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Post by vii on Apr 5, 2011 18:34:45 GMT -5
With a slight nod Seth smiled, was nice that she was concerned and slightly surprising "I'm fine, I get really bad headaches sometimes. Its part of the reason we moved. My parents are working on a cure or at least some sort of better medication than these" Seth gave a little shake of the bottle before putting them back into his jacket. "Well my parents used to work at a lab in Metropolis, I never knew the name of it. Some sort of secret government work I think. Probably just them making it sound cooler than it actually was but apparently some company here has given them the chance to do more and find out what causes my headaches." Course none of that was true, his creators had left Metropolis with their test subject to avoid losing all their research and there was no new lab to cure him. VII was just a test subject and all of what he went through now was an experiment while they worked out what to do next.
"So your extremely intelligent as well as beautiful" Seth smiled a little, was fun to flirt with Rachel though it was extremely one sided so the boy decided to take a small chance "You know I'm going to get a complex soon if you don't say something nice back, even if its something like 'I like you shoes'" the boy gave a cheeky smirk, oddly more playful than he had been before but he did seem much more at ease since taking the pills. "I guess I don't want to be saying stuff when its one sided, that would just be awkward."
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Post by Raven on Apr 5, 2011 20:04:17 GMT -5
"Well, the government does have secret science facilities, if you believe te conspiracy theorists that is." She said with a shrug. "I tend not to put too much faith in them but there is a lot of things about the governmenttat are kept hidden so you can't completely discard their idea either." She said with a shrug. Of course, she knew plenty of people that could easily hack into government files and extract that information, not that most of them would without good reason.
She almost wished she could make her life as easy as Starfire's and just find someone to date within the Titans. Someone who already knew all of their secrets. Sure, Richard still had many secrets about her past, and so did she, as well as Beast Boy and Cyborg, but none of them were as big as, 'Oh hey and in my free time I risk my life to save the city because I'm a super hero and ohwait guess what! I'm also half demon.'
"It's not that I don't find you attractive, or charming. I'm honestly a little socially challenged." She started, not to mention emotionally. "I have had something resembling a relationship before, but that was mostly me being manipulated. I don't mean to be insulting to you." She said, now feeling wildly self concious. Her emotions were in a constant battle with his and at the moment Timid was definitely taking the dominant role, that was something that definitely did not happen often.
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Post by vii on Apr 5, 2011 20:24:07 GMT -5
"I'm not insulted, in fact the complete opposite. I'm incredibly flattered. You've probably shared more with me than you have with any other person you just met a few days ago. I guess I was just checking you thought of me as potential boyfriend material and not just a person to have coffee with now and again." Seth smiled softly, if he was able to blush it probably would have happened then.
"I get you've been hurt before and its pretty obvious that your life has been pretty hard. I've also seen you blush and smile while we talk and the only thing I intend from anything between us is to see that happen more often. You have a really pretty smile, its a shame for it to hide so much."
Leaning back with a grin Seth continued "Though I've never been called attractive or charming before, I could get used to that I think. Seriously though charming? I always feel like I say way too much or the wrong thing. I'm not that great socially either. I meant it when I said just say what you like, if it doesn't sit right or I don't understand I'll just say so. You know the way we're talking its like we're a couple already."
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Post by Raven on Apr 6, 2011 0:33:28 GMT -5
"You're right. I don't tend to share things about myself. I've known my closest friends for three years now, and quite honestly even they don't know everything about me and my life, and they have been with me through some of the worst times in my life." She said. Making Dr. Light partially insane, or at least given him a serious fear of both herself and the dark. Nearly giving up to Trigon, those were the times when she needed her friends most and they came through for her, even though she hadn't asked them for help. In retrospect she should thank them more often for the things they havedone for her, though they would most likely assume she was not feeling well at the time. "Something about you makes it....easy for me to talk to." She added.
"I know lots of people. I've known the well mannered, knows everything to say and when to say it type. The tend to have hidden agendas and lull you into a false sense of security. I'd much rather have the awkwardness than the hidden agendas. Don't be offended but your awkwardness makes me feel less bad about being totally inept at this." She said honestly. Perfection tended to be false, an act. She did not like fake people and sometmes sheknew it was the flaws in peopl that made them the most special. She was a firm believer in that.
