[ his eyes follow the line of her finger, head tilting slightly as if to better trace its path. almost instinctively, he bumps her shoulder lightly, just to be annoying—but shifts his stance anyway, angling his body so she can lean further in. really, it's more to bring attention to their proximity, hand hovering near the small of her back, close but not quite touching. ]
You think. [ a little flatly. pfft. ] Wow, you weren't kidding about being a casual. Isn't this where you hit me its story or something? Like how its feathers got cursed black for doing its job?
[ his fingers flex around the cold railing, a soft puff of laughter escaping before he adds— ]
Poor guy. That was almost me earlier, trying to drag a shut-in out for some fresh air.
[ nor that big of a nerd, so no infodumps on that particular constellation here! just some grousing as she intentionally bumps against elysium again before pulling away, now more conscious of their close proximity than ever. she didn't even notice she's been all up in his personal space till now.
it's an odd feeling. ]
I just... read, is all. For fun. That's still a thing, you know. [ HMPH. ] At least I know one constellation, unlike some other birdie here.
[ the kind of hum that indicates he doesn't believe a word she's saying, but he's willing to play along. he doesn't react when she reestablishes the space between them, his gaze shifting instead to the night sky ahead. ]
Framing Corvus and Crater is Hydra. The reason Corvus is up there at all? He got distracted on a detour while fetching water for Apollo. Blamed it on a watersnake, of all things. Apollo didn't buy it and was enraged, even, so he flung the crow, the cup, and the snake up into the sky as some kind of eternal time-out. A reminder of his screw-up.
[ another low laugh slips from him as he shifts, turning to lean his back against the railing, elbows perched casually on top. ]
My takeaway? Find better masters. Or better yet, be your own. [ he gives her a sidelong glance, brow raised. ] Let me guess. You learned your constellations for a practical reason, didn't you? Miss Honour Student.
[ damn, he had her beat. must be one of those history buffs. she actually flushes at being one-upped like this, her pout deepening the more he yapped. ]
...You'd be surprised. Like I said, I didn't. I was serious when I said that I just looking them up for fun and nothing more. I also didn't expect to get quizzed on constellations of all things while being out in the wilderness, you know.
[ she is still capable of having fun, hellooooo. now her honor student rep is in tatters, rip. she crosses her arms again in a huff, watching the stars sparkle in the rippling waters below. ]
I admit, you had me beat just now. A guy who likes to party and goofing off while also taking dormmates he barely knows on an impromptu hike at the middle of the night to flex his astronomy skills? What can't you do, Elysium?
[ she draws out the sarcasm on her question there, but she is quite curious. a renaissance man is practically rare these days, she thinks. that or she really is that much of a shut-in to find more guys like him in the first place. ]
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You think. [ a little flatly. pfft. ] Wow, you weren't kidding about being a casual. Isn't this where you hit me its story or something? Like how its feathers got cursed black for doing its job?
[ his fingers flex around the cold railing, a soft puff of laughter escaping before he adds— ]
Poor guy. That was almost me earlier, trying to drag a shut-in out for some fresh air.
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[ nor that big of a nerd, so no infodumps on that particular constellation here! just some grousing as she intentionally bumps against elysium again before pulling away, now more conscious of their close proximity than ever. she didn't even notice she's been all up in his personal space till now.
it's an odd feeling. ]
I just... read, is all. For fun. That's still a thing, you know. [ HMPH. ] At least I know one constellation, unlike some other birdie here.
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[ the kind of hum that indicates he doesn't believe a word she's saying, but he's willing to play along. he doesn't react when she reestablishes the space between them, his gaze shifting instead to the night sky ahead. ]
Framing Corvus and Crater is Hydra. The reason Corvus is up there at all? He got distracted on a detour while fetching water for Apollo. Blamed it on a watersnake, of all things. Apollo didn't buy it and was enraged, even, so he flung the crow, the cup, and the snake up into the sky as some kind of eternal time-out. A reminder of his screw-up.
[ another low laugh slips from him as he shifts, turning to lean his back against the railing, elbows perched casually on top. ]
My takeaway? Find better masters. Or better yet, be your own. [ he gives her a sidelong glance, brow raised. ] Let me guess. You learned your constellations for a practical reason, didn't you? Miss Honour Student.
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...You'd be surprised. Like I said, I didn't. I was serious when I said that I just looking them up for fun and nothing more. I also didn't expect to get quizzed on constellations of all things while being out in the wilderness, you know.
[ she is still capable of having fun, hellooooo. now her honor student rep is in tatters, rip. she crosses her arms again in a huff, watching the stars sparkle in the rippling waters below. ]
I admit, you had me beat just now. A guy who likes to party and goofing off while also taking dormmates he barely knows on an impromptu hike at the middle of the night to flex his astronomy skills? What can't you do, Elysium?
[ she draws out the sarcasm on her question there, but she is quite curious. a renaissance man is practically rare these days, she thinks. that or she really is that much of a shut-in to find more guys like him in the first place. ]