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Jun 5, 2017 16:34:09 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jun 5, 2017 16:34:09 GMT
Jay
"Hai," she answered to Skyler eventhough she was sure the comment wasn't meant to be answered. She just simply agreed with the small comment he had made, putting everything the boy was into one simple word. She sighed out quietly and placed her feet on the table next to her, stretching her arms out as she looked at Ellie when she spoke up, still happily drinking from her energy drink. "Hmm.. I suppose not," she sighed out as she ran her hands through her hair and shifted her gaze to Sky when he spoke up and complimented her. "Of course he couldn't, he has the brain of a goldfish and he dares compare himself to someone far more superior than him. It was only a matter of time before he gave up. You can keep swimming in circles but it won't get you anywhere," she spoke as she grabbed a different energy can from her bag and opened it up, since she really needed to get energized after this happening. It wasn't that she literally became tired from speaking, it was just the bad night of sleep and then this happening on top of it that drained her mind out and therefore also her body. A caffeine boost would help get her through the day, she hoped at least. Luckily they didn't have many hours left, but it wasn't like she could go home right away. She still had far too much work to do and probably would end up getting back home in the middle of the night. It was a pain, but she paid her own bills and had extras so she didn't mind.
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Jun 5, 2017 18:23:28 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jun 5, 2017 18:23:28 GMT
Skyler
He looked up at Jay when she answered his statement, chuckling slightly and beaming a bit as she had reacted back in Japanese to him. It was so awesome if you could speak more than one language, like imagine what you could do with all of the languages, to how many people you could talk out of the country. He did manage to speak some other asian languages and English, a few words French and that was about it. He wasn't a fluid speaker in Thai, Mandarin and Korean though, but he could understand most of it to some extent. He looked back up at Jay when she responded to the praise he had given her, smiling widely. "That's true," he stated, ignoring the anger he had build up inside him on what the guy had said. He wasn't one to get angry quickly, or to use hurtful words normally. But he didn't appreciate general accusations about Asian people and any other race really. And as it was his second day on school, it didn't seem that good of an idea to be known as one to be rude. "Swimming in circels can let you avoid trouble though.." He then said, as he was pretty sure he was the same in that way. Same routine, same things, nothing really changed except for where he lived and the language he had to speak, besides that.. But it didn't matter anyway, he was happy and he couldn't imagine that guy from before living a full happy life with the way he handled, it really was a sad thing. He looked at Ellie when she asked him something about what he had said and he just smiled and shook it off as nothing, it wasn't important so he found a logic explaining to it so it was handled off quickly. "Living in the same routine would become boring though, don't you think?" Ellie then asked after his short explanation, turning towards Jay. "Could you go with the same routine for the rest of your life?" She then asked Jay, seeing this as a good opportunity to have Sky and Jay talk more with her again.
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Jun 5, 2017 18:44:52 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jun 5, 2017 18:44:52 GMT
Jay
She listened to the two in front of her whilst sipping her drink and looking at her nails for a moment, scratching off the last bits of polish since it annoyed her. When a question got asked to her she looked up again and raised her eyebrow. "Hm.. I suppose it can keep you out of trouble in some cases. However, routine also takes away the excitement in a day or life, something to look forward to. Mind you, taking on a different hobby whatsoever already breaks this routine one can be used to. They just adjust it to their circle eventually and it again becomes routine. I wouldn't be able to live such a life, simply because I never have. I like to keep myself busy," she took a sip from her drink and shrugged. "How else do you think I've learned Japanese and Russian, for example. Since I noticed you both looking at me whenever I say something in a different language from either Korean or English," she spoke further since she knew they wanted a good answer and for now she was okay with it. The topic was quite interesting, though somewhat personal. She kept it as light as she could since she didn't want to let them know too much about herself, she wasn't an open person in the first place, but she told just enough to hopefully satisfy their curiousity. From Sky's answer she already guessed he was more a creature of habit and in a way she wondered how someone could live like that, since she never had, but on the other side she could imagine it brought safety. It was familiar and you knew what was waiting.
