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Post by vamperious on Jul 1, 2018 16:19:42 GMT -5
Natalie had been in his last class and it was been interesting for sure. She made a spectical out of nothing about her grade being bad. Saying he was being selective and such, poppy cock honestly since they both knew she was failing the class from her own stupidity. He made it, sadly a little late to the library but when he entered he found the new girl already there reading- but not for his class- poetry? “ well well- along cane a bird or hope?” He asked as he caught a word or two of the poem from a glance over her shoulder knowing poetry himself- he didn’t mind Emily but preferred Allen. He took a seat and gave her smile. “ Sorry for being late - a student made my class hell.” He explained since the girl didn’t need to know his drama but he had to admit he liked how she looked with her hair up, made her neck look long and for him that was a positive. He gave her a smirk as she seemed a little flustered about hints but he laughed. “well, I hope class wasn’t too hard-and that Paige is behaving herself.” He said more in a questioning way since he knew Posh could be a force of nature all by her self.
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Post by kimcora on Jul 1, 2018 18:45:05 GMT -5
The voice that floated into her consciousness made her heart skip a beat. She didn't quite know why but hearing the titles of poems in his accent sent a thrill through her that she probably shouldn't have had. Maybe it was the fact he was familiar with poetry. But Claire was a creature of habit and she figured she inherited her father's interest in English accents--Wait, no! This was her professor she was thinking about, sitting with now, and getting ready to study for a whole hour with. She couldn't let herself get all twittery or mute in her awkward energy. He would think she was insane. She glanced up at him with a blush, quickly closing the book as she struggled to get around her tied tongue. "Hope..." She got out before she had to look down and put the book in her bag to hide her blushing. When he sat across from her and apologized for being late because of a rowdy student, she blinked in surprise that someone gave him trouble. Weren't they in university? Then again, there were crazy people everywhere. Was that why he looked so tired? She looked back to his face, realizing he was being awfully comfortable with her, even friendly. It was a stark contrast to the serious professor she saw in class. Was this what Posh meant by he was a nice guy? The question about class and Posh made her give a small shake of her head, finding her voice even if it was soft. "Class today was nice. I appreciated the day to catch up--well after trying to catch up with the reading the night before--not that I can't catch up or--well I'm sure you know what I mean." She said before she gave a shy smile at the idea of Paige behaving. Paige did say that she knew the professor well. "Paige is definitely spirited." She began but realized that she sounded like that was a bad thing when really it wasn't. "She's been nothing but kind to me and helpful in class. She's even taking me to a party with her tonight--but I'm not sure I should with the test tomorrow. But Paige did say she has high marks in your class so she should know what she's doing." She said with a shrug, knwoing she was talking too much but she wanted to try and be social with the person that was trying to help her.
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Post by vamperious on Jul 1, 2018 19:14:21 GMT -5
Matt watched as she got a bit Twittery? Over what? Was he not supposed to know she liked poetry? Americans sure were strange. As she rambled he chuckled and simply nodded when she began about Posh since honestly that’s a good way to describe her from anyone. “I would not be worried about the test tomorrow, your exempt from it because you transferred in two days before a test. Defiantly not enough time to learn a months worth of things. Paige has a good idea to get you acquainted with British culture, well campus culture here at least. It should be fun- I would recommend going.” He said smoothly letting her know all the details it seemed Paige hadn’t told the poor girl. He pulled out a marked up packet that he had made for her already with all the answers for tomorrow’s test but the last two pages, those were blank. “Now even if you don’t get graded for this test I would ask you arrive and at least do the two problems here,” he pointed to the back of the packet at the blank but recently learned rules on it,” at least do these problems for participation credit.” He said since that was important with a scholarship.
