Posted by Mell  That was so true. Not that Michael intended on saying that though especially when the Professor was already so touchy about it. But the subject wasn't the most exciting. It wasn't really magic they were learning. "Well you make it fun at least." That accounted for something.
Michael stopped mid rock and felt the heat rise in his face. Oh? Right. They were going to get right into it. "Er...yeah..." How did one start off a conversation like this with a stranger?
"My...um...parents are giving me a hard time about my girlfriend." Airey's expression softened a bit. "Considering that is my goal in life I accept that compliment," he grinned. Although he hoped that he made things informative AND fun. Fun wasn't always enough, unfortunately. But he wasn't about to go and ruin the moment.
And they were having that. Sort of. A moment. Yeah? Yes.
Taking a deeeeeeeeeeep breath as they got to the meat of the conversation, Airey braced himself for what was to come - while also crossing his fingers and toes and eyes that it was academic related. Something about struggling to keep up with certain classes. What do to after OWLs and NEWTs were done. Big life decisions like that....he could handle that sort of conversation.
And then Mr. Toussaint dropped a bomb on him. The G word.
Sweet solstice, Merlin help him.
"Ah." Was all he could muster for a reply as his throat dried up and palms became a little sweaty.
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Originally Posted by Squishy Lying down on one of the benches, Lux looked up at the clear blue sky. It was another chilly fall day, so she had made sure to wear a warm sweater under her jacket. Covering her was a blanket, and on the ground beside her bench was a thermos full of hot tea.
Fully relaxed, she closed her eyes and settled herself in for a bit of a nap. Charlotte basically ran up to the tower patch with a couple of blankets and a backpack full of everything she needed to look up at the sky. This was going to be great. She missed looking up at a blue sky so this would be something different for her. She was already hoping to see all kinds of things in the clouds. Clouds weren't nearly as interesting as stars were to her but that was okay, she could deal with this.
Slowing down as she reached the patch, she looked around to see where there were free benches and noticed a very familiar looking redhead lying down on one of them. Char quietly stepped closer, just to make sure it was really her Huffie friend, and grinned at the sight of her. PERFECT! She hadn't seen Lux in ages and was happy to finally see her again.
"Hey, Lux?" The girl's eyes were closed so she wanted to make sure she didn't scare her or anything. | |
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Originally Posted by itsgisselx3 Charlotte basically ran up to the tower patch with a couple of blankets and a backpack full of everything she needed to look up at the sky. This was going to be great. She missed looking up at a blue sky so this would be something different for her. She was already hoping to see all kinds of things in the clouds. Clouds weren't nearly as interesting as stars were to her but that was okay, she could deal with this.
Slowing down as she reached the patch, she looked around to see where there were free benches and noticed a very familiar looking redhead lying down on one of them. Char quietly stepped closer, just to make sure it was really her Huffie friend, and grinned at the sight of her. PERFECT! She hadn't seen Lux in ages and was happy to finally see her again.
"Hey, Lux?" The girl's eyes were closed so she wanted to make sure she didn't scare her or anything. It seemed that no time after she had settled in, Lux heard someone calling her name. "Mmmm." Shifting a little, she opened her eyes slightly, immediately wanting to close them again. The sun was shining right in her face, and now there were little spots dancing in front of her vision.
Oh, it was Charlie.
"Hey!" Slowly raising herself into a sitting position, she smiled at her friend. "Nice seeing you here." And it really was since the last time they had spoken had been in Diagon Alley. | |
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Originally Posted by Squishy It seemed that no time after she had settled in, Lux heard someone calling her name. "Mmmm." Shifting a little, she opened her eyes slightly, immediately wanting to close them again. The sun was shining right in her face, and now there were little spots dancing in front of her vision.
Oh, it was Charlie.
"Hey!" Slowly raising herself into a sitting position, she smiled at her friend. "Nice seeing you here." And it really was since the last time they had spoken had been in Diagon Alley. Oh no, she had woken Lux up. Charlotte hadn't realized the girl was trying to sleep, she just thought she was relaxing on the bench. Great. Good job, Charlotte. If Lux wasn't such a nice person all the time, she'd probably hate Char. At least, that's how Char would feel if anyone woke her up when she was outside soaking up the sun. Like that one time Jun had showed up and was bothering her (even if it was when she was upset with him).