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Jun 5, 2017 19:16:56 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jun 5, 2017 19:16:56 GMT
Skyler
He listens to Jay when she spoke up about the topic, agreeing quietly, although it didn't count for him, but he saw her point. He was maybe the slightest bit surprised when words came naturally today, making him pleased. He was glad they could have a normal conversation rather than him asking questions and getting short but full answers, it was a nice change. "That's also true, that adding something to your life just becomes a new part of the routine. I also tend to keep myself busy when I have spare time. Also a reason for my understanding in languages and drabbles all over my place," he said, reminding himself he should clean it up before his parents would scold him for it, luckily they were away for a few days, giving him enough time to do what he had to do. It would be a pain to cook for himself again though, it would fuck his routine up anyway. He dwelled away with his mind, taking a minute before snapping back to the conversation they were having, his eyes the slightest bit absent in that time but had his full attention now back at the two he had been talking to. "Why those languages though? If you don't mind me asking. I can understand learning Japanese in a way, as it's close to South Korea, but Russia?" Ellie then questioned, making Sky look at her and tilt his head innocently. "Russia is at almost the same distance from Korea as Japan is though.." He said with a soft and innocent voice, pouting as he didn't want to make her mad for him pointing out a small mistake. And acting cute was just easy and enjoyable for him, maybe to annoyance to others, but it got him out of some situations..
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Jun 5, 2017 19:55:11 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jun 5, 2017 19:55:11 GMT
Jay
She had looked away again, observing the classroom before looking back when he spoke again whilst she was taking a sip from her drink. He agreed on what she said and added some personal things to it, as litte as she had done but it seemed to be far easier for him than it was for her. She had noticed a long time ago that he was far more out-going, it wasn't her crowd of usual people, but then again Ellie wasn't either and she fitted in with Skyler better than Jay ever would. He asked about the languages she spoke and it made her let out a small chuckle. She knew far more languages than just those two, his reasoning wasn't quite the answer to it either. "I don't just learn a language because it's close to my home country," she spoke bluntly to correct him, his cute act not working for her. Sure, she did think it was cute, but it wouldn't influence her answer. When it came to acting cute she was the worst at it. At most she'd give a fingerheart to someone close to her, but it really was just unlike her. "Japanese because of my interest in the country and culture, also because my parents wanted me to when I was younger. Russian because of how many people speak the language and how far of a reach it has. Know Russian, you'll easily understand other East-European countries and perhaps even can get a conversation with people from the Balkan. I also know Spanish, again because of the reach it has. Know Spanish and you'll be able to talk with most people in America, but also can talk to those who speak Portuguese and even will be understood by Italians. I know Mandarin and Cantonese as well, more so because of old work places, but since I started on it there I continued to do so. I learned German in high-school, we had to take on an extra class and I figured another language can't hurt since I didn't have interest in the other options or already excelled in those. I could get myself to learn other languages like Swedish or so, but those are minorities and most people will either be able to speak English, Mandarin, Spanish or German. I simply have an interest in languages, countries and their cultures and am able to learn quick. Comes in handy," she explained, without letting anything really personal loose again so she felt satisfied with her answer. Ellie seemed shocked by the answer and the amount of languages she knew, which wasn't a surprise. She knew a lot and besides that was also good in the subjects they had at college. By now she must've thought Jay was a miracle child, whilst she just was a regular person. "Ah, I forgot. I know some ancient languages too, either taught at school or because my parents made me. They wanted to ensure I prepped myself enough for either med-school or any historical direction."