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Post by kimcora on Jul 1, 2018 19:55:35 GMT -5
Claire looked a bit surprised he was letting her miss the test since the last few professors seemed keen on her just picking up and being prepared. After all, the university handed out very few scholarships and usually, it was only given to students that showed promise. While she didn't view herself as perfect, she did figure she would have to show out to stay there. Which was why she was worried about partying or getting off track here at the school. She was at risk of losing that scholarship and she hardly wanted that to happen. But even the professor seemed to think the party wouldn't be a bad idea...perhaps she could just pop in and just show her face...for learning purposes of course. She eased some when he changed the subject to class since he seemed ready to get to work. That was fine since Paige did say she was swinging by to pick her up to help her get ready for tonight. She picked up the packet and looked it over, though she did turn to the problems he pointed out. They looked vaguely familiar from class and Posh had gone over one similar to the first one with her. Participation credit was fine with her and it would give her more time to get used to being in a new country. "Okay, thank you. I can definitely do that." She said as she looked over the problems. She gave a small furrow of her brow before she pulled out her notebook. "I did want to clarify an equation with you. I just want to be sure I'm working it out correctly." She said since she would need it to work out the second problem. She moved the notebook to him, showing him the example problem from the book she tried to work out last night.
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Post by vamperious on Jul 1, 2018 20:09:50 GMT -5
He glanced over the problem she asked about and already knew the answer. “Try looking at it like this.” He stated before he flipped in her book the the very chapter that was covering the problem- equation included. “The math is just a guide. If it’s high- expect blues, slower and ‘cooler’ expect reds.” He said drawing a small scale with the rainbow abbreviated under it. He glanced at her face to see if she understood it since it was to him but then again, books always made better sense then People did to him. “Now the number you got from the graph- where on the scale should it be?” He prodded since the question wasn’t about the math- but if they could read the graph. —- They continued to work a bit more before Paige showed up and had a dumb grin on her face as always. He gave her a wave before looking her over,” well, Paige, I guess your here to steal my student. We are done so it should be alright. Also the custodian staff know to come in the morning- not tonight to clean.” He joked since it was obvious he was covering for the party.
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Post by kimcora on Jul 1, 2018 21:28:54 GMT -5
Claire was thankful for the help and what knowledge he was able to share. She liked to think she could handle her studies herself, but when it came to sciences she needed to push herself more. Though, it was an interesting opportunity to really get a look into Schwartz as a teacher. One on one he was thorough and patient, with a tone that made him sound confident but helpful. She enjoyed this one on one actually, even if it was a miracle she come across as ignorant to the topics. She was in the process of placing things away when Paige came up with a happy grin on her lips. The talks with this Daniel must have gone well, or so Claire could guess. The familiar way in which the professor talked to Paige got the message across that they were closer than just a teacher and student. It was odd, but Claire felt it wasn't her place to comment. Especially when he mention something about the janitors avoiding cleaning a certain area... Page gave a happy little clap at his words before giving him a wink. "Gotcha, and I owe you a solid. From what I'm hearing they already have the kegs under the old lab cabinets aaaaand the soccer jocks got the good speakers from the training rooms. This is going to be totally brill and perfect for a fun, stress-free night for somebody I know." She giggled before looking at Claire. "Now to get this one in something a bit more--well posh for the evening. I want to get you a cute Brit by the morning, American." Claire blushed at being fingered in all this, let alone infront of a teacher. "I-I don't know about that Posh. I'm quite alright just getting to see what British culture is--" "Oh that's complete tosh--Oops sorry--I mean I want you to get the full uni experience and that means dressing up for the time you want to have. Now if you'll excuse me, we have some work to do." She said, pulling Claire up and shooing her to the door. Claire looked back to the professor and gave him a small smile. "Thanks for all the help." She said before Paige made another shooing motion and she scurried to keep up. Paige looked to Matt and leaned some on the desk. "Make it there when you can. I expect to at least take one shot with you before the night is over." Paige said, excited that she was getting the opportunity to hang out with him for once without Natalie interfering or him leaving because he was tied up with work. She missed her best friend and wanted to be sure he got the most out of tonight.