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Post by vii on Apr 6, 2011 8:08:19 GMT -5
"Well I can't promise I'll be awkward forever but I think it might take awhile. How about we avoid the deep stuff for a little while and talk trivia?" Seth had the feeling that all this talking about the girl was probably not the best thing to continue on and on about. So he was going to switch the topic to something he loved a lot. Music.
"Do you have any favorite bands or music?" Seth smiled and started messing about with the napkin that came with his coffee absent-mindly folding it into a swan as they spoke "I think if it wasn't for music I would have gone insane by now. Something about it just, I don't know, clicks I guess. Some good rock or industrial if I'm doing something energetic or classical or trance when I'm studying or just chilling out. Thankfully my parents got me lessons. My mom especially seems to enjoy watching me pick up new instruments. I think the piano or maybe the remix software my dad picked up a couple of months ago. They always encourage me when it comes to new things, I'm lucky that way. Just wish they would be so eager with me being social and the physical things I'd like to do. Kinda like the idea of joining the football team or something like that." That was probably an odd thing, Seth was already well built but from what he had just said he didn't do much in the way of sports. Possible he did weight training or something perhaps?
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Post by Raven on Apr 6, 2011 13:12:55 GMT -5
"As long as the loss of awkwardness doesn't result in a gain of hidden agendas I think I can deal." She said, more jokingly than serious. When he mentioned switchng topics, she was a little relived. It was something simple to talk about that she would not need to hide from him.
"Music. That's a hard one. I like a lot of rock, and metal. Kori describes my taste of music loud and angry sounding. I don't listen to it often, with the other things taking up my time, and preferring to read, study, and meditate in silence. I'd like to learn and instrument but literally have no time to do those things. The social and physical parts of my life take up far too much of my time." She said with a shrug. Not to mention the villians attacking the town, or stealing from the science labs or museums every four seconds in this town. She was actually surprised that this little get together had not been interuppted by a villian yet. Superstition winning out she rapped her knuckles absentmindedly against the wood of the table at the thought. She wonderted breifly how she would explain her communicator going off in her pocket in such an event. It was easy to say it was a cell phone, but she would have to excuse herself to answer that particular call if it were t come.
"Normally I would say, if you are interested in it, go for it. But Football is largely a team sport. A lot of the jocks are ignorant assholes." She said wrinkling her nose in distaste.
"I would not be on a team filled with people I didn't like, let alone trust. It makes a team more destructive to their goal than conducive of it. Even one destructive member of a team can cause it to fall apart." She said, talking vaguely but from experience. She remembered how easy it was for their team to fall apart. Back when Robin betrayed them, and Terra too. The stories given by Starfire when she came back from the future, and when she hid things that she should not have.
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Post by vii on Apr 6, 2011 14:59:09 GMT -5
"The way you talk about teams I think I would go for that version, not really wanting to become an ass um what you said "Seth smirked not wanting to use the whole word "Meditate? Can't say I've ever done that before or found a need too." Meditation, magic stones and the talk before was starting to make Seth think Rachel was maybe a pagan of some sort. Not that it mattered to him, granted he wasn't religious in any way mainly because his parents hadn't given him that sort of thinking but even if he had been chances are he'd still not be sure since he prefered fact and science.
"Shame they don't make more alternative cheerleader outfits "Seth said absently outloud before blinking and shaking his head "Um sorry, that was supposed to be a inward thought. What I meant to say was if you like I could teach you how to play piano whenever you have time, violin if you prefer?" Again if he could blush the kid would probably be beetroot after the mistake instead his body lanuage changed to show the same sort of emotion. "Really sorry about that, not sure why that happened."
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Post by Raven on Apr 6, 2011 16:07:32 GMT -5
"Meditation helps me calm down. I've been told I have anger anagement issues." That was an understatement to say the least. She had to work constantly to keep the red-caped versin of herself under control. She new mental and emotional problems were not things people usually talked about right away to people they were courting but she felt she already had to lie to him enough she didn't need to place more lies on top of them. "It's also a good way to become more in tune with your thoughts an feelings." She added with a shrug. "Lots of people use it for lots of different reasons."
