Remnants of the Earth
SPACE STATIONS => The Libra => Topic started by: Anonymous on September 09, 2009, 01:22:09 pm
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Vedrit quickly remembered why he hadnt been to Libra station for so long. It always felt more militarized than Cancer station, and, though he had been part of the Seruna military, he never really liked the feel of it. Atleast in Cancer, there was the Red Light district, where one could dissapear, even if they had no one to hide from.
Walking down the wide corridor of various general stores, hands in his pockets. Sure, there were a few places he could go and blend in, but none that really struck his fancy, so to speak.
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I can't believe it's coming out already! I mean already. I just got all my characters to seventy in the first place. You think they'd give people some time to relaaaax, but noooo. Yet here I am, going to get my pre-order.
Aryte was pushing through a few people to get to the the game store she frequented called Ctrl Alt Gamer. She was holding her beg against her chest that held her receipt and frequent buyer card for the store. Her eyes were big and somewhat bloodshot from staying up all night the day before. Damn getting things in order for the release. She rolled her eyes at herself. Someday maybe she would break this damn addiction...
Not today though.
She spotted a few random people walking around dressed up. Aryte grinned a sort of sneer in it. Aryte didn't need to dress up to look like a character. She naturally did. Not any from WoW of course, but she could have been. She pushed passed a couple more people. She always seemed to be going against the current of people when she decided to leave her apartment.
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Vedrit wasnt really paying any attention to where he was going, and walked practically straight into someone, though he came from the side.
"Sorry." He blurted out. The woman he ran into seemed to be in some sort of rush, anxious and a little irritated. Something was going on that was a big deal to her.
"Something going on?" Vedrit asked, taking a quick look around from the corners of his eyes, and searching on the net via his implant for any events today, right then, to be specific.
"Why are all of these people dressed up?" he asked her, noticing all the strangly-clad people acting...well...str angely.
A message blipped, and a list of publicly-notified events scrolled. It wasnt a long list, not with certain specifics put in as criteria. A couple games were being released, some "indie", some professional. Judging from the card in the womans hands, she was after a game.
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Aryte was too distracted looking for the entrance to the shop amidst the people that she wasn't really moving out of anyone's way. Not that she normally did really. Ary tended to walk and sort of ignore people, just a habit you might say. People tended to move out of what looked like a creature's way. She was subconsciously aware of that though she would probably never honestly say that was why she walked where she wanted.
Then someone ran into her. She grabbed hard onto her stuff so it didn't go anywhere. She lifted her eyes a little surprised and pulled out of her internal monologue. It took a moment to answer the person in front of her, probably longer than really necessary.
"Oh it's alright," she waved her hand dismissively sending the problem away. "I was distracted, not quite paying attention. She had expected the person to move passed her not really try to engage her in conversation. One of those normal interactions people had. However, he did just that. She smiled at him as he asked her about it.
"Ah, World of Warlocks expansion release day." She held up her papers for example. She didn't really seem embarrassed at all. She hadn't taken if far enough to dress up though.
"Some people dress up for it, like say a movie release? Just not as many. I didn't think I needed to." She slid a hand down her figure in the air and smiled at him. Pointing out her obvious differences from most.
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Vedrit couldnt help but chuckle. She almost looked like a mythical creature. Almost. He had heard of the game, but it was one of those games that didnt grab his attention, so he never spent much time playing.
"True. Though Im sure you wouldnt, even if you didnt have your certain...looks." he said with a smile, hoping she wouldnt take it as an insult. There were undoubtedly stranger looking people out in the universe, and ones that didnt look as good.
Vedrit really couldnt say why he was striking up a conversation with the woman. Not that it made much difference. Unlike other people he had seen, she was different in a good way.
(Sorry, my internet is down, so I will be sporadically posting)
((Internets working again))
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Ary lifted an eyebrow at the man, looking over him.
Was he...flirting with her?
She recovered quickly smiling at him pleasantly, trying not to appear entirely inept at conversation. Aryte didn't meet very many people she didn't know on the Space Station. of course she seemed to hang with the same crowd. The squad, and her computer. A few other friends here or there, normally met through those two mediums.
"Well I dunno, if I didn't have my looks," She swept back her hair, some laughter coming too, "I might have been forced to go as some elf queen." She gave a dramatic pose her chin close to her chest looking up through her eyelashes. She wasn't flirting really, Aryte just...acted that way.
"I'm Aryte by the way, it's probably nice to introduce yourself when you meet someone."
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Vedrit chuckled, and gave an elaborate bow "Vedrit. An honor to meet you, your highness."
This was all really on a whim, ofcourse. He had no idea who this woman was, or that he would be on the station very long. Regardless, she was pleasant enough. Whats wrong with some friends? He spent too much time with his ship anyway. He might even invest in a personal diary, keep some secrets from that ol' bucket o' bolts.
Just realizing what he had said, not the highness part, but the looks part, might be interpreted completely opposite of what he thought she might think it to be. Vedrit was no mind reader, and had to just go with the flow. You know, reading body language, and the like.
"I take it you've been on-station for a while?" He said, trying to shift the conversation to a more casual route.
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Aryte smiled as he bowed. Well this one had some jokes himself. That was nice to find.
"What a gentlemen! It's hard to find those nowadays." She leaned and whispered behind her hand like she was telling him a secret. She straightened herself out and motioned him to follow her towards the store.
"If you want the lovely company that is me you have to go to the game store with me." She grinned and started walking towards the store as he asked her about how long she'd been on Libra. She smiled taking her Id out of her back pocket and flipping it open as she walked showing it to him.
"Actually I'm military. I'm a TOPZ captain." She grinned and flipped the ID closed, sliding it back into her pocket. "I've been here since I was..." well she didn't know exactly how old she was technically since she had no idea how old she was when her parents left her here. "A youngin'." She finished figuring that was a better answer than dumping out all the family turmoil to someone she didn't know.
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Vedrit chuckled, following her into the store, close enough to hear her over the crowd.
"Military? I could have been a pilot, but I went my way as soon as I respectably could. Im a freelance pilot now, mostly escorting merchants around." he said with a bemused smile. Sure, he was as loyal to Seruna as any soldier, pilot or engineer, but he just preferred the liberties of being his own commander.
Now that he thought about it, he had been trained on this station.
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"A freelancer eh?" She looked back at him as they stood at the entrance to the store. She wasn't quite looking at him her eyes wandering off to the various displays of the game. She really couldn't help it. Aryte's mind was focused, and when she got focused she could be distracted from almost anything else back to the original goal she had.