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Jun 5, 2017 20:18:41 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jun 5, 2017 20:18:41 GMT
Skyler
Ellie looked at Jay when she also corrected her on her reasoning of why she would learn those languages. Sky just chuckled and thn looked back at Jay when she started a full explanation on why she had been learning the languages that she knew now. He was once again pleasantly surprised about how much she had talked, even if she wasn't letting anything personal on the loose, but that didn't matter much, she finally talked.. Like, full sentences, and without being obviously annoyed by talking. When she finally finished her full explanation, Ellie seemed more than stunned about the whole book of languages she could speak and understand. "And here I am sticking to English.. Do you know that many languages too?" Ellie then asked, seemingly hoping that she wasn't the only one being only able to speak one language and a few words in other languages. Sky chuckled softly as he shook his head. "Īe, I'm mostly sticking to Asian languages. I know a bit of Thai, Mandarin and South Korean, a bit of French, and then English and Japanese. The only language I'm really fluent in still is Japanese though. Most of the languages learnt also because of interest in culture," He said in a soft voice to not make her feel bad. "That's still a lot.." She exlaimed and looked at the both of them now. "Why is it that I always here so much about your parents making you do stuff though.." She then asked out of pure curiousity, as Ellie now had heard from the both of them that their parents were quite involved in their school life, from Jay just now and Sky in some earlier conversations already.
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Jun 5, 2017 20:30:03 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jun 5, 2017 20:30:03 GMT
Jay
She licked her lips, getting the lingering taste of the energy drink from her lips before emptying the can. "I thought Spanish was a standard subject here," Jay then spoke, since as far as he knew most people had to learn Spanish in high school. She shrugged a bit and listened to Skyler, he knew quite a few languages too. "Thai is quite a pain though, such tongue breakers," she admitted, though she did know enough to get around if she were to be in the country. She sighed out softly and looked at Ellie when she asked them something, shrugging slightly. "Asian parents, especially Chinese, Korean and Japanese descendants, are very pressed on their children getting good grades in school and all. They want to ensure we have a stable future, get a good job and all. You can imagine how disappointed some folks can be when we choose to go to something like art school or decide to go to Korea to persue a career in music.. Or end up in a college like this where you just learn a bit of everything. They rather see us go to medical school or become a lawyer or something," she wove a bit with her hand to gesture that she didn't quite agree with it, though she did understand it. "Asian parents are usually just really strict, even now I'm livin' on my own, I still have to tell my parents what I've eaten or what my grades are," she spoke calmly. She didn't mind sharing this much information, but since it became slightly more personal, she figured it was best to tie an end to it before she had to dodge questions and come over as shady, though that was quite common already.
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Jun 5, 2017 20:56:03 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jun 5, 2017 20:56:03 GMT
Skyler
Ellie looked at Jay and laughed softly and awkwardly. "Yeah... yeah it is.. but I wasn't very good in it," she said honestly, making Sky pout. "Not everyone can be good in languages, I'm sure you have your own talents," He said with a warm smile to her, making her nod with a smile in return. Sky looked back towards Jay and nodded at her words about Thai. "It sure is, it took me long enough to learn and understand it, and even so, it's easy to make mistakes.." He said calmly. He listened to Jay when she gave an explanation on the general idea behind Asian parents and their intentions. Everything she stated was true, it was the same with his parents so he didn't need to fill anything up in there. "That seems really tough.. It's sad to hear that some kids just don't have much of a choice in their lifes for what they do.." Ellie said then. Sky shrugged slightly. "Not all kids hate it, there are many that accept it as to please their parents, especially when they have the pressure of being only child, and if they are the child of a company owner or something," he said about that and Ellie looked at him. "Like you?" She then said as he had said earlier they had come to America because of his dad wanting a carreer here, starting up a company. Skyler's smile dropped for only a small moment before getting it back on his face and nodded. "Hai, but because it isn't that intensive of a job I can just come to this college." He said calmly making Ellie pout. "Isn't there something else you wanted to do then, other than the company of your dad.." "Hmm, as Jay said, I was about to leave Japan and go to Korea to try and get into a career in music, but then the moving happened to Americ and I didn't want to disappoint my parents," He spoke up honestly as he didn't see the use in lying about something like that. And the change he would've had to become succesful would probably be very low anyway, so it wasn't that much of a loss in his life. "That's sad," Ellie pouted and Sky just shook his head with a smile to shake it off and stop talking about that. "And what are you ambitions after college?" Sky now asked to Jay before Ellie would try and continue about the earlier topic, carefully choosing his words so he wouldn't invade too much of her personal life, but asking about the future shouldn't be hurtful.
