Tron
Junior Student at Xavier's
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Post by Tron on Aug 26, 2007 16:18:57 GMT -5
He saw the stare out of the corner of his eye. "What?" he asked, smiling and keeping one eye on the road.
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Post by Aqua on Aug 26, 2007 16:24:19 GMT -5
"Erm..." Emily snapped back out of her momentary pause. "I, uh..." she didn't quite know how to answer his question and not totally embarrass herself. She remembered she'd already told him she wasn't used to compliments and they had settled on the idea that she'd have to get used eventually or something like that, so there was no point in bringing that up again now. "I don't know. You make me blush a lot."
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Tron
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Post by Tron on Aug 26, 2007 16:29:30 GMT -5
He gave a small shrug. "Do you want me to stop?" There was little point in embarrassing her needlessly, and if compliments made her uncomfortable, he'd rather not.
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Post by Aqua on Aug 26, 2007 16:31:44 GMT -5
"The thing is, I don't know," Emily said.
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Tron
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Post by Tron on Aug 26, 2007 16:37:40 GMT -5
He gave her a quick confused glance as he made a few turns that led to the highway. Traffic was relatively clear, for once. "Well, is it something you don't like, or...?"
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Post by Aqua on Aug 26, 2007 16:43:57 GMT -5
"I can't tell," Emily said. "I don't even know how to." Admitting so many I-don't-know's in a row was for her a feat in itself, and she almost felt like a complete idiot, but... he didn't laugh or get mad at her for the way she'd dried their hair up, nor did he object to getting wet under the rain, and those little water-related things made her feel better about being around him, for some reason.
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Tron
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Post by Tron on Aug 26, 2007 16:53:03 GMT -5
"Oh." The way she said it worried him, as if she'd been too long without someone giving her compliments, or simply enjoying her company. "Well...I don't know how to help you tell, but I will wait until you can." Inwardly, he made a vow to let her know in a way that didn't embarrass her that she was worth spending time with.
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Post by Aqua on Aug 26, 2007 16:57:14 GMT -5
"That is, if you're really patient," Emily said, smiling softly. "My lack of decisiveness is known world-wide. Or at least I wouldn't be surprised if it were."
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Tron
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Post by Tron on Aug 26, 2007 17:03:15 GMT -5
"So THAT'S what that news article was all about," he deadpanned.
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Post by Aqua on Aug 26, 2007 17:05:58 GMT -5
Emily laughed, feeling with huge relief how good his joke made her feel about herself - at the very least, better than she'd expect in a situation like this.
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Tron
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Post by Tron on Aug 26, 2007 17:11:06 GMT -5
He grinned as she laughed, taking the exit onto the highway. "Just don't worry, ok? It'll work out."
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Post by Aqua on Aug 26, 2007 17:12:12 GMT -5
"Okay," Emily said, still chuckling a little. "I'll just trust you on that." And everything will be fine, she added inwardly.
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Tron
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Post by Tron on Aug 26, 2007 17:35:38 GMT -5
"Ok, then," he said, giving her a slight nod before turning his eyes back to the road. "We'll be back in few minutes."
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Post by Aqua on Aug 26, 2007 17:39:33 GMT -5
"Okay," Emily said. She paused. "You know, that was a really cool trip, Jarod," she added. "Thank you for it."
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