"I'm reeeaaally sorry, Lux!" She had even sat up for her. Ugh. "You can lie back down, really. I didn't mean to bother you." Well, she had meant to bother her but not in a bothersome way. In a friend way...when that friends wasn't trying to nap. "ididn'tknowyouwerenapping." | |
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Oh no!
Charlie felt bad now, and Lux didn't want that. "It's okay, don't worry about it. I only just closed my eyes before you came." It was the truth, and would hopefully make her friend feel a little better.
Smiling, she noticed the blankets and backpack. "You look like you are going camping. All you need is a tent." Surely there wasn't one in the bag? Anything was possible, and Lux did remember that useful spell Sander had taught her last term; so maybe there WAS a tent in Charlie's bag,
"Want some tea?" Bending over to grab her thermos, she figured that the cup could be duplicated. What was the spell for that again? | |
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"Are you absolutey positive? Because I can sit..um.." She looked around for a free bench and saw about five just around the area. "...anywhere else?" She laughed a bit just then because she knew Lux would never make her leave. At least not if she hadn't meant to wake the girl up. Charlotte wasn't sure how Lux was when she was upset but seeing as this was her normal self, she could tell the redhead was perfectly okay with this.
She sat down next to Lux and set her bag down. "I kind of just wanted to make sure I had everything I might want while I'm here. You can never be too prepared." And most of what was in her bag were snacks because she knew just how munchy she would get in the sun.
"Yes, please." Tea sounded amazing right now actually. Charlotte pulled out her wand, flicked it at the cup, and mumbled 'geminio' to make the cup duplicate itself. There. Now no one needed to sahare. | |
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Airey's expression softened a bit. "Considering that is my goal in life I accept that compliment," he grinned. Although he hoped that he made things informative AND fun. Fun wasn't always enough, unfortunately. But he wasn't about to go and ruin the moment.
And they were having that. Sort of. A moment. Yeah? Yes.
Taking a deeeeeeeeeeep breath as they got to the meat of the conversation, Airey braced himself for what was to come - while also crossing his fingers and toes and eyes that it was academic related. Something about struggling to keep up with certain classes. What do to after OWLs and NEWTs were done. Big life decisions like that....he could handle that sort of conversation.
And then Mr. Toussaint dropped a bomb on him. The G word.
Sweet solstice, Merlin help him.
"Ah." Was all he could muster for a reply as his throat dried up and palms became a little sweaty.
Michael grinned back at the man glad they he had managed to say something to him. The only adults he really dealt with was the ones in his family and considering he was the first born Toussaint he usually got away with a lot.
But the grin died on his face at the look on the man's face only seconds later. Apparently the Professor was not one for these kinds of talks and for a moment there, Michael was going to tell him not to worry about it, but the man had offered in class and it might be a little amusing watching the man sweat a little more.
And who knows they might both learn something out of this conversation.
"Yeah." He said ignoring the man's obvious discomfort. "I mean, they've known Zahra since the day she was born. We grew up together, so I can't understand why they're being like this now." He looked at Airey with an expectant expression.
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Originally Posted by itsgisselx3 "Are you absolutey positive? Because I can sit..um.." She looked around for a free bench and saw about five just around the area. "...anywhere else?" She laughed a bit just then because she knew Lux would never make her leave. At least not if she hadn't meant to wake the girl up. Charlotte wasn't sure how Lux was when she was upset but seeing as this was her normal self, she could tell the redhead was perfectly okay with this.
She sat down next to Lux and set her bag down. "I kind of just wanted to make sure I had everything I might want while I'm here. You can never be too prepared." And most of what was in her bag were snacks because she knew just how munchy she would get in the sun.
"Yes, please." Tea sounded amazing right now actually. Charlotte pulled out her wand, flicked it at the cup, and mumbled 'geminio' to make the cup duplicate itself. There. Now no one needed to sahare. Sit somewhere else? Seriously?