"We have a name for people like you in the military it's...oh NO WAY!" She took off passed him grabbing up a plushy into her arms of a rather large pissed off looking dragon. She checked the price tag and her eyes bugged but she still held it tight to her. She was reading over the tag which looked like a miniature little spell book for a moment before realizing she had left him there. She went back over to him quickly.
"I'm sorry...I get easily distracted around the merchandise. I've been waiting for this." She held the dragon out slightly to motion to it. "...ever since I heard they were releasing it." She sighed. "This bitch gave me so much trouble in game, you don't even know." She waved her other hand in the air. "However she happens to have similar colors to me." She motioned to her hair with the hand she was waving with.
"But yeah we were talking about military and freelance!" She was happy to find their point again. "Well, it's sometimes not very nice. You guys clogging up the sky and all that, the easier way out." She chuckled and squeezed tighter on the dragon with her one arm. "I really don't mind it. I just love a feeling of a team that large. Sometimes we're more like a family."
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Vedrit laughed outright at her excitement. And over a plushie, of all things.
"It suits you." he replied when she returned. Eh gad. Was he flirting? Sometimes it was hard to tell for him, what with rarely talking and being around women and all.
"Yeah, I've heard the military often called mop. I can only guess at the meanings behind it, but I think its more of an acronym than insult. Military Operation Pilots is my guess." he joked, hoping she would take it as a joke, "I wasnt too enthused about the military. It just...didnt suit me, I guess."
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"Oh I can understand military not suiting people." She waved her hand dismissively then leaned forward towards him. "Just means you're not as good." She winked at him then shook her head. She wandered towards the front getting in the line expecting him to follow her. She couldn't really spot anything else that she really wanted from the shop...the dorky thing was that she had most of it already but she just wouldn't bring that up.
She looked at the line ahead of her and sighed. She was used to a wait like this. She'd stood there for game or gadget releases. She'd even camped out a few times. She smiled internally at the memories. Maybe she could get Vin to go with her to one sometime. She hoped so, they could have a lot of fun in a tent...
Aaanyway.
"So, any fun plans today instead of standing with a dorky stranger in a very, very very long line?"
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Vedrit mocked being insulted at her comment. Him? Not good enough? Pah. Pure nonesense. He couldnt claim being an ace, but he was no greenie.
Following Artye to the line, Vedrit looked around. He was picky about what games he played, and few titles sparked any interest. He heard of nearly every game in the store, like a few, and actually owned a handful. If someone asked, he considered games like music. Sure, some people listened to every genre out there, but most music out there wasnt considered music by him.
"Plans? Ehm..." Vedrit really had absolutely nothing going on. No one to escort, his ship was refuled and ready, no appointments. Nothing. But he couldnt let that become common knowledge. The untouchable is more desirable, or so it sometimes went
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Aryte smiled at his reaction to her comment. She was completely pleased he found it amusing. She hugged the plushy a little bit tighter to herself as the line moved up a couple people. It really was slow, all the pre-ordering and faithful geeks. She turned back to him when he started to answer her question about plans. Apparently he didn't know if he had plans, or he was doing that guy thing that guys do where they pretend they do. She would pretend to ignore it.
"Ah what? Oh you do. I see." She smiled to herself but only for a moment. Her face went back to the way it had a second ago slightly pleasant. She hummed a little to herself then found it would probably be a good idea to continue the conversation they'd started.
"So what sort of jobs do you get?"
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With a sigh, Vedrit corrected her, "No, I have absolutely nothing going on." he said. Dang, she knew the trick. Kill joy.
"Jobs? Oh, you know, robbing, pillaging, disrupting flow of goods and people. That sort of thing." he joked. Ofcourse she could, and propably would, figure out quickly that he took jobs that prevented that sort of thing. In Saruna space, atleast.
"And what of you? Out making space dust of pirates when not strangling plushies?" Vedrit asked with a smile. Part of him envied how tight she was holding that dragon. Part of him feared for his life if ever in its spot.
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She grinned when he admitted he had no plans. He was a fun one! Perhaps they could be friends. She always needed more real friends. She even giggled when he talked about pillaging.
"Of course you do." She shook her finger at him. "Watch out or I might have to turn you in." She released one hand from around the dragon plushie and pointed her finger at him accusingly. Then she narrowed her eyes. "Yeah, you just better watch out." She then pulled her hand back and stuck her tongue out at him.
"Oh yeah, I dust pirates constantly." She gave a laugh. "They make more sense dusted most of the time." Her upper lip twitched for a second. Damn bugs. "However we call em Bugs. We go bug zappin." She peeked ahead looking at the line which seemed to have moved up a drastic two people. She was itching to get her hands on the dam expansion. At least she had someone to keep her company while she waited.
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Vedrit waved a hand in mock dismissal, "Bah, you could never catch me. Im the Dread Pirate Roberts." he said, doing his best to not burst out in roaring laughter. Oh the sillyness.
Since Vedrit wasnt rushing or in a hurry, he didnt notice the line moving, if ever so slowly.
On a whim he couldnt resist, Vedrit said "Perhaps we should go zapping sometime."
(Sorry its so incredibly short. My amuse abandoned my when I got side-tracked)
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She grinned at the joke. One of those movies she'd seen...at some point or another. She couldn't remember the title. The Queen's Husband? The Princess's Wife? Ah pish-posh. That didn't matter. She was enjoying herself quite a bit. Probably the best release of a game she'd been to. She had something to distract her from the damn wait.
"Ah, you want to go Zappin with me?" She chuckled shaking her head. "I can do a bit of shooting. Not much really at all. Will, my Gunner, he shoots. I fly." She held out a hand like an space ship wing and made a quiet noise. She really could have just ruffled her wings in response instead.
"Well, I mean just look at the wings."
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"Figures, what with the wings and all. I like being the pilot and the gunner, then you dont have to worry about the pilot and the gunner thinking the same thing. Most of the time." he said with a smirk.
"So, about this crazy line. Its crazy, huh, being all long and slow." Vedrit added, rocking back and forth on his heels. He was starting to run out of things. It really didnt suprise him, though. He didnt do too much talking anyway. This was probably the longest conversation he had in a while.
As an after-thought, he added "Maybe we could go get something to drink later."
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Ary arched a brow as he asked about the line, then gave her one. She startled suddenly. Was he asking her on a date? Did this happen to most girls? They go on a date with one guy, someone they really like...that they dig then some other guy asks them out and they don't want to be mean, and they don't want to ask if it is a date because then the girl seems all arrogant and full of herself and...
