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Post by princessofthieves on Mar 29, 2006 2:58:00 GMT -5
Rael was able to feel the slight change in the air around Charon, and felt relieved. "Already lying to me?" she questioned. "You do have a plan, you even know enough to allow the girl to chose a topic." She smiled as she felt a slight tug at her arm when he started to walk.
She thought for a moment, what hadn't they discussed up to that point? "Well, you like sports, but do you actually appreciate the outdoors?" she asked. She really had no idea what to ask, and that was the first thing that came to mind.
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Post by charonholler on Mar 29, 2006 3:16:39 GMT -5
Charon glanced at Rael as she asked her question; he was glad he didn't have to try to keep his interest hidden. "Well, I already said that I like the stars, and I love the sight of a beach in summer. I also love the sight of a stormy beach in winter. And I like hanging out in forests, when I get the chance. Which has never been often. So I'd say that overall, I do like the outdoors a fair bit," he said.
"Et tu?" he asked. "Do you enjoy being n Mother Nature's presence?"
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Post by princessofthieves on Mar 29, 2006 3:26:20 GMT -5
Not even a moments hesitation was needed as she answered. "Yes, I love it. The spring, summer, autumn, and winter seasons. They're all unique and beautiful in they're own right. I love the night sky, there's something about being able to gaze at the stars without having to decipher anything. I love climbing trees when the leaves are all different colors, it's absolutely amazing. And listening to the ocean is like taking your very first breath." She stopped when she realized she had been babbling. "I just really love nature," she said softly.
They came to yet another corridor and Rael stopped. She wasn't sure which way Charon wanted to go, and she hadn't wanted to mess up the hand holding. She looked up to his face to see which way he choose.
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Post by charonholler on Mar 29, 2006 3:30:24 GMT -5
Charon glanced down the corridor they had been traveling and down the other one. Neither was familiar--Story of my life today, he thought--so he looked at Rael to see if she had a preference. Seeing her looking at him, he realized she didn't and decided to take the new hallway.
As they walked he tried to think of things to discuss. "So, d'you play a musical instrument or sing or anything?" he asked
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Post by princessofthieves on Mar 29, 2006 3:54:48 GMT -5
Rael followed Charon down the corridor, still not seeing anything vaguely familiar. She glanced up at Charon and could see he was thinking, so returned her blue eyes back to the hallway.
She listened to his question and nearly burst out laughing. "I'm nowheres near coordinated enough to play an instrument. I've tried, and believe me, the world is much better without my contribution." She smiled at her own ineptness. "And everyone can sing, the question should be how well can you sing? And to be truthful, I have an okay voice, but it's nothing special." She wanted to be able to to see his face fully, and as much as she regretted it she let go of his hand and she once again turned herself around to walk backward. "What about you, Rone? What special skills or talents do you have?" She smiled playfully at being able to see his full face again.
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Post by charonholler on Mar 29, 2006 11:32:36 GMT -5
Charon rath wished she hadn't had to let go of his hand, but since he could now see her face, things evened out. He returned her smile. How could he not smile when he could see her smiling face, and knew her smile was sreserved for him right now?
"I'm a drummer," he replied. "I'm mostly self-taught, but I'm not too bad. Mostly I prefer marching music, but I also enjoy just jammin' on a set." He tapped out a few measures on his legs. "I suppose it's better that you don't play an instrument than if you played a woodwind," he added half jokingly.
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Post by princessofthieves on Mar 29, 2006 12:25:11 GMT -5
She seen him tap a bit on his legs while they walked, and admired the fact he seemed able to actually hold a beat, rather than to pretend he did. She smiled a bit at the woodwind comment. "I don't see anything wrong with a woodwind, it's an instrument, and if one can play it I fully admire them."
She continued to walk backward, and still wondered how they could have gotten this lost. She allowed herself to seep back into her thoughts, mainly about what had happened in the last few hours. She'd managed to get lost, find someone else who was lost, get lost even more, probably missed dinner, and had been able to fully enjoy a conversation without having to pretend she liked the person she was speaking to. And..well, this, she smiled. Things looked good from where she stood, and she fully enjoyed the view.
"What are you thinking at this exact moment?" she asked. She liked this question, she had used it often, it caught people off guard and it was easier to read a person when they had to stumble over words.