Raising her brow, Lux looked at Charlie as if she was insane... which she WAS if she thought that she was going to sit somewhere else. Wanting to gently push her friend down on the bench beside her, it was a good thing that Charlie did it herself instead.
Curiously looking at the bag again, Lux wished that she could see what was inside it just because it had made her rather curious. "Do you have food in there?" At least SOME of that had to be food... right?
About to ask what the duplication spell was, it was a relief when Charlie did it herself. "Awesome." Beaming, she poured the both of them a cup of tea. | |
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Originally Posted by Squishy Sit somewhere else? Seriously?
Raising her brow, Lux looked at Charlie as if she was insane... which she WAS if she thought that she was going to sit somewhere else. Wanting to gently push her friend down on the bench beside her, it was a good thing that Charlie did it herself instead.
Curiously looking at the bag again, Lux wished that she could see what was inside it just because it had made her rather curious. "Do you have food in there?" At least SOME of that had to be food... right?
About to ask what the duplication spell was, it was a relief when Charlie did it herself. "Awesome." Beaming, she poured the both of them a cup of tea. "Uuuuuhhhh...." Did she have food? Charlotte couldn't exactly remember anymore. She knew she had put loads of candy and a book or two in case she went mental and decided to do homework but she couldn't remember if food was in there. She opened up the bag and stuck her hand way into it, feeling around for what might be there. "I don't thiiiiink...um...." Seriously? She had woken up her friend, the least she could do was hav- "TACO!" Charlotte felt something taco shaped and pulled out what seemed to be a taco wrapped in aluminum foil. How could she possibly have forgotten about that?? "Do you like tacos?" She asked, handing it over. Because, really, all she would need was her candy so she didn't mind giving Lux the taco.
Taking the cup from her friend, she sipped at the tea and grinned. Perfect. Thanking her, she dug her hand back into the bag while sipping at the tea, trying to find a lollipop in the midst of every other candy in the world.
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But the grin died on his face at the look on the man's face only seconds later. Apparently the Professor was not one for these kinds of talks and for a moment there, Michael was going to tell him not to worry about it, but the man had offered in class and it might be a little amusing watching the man sweat a little more.
And who knows they might both learn something out of this conversation.
"Yeah." He said ignoring the man's obvious discomfort. "I mean, they've known Zahra since the day she was born. We grew up together, so I can't understand why they're being like this now." He looked at Airey with an expectant expression. Oh sweet sweet solstice. What was he supposed to say to all this?
He needed to make this astronomy related somehow. He could deal with this sort of conversation as long as he was able to examine it through a scientific lens. It was just getting past the thick wall of awkward that was going to make seeing that angle difficult.
Did he mention he really didn't want to know about students' personal lives? It felt invasive knowing this sort of thing even if it was information being offered to him willingly.
"Well...I...er...being like what? Exactly."
Because words like 'this' and 'hard time' were rather subjective and vague.
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Originally Posted by itsgisselx3 "Uuuuuhhhh...." Did she have food? Charlotte couldn't exactly remember anymore. She knew she had put loads of candy and a book or two in case she went mental and decided to do homework but she couldn't remember if food was in there. She opened up the bag and stuck her hand way into it, feeling around for what might be there. "I don't thiiiiink...um...." Seriously? She had woken up her friend, the least she could do was hav- "TACO!" Charlotte felt something taco shaped and pulled out what seemed to be a taco wrapped in aluminum foil. How could she possibly have forgotten about that?? "Do you like tacos?" She asked, handing it over. Because, really, all she would need was her candy so she didn't mind giving Lux the taco.
Taking the cup from her friend, she sipped at the tea and grinned. Perfect. Thanking her, she dug her hand back into the bag while sipping at the tea, trying to find a lollipop in the midst of every other candy in the world.
Eagerly, Lux watched Charlie dig through her bag, hoping without hope that there was something in there that they could both eat. Just as hope was about lost, a taco happened. Hmmm... Interesting. "NO, I don't think I've ever eaten a taco before." Did that make her weird? As far as she knew they were a pretty common food staple. Her family didn't really do Mexican cuisine, so that meant Lux had never tried them before.