Breathe Ary, Breathe.
"I, uh...are you asking me on a date?" She swallowed hoping that didn't seem to rude. "It's cool if you are..." she put her hands up showing she wasn't offended. "I just want to be sure before I answer that question." Ary might not have been smooth but she didn't want to navigate into something she wasn't sure she knew how to handle. She was already doing that with Vin. That was the good kind of lost though.
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"No, just uh...I dont know..." What was he thinking it would be? Regardless of his intentions, they knew eachother for what, ten minutes? A date would be too soon. Its like asking a random person to move in with you, no reasons given.
"Its ok if you have plans." he said, knowing that chances were good he just made things awkward.
'They need to teach this kind of stuff in the academy...' Vedrit thought to himself. Its not like he knew what to do in these kinds of situations. It was way out of his comfort zone, and was sure that, as they talked, a blush was blooming on his face.
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"Oh! Don't get uncomfortable." She waved as free hand at him while the other was still around the dragon's neck. She felt bad now, she didn't mean to make him nervous. Oops.
"The blush is adorable though." She chuckled not at him, just at the situation. Her laugh was warm as she did. She liked people who got nervous, well not constantly, that would get annoying. She liked people who were real, sometimes people get nervous and it shows.
"I was just checking! Anyway, I was just gonna hang around and play this all night." She pointed towards the front of the line. "I can always put that off a night though."
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Vedrit shrugged "To be honest, I've not visited this map before." he said, doing his best to ease atleast his discomfort. These were the kidns of situations that made him wonder why he ever leaves his quarters or ship. He was never any good when talking to the opposite gender in person. Anything else and he's fine.
"Well, its not like either of us are going anywhere for a while. No need to put off your plans of 10-hour straight gaming for a drink with a stranger." he said, then added "That actually sounds like a very bad idea." after he thought for a moment with a smirk.
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"See if I had known I was going to be having a mini party in the line I would have brought my flask. Then we could have done both." She smiled wide then frowned. She should have brought it, even if she was coming to buy the game by herself. It would have made the wait in line much easier. Luckily she had someone to talk to so her time was better occupied then staring into space.
"That would have been a damn good idea." She pouted slightly then turned back towards him.
"Oh well, ya can't win em all. As military you think I'd be prepared for any situation."
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Shrugging, Vedrit put his hands in his pockets.
"Again, not like either of us are going anywhere. Neither is the game. If you want to go for drinks after this line party, its up to you." he said as they moved up a step or two.
"Atleast you had plans. I was going to wander the station until something better to do comes up. Which it did." he said with another smirk, wondering now if he was being too flirtatious. He should have thought about the distinct possibility of her being with someone.
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"Very true. At least I'm better than wandering around blankly." She smiled up at him. She was contemplating going and getting drinks with the guy. She just didn't want to send the wrong messages, she was rather occupied with Vin. Most of her mind was. The guy did say though that it wasn't a date...
Oh jeez.
It used to be easy to interact with people, now things had all these other meanings to them.
"Well, we'll see if we still like each other when the end of the line comes." She grinned, hiding the uncertainty in her mind. She hated not knowing where she stood with people.
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"Yeah, wandering blankly isnt much fun." he replied, even though thats what he often did when on-station. Man, he needed to find a hobby or two.
Vedrit chuckled "Ah, one of the many forms of line tests. Very well. I meet your challenge." he said dramatically.
If there was one good thing of this meeting, its that Vedrit was learning how he tries to lighten the mood. Jokes. Very wierd
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They were getting closer, but still so far. She started to tap a foot, she always had the problem of sitting still, she always fussed with something. Probably from the hours spent tapping or the hyper awareness of having to fly Mitty.
"So you ever play any video games?" Aryte seemed to be finding her hobbies very limited with how interesting people found them. When you didn't get out much besides people in the 77s and then gamers you had a fairly limited conversation deck to pull from. I mean, the conversations:
'What armor would you wear in this resistance fight?'
'Did you see how bad that patched nerfed us? Those fuggin noobs.'
'That damn bug man, I could tell you what I'll do the next time we come across him'.
They were just ones you couldn't have with anyone, especially a random person you meet that you don't know much about.
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Vedrit shrugged "I keep my head in the 'whats happening', but Im very picky about what I play, though I get in on a lot of betas. I have played some very good games that died becuase they were overlooked." he said, "And I have played some horrid games that were over-hyped."
Gaming was a topic he approached carefully in conversation. He had met too many people that got lost easily in his geek-talk. Oh the worlds the people didnt know about.
"Its obvious you play games, but what genre is your favorite?"
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Her eyes went wider with happiness. Maybe they could carry on a conversation! This would be awesome! She squeezed the dragon a little tighter as he talked. She understood him now, and had some responses! This would work much better than searching endlessly for things they might, maybe, possibly have in common.
"Well, I spend the most time playing this game on the computer." She motioned to the event around them. Probably more time than was healthy but that wasn't necessary to share...not at all.
"When I hit the console I like some survival horror, very different sort of genre." She smiles wide at him.
"I just love turning the lights out and being scared out of my wits. Have you played Biojolt? that's one of my favorites. Very original."
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"Like I said, Im picky about what I play. I heard a lot about that one, some good, little bad, mostly fan-obsession. But you get that with just about every game out there. I dont own a console, really. I'll play a friends console, co-op ofcourse, but I much prefer computer. Demons and Danger is a good one, a remake of a really, really old game. I've actually been tempted to try and put to gether a game while on long flights." Vedrit said, not noticing he was rambling on. He did that, sometimes. Rarely, actually. Neh.
"Not big on being scared. The 'horror movies' are more gore than scare, and the games are more 'fear whats in the dark'." he added, trying not to talk as much. Some people would think it wierd, but he thought it was abnormal for him to talk so much.
"So, fantasy and horror are top two favorite genre?"
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She smiled as he spoke. She was so used to being the one rambling on that when she wasn't she enjoyed it.
"I think I've played that before." She tapped her finger on her chin as she thought and he continued speaking. "Yeah, long flights are killer sometimes. I generally take my handheld." She stopped for a second realizing again what a dork she was.
"Yeah if I had to pick, I mean fighting games are fun, but I wouldn't say Fantasy completely. Maybe just rpgs. I suck hard at shooters. Makes sense though, it's probably why I'm not a gunner." She smiled and shook her head for a second.
