mingle log | the quad and elsewhere | we were young and drinking (coffee) in the park

[lamiaceae]

Characters: Gansey and whoever shows up
What: Interpersonal interaction! Meet each other face-to-face while nothing is on fire
Where: the quad, unless elsewhere seems cool to you
When: loop 1, day 10 (6/10 irl)
Content Warnings: nothing yet. please use and check thread subjects

It's a pleasant day outside. There's a nice breeze and the sun is doing its best. At very least, it's not raining and warmer than it was yesterday. This is, statistically, likely to bring college denizens out of their dorms and offices since rain seems to often be on Newcomb's horizon. Fall in not-at-all-New England is lovely that way.

Gansey, for his part, can be found throughout the day in several places! He likes hanging out near the clocktower to study, since he's found time works best there (at least for him). It's nice to have a watch that's doing something vaguely akin to timekeeping for once.

But he's an explorer at heart, so he can probably also be found in the library, the computer lab, and wandering the grounds. Gansey isn't sure he's interacted with anyone outside a classroom or on Fermii since the train crash, so he's more likely than usual to strike up conversation instead of waiting for it to come to him.

The real question is this: where's everyone else hanging out today?

[ i'll be throwing gansey at anyone who doesn't note that their tag is closed. please mingle! ]

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[flippin_peachy]

"Based on all that, then you already know something very important about combat." He points out and motions for Gansey to walk with him down the hall.

"And that is that it's always best to try and not use it as a first response. People who do are usually bullies."

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Gansey falls into step, hanging on Alfred's words.

"True." Ronan gets half a pass from Gansey for being one of those people who parses all difficult emotions as anger. Most everyone else he's encountered who goes in swinging is a garden variety ass. "I think I prefer ending fights, not starting them."

[flippin_peachy]

"As do I. That being said there are times when I've had to end fights by making sure I was the last man standing."

[lamiaceae]

That idea gives Gansey pause for a few strides, needing to assess his own character. Amnesia makes that tricky; he thinks he understands himself until he delves past impulse into the reasons for those impulses and comes up stunningly blank. When he responds, the words are measured. "I would rather aim to be the last one standing than falter when it counts."

[flippin_peachy]

Alfred gives him a gentle clap on the back of his shoulder, "I'm sure you won't falter. You seem to have a certain amount of determination about you, but like I said before if you're interested I'd be happy to show you a thing or two."

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"I'd like that." This time when Gansey smiles at Alfred, it's not the politician's smile, but something smaller and warmer. "Determination is one thing I'm told I have in spades. So I'll see you in class, then?"

[flippin_peachy]

It's nice to see a genuine smile, or at least the start of one, and Alfred nods.

"See you then."