Happily taking the food, she thanked her friend before opening the foil. It smelled good, and she could see that it was stuffed full of beef, lettuce, cheese, salsa, and sour cream. Yummy. "Are you going to have a taco too?" This wasn't the only one, right? Because Lux didn't want to take all of Charlie's food. "You are very welcome for the tea." | |
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Originally Posted by Squishy Eagerly, Lux watched Charlie dig through her bag, hoping without hope that there was something in there that they could both eat. Just as hope was about lost, a taco happened. Hmmm... Interesting. "NO, I don't think I've ever eaten a taco before." Did that make her weird? As far as she knew they were a pretty common food staple. Her family didn't really do Mexican cuisine, so that meant Lux had never tried them before.
Happily taking the food, she thanked her friend before opening the foil. It smelled good, and she could see that it was stuffed full of beef, lettuce, cheese, salsa, and sour cream. Yummy. "Are you going to have a taco too?" This wasn't the only one, right? Because Lux didn't want to take all of Charlie's food. "You are very welcome for the tea." How was it even possible that Lux had never tried a taco? Wasn't the girl from America? Surely there were taco restaurants over there or at least taco kits she could buy from a grocery store! THESE WERE TACOS, FOR GOODNESS SAKE. Charlotte just didn't understand hooooow! She needed to make sure not to freak out Lux though because that would be bad, she liked her and didn't want her to run away or something. No yelling about tacos allowed. Taking in a big breath, she smiled and spoke, making sure not to sound too judgmental. "I cannot believe you've never had one! They're the best, I promise!" And if her friend didn't like them, Charlotte didn't know what she would do...die maybe? Not that she was too dramatic or anything.
Charlotte sipped at her tea and thought about whether or not she was really hungry enough to search for another taco in her bag...eventually she decided it wasn't worth it and the tea would just be enough for her. "Noooo, I'm pretty sure I only have the one and I'm not very hungry anyhow." She was sure the tea would hold her off until dinner time. | |
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05-24-2014, 04:13 AM
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| | Wrackspurt
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Originally Posted by itsgisselx3 How was it even possible that Lux had never tried a taco? Wasn't the girl from America? Surely there were taco restaurants over there or at least taco kits she could buy from a grocery store! THESE WERE TACOS, FOR GOODNESS SAKE. Charlotte just didn't understand hooooow! She needed to make sure not to freak out Lux though because that would be bad, she liked her and didn't want her to run away or something. No yelling about tacos allowed. Taking in a big breath, she smiled and spoke, making sure not to sound too judgmental. "I cannot believe you've never had one! They're the best, I promise!" And if her friend didn't like them, Charlotte didn't know what she would do...die maybe? Not that she was too dramatic or anything.
Charlotte sipped at her tea and thought about whether or not she was really hungry enough to search for another taco in her bag...eventually she decided it wasn't worth it and the tea would just be enough for her. "Noooo, I'm pretty sure I only have the one and I'm not very hungry anyhow." She was sure the tea would hold her off until dinner time. Okaaaay, clearly she WAS weird because of the way that Charlie was looking at her. Blushing slightly, Lux looked over the taco some more mostly so that she wouldn't have to see her friend's total look of shock anymore. "Well, they smell and look really nice. I mean it isn't like there aren't tacos in Canada. Does it help that I knew what they are?" So she wasn't TOTALLY weird, just SLIGHTLY weird. "My family never eats Mexican," she added as an afterthought to clarify things further.
As Charlie said she wasn't hungry, Lux took that as go ahead to eat without feeling bad and took a bite, savoring the delicious food. "Wow, this is amazing." | |
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05-24-2014, 04:45 AM
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| Formerly: itsgisselx3 Ashwinder
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Originally Posted by Squishy Okaaaay, clearly she WAS weird because of the way that Charlie was looking at her. Blushing slightly, Lux looked over the taco some more mostly so that she wouldn't have to see her friend's total look of shock anymore. "Well, they smell and look really nice. I mean it isn't like there aren't tacos in Canada. Does it help that I knew what they are?" So she wasn't TOTALLY weird, just SLIGHTLY weird. "My family never eats Mexican," she added as an afterthought to clarify things further.