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Vedrit chuckled, "Some people can shoot, some cant. Its just one of those things. Just like how I cant stand the so-called "real-life sims". If I wanted to play real life, I'd go do something, you know?" he didnt mind being a complete geek, since she was too.
"Who knows, we might even play the same games and not know it." he said with a smirk, the line moving up one, measly person.
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She grinned at him being free with his geekyness. She liked meeting other people who could relate. There weren't that many.
"Maybe we do play the same games!" she squeezed onto the plushie as she stroked her chin with the other hand.
"We should play games sometime. It's hard to find people around here who like to play to be honest....or they aren't creepy and amazed I'm a girl who plays games." She looked at some of the people as she whispered the last part, like some of them would realize her gender suddenly.
"If the guy is cute I don't mind the amazement but sometimes..." She trailed off and made a face. She wasn't one to judge on outside appearance, she had fairly obvious reasons for that. She was talking more about the open staring, the bad pick up lines. The idea that she didn't really enjoy gaming or "understand" it because she had boobs.
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Vedrit nodded "We should. I'm not a fan of running around doing quests alone, so its always good to have someone who would be happy to party with me." he agreed, already making plans in his head.
"Well, its a little understandable. Being locked-in-their-room geeks, the closest they get to women is making a female character. Meeting a real woman in person would be like meeting a real dragon. Add on that you play games, and, well...I'll put it this way; their pants just get tighter." Vedrit himself had a taste of that. During his younger years, he would sometimes not leave his room for days, except to answer the call of nature. The military and being a pilot has, thankfully, gotten rid of that quirk.
"Cute, huh?" Vedrit chuckled, "There are always exceptions, eh?" he teased, gently poking her with his elbow
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She grinned, they should really have business cards that listed character names, server names, level, class and things like that. It would help at events like these. It would be much easier to find compatible people for parties. Aryte was about to voice that opinion but...she realized how dorky that whole idea was...it was pretty bad.
"Well, when We get through this line I'll give you my character info and such." She smiled wide at Vedrit, it was always nice to meet a nice person. Sometimes on closed in stations like this people got a little...weird.
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"Sometimes I think something like a business card would be handy for situations like these. List the servers one plays on, and the characters most often on." Vedrit chuckled, not knowing Arty had thought just the same thing. Silly or not, Vedrit wasn't too concerned, considering where they were and who was around.
"I dont know which takes longer; looking for a party, or waiting in this line." he joked, really letting his geekiness go. If he was freaking her out with it, he would just brush it off; the chances of them bumping into each other again if he did freak her out would likely be null. If she was cool with it, then he had no problem. He was actually enjoying being a total geek.
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She chuckled and shook her head.
"You know, I was just thinking that." She eyed him for a moment. "Of course if you're playing a healer then people grab you up instantly! Then you have a whole other host of issues though. You can easily end up in a PUG that was power leveled by some other gamer for gold and they have no idea how to hold agro and then you pull it off of them and of course you're the one who has to run back cause you're the rezzer...." She trailed off looking at him for a second.
Her nerdyness had slipped out full fledged, not that she really minded at this point he seemed just as bad off as she was. She took a breath.
"Well, you get the idea."
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Vedrit nodded in understanding, "I usually play ranged, but I have a healer character, just incase. Ranged is so underestimated," he said, "so people tend to only party with me if they 1) understand the potential of a good ranged spcialist, or 2) have no idea what makes a good party and just invite anything that moves."
He chuckled at a sudden thought, "So, after we get done in this eternal line of waiting, you want to go to my place, or yours?" he asked, trying hard to not laugh at how badly that question could be misinterpreted. Ofcourse, he had no real intention to the question but to make a joke
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She snorted a little bit unladylike and shook her head as he asked. She tried to hold in a laugh but couldn't manage it. Some people turned and looked at her as she snorted. She looked back up at Vedrit recovering from the laughter and gave a quick glance around the room at the people staring.
"It's up to you," Her face turned very grave for a second. "I have a crazy space cat at my house...I just adopted him to upset my roommate...but I had to get a casing for almost all the cords at the house...he tried to eat...everything. So if you feel like braving the monster then my house is fine."
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Vedrit, who was joking, was a little surpised that Ary not only took him seriously but wasn't wierded out by how forward his question would have been if he had been serious.
"Normally, I love cats, but I think I will opt out. My place is a little messy, and rather small, but I think we can both fit." he said, again with a bit of humor, "Again, whenever this line finishes."
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She saw surprise on his features and she realized maybe she had taken something wrong. She felt a little self conscious. A slight blush colored her cheeks.
"Oh...I didn't mean...Jeez." She sighed and scratched her head for a second. She really needed to get out more. She normally only got out to see the 77s and shoot things. Which was how she spent most of her time at home. That might say something about her.
"Sorry, I just meant to spend some time together not like..." She looked away for a second. "I wasn't trying to come on to you really." She sighed and covered her face for a second.
"Anyway...that sounds fine." She sighed at herself again and took a deep breath trying to get over her embarrassment.
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"No, no, you're fine." Vedrit said, blushing aswell. He didnt want it to seem like he didnt want her to "come on to him", he didnt mind that at all, "O-ok. My place it is then." he mumbled.
'Jeeze, this line is taking forever!' he thought to himself in an attempt to get his mind onto a different topic, which wasnt working, and shoving his hands into his pockets to try not to look too embarrased.
He doubted he was doing a good job of it since he could still feel the tingle of a blush, and his heart racing.
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Aryte could see the slight blush on his face, at least he was embarrassed too. That meant he wasn't one of those guys at least. She regained her smile and her blush started to fade away. He actually seemed nice. She peeked at him out of the corner of her eye. He was cute, and his eyes were really pretty. She swallowed and felt the blush grow a little more until she pushed the thoughts away.
When she regained her composure and looked up the line had moved several people. She got excited and moved forward motioning at him to follow her, like he was going to go a different direction or something.
"It looks like it's moving a little faster. Thank god. These lines can take forever some days. People complaining about money or whatever. Swearing they pre-ordered or reserved a copy when they didn't." She felt like she was gaining back in her lost ground in the conversation.
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Vedrit silently moved with Ary, smirking a bit her hand waving. She really needed to signal him to keep up? Atleast the line was moving, not that he knew what to do when they were done here and at his apartment.
He saw her looking at him from the corner of her eye. Was she checking him out? Not that he anything against it, but she's doing it now, after standing next to him for who knows how long? In all honesty, he had been checking her out since they first bumped into eachother, though he didnt really say anything.