Raven raised an eyebrow at the random comment. She looked at him oddly, wondering if it as some sort of side effect of whatever medication the boy was taking. "It' fine, i guess. Just...odd. I'll try to take you up on the offer about the instrument that it, though I had to plan very strategically to actually get some time. The others probably don't even know I'm gone. Though I left note in the kitchen.....I figured that was where they would be sure to find it." She said. She had taped it on the refridgerator, conidering That as one place she was sure either Beast Boy or Cyborg would get to at some point. Besides, if there was something they really needed to get into contact with her about, she always had her communicater on her. She would never go anywhere without it.
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Post by vii on Apr 6, 2011 17:01:48 GMT -5
"You have anger problems?" Seth looked slightly puzzled at the thought, she had always seemed so calm even when she had been flustered the goth girl had seemed in more or less perfect control. Perhaps the meditation did do what she said, perhaps that was an aspect to tell his parents about "I'll need to tell my parents, perhaps something like that could help my headaches. Eastern medicine will probably be something they wouldn't look at."
At Raven's odd expression he averted his eyes and focused on the cup, empty as it was, in front of him "Wasn't really odd, was more related to your appearance than anything else. Really shallow of me, but I claim being male as my defense as weak as that might be." Seth looked up a little with a slight smile before letting it drop. "You've mentioned a few times you live with people, is that your foster home or something?" The boy hoped he wasn't approaching a subject that would make her uncomfortable again but he was curious about her home life since her parents were separated and Rachel didn't live with either. "I didn't tell my parents I am here, no doubt I'm in store for a long lecture about responsibility, if they aren't already searching for me. They worry far too much but if I had told them I was meeting you then they would have either tagged along or gave me an exact time to be home and I didn't want them messing this up."
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Post by Raven on Apr 6, 2011 17:43:43 GMT -5
"Normally you wouldn't be able to tell. It doesn't happen nearly as much as it used to but when I get into certain moods it's best that I am left alone." She said with a shrug, at least by normal human beings. People could get really hurt if she were to completely lose control. She had dodged a bullet when Beast Boy and Cyborg entered her mind but hatparticular instance could have been much worse. She still felt constant;y guilty about what she had done to Dr. Light, even if his extreme fear of her did come in handy from time to time.
"Not exactly. I was emancipated, therefore never became a ward of the state, so therefre no foster homes. Richard, Kori's boyfriend, was adopted as a young boy and his adoptive father is sort of...putting us up per say. Kori, Vic, Garfield, Richard, and I have been living with eachother for three years. Terra lived with us for a while before, but recently came back and Richard's dad recently sent Cassandra our way too. It's sort of like a group home without the adult supervision." She said with a shrug. Referring to Batman as Robin's father sounded awkward to her, even though technically that was what Bruce Wayne was to Richard Grayson. That was one thing about their story they thought counterprodutive to change. People would start asking questions if they were seen leaving school together every single day of the year, and leaving in different directions seemed like a lot of work and it would be too easy to slip up. Of course, they could never bring people home to hang out, because the giant T might give them away. Speaking of counterproductive, the giant T as a home was. It wasn't exactly a secret hideout like say, the batcave. Everyone knew where they lived it was sort of an invitation asking villians to come and rob them of the things they took from villians.
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Post by vii on Apr 6, 2011 17:56:02 GMT -5
"Must be one big house to have so many teenagers in it. Sounds pretty cool though. I'm sure its a dream most kids have to live in their own home with no parents telling them what to do or what not to do as the case probably is. " Seth nodded softly but the thought of him not living with his parents wasn't even a consideration. His programing said he needed them and so the teen was baffled at the thought of them not being there to help him.
"So many people that I haven't met yet, really looking forward to meeting your other friends though. Worried they might not like me if I'm honest, but that's probably me just being paranoid. Maybe next time we go someplace we should invite them? I got along with Kori just fine, how different can the rest be?" The paper swan was done and he placed it to the side now, not even looking at it once. "Its up to you though, I just don't want to be causing problems for you." It definitely seemed the girl had enough of those already and the teen really didn't want to be making her life any more complicated, though he didn't realize how he was already doing that.
"So, I've been asking lots of questions. Do you have any for me?"