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Post by vamperious on Jul 1, 2018 22:02:02 GMT -5
“Industrious Lil blighters when it involves booze I see.” He joked before letting Claire leave since he would see her later that evening. When Paige spoke to just him he gave her a soft smile and a nod. “ yep, gonna go shopping and get my Salon visit seen to, gonna be looking very dishy by nights end- mark my words.” He joked since it was a joke between them similar to the nickname Posh. He finished packing up and getting things put away before he headed off campus and got something to wear that was comfortable, not to mention a teacher wouldn’t wear. It was pretty casual he felt, much different from his usual so it was a positive change. His hair was much shorter then the longer mess it been, as per Natalie’s adamant request. He had dropped his things off at home and left a bit for her to read when she got back. To pack her shit and get out. He was done. T was very sismple to understand and hs wines better to push it, he had a lock smith coming in two days time to change all the locks so he wasn’t too worried. He headed out back to the campus and gave a sigh, he was student right now and he was alright with that’s he texted Pish saying he was theee and headed up now- more or less to meet him by the door to ‘approve’ of his out fit or not. Clothes- pin.it/5ikvtjwssui4tu
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Post by kimcora on Jul 1, 2018 23:20:11 GMT -5
Posh made her way through the party with Claire hot on her heels. The poor girl looked more awkward than a whore in church, but Posh figured the outfit didn't help. It took plenty of convincing and complimenting to get Claire out of the room and to the party. And the outfit really wasn't that much. Half of Posh's 'fun' outifits would have given the girl a nosebleed. Even Posh toned it down for this party, as that had been the stipulation she had reached with Daniel. At least in this when she bent over she didn't show her ass and it showed without allowing access to the boys that were curious. Claire's was definitely more modest, but she felt that was the girl's wheel house. She didn't condone turning the innocent into a pro over night. After all, from what Posh could tell the girl was still a virgin and probably didn't have much experience in talking to guys beyond studying and casual exchanges. "DOn't look so worried. You look cute. See you had at least two men look this way. And they don't look half bad." Posh told her as she handed Claire a drink to possibly calm her nerves. Claire looked at the beer in the cup and made an unsure face. She never was a drinker and hadn't really had more than a sip of wine before with her father in Paris. She tried to take a sip but instantly made a face and struggled to choke it down. "Uggh that's awful!" Claire said around a cough, making Paige's eyes widen. "You mean to tell me you haven't had a beer before, Kitten? Oh dear..." She pinched the bridge of her nose and gave a sigh before she smiled brightly at her. "Well there's a first time for everything. Just stick with me and I'll make sure you stay on the up and up, alright?" Before she could really get an answer from Claire over the music that just started bumping through the speakers, she got a text from Matt. A smile graced her lips and she felt a small elation go through her. The new girl could last a few minutes without her. "Hey Kitten, try to take a few deep breaths and mingle. I have to go grab Matt." "But Posh--!" Before Claire could stop her, Posh took off into the sea of people. She figured it could be good for Claire to have some time to be herself and find her comfort zone. She went to the door and waited till she caught sight of a familiar face. When she saw Matt she was dragged back to their first party, a memory she quickly pushed away in favor of just enjoying the moment with him now. "Hey! You look absolutely dishy--like bloody brilliant!" She said, giving him a hug before pulling away to mess with his outfit some to her liking. "There, you'll have to beat the cuties off you with a stick. Now let's get you a drink while I go track down Claire. I left her to fend for herself for a moment. There is no better learning curve like a quick toss into the deep end I always say." She said, taking Matt's hand to show him where everyone was at. The party was packed with all walks of life, from the geeks to the jocks down to the theater kids. It wasn't often the school got to have decent parties on campus so they made them count. She let go of Matt's hand and looked back at him with a curious look. She was about to ask about Natalie when another girl, Amelia, who was a distant associate of Natalie's, came up to them. "Oh my gosh! Matt, so good to see you! Where's Nat?" She asked with a bright smile that made Paige want to knock her out. She was such a fake gossip but she was the best source of information in the school. "She's busy. Now let the man get his drink and we can catch up later, tah!" Paige said, making Amelia frown before flouncing off to go talk to her boyfriend on the other side of the room. Paige rolled her eyes before looking back at Matt. "Don't tell her jack. Little spy..." She said before she looked over her shoulder. She didn't see Claire yet, so she assumed the girl may have found a person or two to talk to. "Well well well I think new girl must have