"Some people just dont think ahead enough." he responded.
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"It's true. I always try to be prepared. That might be the military training though." She shrugged as she said it. The line seemed to be getting along a lot faster now. That was a good sign, she wasn't nearly as far behind as they had been. In fact she was about five people back now. That was great news.
She was having trouble thinking of things to talk about to him. She hated to be uninteresting but she just couldn't think of anything else to say.
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Vedrit nodded, "The military teaches a lot. I don't regret going in, even if I didn't stay in." He said, moving up with her
He was glad the line was moving, like Ary, he was also running out of things to say, but he wasn't too upset about it; he was comforble with silence.
Despite his comfort with silence, Vedrit felt like he needed to say something, atleast get her talking.
"So, what are we going to do when we get to my apartment?" he asked, blushing again
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She saw his cheeks grow red as he asked her about what they would do. She shook her head. She had gotten both of them embarrassed. She shuffled a little thinking for a minute as the line moved up.
"Well, if you have a console we could play a few games...if you have some drink we could drink a little." She shrugged at him. "Stuff that people do I guess." She felt silly, not really knowing what it was that people did. "We could always pick up some food too?"
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"Well...The only console I own is a personal computer, but we could go have something to eat, if your not in too much of a rush to play the expansion." Vedrit replied, not that he had ant issues with sharing his machine. Its not like she was going to break it or anything.
The line moved up a few more people, which didn't help his nervousness. Soon, he would be doing something very social with a very real woman. Talk about going out of his comfort zone.
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"No console?!" She was surprised, people that she knew, even if they didn't play much on one had a console. Had he told her he didn't have one? She felt forgetful. She couldn't give him a hard time playfully if she couldn't remember that he had told her already. She sighed.
"Well, I suppose we could be forced to interact more." She smirked and took the next couple steps up. The person in front of her was very excited about the expansion. They were moving forward and backward on the balls of their feet. She grinned at that. It was nice to see people excited. Sometimes these days people just didn't seem happy. The person happily took their bag and walked away.
Aryte rushed up like suddenly someone might get in front of her. She put the plushie and copy of the expansion down on the counter. She looked up with expectant eyes as the person rang up her things. When the somewhat bored looking stores clerk told her the total she whistled. No matter how many times she bought games she was still surprised by their prices. She forked over the money and slid the bag onto her arm, thanking the cashier she turned to Vedrit and smiled.
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Vedrit shrugged, "Interaction isnt always bad." he said as Ary purchased the plush dragon and expansion.
Vedrit wasnt suprised when he heard the total. Big expansions to big games were always pricey. "So, do you want to play the expansion, or go get something to eat?" he asked, sticking his hands in his pockets. Begin treading in uncharted space.
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She followed next to him as they walked out of the store. A few of the people inline looked like they might jump her and take her game. She chuckled and leaned over to a group of perturbed gamers in the back of the line.
"Hold in there. You'll get to the front." She grinned and they gave small smiles back. Vedrit made her slightly more outgoing than she normally was. She smiled at him.
"I'd love to get something to eat." She was already excited about food. They had been standing in that line for a long, long time. Just thinking about it made her stomach feel hungry.
"Anywhere in particular you like to go?"
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He chuckled at how she teased the poor people in the forever-line. Though they smiled, Vedrit knew they were wishing Ary hadn't reminded them of how long the line was.
"No where in particular. Any suggestions?" He asked, looking around. If it wasn't apparent already, he didn't get out much. There were a couple places he liked, but he hadn't really found a favorite.
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Aryte slid the bag up to her shoulder like a purse and thought about where they might be able to go. She didn't have any idea of his tastes. She tended to like pasta dishes with something sweet about them. She was aware these tastes were just a little bit....different. She looked at him for a moment trying to measure him up and decide if he might be into the same thing, like she'd be able to tell by looking at him.
"There's this one place I like. They have some interesting pasta dishes that really call my name on like a daily basis." She put a hand on his arm and guided him out into the crowd. She really liked getting outside of her little apartment on Libra when she was accompanied. She liked to meet new people. This wasn't as hard as she thought it would have been.
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Vedrit tilted his head, wondering if he was in the mood for pasta, as he following her through the crowd.
"You must really like the pasta" Vedrit mused. He was more of a sandwich guy. Meat, bread, good cheese, and he was set. "Where is this pasta place?", he could feeling his nerves tingling from a combination of her hand on his arm, which was a rare occurance itself, and being in public with a woman, which had nigh never happened before.
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"They have some other things besides pasta too." She commented as she navigated them through the crowd.
"It's not too far off actually. It's kinda close to my favorite coffee shop." She pulled him with her, not really aware that she could have been nicer about it. She moved around and through people, some who gave her odd looks. She was used to that, far more used to it than she liked to be. They eventually got to the shop. A big blue neon sign over it that said "Noodles N' Things." The sign even looked sort of like noodles.
Aryte got excited and pulled him into the restaurant.
"Here she is!" Her hands moved to point to the whole restaurant. A couple people behind the counter stopped to look a her and smiled. She was fairly regular here, either by ordering for delivery or stopping by.
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Vedrit was somewhat amused. Ary certainly seemed excited about pasta. She must really like it. He smiled bemusedly as they wandered to the crowd.
"More than just pasta? It must be an all-in-one restaurant." he joked. It wasnt until he saw the sign that his comment was more accurate than an idle jest.
Her excitement about arrivaling only broadened his grin. He was liking her more and more every minute.
"Well, I'm kind of in the mood for pasta. We wont be sharing spaghetti, will we?" more jokes
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She giggled and shook her head at him. Waving a hand in his direction.
"Of course not and you better get something more exciting than just spaghetti!" The person at the cash register shook a finger at her. Aryte put up a hand apologetically.
'"Not that it's bad." She said to Vedrit looking over her shoulder. Aryte rocked back and forth on her feet trying to decide what she was going to have. It would be easy to get what she always had. Maybe safe was better? She sighed. It was a day of firsts! She tilted her head looking at a strange orange, chickeny pasta thing. She hadn't attempted it before...today was the day.
"Give me the number five!" She pointed at the picture of the bar and then turned to Vedrit to see how he was doing perusing the menu.
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Vedrit chuckled "What couold be more exciting that spaghetti?" he joked as he approached the register.
"Lets see. I think I'll have the number seven." he said, requesting beef strogenough, "That exciting enough?" he asked Ary
Sticking his hands in his pockets and rocking his heels, he asked "So, where do you want to sit?" as the dishes were prepared.
