Flee maths, flee!

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:56 am

"Aye. They could practically be her daughters. I know they aren't, but it's bloody weird."

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:58 am

"Immitation is the creepiest form of flattery?" Mike suggested with a smirk.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:01 am

"I'm sure she likes it, from what I've seen of her."

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:19 am

"Yeah, but... well, who cares what she likes."

"So... did we hit the limit of how much you want to talk about it?" he asked, getting the conversation off of the divergence. "Or did you want some more help wrapping your head around it all?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:22 am

"There's no harm in talking about it some more. I'm sorry if you thought I was trying to steer you away."

"And I mean... well, you've been here long enough. You know how Becca and I usually hang out."

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:35 am

Mike nodded, smiling slightly. "Yeah, that much I've noticed," he said. "You think she isn't going to want to hang out with you as much now?" he guessed.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:42 am

"Aye, and on the one hand I should be really glad that she can be at ease with someone, I mean anyone."

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:33 am

"Someone other than you, you mean," Mike said.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:10 am

"Well, aye. That's been pretty rare, since we got here."

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:26 pm

Mike nodded. "And it works the other way around, too," he pointed out with a brief smile. "She loves you, you know."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:30 pm

"Yeah, she's like my best friend here," she said, oblivious as to quite what Mike was saying there.

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:57 pm

Which really, had been pretty much along the lines of what Mike had been trying to say, and he nodded. "Like, to the 'would take a bullet for you' level. So if you're worried about her dropping you now that they're... ah... 'getting along,' I don't think you need to worry."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:58 pm

"Aye. It's really silly of me to be jealous, and I guess I'd have felt this way even if it was a guy."

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:06 pm

"That was going to be my next point, I think," Mike said with a smile. "Look at it this way... they're both your friends, and now you don't have to worry about some guy splitting the group up. At least there's not going to be any awkward 'have to get to know their boyfriends so we can still spend time together' stuff going on."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:07 pm

"Though I guess I got a preview of what I'm going to have to deal with concerning them if I start dating someone, aye?"

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:23 pm

Mike shrugged. "Well, it was going to happen sooner or later, right?" Can't believe it wasn't 'sooner', really... "And now you won't have to worry so much about her being lonely when you do. And... well, I mean, I can't see you as one to not make time for your friends just because you're dating someone. Or her. So you should be all right."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:33 pm

"She has real abandonment issues. I guess that's why I worried so much."

by **Michael Asters** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:02 pm

Mike chuckled. "Well, just be careful those issues don't come back to bite you anyway. You can't really use logic too well for things like this."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:18 pm

"Oh, now you've got me paranoid about it again," she said as she stuck out her tongue at him.

"Of course, you probably think the only reason I talk to you is to dump roommate drama on you, now."

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:27 pm

"Well, isn't that the only reason anyone talks to me?" Mike asked reasonably, although he was smiling as he said it.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:30 pm

"If that many people come to you for that, you really ought to start charging."

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:35 pm

"Don't think the thought hasn't crossed my mind. Not to mention it would get out of the way all the stupid stuff I shouldn't have to say, like 'No, I won't use my power to make someone like you or to make your girlfriend forget the stupid shit you said last night'."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:37 pm

"We'll get you a Lucy Van Pelt booth. Charge more than a nickel, though."

"Seriously though, you've got a gift for this, and I don't just mean because you can read minds."

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:44 pm

He chuckled. "I'm sure it helped, though. You see how a few people react to things, you can figure it out mostly from there." He looked over at her again, smirking. "So... that isn't just why you talk to me?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:46 pm

"It also kind of helps that you're one of the boys here that isn't a jerk or an idiot. So I'm kind of getting to like our little talks," she smiled.

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:51 pm

"And not just because when we're together we get the combined benefit of both of us screening everyone else out?" he added with a smirk.

He hesitated. "Don't go thinking I'm that nice, though," he admitted reluctantly.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:54 pm

"Oh, don't sell yourself short here. You're a great guy, Mike."

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:04 pm

Mike smiled, a little embarassed, and didn't press the subject. "So... Do you want to give the roommates some alone time and grab something to eat?" he asked. "I don't have anything planned until... well, never, so if you wanted..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:07 pm

"That sounds like a plan. Know any good places around here? I'm afraid Becca and I mostly stuck to the ice cream shop," she admitted sheepishly.

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:12 pm

"Oh, you don't know the sure-fire way of finding a good place to eat when you don't know any of the restaurants?" he asked, grinning a little at her. "Should work even better with the two of us, too."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:15 pm

"Er, I've... never tried anything like that before. I'm willing to give it a go if you've done it before, though."

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:20 pm

"A few times. It's not really disturbing or anything, it shouldn't be hard." He smiled at her. "So what do you say, want to risk being seen in public with me outside the safety of 'we just left class'?" he joked.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:48 pm

"Oh, however will my reputation recover from that?" She laughed.

"Let's go for it. What do I need to do?"

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:18 pm

"Well, get your bus pass for one, since I know neither of us have a car," Mike chuckled.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:21 pm

"I've got enough for bus fare on me, so that's not a worry. Let's go!"

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:11 pm

The ride on the buss was uneventful enough, with the two of them chatting idly about classes and teachers and school gossip. When the got out, though, Mike was quiet as he looked around. "All right... anything you like or don't like, just so we can narrow things down?" he said, looking down the downtown Salem street.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:15 pm

"I don't think I've ever really gotten a taste for sushi, but other than that I'm fine."

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:39 pm

"Good," Mike said. "All right... most of the good places are right along this street, right? So what we do... just stand outside the first place to get a feel for it. Open your mind, and you take a few minutes to filter out the people who are eating from the servers. That might be easier for me, I don't know, but I can show you how to do it."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:43 pm

"Well, here goes nothing..."

She reached out with her mind, getting a feel with it. She slipped a little once or twice, her features shifting momentarily, an odd lock of hair, though she recovered fairly quickly.

by **Michael Asters** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:49 pm

Mike could feel, more than see, her problems, and he opened his own mind along with her, focusing on showing her how to pick out what they wanted to know out of the nonsense they didn't care about, as well as blocking out anything else from getting into her usually strictly-maintained mental shields. It was, as he expected, easier with the two of them instead of alone, and it didn't take much time for them to have a good idea of how good there restaurant was based on how satisfied the customers were.

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