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"From the brief time I've spent with all of them, they're pretty decent people," Alastor reassured her. "If you don't want to see them now, we can wait until tomorrow. I'm sure Zeus will appreciate the chance to rest."
(I'm sorry for such a short response, my brain is fried right now from doing homework)
Ariella looked down at their hands, squeezing it tightly. She sniffled, trying to will away the tears in her eyes. "I just need time to adjust. I-I'll try to better. I don't even know what to say to them. The only person that's talked to me is Alastor and he used to be a policeman. I really don't trust the police. The dog is cute though." She shrugged her shoulders as she shuffled on her feet. God, she wasn't good at this.
Lucky squeezed back. "Try saying literally anything. So far you've been silent with everyone but me, and that's not helping you." He reached up with his free hand and wiped her tears. "Alastor is just a guy with a dog, trying to survive like you and me. Put away your prejudice and try to see him as a person."
He was sorry she was upset, but very glad she was willing to try.
Ariella nodded her head, still refusing to look at him. "Only if you're there with me. J-just in case."
In case something went bad and she needed back up, verbal or physical. She need him to be her rock. Someone she could lean on for support.
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(I'm just kinda waiting if anyone wants to talk to Dev, he's on the couch)
(working on it XD )
Ariella nodded her head, still refusing to look at him. "Only if you're there with me. J-just in case." In case something went bad and she needed back up, verbal or physical. She need him to be her rock. Someone she could lean on for support.
Lucky nodded slowly. "I'll be there if something happens, but I'm not going to be present for every conversation you have with someone else. You're an adult, Ariella." He squeezed her hand once more, before turning and heading into the apartment. He had intended to grab Ronni and head right back out, but she looked busy, and besdies, stroke while the iron is hot, right?
Lucky glanced around and saw Devon on the couch by himself. He walked over and plopped down on the end, gently but firmly pulling Ariella with him, and sitting her down between them. Devon was down a the other end, and the couc was big, so she wasn't crammed, but here was a perfect chance to make good on her agreement to try.
Devon watched the two sit down, he took a deep breath, to calm himself, and then looked at the two. "umβ¦hiβ¦I am being forced to socialize and try to make friendsβ¦so..umβ¦yeah". He glanced around for a moment, before looking back to the wall.
June, who happened to be watching from the doorway facepalmed and pressed her forehead against the wall, Idiotic brother, that is not how you make friends She mentally scolded him.
Lucky nearly cracked up. He hadn't intended to force Ariella to make friends with a guy who was being forced to make friends, but the irony was too funny for him to ignore.
"Anti-social party, huh?"
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She nodded, before writing some more. I thought I'd mentioned men make me nervous, but. Yes, all of you are a tad nerve-wracking.
She glanced up at him, thinking, before writing some more. Dream vacation, before all of this?
Lucas smiled and looked up at the ceiling, thinking.
"Uhhhhβ¦" he said, looking back down at her "I think London, it's just so beautiful to me."
Lucas smiled and looked up at the ceiling, thinking. "Uhhhhβ¦" he said, looking back down at her "I think London, it's just so beautiful to me."
Ronni looked surprised. She wrote quickly.
London? The densely populated city of rain and smog?
Devon shrugged, "Looks like it, you can think my sister for that" He said sister like it was a horrid thing, partly as a joke.
Devon shrugged, "Looks like it, you can think my sister for that" He said sister like it was a horrid thing, partly as a joke.
Lucky smiled at him. "Well, I'm the nudger in this case, so I guess your sister isn't the worst." he nudged Ariella gently.
Ronni looked surprised. She wrote quickly.
London? The densely populated city of rain and smog?
Lucas smiled and nodded.
"The very one." He said, chuckling lightly "what about you?"
Lucas smiled and nodded."The very one." He said, chuckling lightly "what about you?"
She thought for a moment, before writing It used to be Italy, to visit where my family came from, but⦠I haven't thought about a vacation in years.
She thought for a moment, before writing It used to be Italy, to visit where my family came from, but⦠I haven't thought about a vacation in years.
Lucas nodded and blew out in his cheeks in an overly dramatic sigh.
"I get that, especially now, with everything going on, not many survivors are thinking about vacations right now." He told her warmly.
Lucas nodded and blew out in his cheeks in an overly dramatic sigh.
"I get that, especially now, with everything going on, not many survivors are thinking about vacations right now." He told her warmly.
Ronni hadn't thought about vacations for a long time before the Flu, but she didn't feel like explaining that.
Yeah⦠Favorite movie, song, sport?
Ariella crossed her legs under in the couch. She supposed that Devon wasn't that bad, he was in the same boat as she.
She placed her hands in her lap and looked at the boy. What was she supposed to say?
Ronni hadn't thought about vacations for a long time before the Flu, but she didn't feel like explaining that.
Yeah⦠Favorite movie, song, sport?
Lucas smiled wanly.
"Movie is Coraline," she told her. "My favorite song is 1-800 by Logic."
"Try to guess my favorite sport." He challenged, grinning.
Ariella crossed her legs under in the couch. She supposed that Devon wasn't that bad, he was in the same boat as she.
She placed her hands in her lap and looked at the boy. What was she supposed to say?
Lucky leaned down and whispered in her ear.
"Start with your name."
He had introduced her, but there was no guarantee Devon remembered that, and besides, it was always a good place to start.
Lucas smiled wanly. "Movie is Coraline," she told her. "My favorite song is 1-800 by Logic. "Try to guess my favorite sport." He challenged, grinning.
Ronni looked him over. He wasn't super muscular, like a football player or wrestler, and he wasn't really tall, like a basketball player, soβ¦
Soccer? she wrote tentatively.
Ariella glanced at Lucky. Why did she agree to this again? Because she didn't want to be alone.
She kept her eyes on her lap as she spoke, "I'm Ariella."
Her voice was barely above a whisper. She didn't want any of the others trying to butt into the conversation. She needed to start slow and build up to it.
Ronni looked him over. He wasn't super muscular, like a football player or wrestler, and he wasn't really tall, like a basketball player, soβ¦
Soccer? she wrote tentatively.
Lucas shook his head, smiling.
"no, but nice try." He said "it's Baseball, I got a scholarship to play and was at college for it."
He paused.
"Your turn to answer." He told her.
Ariella glanced at Lucky. Why did she agree to this again? Because she didn't want to be alone.
She kept her eyes on her lap as she spoke, "I'm Ariella."
Her voice was barely above a whisper. She didn't want any of the others trying to butt into the conversation. She needed to start slow and build up to it.
Devon warily looked at Ariella. "Umβ¦nice to meet youβ¦?β¦What am I supposed to do now?" He looked over at the room where June was pretending to beat her head against the door in 'stupid brother'.
Ariella turned her head to Lucky. Why are you making me do this?
Devon didn't even know how to have a conversation or talk to other people, why did she have to? Putting two antisocial people together didn't seem to go well.
Liam watched at the hilarious seen. "I think you say something to start a conversation." Liam said and looked at June. has he always lived this way? he mouthed.