He was prepared to pay for both their meals, the gentleman he was, since the two meals werent very expensive, and its not like Vedrit was poor.
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Aryte chuckled at his joke and shook her head. She leaned towards him slightly as he ordered and nodded with a smile at his choice. That was a good one too. This was really nice. Aryte would never admit it to anyone but sometimes being a TOPZ captain was scary. Too much of her life she stayed in the mindset that the other Pilots were the only people she could know.
Despite her sunny appearance she had lost lots of friends. She liked to avoid thinking about it. She liked to avoid extra connections, sometimes scared that things might go wrong. That a distraction would be bad. She was starting to feel though, by this accidental meeting up, that she had a hole in her life. She needed friends, she wanted them.
She was brought back around when he asked her where she wanted to sit. She had to participate in the even to make a friend. She scanned the restaurant around her trying to find a spot that wasn't too close to anyone so they could chat and not get talked over. She pointed to a back corner table when she spotted it.
"That spot looks good."
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When Ary leaned agaisnt him, even as slight as it was, Vedrit mentally raised an eyebrow. Sure, he liked her, but being a lone space-faring merc, for lack of better term, he had become accustomed to living alone. Though Ary was a captain and could hold her own in space, Vedrit wasnt sure if either of them could sustain a relationship beyond friendship. The thing was, was that he found that he wanted a relationship beyond friendship. He might even re-enlist if he could fly with her.
He was brought out of his reverie when Aryte pointed out a corner and suggested it for a place for them to sit. It was good, being far enough from other patrons that he and Ary could talk without being overheard, which was good becuase Vedrit, being shy, wanted to talk to her about...well....the possibility of him and her being together. He wouldnt bring it up right as they sat down, ofcourse, but he wanted to talk about it.
"Looks as good a place as any." he agreed
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Ary followed her bowl down the line watching the cooks mix her food together. Everything was steamy and smelled so good. She took a deep breath of it and sighed happily.
"Doesn't it smell fantastic?" She asked him. It looked fantastic too, all that stuff all mixed up together. She was back in the moment again and nodding to the people behind the counter and explaining what sauce she wanted and what cheese. Her stomach was growling by the time they reached the end of the line with the cash register. She was so ready for this pasta! It felt like she'd been waiting a month or something to eat it.
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To Vedrit, the mash of the different smells wasnt exactly exciting. Its one of those things where too much of a good thing becomes bad. He had no doubt that each item, alone or with a complementing item would smell delicious and set his mouth watering, but as it was, it wasnt that great.
He simply shrugged in response to Ary's question. He kept his dish simple; meat, noodles, and sauce.
When they reached the cash register, he put one hand on Ary's shoulder, the other grabbed his wallet "It's on me." he said, handing his card to the cashier.
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Aryte looked back at him when he put his hand on her shoulder. She saw the card in his hand and moved out of the way.
"Um...thanks." She glanced at the cashier who was grinning at the two of them. Aryte wasn't sure how to react.
This meant it was a date or something right? That they were going out together...like more than friends? Or was it a friend thing? A friend could buy dinner for a friend right? Someone they just met though?
Aryte swallowed suddenly feeling nervous all over again. She heard a few more people come in and she was ready to get to the table. Well sort of, once they hit the table awkward conversation might start happening. At least she had food to shove in her mouth if she started to say something stupid.
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Vedrit himself wasnt sure if he meant it to be a date or not. Its not like he went to dinner with friends, whether he paid for the meal or not, anyway, so it was already a step out of the ordinary.
He accepted his card back with a nod, guessing at what the cashier thought of what they were up to. He just needed to know what Aryte thought of it all. That alone would decide whether Vedrit meant it to be a date, or simply a meal between friends.
With his food on the tray, and the tray in his hands, he waited to follow Ary to the table she pointed out just a moment ago. If he needed a moment to think, or to stop himself from saying anything overly embarrasing, he had pasta to block with.
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Ary watched as he paid then lead the way to the table. She wasn't sure how she felt about all this, maybe she just shouldn't over think the issue. That was the right idea! If she over thought the whole thing it would always be bad. She sat down on the side of the table up against the wall and then pushed his seat out with her feet when he was still a little bit away. She didn't want it to run into him.
She blew on the steaming pasta for a minute and twisted her fork into the bowl. This whole engagement suddenly felt like it was full of all this...pressure, like walls were closing in or something. It didn't need to be so serious! The whole idea was to have fun. She felt like this was okay again. and picked up some of the pasta with her fork and put it in her mouth.
Her eyes went wide and she covered her mouth while she chewed. This. Was. Amazing. She swallowed and looked at Vedrit with excited eyes.
"Wow! This stuff is fantastic!"
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Vedrit sat down and immediately began eating when Ary pushed it out for him, despite wanting to ask how Ary felt, about him, the situation, but just couldnt bring himself to ask. What if she didnt like him that way, or thought he was moving to fast? Not exactly heart breaking, but not something he wanted to hear.
The food, as fresh as it was, burned, almost to the point of making his eyes water. But rather than talk, or take a moment to blow on his food, he kept on chewing, though he did take a big gulp when he was finished. To some, it might seem like he was trying to eat quickly and be done, as if he had a million other things to do, when infact, he was just trying to avoid one topic of conversation.
He couldnt help but chuckle when Ary explaimed her satisfaction.
"The things you find you enjoy when you try something new." he said with a smile.
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She watched him start shoving down food and suddenly it felt awkward. It couldn't have been cool enough to shove that much of it in his mouth. The steam rising off of it was indication alone. She looked between him and the bowl until he reacted to her comment. He seemed nervous suddenly. Why were htey both so scared to talk? She sighed and set her fork down in the bowl.
"Alright sir." She had to address this before they both went crazy. "You have to take a breath. You're gonna choke on those noodles." She realized they hadn't grabbed drinks and she frowned to herself. She started to stand up and held a finger out.
"I'll be right back. Don't move." She walked over to the counter and pointed at a couple bottles of juice. They handed over the two bottles and she smiled, paid and walked back to the table and sat one in front of him.
"To stop your mouth from being on fire." She uncapped hers and swallowed some to clear her throat and take a minute to think.
"Now, there's some sort of unspoken something here." She waved her hand between the two of them. "I just want to say that I'm enjoying myself. I really am." She smiled at him to show that she was indeed enjoying herself. "I think you're cool. I just want to be up front. I went on a date with a friend recently and I'm not sure where he and I stand." She swallowed nervously. "So, I have to talk to him before you and I can..." She motioned between the two of them trying to find the words.