found someone to talk to." She said when she thought she saw a flash of red hair on the dance floor. ~~~ Claire looked thoroughly intimidated when she was left alone. As she looked around herself in the room, finding a few people looking but most were too drunk or busy talking to notice her. That was good, but also very unerving as she wasn't sure what to do with herself till Posh got back. She swallowed hard and tried to make her way through the crowd to possibly find where Paige went. She finally found an area that wasn't nearly as crowded near the speakers, but she was still a bit frazzled. A guy or two tried to hit on her but she simply couldn't muster up the words to say to them beyond a quick affirmation to their compliments or a confused look at their slang. Unfortunately for her a guy grabbed her waist and tried to get her to dance. The deer in the head light's look she gave him didn't seem to deter him beyond trying to tell his name and that he thought she looked 'dishy'. She didn't get it and stumbled a little as a girl bumped into her. She just tried to ride out the music and this awkward encounter with the drunk man, clutching her drink like it was an anchor in this sea of people. Posh's outfit: pin.it/fk2d7igalykikxClaire's: pin.it/fk2d7igalykikx
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Post by vamperious on Jul 2, 2018 0:15:13 GMT -5
He accepted the hug and let her mess with his outfit since she wasn’t ever wrong. He gave a light laugh at the deep end comment but he hardly agreed, being slightly socially awkward himself. When Natalie’s good friend showed up, asking about the devil- he was about to say something nasty but Posh cut in and drive her off in a much nicer fashion. He took the drink gladly and smirked,” you don’t honestly think I would forget the bitches snoops?” He asked in a rude manner about Natalie’s friends. He downed the entire cup next and shook his head, more to help with the taste. It had been a while- he missed this. He got another one and seemed to relax a bit since booze always helped. He followed the sight line and indeed caught a glimpse of Claire1 the whole awkward, doe eyes even. He felt bad about it so he gave a shake of his head before putting his drink down by Posh and jumped over the railing on to the dance areas floor. He knew what it was like to be thrown into the fire and it seemed Claire wasn’t handling it well at all. He moved to the little issue at hand and tapped the guy in the shoulder, he was clearly deep in the cups already. “ ya mind?” He said more as an implication the the girl was his. The drunk relented quickly leaving him to pull Claire from the dance floor.
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Post by kimcora on Jul 2, 2018 17:20:51 GMT -5
When Claire heard someone speak up to the man over the speakers, she felt momentarily elated. Finally a chance to get out of the situation she wasn’t sure how to handle. The man easily gave in to her relief, but instead of being able to scurry away, the new man was pulling her away. She gave him a confused look that faded into curiousity when he stopped to look at her. Did...did she know him from somewhere? He looked so familiar, but then again the lights were dim and the crowds made it a bit too distracting to really get a good read on who he was. Either way, he was attractive, like beyond what she was used to seeing back home or really ever had interacting with her. Well beyond the professor that was made to be around her...When he didn’t immediately try to hit on her or grab her, she gave him a softer look that was shy but appreciative. “Thanks. He wasn’t being rude but I don’t think he could hear me over the speaker.” She said, trying to pull the oversized sweater to cover up the black lacey bralette that Posh has given her to help ‘calm her tits’ over showing so much skin. The problem was the awkwardly large thing just slipped off her other shoulder and showed off more of her thinner frame. She gave a small huff before she cleared her throat and tried to drink more of her beer. Posh said it would help her relax but it tasted so awful she could barely choke it down. She just needed the courage to actually talk to this guy that helped her out for some reason. “Um do I know you—?” She began but Paige suddenly threw an arm around her shoulder. “Hey Claire, I saw you dancing. I told ya putting yourself out there was going to be good for you!” She said, though she gave the new boy a half smile. “And Matt got tired of seeing you flounder and decided to rescue you. What a gentlemen.” She teased and Claire blinked some in recognition. Ah, this was that friend of Posh’s...but had she met him yet? She must have because she could swear she had seen him before. “Oh you’re Matt. It’s nice to meet you. Paige said only nice things. I’m Claire.” She said but looked confused when Posh made a face at her. Why did she look confused? Suddenly Posh seemed to shake something off and moved on with a knowing smile to Matt. “Yeah Matt is my best friend. This is Claire, the new American exchange student. Anyways, now that I have both of you introverts here, let’s enjoy. Claire I’m getting some shots so don’t go missing on me again.” She winked at her and Claire looked a bit unsure about the idea of more alcohol. “Um, what’s in her version of a shot?” She asked Matt, since she had no idea what Posh could be grabbing and was worried.