As Charlie said she wasn't hungry, Lux took that as go ahead to eat without feeling bad and took a bite, savoring the delicious food. "Wow, this is amazing." Now Charlotte felt bad because she had been unaware of her facial expression and clearly Lux could tell how weirded out she was. It's not like it was her who had never had a taco though! Now, fully aware of her face, she smiled and nodded, realizing how unweird never having a taco probably is in reality. Still, though, TACOS. "That really is better. I can imagine what it would be like if you didn't even know what a taco was!' And Lux had made a good point. If her family never ate Mexican, how was she just supposed to have had a taco? Not everyone wandered around places on their own like she had grown to do in London.
"RIGHT?!?!?" The fact that Lux thought the taco was so good made Charlie extremely happy! This meant she wouldn't have to die or treat Lux weird (although she probably wouldn't anyway). Her friend was normal now, yay! "And there are loads of different kinds of tacos too! This is just the start!" Maybe over one of the breaks, she would take Lux out to try different tacos. A taco friend date! | |
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05-25-2014, 09:28 AM
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| | Kappa
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Oh sweet sweet solstice. What was he supposed to say to all this?
He needed to make this astronomy related somehow. He could deal with this sort of conversation as long as he was able to examine it through a scientific lens. It was just getting past the thick wall of awkward that was going to make seeing that angle difficult.
Did he mention he really didn't want to know about students' personal lives? It felt invasive knowing this sort of thing even if it was information being offered to him willingly.
"Well...I...er...being like what? Exactly."
Because words like 'this' and 'hard time' were rather subjective and vague.
He was about as good at this as Airey was. He had no idea why he was even speaking to the Professor about it. He had two uncles and an aunt that he could talk to and they would most definitely be better than the Astronomy Professor.
But when he thought about it, Michael realised that he wanted the opinion of someone who wasn't apart of the Toussaint clan. At least this way it would be objective.
If he managed to get an answer out Airey that was.
"Well like I said, Zahra and I have grown up together. We're best friends." He paused for a moment. "But over the past six months or so we've become...more than friends." Surely the man would know what he meant by that. Surely he didn't have to go into detail. "Anyway ever since we have gotten closer, our parents are trying to separate us." And it was really rather frustrating.
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05-26-2014, 05:45 AM
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| | Wrackspurt
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Originally Posted by itsgisselx3 Now Charlotte felt bad because she had been unaware of her facial expression and clearly Lux could tell how weirded out she was. It's not like it was her who had never had a taco though! Now, fully aware of her face, she smiled and nodded, realizing how unweird never having a taco probably is in reality. Still, though, TACOS. "That really is better. I can imagine what it would be like if you didn't even know what a taco was!' And Lux had made a good point. If her family never ate Mexican, how was she just supposed to have had a taco? Not everyone wandered around places on their own like she had grown to do in London.
"RIGHT?!?!?" The fact that Lux thought the taco was so good made Charlie extremely happy! This meant she wouldn't have to die or treat Lux weird (although she probably wouldn't anyway). Her friend was normal now, yay! "And there are loads of different kinds of tacos too! This is just the start!" Maybe over one of the breaks, she would take Lux out to try different tacos. A taco friend date! It was hard to swallow her first bite, because Charlie was making her want to laugh with the expression on her face. "You know, you are cute." It needed to be said, and there was no way that Lux could be convinced otherwise. "I'm not too sure how common tacos are but I think they are more or less universal now. What other Mexican dishes are there?" Maybe Charlie liked to eat Mexican food, so she could give her more things to try. But if she only knew about tacos, that was cool as well!
"Wait, what? There are different kinds of tacos?!" How incredibly cool! Now she had more options, and could pick a favourite. "I can't imagine there being a cucumber taco... But what other kinds are there?" There was no way this conversation could continue without Charlie giving her this information. | |
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