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Post by Vilkas Arden on Apr 6, 2014 0:24:57 GMT -5
Portkey home in the morning left a lot of wiggle room. Vilkas watched as Silver disappeared, then turned his attention to Brindle. "Let's get out back, it's too damn crowded in here, I can barely think," he said. "Or should I introduce you to sh~y beer, since you ah...haven't had any alcohol?" He wasn't one of those guys who got girls drunk or anything, but it was there and a drink never hurt anything. Besides, he only ever had one or two, anyway.
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Post by Brindle Sterling on Apr 6, 2014 0:34:16 GMT -5
Brindle grinned and shook her head. "His brother's all Straight Edge, or he was in school, and he never even went to a party." So of course she wouldn't say anything. "I can't stand beer." It had been a sip and it had been once. "But yeah, I could use some air." She'd go about anywhere with Mr. Barely Wearing That Shirt.
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Post by Vilkas Arden on Apr 6, 2014 0:38:28 GMT -5
Vilkas nodded his assent and weaved his way through the living room to the outside, where he took in a deep breath of the fresh air. "You like being outside?" he asked, looking aside at her. "I kind of live outside. I have a hammock in my yard. Fell asleep in it. In December. Woke up with a snow blanket." He let a hand drop to her back to guide her away from a girl who was far too drunk for so early in the evening.
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Post by Brindle Sterling on Apr 6, 2014 0:41:16 GMT -5
Brindle was highly aware of that hand and pulled a quick breath that she hoped he hadn't noticed. "Um, yeah, I spent a lot of time around the lake at Hogwarts. I'm into martial arts and it's easier to practice when you don't have to worry about people getting in the way." He was like, oozing masculinity. Surely a little martial arts wouldn't scare him off. Oh, but if he went all patronizing...
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Post by Vilkas Arden on Apr 6, 2014 0:45:13 GMT -5
"I've never tried martial arts," Vilkas said, his thick eyebrows coming together over his nose as he thought. "I've seen movies with it, though. I really should give it a try, I like that kind of thing. Physical, you know, natural." He'd seen people fight in real life, as well, though at the time he'd been too young to really get into it.
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Post by Brindle Sterling on Apr 6, 2014 0:49:25 GMT -5
Physical. Natural. "Yeah," Brindle breathed. "Um, I got into it for self-defense and just... loved it. I've even looked into Buddhism. I love the whole inner peace, just... living, you know? My parents think it's silly, a witch doing Martial Arts, but if someone's too close before you can draw your wand, it's a good thing to know."
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Post by Vilkas Arden on Apr 6, 2014 0:57:22 GMT -5
Most of the time, Vilkas only felt like he had true inner peace once a month, when he could run if he wanted or cuddle in a warm pile and either was completely available to him. Of course, he was sure that the running option wouldn't make a lot of people happy, but it made him happy. "Yeah, just living. Just let me be me and do my thing," he said. "Let me not wear shoes at a party, eh?" He smiled again and wiggled his toes in the grass.
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Post by Brindle Sterling on Apr 6, 2014 1:01:14 GMT -5
Brindle laughed lightly. There were some items of clothing she found restrictive too, but she didn't tend to talk about that with anyone but her mother, and occasionally Markise. "So is it really free around here? I don't know anyone who's gone to college, just people who've visited, and it sounds great."
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Post by Vilkas Arden on Apr 6, 2014 1:03:49 GMT -5
"Yeah, everyone just kind of does what they want," Vilkas said. "I mean, they don't go off fighting and stuff usually, but tons of people with body mods, tons of LGBT people, tons of people switching majors on a whim. It's like...an island full of people who don't know what the hell they want out of life, so they just keep trying out whatever comes to mind."
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Post by Brindle Sterling on Apr 6, 2014 1:23:09 GMT -5
"That sounds so amazing," Brindle said. She could hardly wait, and suddenly she couldn't blame Indigo for dodging Head Boy and leaving Hogwarts early. "What's your major? Or do you have one? I know Silver's got two." Which seemed crazy, but that was Silver. He'd probably do great with both majors.
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Post by Vilkas Arden on Apr 6, 2014 12:50:20 GMT -5
"Two is insanity," Vilkas said, shaking his head. "I'm agriculture, focusing on care of magical creatures. I like nature. I ah...feel like it's where I belong." The smile that spread across his lips hinted at some kind of secret, but he wasn't going to talk about that with her. In fact, he rarely talked about it with anyone.
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Post by Brindle Sterling on Apr 6, 2014 13:12:21 GMT -5
Brindle held back another sigh at all that. Vilkas's smile only made it better. It felt like mystery, like some connection with nature she couldn't imagine even with years of afternoons spent beside the lake in her own world.
"I'm still looking for where I belong," Brindle said. "I'm really looking forward to coming here."
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Post by Vilkas Arden on Apr 6, 2014 13:43:01 GMT -5
"What are you thinking of majoring in?" Vilkas asked, walking slowly away from the sound of music. It also meant fewer people, but that was more because he preferred to be away from noise and crowds than because of any ulterior motives he might have had. "There's no martial arts major, I'm sorry to say."
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Post by Brindle Sterling on Apr 6, 2014 13:50:43 GMT -5
Brindle smiled at the tease and didn't give a thought to following Vilkas wherever he was going. "I'm undecided," she said. "I'm interested in Defense, but I'm not great with spells. Transfiguration, yeah, but I don't know what I'd do with it." She shrugged. "I think I'll take a little of everything and see what sticks."
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Post by Vilkas Arden on Apr 6, 2014 13:57:53 GMT -5
"A lot of people do that, that whole freedom thing, you know," Vilkas said. "And who says you've got to figure it out in four years? Do whatever the hell you want, have fun. I'm a junior and don't have any idea what I'm going to do. I'd probably be happy in a cave somewhere." Senior in the fall, and his parents expected him to be done, though he was mostly self-sufficient now.
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