Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 2:35:20 AM)
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Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 2:37:19 AM)
*Nate is putzing around in the lab. Rather then his usual nasty smell, though, it smells good! *
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 2:39:13 AM)
*Sooo, Friday was keeping to herself, nice and quiet-like and doing her best to not be disturbing to Nate. So, she was curled up with Cat in her little sectioned area, reading over nothing in particular, more just flipping through a magazine she'd picked up out of curiosity*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 2:41:54 AM)
C'mere a sec, Friday, I need your opinion.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 2:42:59 AM)
*She wiggled free from Cat's lazing on her and went padding out to Nate, peeking around him curiously* Yes'um?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 2:46:43 AM)
Which do you like better? *he aks, holding two flasks up* Smell wise.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 2:49:42 AM)
*She leaned closer and sniffed at them curiously, first one and then the other. Her nose wrinkled up a little as she tried to decide, then paused and pointed at one of them* I guess that one...
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 2:52:34 AM)
*HE sets it aside, and turns to fiddle with the loser* I'm trying to mix up something to make the house smell nice for you.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 2:53:32 AM)
*She blinked a few times and tilted her head* ...why? You don't have to do that for me..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 2:56:19 AM)
I don't? aww, crap.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 2:56:39 AM)
What? What's wrong? *sounding worried suddenly* Are you okay?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 2:57:26 AM)
*he makes a face at her* I was teasing you, goober. I -know- I don't 'have' to. But I want to.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 2:58:14 AM)
Oh. So.. you aren't hurt? *Relaxing slowly before she scooted forward and hugged him* Thank you! That's really sweet!
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 2:59:26 AM)
*He gives her a squeeze* What kind of stuff do you like the smell of?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:00:47 AM)
Um.. Flowers.. and um.. the smell when it's raining.. and um.. I like strawberry smells.. and um.. pie smells.. like apple pie.. OH! Cinnamon buns.. mmm.. so yummy smelling..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:01:57 AM)
...Flowers I can do. I think. *he says, as he pours out the losing flask, and starts to wash it out thouroughly*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:02:50 AM)
*She nodded a little bit and grinned* Thank you for trying to make it smell nice for me. It's already working though, it smells really nice tonight. Even Cat thinks so. He hasn't sneezed or pawed at his nose at all
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:06:57 AM)
It's not -just- for you. and Cat. Only mostly.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:07:32 AM)
I've never had anyone do anything even 'mostly' for me since my parents were killed. It's a happy thing. I like happy things.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:07:54 AM)
So.. I can really learn karate? Really really?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:08:39 AM)
Yeah. We just gotta find a good place.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:08:46 AM)
How do you know if it's good?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:09:28 AM)
You go and look at it, talk to the teachers.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:09:41 AM)
You mean you talk to them right?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:10:51 AM)
Both of us.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:11:11 AM)
Why do I have to talk to them?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:11:25 AM)
Because you have to trust the teacher.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:13:12 AM)
But.. I don't.. It takes me a long time to trust people. I mean.. I trust you.. and.. kinda.. a little bit some other people.. I mean, I trust they won't poison me or hurt me or anything.. but I wouldn't feel comfortable enough to sleep in an area they could find me in.. *She rubbed at her ear* They won't yell at me will they?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:13:31 AM)
Cause.. the one guy, in that movie, the mean sensi.. he yelled /all the time/..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:13:54 AM)
Not if we pick the right teacher.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:15:46 AM)
*She nodded a little bit and sighed, sulking faintly* I don't wanna talk to them.. I'll talk to them if they're nice.. otherwise I'll let you do all the talking..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:16:29 AM)
Do you want to learn, Friday?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:16:39 AM)
*She nodded* Uh huh...
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:16:50 AM)
Then you'll talk to the teachers. I'll be with you.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:16:57 AM)
But what if they're mean?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:19:49 AM)
Then we leave. Mean people aren't that big a deal, Friday. Not these days, when you can just call the police.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:20:36 AM)
Oh.. um.. okay.. *She tugged at her ear a bit, fidgeting in place but nodding all the same*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:20:56 AM)
How do we find them?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:23:09 AM)
How do you think we find them?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:23:18 AM)
*She thought about that for a moment* ... phonebook!