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Post by charonholler on Mar 29, 2006 12:35:00 GMT -5
Charon was very surprised by her question. Surprised enough that it affected his foot placement, and he tripped and nearly fell. "At this exact moment I'm thinking about how nice it would have been if I hadn't just tripped," he said. "However, at the moment you asekd the question..." He trailed off, trying to remember what he had been thinking. "Let's see...at that moment, I think i had a couple thoughts floating around. One was that I really don't ming woodwinds most of the time, but I think they're useless in a marching band. Except for the saxes. And the other...Oh! The other thought was something about how pretty you are."
He grinned at her and said, "I think I'll return your question. What are-slash-were you just thinking about?"
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Post by princessofthieves on Mar 29, 2006 12:49:13 GMT -5
Surprised as she was that he had tripped when she asked her question, she stopped walking. She wanted to laugh, it was rather hilarious to see someone nearly fall after being asked a question, although she wouldn't have had he really fell. Rael could feel the heat rise to her cheeks at what he had said about her. She wished she would stop doing that, it made her feel vulnerable in way, that someone was able to make her do that.
"At the moment I asked you, I was thinking that it should be impossible to be as lost as I feel. And right now, as well as then," she paused. She didn't want to say what she had thought, but knew she should. "I was thinking about you, Rone." She put it in simple terms, much less words than the thoughts that swirled in her head, but simpler.
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Post by charonholler on Mar 29, 2006 12:57:26 GMT -5
Charon flushed slightly when he heard her reply. As nice as it was to have someone saying such things about him, he was still getting used to a girl actually liking him. he started walking again, and the corridor turned into a corner, around which were some stairs.
"Sweet! Stairs! Now we're a little less lost!" he said. He wanted to shout hallelujahs, but since he knew it was lent...He turned to Rael and asked, "D'you think we'll be able to find our way to the great hall from here? And just as impotrantly, do you think there'll be any food left?"
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Post by princessofthieves on Mar 29, 2006 14:09:29 GMT -5
Rael followed him as he walked down the corridor, she felt like they were having another awkward moment, so didn't say anything as she walked next to him. The he had another outburst. Stairs? There were stairs? She felt almost unable to comprehend the idea, being that she had felt so lost.
"It shouldn't be hard to find if we just go down the stairs," she replied. "However, I may be wrong, as it seems neither of us has a very good sense of direction. But there should be plenty of food left, and if not you can always go to the kitchens, unless of course you feel you would get lost in the dungeons." She smiled, for she had no sense of direction, that was obvious, and she had met him while he had tried to get lost, then un-lost.
She was glad something had been found that led to another area, anything was welcomed at the moment if it got them off of the sixth floor.
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Post by charonholler on Mar 29, 2006 14:49:42 GMT -5
"With our senses of direction I think it would be better if we didn't go anywhere near the dungeons," Charon said, grinning sheepishly. He started to head down the stairs, then stopped to make sure Rael was still with him. "Well, off we go again, to find food or get lost trying!" he said.
"Though I'll settle for just trying and not gettting lost if we can't find food," he added.
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Post by princessofthieves on Mar 29, 2006 15:05:16 GMT -5
She grinned at what he said, it was true. She seen he stopped after he had started to head down the stairs, which she wasn't entirely sure why. The sudden stop caused her to do another quick step back, the second one that day. "I can say I quite agree. Although, getting lost didn't really seem all that bad today." She smiled and looked away from him as she started to head down the stairs, making sure to run into him gently with her shoulder.
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Post by charonholler on Mar 29, 2006 15:20:48 GMT -5
Charon felt her bump into him gently and stepped back, a reflex reaction. He quickly followed her down the stairs and caught up with her. He slipped his hand into hers as he came alongside her and smiled. It had been a very good day and, with the exception of possibly missing supper, he couldn't see how anything could go bad. He was content to just walk with Rael and wait for her to restart conversation.
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Post by princessofthieves on Mar 29, 2006 16:16:47 GMT -5
Rael felt his hand as it slid into hers. She liked how comfortable it felt, it wasn't awkward, like hand holding had been many times before. She looked down at the stairs and tried to think of something to say. "What's the one thing about wizarding life you like the most?"
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