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Post by vamperious on Jul 3, 2018 11:17:42 GMT -5
Matt watched as she readjusted her outfit, it looked very nice on her, he liked it a lot actually- the black lace was a nice touch to cover a bit more skin- but then again Paige and Natalie probably wouldn’t have worn that- liking the healthy attention. The cringe as she drank a swig of her beer he smirked- wasn’t one to drink, and she was friends with Posh? When Posh showed up with a grin he smirked at her, figuring the new girls’ clothes were her handily work too. At the tease he smirked in return since Posh often made him do stuff, though usually he was drunk, he didn’t usually feel comfortable with. When Claire introduced herself again he rose a brow but took it in stride. He gave her a nod and a smile,” pleasure. Have to say though Posh- very dishy Work you do.” He Stated to his friend since he knew she loved making people look good. At the idea of shots he nodded, he did however reach over and take the girls plastic cup of beer from her with a smirk. “ If you don’t like it don’t drink it silly. Now the shots will be much better- this beer is a cheap keg style they sell cheaply to others from a supplier- so it’s gross. It’s not a good first impression of British booze. The shots will probably be very similar to what they do in America.” He Stated for her. He was being himself so he didn’t feel the need to pretend he did however glance at his phone before he quickly texted Posh that he had told Natalie to get out of his house before he came to the party- so he would be needing a double- or seven. Beglanced back at Claire with a soft look, trying to be discrete in checking her out, the dress drew out her frame, making it look long like her neck line and her legs, it was a very attractive look on the American. “ I see Poshy gave you the run of her closet?” He asked a little bit of humor in his tone since he had seen Posh by the dress before.
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Post by kimcora on Jul 4, 2018 19:58:31 GMT -5
Posh took the dishy comment like a badge of honor since she knew she did good work. After all, it was her mission to help the little kitten out of her shell. Maybe a boy would take interest and she could make sure the American fit in if she was supposed to stay there for her college years. She just couldn't imagine being alone her whole life. She was getting a few shots poured when she saw the text from Matt and her jaw almost hit the floor. He did it. He finally broke up with Natalie. That called for a celebration, even if she was sure he was drinking more out of stress. "You got it. Anything you need Matt." She texted back since she didn't want to risk hurting his feelings with a celebratory text. After all, he did put a year in trying to make that relationship work.
Claire looked curious when that dishy word resurfaced since it came from Matt and the random men she ran into. Was it a good thing or a bad thing? Before she could really contemplate it, Matt was taking her beer. She looked a bit surprised but realized he had caught her distaste at the beer. However, the comment about the shots being more like what she was used to made her give a small shake of her head with an awkward smile. "Well, maybe. To be honest, my experience with drinking is limited--" She said but realized she must have sounded like she was strange and decided to clarify, "Not that I was a shut-in. But I just never really drank much. I decided to take Posh's advice. She said it would help me loosen up. It would probably work if it didn't taste awful." She said with a small frown, not even noticing she had said more than 10 words to Matt without getting tongue-tied. When he asked about her getting to run Posh's closet made her blush some as she looked herself over. "Was it that obvious? She said I had to wear it. That it looked--that D word. Whatever that means. I've heard it enough tonight to figure she was right." She said as she tried to pull the dress down a little but it ended up riding up on one side anyway. "So Matt, how do you and Posh know each other? She said you're her best friend. Are you in her classes or something?"