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Post by Raven on Apr 6, 2011 18:58:39 GMT -5
"Not exactly. You get a lot of invasion of privacy and lack of cleanliness. I swear sometimes the things in our refridgerator get up and walk around. It's been getting better progressively since...we first started living together." She shuddered at the thought of the blueish mold covering pretty much everything in the fridge. "though more often than not it's easier, and safer, just to order a pizza." She said with a shrug. They still had rules, and while they were mostly on their own, unaffiliated with the Justice League, she was sure if they screwed up bad enough, and they were to hear about it, they would be getting a call from at least Batman. They had dodged the bullet so far, considering they didn't need babysitters and no one as watching over them.
"I don't see why they wouldn't like you, but I am warning you now they can be a little overwhelming. Not to mention not all of them have such a sweet disposition as Kori." She said with an easy shrug.
"Umm, so...what are your plans for the future, is there anything in particular you would like to spend your life outside of highschool?" She asked curiously. She figured it was a relatively safe question. Nothing to strike a nerve and if he turned it around on her, telling him she wanted to go into law enforecement wouldn't technically be a lie, despite her particular profession was more vigilante by nature.
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Post by vii on Apr 7, 2011 8:09:46 GMT -5
Scrunching up his face at the thought of the fridge Seth nodded softly "Yeah, best to avoid getting food poisoning or worse I think. Kori doesn't seem the sort to be like that. I guess it must be a guy thing to be messy and horribly disgusting." Seth smirked softly "Must be a genetic thing."
Nodding thankfully as Rachel mentioned her other friends being ok "Would be good to meet more people I think, really don't know anyone here except Kori and yourself. Spending time with some guys would be pretty cool actually. My dads alright and everything but its really not the same."
At Raven's question about what he wanted from his future Seth blinked slowly, he'd never actually considered that before. In fact he'd never really thought about anything more than a few days ahead. "I......well.."frowning he tilted his head before shrugging "I'm not sure actually, I've never thought about the future before. I guess I'd like to pass school and......" he could feel his head starting to hurt again. What he didn't realize is that his internal body clock wasn't used to processing things in that sort of scale. True he had a fake past but as it was all imprinted at the same time there was nothing to compare it too. The longest measurement of time the boy actually knew was a week. His memories told him about the years growing up but he'd never actually felt the passing of the time span. "I really don't know, it seems so far away. Maybe once I get my results I'll have a better idea. I enjoy learning so maybe I'll go to Uni or something like that?" Seth really wasn't sure about it at all and if anything was getting more confused as his brain started to rapidly fill in gaps and create new options under the programming.
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Post by Raven on Apr 7, 2011 16:10:14 GMT -5
"Well, now with Terra and Cassandra there girls technically outnumber the boys now, we all contribute to the mess and our lives are busy. As far as i know, other than Garfield's, our individual rooms are kept very clean. In some cases obsessive compulsively so, and it's usually just the kitchen that can be....scary" She said with a shrug. Their house was kept surprisingly clean for a group of teenagers. One would usually expect a home filled with seven teenagers with no adult supervision. That didn't mean it was nearly as clean as the place could be and every now and then something particularly scary would crop up.
"I guess it's ok not to know. You're still in highschool. For a while, I didn't have any plans and I never needed to plan. I always knew what was expected of me, and where I was supposed to go, and then I came here to Jump and I met my friends. For a while even after that I thought I knew what was going to happen to me, but they helped me learn that my future can't be decided by anyone but me. She said with a shrug. She still knew what she would do with the rest of her life, or at least she had dreams. She couldn't think of having life without her friends, and even if they would all move on to their own cities some day, she knew despite the fact she was the cold one of the team, would not let that link die. She couldn't.
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Post by vii on Apr 7, 2011 16:28:46 GMT -5
"I do like the sound of that. My future is determined by just me. Doubt my folks would be so keen to hear me say that but at the end of the day it really is our life to lead." Seth smiled and leaned back with a relaxed sigh. Was it odd that he felt so comfortable around the other teenager, part of his brain did wonder since he tend to watch and micromanage everything and even when meeting people he watched everything but currently he was just enjoying Rachel's company.
"You really care about your friends, don't you? When you talk about them its impossible not to feel that bond you have with them. Must be something really special. Its the same when Kori was talking about you that day in class, it was like she was talking about her sister and not her friend. Does that make sense or am I just babbling oddly again?" The boy had to wonder how much of the girls time he was going to be able to take up, he was enjoying this but it wasn't going to last forever and hopefully she would want to meet up again, soon.
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