Smelling the Roses

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:37 pm

"It looked that way for certain, but I didn't think they were a thing."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:38 pm

"You mean they're not a couple? They sure act like one."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:54 pm

"I heard the rumor too. I just can't quite see it though. Besides, I've seen him around campus with another redhead."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:56 pm

"Maybe he's, like, a player?" She seemed a little uncertain using the word, but that's what you get learning about social interactions from movies.

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:07 pm

If she noticed the uncertainty, she didn't let it show. "I suppose," she said doubtfully. "I'm just not sure the shoe fits."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:09 pm

"He is kind of... ridiculously hot."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:15 pm

"No argument here about that. If I were older maybe..."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:26 pm

"That just seems like a recipe for trouble."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:31 pm

"Trouble does seem to follow me, but I can do without the teacher-student relationship sort of trouble, even with the feathered dreamboat."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:32 pm

"It's not like the guys our age are bad looking, anyway."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:36 pm

"Well, no," she admitted.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:39 pm

"And I think I can handle that level of drama waaaaay better."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:40 pm

"Says the girl with the boyfriend," she teased.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:43 pm

"I can't take too much credit. I practically got him by accident."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:45 pm

"There's gotta be a story there."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:53 pm

"Well I mean it's not like I set out saying 'I'm gonna get this guy.' We just kinda... hit it off."

Oof. Bad choice of words.

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:56 pm

"Sometimes that happens. Things just click... or at least I assume that's what happens. Hasn't happened to me just yet."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:57 pm

"And I'm not saying he's like... my forever guy, or whatever. I don't think anyone our age really knows that, you know?"

"But it's... really nice."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:46 pm

"Oh, I imagine. So, you kissed him yet?" Mary Ann's brain filter seemed to have turned off again.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:47 pm

"...well yeah," Brigid said, smirking faintly.

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:49 pm

"Good for you!"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:53 pm

"Just kind of... what you do, right?"

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:04 pm

"So I'm told. Seems like the thing to do anyways."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:30 pm

"You have, like, no idea how much of a relief it's been that there are people here who know less about this stuff than me."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:11 pm

"About boys and stuff you mean? Or just stuff in general? Cause I know a lot."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:23 pm

"About boys and social stuff. I worry a lot that people will just think I'm weird."

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:29 pm

"Weird is the new normal for us. So just enjoy being weird. I know I do." She tilted her head and made a goofy face.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:31 pm

"I guess that's good for what it's worth, but what does it say if even the people here think you're weird?"

by **Mary Ann London** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:42 pm

"I refuse to believe that they do. And if they do, they're just kidding themselves."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:20 pm

"Eh, there seems to be a lot of high school bullshit still. Or at least what I assume is high school bullshit, you know?"

by **Mary Ann London** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:34 pm

"It's high school," she said with a shrug. "You expected that there wouldn't be high school bullshit?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:36 pm

"I guess I hoped... you know, people would be cooler about it?"

by **Mary Ann London** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:49 pm

"And that we'd what? Break out into songs on occasion? Well, I do that occasionally, but it's not really the same. High school's gonna be high school whether you're average or you... what is it you do?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:14 pm

"What, you mean my power? I know how to use things by picking them up."

by **Mary Ann London** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:16 pm

"That's..." Her brain filter briefly sputtered to life and then failed again. "Well, I'm really not sure what to say about that."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:17 pm

"It's kind of hard to explain, I guess."

by **Mary Ann London** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:22 pm

"Some stuff just is. I wouldn't sweat it."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:40 pm

"It's kind of a pain, because I can't really turn it off, just sort of ignore it."

by **Mary Ann London** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:45 pm

"Kind of like my damned desire to sleep, only worse."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:48 pm

"I don't think you're the only one who likes naps," she chuckled.

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