Orientation - Refreshing Refreshments

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:31 pm

"No. My name's Jennifer, not Ribena Spark."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:32 pm

Ryan Gabriel wrote:"Enjoying the last five minutes of English sun?" Ryan joked, stopping to glance down at Haley as he walked past. So this is the new batch for the year...

"Yeah. I spent the summer in Texas, Mexico, and Tahiti. Trying to avoid turning into a ghost immediately."

oh em gee, he got even hotter while I was away she thought too loudly. Her control had apparently slipped a bit while she was away.

by **Maya Mills** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:33 pm

"Who's Ribena Spark?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:34 pm

He smirked. "So I'm going to be getting begged to take you tanning every week in a month or so. Got it," he joked. "But yeah, it is hot here," he added, intentionally 'mishearing' the thought.

by **Victor Freud** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:37 pm

Victor looked up at the two women, confused at first.

"Oh! Um, this is?" He said, holding up the purple can of blackcurrant soda. It was fairly likely that he didn't know what a blackcurrant was either. But the can was purple so it had to taste like grape.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:42 pm

"Oh. That is the weirdest name for a soda..."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:44 pm

Ryan Gabriel wrote:He smirked. "So I'm going to be getting begged to take you tanning every week in a month or so. Got it," he joked. "But yeah, it is hot here," he added, intentionally 'mishearing' the thought.

Haley reddened considerably as she realized he probably heard.

She tried changing the subject. "Are you still gonna teach PC with Miss K...er...Stephanie?" She still had a hard time switching to a first name basis with the scary, uptight werewolf after her and Ryan sort of completely changed in the middle of last year.

by **Maya Mills** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:44 pm

"Be careful," Maya warns Victor. "Someone might have shaken it."

by **Victor Freud** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:49 pm

Victor looked the can over curiously. "Eh... I guess it's no weirder than Pepsi or 7-up if you think about it." His voice had a bit of a rural accent to it, but not that of the southern United States. So... probably Australian. He paused with his hand positioned to open it, looking first at Maya and then himself.

"Oh, right, white shirt. Thanks." He gave the top a little tap before cracking the thing open, taking a small sip as he looked up at those gathered around the refreshment table.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:53 pm

"Still. Sounds like a person. Ribena Spark, super hero. Or possibly Ribena Spark, stripper."

by **Maya Mills** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:01 pm

"I don't think they would name a soda after a stripper," Maya says.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:08 pm

"Gotta pay the rent somehow," he said. "I'll be right there for you guys to terrorize on Monday."

by **Victor Freud** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:11 pm

Victor just kept drinking as he watched the two girls talking. This was a subject that he definitely could not contribute to in any way that wouldn't be awkward for someone.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:15 pm

Ryan Gabriel wrote:"Gotta pay the rent somehow," he said. "I'll be right there for you guys to terrorize on Monday."

Haley grinned. "I've been practicing my TK all summer. I could be like your TA now."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:16 pm

Ryan smirked. "You just want an excuse to call field trips to London."

by **Veronica Glarette** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:17 pm

A quiet, shy-looking woman makes her way towards the refreshment table and immediately pauses. Her attention is drawn towards the stage where Will is playing piano. She listens very intently on the music, as if each stroke of a key meant a whole statement.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:23 pm

Brigid facepalms as the person she was trying to steer her father clear of walks over.

by **Narrator** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:24 pm

"Well then," the man says, "he doesn't look busy now. Alex, wasn't it?"

by **Roland Sackville** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:26 pm

Haley Crusek wrote:
Ryan Gabriel wrote:"Gotta pay the rent somehow," he said. "I'll be right there for you guys to terrorize on Monday."

Haley grinned. "I've been practicing my TK all summer. I could be like your TA now."