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:23:43 AM)
*He makes a face at her*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:24:00 AM)
...what? *her face fell*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:24:11 AM)
That's one way. What would be a better way?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:25:18 AM)
Um.. internet?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:26:12 AM)
*He taps her nose* That's the one I was looking for.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:26:33 AM)
*She grinned, wiggling her nose a little at the poke but brightening immensely* I like staying here..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:28:21 AM)
why?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:28:58 AM)
Cause.. it's comfortable here.. And I don't hear whispers or scratching.. and I feel safe.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:29:43 AM)
It's the scratching that confuses me. *he says, washing his hands*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:29:58 AM)
Howso?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:30:56 AM)
Well, the whispers are obvious. But what's the scratching?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:31:11 AM)
Oh.. the other people in the dorm..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:31:37 AM)
Scratching?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:31:56 AM)
*She nodded* They scratch their nails on my door everytime they go past.. it's a game they like to play.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:32:56 AM)
Oh. That makes more sense.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:33:28 AM)
*She nodded slightly* They weren't very nice.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:34:39 AM)
No. Kids can be cruel. I see it all the time, even among -my- kids. And they're supposed to be 'gifted'
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:35:18 AM)
*She shrugged a little bit* I can't really blame them. It doesn't help that teachers sometimes say things that make it worse without meaning to
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:37:35 AM)
Like what?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:39:04 AM)
Well.. like.. "Yet again, Ms. Lovelace seems the only one who paid attention during the lecture.." "Ms. Lovelace, you no doubt know the answer, people enlighten your classmates."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:39:29 AM)
*He snickers* That's praise, Friday, not making it worse.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:40:39 AM)
Tell that to my classmates that I'm constantly 'outdoing'
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:40:51 AM)
They're all older than me.. they really don't like me at all.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:41:31 AM)
I bet some of them do. And besides, let them be jealous. It can't hurt you, really.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:42:43 AM)
Sometimes though I just wish our teachers would focus on someone else. I don't see how me being my age and stuff is such a big deal to laud me like some model of comparison.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:43:23 AM)
But you -should- be, Friday. You should be proud of what you've done. If the other kids can't handle it, that's on them, not you.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:43:52 AM)
I'm just being what my parents made me to be.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:44:05 AM)
Every kid is, Friday.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:44:24 AM)
I just wanna be me.. I don't wanna be .. whatever I am to them..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:45:35 AM)
Then you need, most of all, to learn to ignore them. If you let them dictate how you are, let them intimidate you into not answerting a question you know, or into staying quiet in class even if you have a question, you're -not- being what you can be, you're being what they want you to be. You're letting them drag you down to your level.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:48:57 AM)
*She bit her lower lip and sighed, wrapping her arms around herself* But I hear them.. I hear them snicker and laugh and I feel them staring at me... and I hate it.. I just want to crawl in a hole and hide when they do it..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:51:04 AM)
You hear the thoughts they need to keep themselves from feeling like you feel right now. That's all. How do you think it makes these kids, who undoubtedly think of themselves as 'smart', feel when you're so much better then them without even trying? They don't -really- think those things about you. Not if they're honest with themselves. But those thoughts help them deal with not being the best.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:52:31 AM)
*She peered up at him* Promise?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:52:57 AM)
You'll learn I'm right in time, I bet. As you learn to dig deeper into people's thoughts.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 3:54:34 AM)
*She nodded slightly* I'm not trying to be the best.. or like.. compare... or something.. I just .. I like what I study..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 3:55:20 AM)
I know that, Friday, but they don't. The way kids are raised these days entirely unprepares them for the reality that they are neither unique nor special.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 4:06:10 AM)
But I am.. and I don't wanna be..
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 4:06:34 AM)
Why not?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 4:06:47 AM)
Cause it makes everyone else not like me.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 4:09:17 AM)
Everybody, huh?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 4:09:30 AM)
Well, not everybody.. but like.. classmates..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 4:10:08 AM)
You're not a classmate.. and Kay and Isabel and them aren't classmates.. they know I'm unique cause they are too..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 4:10:14 AM)
Everyone else thinks I'm crazy
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 4:10:27 AM)
So?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 4:11:03 AM)
I don't entirely know how I'm supposed to figure out how to get a job when I'm considered a nutcase myself...
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 27, 2011 4:13:06 AM)
Find a job full of other nutcases, obviously. Why do you think I work at a private school?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 4:13:30 AM)
Oh..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 27, 2011 4:14:24 AM)
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