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Post by vamperious on Jul 5, 2018 19:54:55 GMT -5
Matt took the text back with a smirk since it seemed she was playing it safe. Well it was probably a little awkward since they had both been friends with Natalie. He did glance back over at Claire as she rambled a bit, not even attempting their slang it seemed. He laughed a bit at that,"Dishy. Its British slang for hot, or attractive." He stated easily since he felt a little bad that the girl had no idea what was even a compliment. "And no, not necessarily obvious but I had remembered Posh buying that a few weeks ago." He explained easily, which as right into the next question it seemed. "Posh and I went to High school together. She was the reason I picked this school after all." He explain himself wondering what the hell ever possessed him to date Natalie besides Posh's insistence that he 'give it a shot'...
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Post by kimcora on Jul 10, 2018 22:46:59 GMT -5
Claire blinked when Matt told her that Dishy was a compliment and she felt a bit of redness fill her cheeks. "Ah-I see. Well." She let the thought drop since she knew it was because of Posh's tricks with makeup and the outfit that led to this. Normally, men didn't notice her, let alone even compliment her on more than academics. She was comfortable with that distinction. It led to fewer distractions and need to put herself out there for possible rejection and embarrassment. Although Matt explained his words, she knew she didn't look like herself at that moment and understood where he went with it. However, there was some surprise that he and Posh knew each other so long. They must have been really really close then. She could tell Paige trusted him just by the way she relaxed around him, but she wondered how Matt's girlfriend liked him being so close to Posh. "Oh, so you didn't choose it for the renown in science aspect? Sorry, I just assumed you liked science like she does. I suppose that's presumptuous." She said with a small apology in there since she really shouldn't have been assuming things about his person she didn't know. "That's cool though that you two stuck together like that." She added, trying to move on from her mistake. However, Paige came back, looking a bit curious about the conversation. "Are you two talking mess about me? Should I go give these beauties to one of the soccer stars?" Posh snickered and offered Claire one shot and put a few on the nearby lab stool for her and Matt. "No I just asked how you knew each other." Claire clarified and Paige gave her a smirk before looking to Matt with a coy smile. "I told you he was my best friend. Which is why I'm looking to make sure he has a good night tonight. Well his night probably got loads better now that he's short one controlling girlfriend." She said, offering him the shot and gave him a bright smile. "You doing alright otherwise? You don't seem torn up or mopey, but you know I'm daft to some obvious things." She asked him, since she felt Claire didn't know anything about the situation to even input or listen to the conversation. Claire really didn't want to get involved in that talk as she was glad she hadn't asked about his girlfriend Paige had mentioned. She really would have stepped in it that time...
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Post by vamperious on Jul 10, 2018 23:33:17 GMT -5
When the American made a joke about why he chose the school he rose a brow. " No, Posh picked this school because we both got scholarships, mine was actually for science-full ride." He stated since it was the, they had agreed on the college since both had gotten accepted. When Paige returned with he shots he parked up, glad to have the drinks but his best friend. The comment about how his night was going made him nod, but he looked mildly stressed still. " here is to hoping the bull shyt it over." He said taking a shot, wanting to forget the issues of the evening. When asked if he was pretty much okay over the break up he nodded,"Peachy, now if she would just get outta my house- life would be better. I can have my damned space back maybe." He commented since Natalie had indeed taken over his house. He reached over an got another shot and raised it in a proposed toast. "To having some freedom to breath." He said looking happy with his statement, looking to Claire to see if she was joining in on the toast.
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