"Hopefully, that wasn't all you were practicing," Roland said, walking over with a drink in his hand.

by **Alex Carpenter** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:28 pm

Alex wondered for a moment if Brigid's dad could smell fear like a... wait, could dinosaurs smell fear? That movie said they could only see things if they were moving, didn't it? So if he... wait, but Brigid's dad WASN'T a dinosaur, so he could obviously see oh shit, they were still coming over here and he was standing here staring like a moron. "Yes, sir. Alex, sir." Does he have a spear with him? I hope he doesn't have a spear. Well, I'd be able to see a spear if he had it. But... I wish I was metal right now.

by **Narrator** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:30 pm

"I'd say Brigid's told me a lot about you, but she hardly tells me anything."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:30 pm

"Oh geez, dad."

by **Alex Carpenter** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:31 pm

"I... oh," Alex said, feeling about three inches tall now. Well damn...

by **Narrator** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:34 pm

"I don't mean about you, I mean about things in general." He goes to clap Alex on the shoulder in a way that seems meant to be reassuring, but might be a bit harder than Alex is used to.

He smiles. At least it looks like a smile. It's kind of intense.

by **Alex Carpenter** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:37 pm

Alex hesitated (very briefly) then smiled back, feeling a bit like he was smiling at a man-eating tiger. "It's... uh... Good to meet you, sir," he said, offering his hand.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:49 pm

Maya Mills wrote:"I don't think they would name a soda after a stripper," Maya says.

Victor Freud wrote:Victor just kept drinking as he watched the two girls talking. This was a subject that he definitely could not contribute to in any way that wouldn't be awkward for someone.

"Yeah, that does seem strange. So, what does it taste like?" she asks Victor.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:51 pm

Ryan Gabriel wrote:Ryan smirked. "You just want an excuse to call field trips to London."

"Guilty!"

Roland Sackville wrote:"Hopefully, that wasn't all you were practicing," Roland said, walking over with a drink in his hand.

Haley leaned her head further back to regard her history professor who hung upside down in her view. "Of course not. I got a brand new phone so I had to learn all the new apps and it's bigger so I had to learn to type differently."

by **Victor Freud** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:53 pm

Jennifer Newgate wrote:"Yeah, that does seem strange. So, what does it taste like?" she asks Victor.

Victor finally stopped drinking the stuff. "Kinda... tart, and strong. You wanna try it?" he asked Jennifer, pulling a handkerchief out of his pocket to give the rim a little wipe.

by **Roland Sackville** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:54 pm

"Thrilling," he deadpanned.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:57 pm

Ryan smirked. "So that explains the sudden drop in Haley's social media presence," he chuckled. "And here I thought you were just giving up."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:01 pm

Victor Freud wrote:
Jennifer Newgate wrote:"Yeah, that does seem strange. So, what does it taste like?" she asks Victor.

Victor finally stopped drinking the stuff. "Kinda... tart, and strong. You wanna try it?" he asked Jennifer, pulling a handkerchief out of his pocket to give the rim a little wipe.

That was way too considerate for her to turn down either way, even though she isn't actually that curious, so she takes the can and takes a careful sip. She nods and hands it back to him. "It's alright."

by **Victor Freud** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:04 pm

Victor gave the can another little wipe before offering it to Maya with a little smile.

by **Maya Mills** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:06 pm

"Thank you," Maya says, accepting the can and taking a careful sip. "...It's not bad."

She hands the can back to Victor.

by **Victor Freud** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:09 pm

"Well, we've been swapping spit, I guess it's okay to swap names too, right?" Victor took the can back and didn't bother to wipe it off, stuff like "casual contact germs" didn't bother him much but he at least knew that it might bother others. "I'm Victor, from Canada."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:11 pm

"Haha, eww. I'm Jennifer."

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:11 pm

Roland Sackville wrote:"Thrilling," he deadpanned.

"I read a few books too, Prof, don't worry," she grinned.

Ryan Gabriel wrote:Ryan smirked. "So that explains the sudden drop in Haley's social media presence," he chuckled. "And here I thought you were just giving up."

"Holy shit. Do you actually follow me on Twitter?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:12 pm

Ryan smirked. "You pay that much attention to your followers, then?"

by **Maya Mills** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:15 pm

"Oh god, I'm sorry, that is so rude of me," Maya says. "I'm Maya. It's good to meet you."

by **Narrator** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:18 pm

Ka-Zar grips Alex's hand maybe a little too tight and gives a vigorous shake.

"I wouldn't worry, Alex. So far it seems like you've got more sense than most of her friends."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:18 pm

Brigid rolls her eyes.

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