"...get serious? Date?" She trailed off feeling a blush cross her cheeks. "Let me know if I'm off base. It just felt like there was something floating in the air." She waved her hand in the air between them. "Plus we just met ya know. In some ways I'm old fashioned." She smiled at him trying to make sure he knew that it wasn't that she didn't think he was cool and friendly.
"I like you though, I really do. I don't bring just anyone to my noodle restaurant!"
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It was somewhat funny how two space-goers, one a merc the other a military captain, were so easily scared about talking about something so simple as their own feelings.
Vedrit almost did choke on the noodles, some miracle stopped the noodles from making him cough every other bite, and when Ary brought the avoided topic up, he had to stop eating; it would have been absurdly rude. The bottle of juice was welcomed, as opposed to the water he had brought from the counter.
He waited until she was done before responding. She liked him? That was good. It was ok that she wasnt sure of things, neither was he.
"I think youre spot on." he said when she wanted to know if she was getting close to what was going on.
It was his turn "I like you too, and its completely understandable that you need to figure out whether you want to be with the guy you've known for more than an hour or so, be with the guy you've known for an hour or so, or...neither, I guess." he said, setting his fork down aswell, "With all things considered, this is just a meal between friends. They do that, dont they?" he added with a bit of a smile, knowing that a blush had crept onto his features since he opened his mouth, if not before.
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She was glad she hadn't hurt his feelings, at least visibly.
"I think they do!" She grinned and started to eat some more. She felt much better now there wasn't so much awkwardness hanging in the air. She swallowed a bite and held her fork then pointed at him.
"How's yours?"
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Vedrit chuckled, "I hope so, or this would be really awkward, or more so than it was."
The meal wasnt quite as awkward, but it certainly wasnt tension-free. When two people admit feelings for eachother, but its too soon, there will be some discomfort. He restrained a laugh, thinking 'Sounds like a medicine ad. 'May cause some discomfort.' '
"Its everything I thought and hoped it would be. Beef and noodles." he joked before taking a bite. Even though he was more of a sandwich guy, he might come back here every now and again.
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"I dunno what it is about this place it's so appealing to me." She thought for a minute watching herself stir the fork around in the bowl mixing up the pasta, fruit and sauce.
"Maybe it's because it's so different?" She shrugged. She tried to keep this place special but sometimes she just couldn't stop herself from coming in. She assumed it meant she was supposed to be here then.
"So any idea for after dinner or are you busy?" She half wanted to take him to show him the ship. She smiled when she thought about her little ship.
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Vedrit shrugged "Sometimes, different is good. Maybe its the pasta." he suggested, spearing a few of his remaining noodles with his fork, "Besides, I kind of like this place. I might eat here more often."
He had to think for a moment. Though he didnt mind spending more time with Ary, he wasnt sure how comfortable he was, what with their status being in limbo. Its not like he really did have any plans, being between contracts and his ship being in working condition.
"I was just going to play some games, maybe give my ship some TLC." was his nonchalant answer. It was true enough. His ship, being completely custom, rarely didnt require attention. There was always something he could work on, improve or adjust. If he didnt feel like working on his ship, then he would play games to pass the time.
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He seemed a little hesitant but she shoved the idea away. She was sure it would be alright. She sat the fork down when he said the bit about his ship. She leaned forward putting her chin in her hands.
"What do you call her?" She had the tone of voice a mother might have about asking another person about their kid. She understood the love of a ship. She liked Vedrit. She pushed some hair back from her face. He was chill. He liked the things she liked and he seemed honest. From the little she knew she thought he was interesting and attractive. She wished that things could be easy sometimes.
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Vedrit sat back when Ary asked his ships name. His ship, in its many incarnations and stages, had many names. It was previously recorded at Starhawk, but enough had been broken, replaced, and or upgraded that Vedrit sanctioned a name change.
"Winter's Dawn." he answered. This latest name suited the bird and its fresh coat of very light blue paint with streaks of white, among the various other changes. Though, at the rate things were going, the ship may undergo another change of names in a few months, depending on how vicious the marauders got.
"What about yours?" he asked. Few people understood the connection between a pilot and his/hers ship, and Aryte was a captain. Surely she understood it.
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Aryte smiled at Vedrit when he said the ships name. It was really pretty and sort of calming. That was nice.
"I call her Mitternacht. It means midnight." She smiled. She liked to call her that cause Aryte could hide with the best of them in the sky. She could make that ship face into the quiet and sneak up on bugs easily.
"I like to call her Mitty for short." She smirked at him and then took a couple more bites of food. She felt bad that Vedrit had come across her at a sort of awkward confusing place in her life.
"Winter's Dawn sounds lovely."
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"Mitty?" he asked and chuckled. Mitternacht, an interesting name, was hard on the mouth, but Mitty was still amusing, "If its alright with you, I'll call her Mitter." he rubbed his face, trying in vain to clear the smile, "Im sure you have your reasons for naming her that, but Mitty is too silly for me."
With the meal drawing to a close, Vedrit couldnt help but what would come next? Would they socialize some more before departing to different destinations, or would they leave together? Were they going to meet again? What if this, what if that.
He brushed it all aside, and smiled, though not out of amusement; he was happy to have met Aryte
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She smiled as she got towards the end of her dinner and her said we was gonna call her Mitter.
"I suppose I can allow it." She pointed her utensil at him. "Only cause I like you though." This was a nice relaxing night out. She wondered if it was too soon to invite him to look at the ship, or ask if she could see his. She tried not to crack a grin when she thought about the double meaning that could have. She thought maybe they should have that evening a different night, when she had things sorted out...ships were special and there was still a sort of awkwardness hanging in the air.
"Alright Veddie, if I can call you that." She smiled at him. "I need to get your number, sir." She slid her phone out of her pocket and set it on the table.
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Vedrit chuckled, "Anyone else and they'd have to call her Mitty?" he joked.
However, his smile dimmed when she asked for his number. The only number he could be reached at, really, was his ship number, and that he usually kept for business. Ary was not business. It was one of those things that Vedrit felt was only needed when one was a socialite, which he was far from being.
"Well, there's really only one I use. Otherwise, I just use netmail." he said as he entered in his ships number into her phone, making a note of that in the contact name, "Do you want my net address?" he asked, making sure she had all the contact info she needed/wanted before sliding the phone back.
