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Post by Aqua on Jul 9, 2007 8:31:59 GMT -5
Emily made a vague gesture with her hands as she walked, trying to find some words or even interjections to expressed the mess in her head that ensued. "No... sorry... I don't know."
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Post by Tron on Jul 9, 2007 8:49:33 GMT -5
"Oh..." Tron decided not to press, instead twiddling his thumbs while the elevator descended. "Ok."
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Post by Aqua on Jul 9, 2007 9:08:05 GMT -5
(( so they're inside the elevator already? I don't mind, just wanted to make sure ))
Emily at once felt ashamed of her reaction. "Sorry," she said again, making a small smile. "I just..." Felt extreme lack of confidence for a second. "I'm really not used to compliments and all that."
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Post by Tron on Jul 9, 2007 9:15:45 GMT -5
((Yeah, I figured I'd just move it along a little instead of going through every step inside )) "It's ok," Jarod said, smiling a little. "I speak my mind a lot, I guess. I'm used to computers- they're straightforward, all the time. People....not so much."
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Post by Aqua on Jul 9, 2007 9:23:35 GMT -5
She could understand that. Funny that, even though her previous job had included lots of interaction with people, Emily somehow managed to stuck it into the business part of her mind and never actually learned to properly interact with people. Especially guys.
"I think I might as well try and learn to manage it," Emily said. "Or I risk recoiling from people for the rest of my life."
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Post by Tron on Jul 10, 2007 9:14:21 GMT -5
"You should get enough practice at a school," Jarod remarked as the doors opened. "Or with me." That with a small grin.
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Post by Aqua on Jul 10, 2007 9:20:52 GMT -5
Emily glanced at him, still not sure how to react to that. "So how do you suppose I should practice?" They walked towards the exit from the building.
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Post by Tron on Jul 10, 2007 9:23:15 GMT -5
"Well..." he hedged. "I know you're nervous, right? And you know I am. It wouldn't be so bad if we were to be around each other more often, to get comfortable with talking to people."
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Post by Aqua on Jul 10, 2007 9:26:39 GMT -5
"So it's kinda like you don't speak Chinese and I don't speak it, yet we're teaching it to each other?" Emily snickered.
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Post by Tron on Jul 10, 2007 9:28:34 GMT -5
"Hey!" he frowned at her in mock indignation. "More like we're both trying to study the same language so we feel comfortable screwing up and saying something stupid to each other."
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Post by Aqua on Jul 10, 2007 9:38:42 GMT -5
"Ah," Emily nodded, "yeah, I guess from that perspective it could work. But how then would we tell right from wrong?"
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Post by Tron on Jul 10, 2007 11:32:17 GMT -5
"IS there any RIGHT way to deal with people?" Tron asked, raising an eyebrow. "Besides trying not to be rude?"
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Post by Aqua on Jul 10, 2007 11:37:25 GMT -5
Emily opened her mouth, then closed it again and sighed with a helpless smile. "Okay, you got me there."
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Post by Tron on Jul 10, 2007 11:47:57 GMT -5
He smiled back as he held the exit door open for her, then chuckled a little."So, we'll know when we screw up if the other person gets mad."
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Post by Aqua on Jul 10, 2007 12:03:17 GMT -5
"Okay," Emily said. "Will do for a start." She gave him a smile for holding the door for her. Walking outside, she looked around. "Where do we go now?"
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