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Ary saw his smile dim and she worried for a minute. Had he decided she wasn't really worth all the trouble? She could understand that, she was just hoping that wasn't true. She felt suddenly self conscious again like suddenly the rules changed and no one told her. Then he took the phone and lugged in a number anyway.
"Oh! Sure I can contact you that way if it's easier." She smiled trying to regain her composure. She felt odd, like maybe she needed to leave and think this all over. And do it quickly. She rubbed the back of her neck feeling sort of awkward again. She finished off the last few bites of her food and then took a couple drinks of her juice and tried to relax.
"Well, maybe we should meet up soon and show off ships? Once I figure stuff out." She said the last part quietly. She felt bad about it. She didn't like causing confusion.
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Vedrit nodded his head as he entered in his net address. He did hope she would contact him later, even if it was just to say hello.
"Awesome. I await your message." he smiled and made as an extravagent bow as he could do while sitting.
He got the feeling that their time together was coming to an end, though Vedrit had expected to spend more time with Ary.
"Ok. Im sure that once you figure stuff out, it will be less awkward to hang out. I'd like to see Mitter." he said, nervously scratching his neck. He couldnt help but wonder if that really would be the case, should she decided she liked the other guy more. Being the gentleman he was, he would respect her decision, but didnt know what he would do, how he would act, should he take second place, so to speak.
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Aryte nodded. If it had been her choice she would have taken both of them. They both seemed fun. Vedrit also knew the joy of piloting. Piloting essentially was her life. She probably needed someone who could understand that about her. Vedrit would be able to get that. She smiled to herself for a moment. He was really interesting, nice. If she couldn't get hold of Vin, he seemed to be absent lately she would go for it with Vedrit. Maybe even if she got hold of Vin.
Someone who wasn't around much probably didn't deserve much of her time. Aryte lifted her eyes to look at him. It looked like it was time to go. She didn't want it to be. Not at all. He deserved her being straight up with him though. She sighed and rose up out of her chair.
"Well, I guess this it," She paused for a minute thinking.
"Care to walk me home?"
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Vedrit tapped the table idly, not really wanting to go. Nevertheless, he stood with a smile.
"I'd love to." he replied. He didnt mind knowing where she lived, even if he might never go inside. Walking her home meant more time with her, an extension of their time together, more opportunity to get to know her better.
He was tempted to hold his arm out for her, in an old-style gensture, but decided it might be a bit much a bit too soon, and put his hands in his pockets instead.
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Aryte waved to the people behind the counter as she started to leave. She walked alongside Vedrit. She slid her hands into her own pockets and pulled her bag up to rest on her shoulder. She kind of wanted to take his hand. He seemed sort of sad. She stopped herself from doing it though and kept walking. She opened the door to allow him to walk outside.
"Thanks for walking me home. You never know what sort of crazies you might run into!"
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Vedrit chuckled, "You should know, you just had lunch with one." as he stepped through the door and waited to walk by her side.
Despite wanting to spend more time with Ary, Vedrit's mind was already planning things to do after she was safely home, expecting without a doubt that nothing special would happen. Some would say he was a pessimist, but he beleived that, though they werent a couple, he certainly hoped they would be.
That made him laugh inside a bit. He wouldnt know what to do with a woman in his life. He had always been so caught up in his dreams and ambitions, he never really considered a relationship, and what to do with it.
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"And I guess you did too!" She grinned at him and thought about sliding her arm around his when they hit the crowds. It was hard to walk with someone else out here on Libra. She thought about it for a moment and weighed her options and decided that it would be alright. She moved and put her arm in his and leaned on him just slightly. She had to know if she liked the way he felt before making her decisions right? That was logical.
He did feel nice next to her. She pulled him to guide him towards her little apartment.
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"I guess so." he said, reminiscing on their pleastant, but short time together. He would certainly like to be with her more. His thoughts were interrupted with a pleasant suprise; Ary had slid her arm around his.
It was nice, having someone by his side, a warm body and warm heart. He leaned agaisnt her, slightly tilting his head towards her, and somewhat blindly following her as she tugged and lead through the crowds.
Ofcourse, as Vedrit would later reflect when not distracted by the pleasant feeling, it would only make him feel that much worse if Ary's other option won out.
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She felt sort of tingly and nice touching him. She didn't realize she could be interpreted as a terrible flirt. She just liked the closeness. As they walked along she was just silent for a while. It didn't feel awkward, it just felt nice, comfortable. She moved automatically. When they reached her door she almost didn't realize they had gotten there. When they did she reluctantly pulled her arm from his and held her bag with both hands looking at him.
"This is me." She said gesturing with her shoulder to the door.
"Which was probably obvious, by the fact I stopped in front of it." She sighed and shook her head at herself.
"So...this it for now I guess."
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When they arrived, Vedrit wondered where the time had gone. It felt like Ary's hand was on his arm for a preciously short time.
"I guess so..." he said. The romantic in him wanted to pull her close in a warm embrace, mayhaps steal a kiss. He was confidant the kiss was a bit much, but didnt want to just turn and leave. That would be a very bad ending to their foray.
He leaned forward and wrapped his arms around her. Friends hugged, dont they?
"No need to rush. Take your time." he said, meaning about her decision of who she liked more, though she could have thought he meant about the hug.
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Aryte smiled wide as he leaned into hug her. She wrapped her arms around him too tightly. He was such a gentleman, so nice. It was so good to meet one of those. She thought for a minute then pushed up kissing him on his cheek. A blush spread across her cheeks.
"Alright then. I'll talk to you soon." She pulled back and stuck her key in the door quickly, turned it then went inside shutting the door. She locked it leaning back against it and let out a slow breath. She needed to sort this out quickly. How did she ,someone who hardly left the house besides to zap bugs, get caught up involved with two men? It was beyond her really. She ran her hand over her face and walked over to her computer.
She plopped down in front of it pulling her things out of her bag. She set the dragon over the monitor and opened the drive to install the game. She was moving automatically as she pulled apart the package. Her mind was off a million miles somewhere else.
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Vedrit blushed profusely when Ary pecked him on the cheek, and could feel his skin tignle where her lips had touched.
He mumbled an agreement, his mind dumbfounded by surprise. It took him a moment to realize that she had gone through her door, and he probably looked rediculous, just standing there.
Turning and walking away, Vedrit, once again, put his hands in his pockets, but there was a bit of a bounce to his steps as he wandered around. The part of his mind that was still focused couldnt decide whether to go to the docking bay or his apartment, the rest of his mind lost in bliss.