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Jun 5, 2017 21:27:08 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jun 5, 2017 21:27:08 GMT
Jay
She listened to the conversation happening with the two in front of her, raising an eyebrow slightly. Some kids were so obedient to their parents, afraid to live their own life and pursue their own dreams, it was so unlike her. She didn't give a damn about what her parents wanted from her, she already did as much to do good in school and took care of them, gave them more money than they needed. She was young and succesful, but just not in the right ways. Her head tilted slightly at the thought of him going to Korea and pursuing his dream of becoming a singer there, she'd imagine at least. Nowadays the kpop industry was so full and busy, it was expanding into the Western culture and came far more to surface. It made her think back of her days of dancing and singing, training as if she was going to be an idol, but that dream had died a long time ago. She had stopped dancing and the last time she sung, from what she could remember, was when she was beside her grandmother who was on her deathbed and begged her to let her listen to her voice once more. After that it only became soft humming on some occasions, if she really liked a song. She snapped back into reality when a question got asked to her, making her shrug slightly. "I'm not quite set on something yet, so far I have it good with the job I have," she answered simply, not even lying about it since she really had no clue. "You're still young, however. If I were you, I'd try to get into a college in Korea and get going with agencies," Jay spoke then, shrugging slightly as she looked at Skyler. "They're always looking for new pretty faces anyway," she spoke as she ran a hand through her hair and looked at the clock for a moment. Time was going by quick, now she was immersed into a conversation. Though she didn't want to talk anymore either, she was slightly contradicted in it, but perhaps once the bell rang it'd be the end of it all for today. She licked her lips again, this time because it was simply a small habit of her. Surely she still liked kpop music, she listened to plenty of groups and enjoyed it all a bit too much sometimes in her own eyes, but it really was just what Skyler said, he didn't want to disappoint his parents. At that time she cared about her parents opinion, and by the time she didn't anymore, the dream had already died out and she had already enrolled in the world she was in still.
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Jun 5, 2017 21:27:39 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jun 5, 2017 21:27:39 GMT
Jay
She listened to the conversation happening with the two in front of her, raising an eyebrow slightly. Some kids were so obedient to their parents, afraid to live their own life and pursue their own dreams, it was so unlike her. She didn't give a damn about what her parents wanted from her, she already did as much to do good in school and took care of them, gave them more money than they needed. She was young and succesful, but just not in the right ways. Her head tilted slightly at the thought of him going to Korea and pursuing his dream of becoming a singer there, she'd imagine at least. Nowadays the kpop industry was so full and busy, it was expanding into the Western culture and came far more to surface. It made her think back of her days of dancing and singing, training as if she was going to be an idol, but that dream had died a long time ago. She had stopped dancing and the last time she sung, from what she could remember, was when she was beside her grandmother who was on her deathbed and begged her to let her listen to her voice once more. After that it only became soft humming on some occasions, if she really liked a song. She snapped back into reality when a question got asked to her, making her shrug slightly. "I'm not quite set on something yet, so far I have it good with the job I have," she answered simply, not even lying about it since she really had no clue. "You're still young, however. If I were you, I'd try to get into a college in Korea and get going with agencies," Jay spoke then, shrugging slightly as she looked at Skyler. "They're always looking for new pretty faces anyway," she spoke as she ran a hand through her hair and looked at the clock for a moment. Time was going by quick, now she was immersed into a conversation. Though she didn't want to talk anymore either, she was slightly contradicted in it, but perhaps once the bell rang it'd be the end of it all for today. She licked her lips again, this time because it was simply a small habit of her. Surely she still liked kpop music, she listened to plenty of groups and enjoyed it all a bit too much sometimes in her own eyes, but it really was just what Skyler said, he didn't want to disappoint his parents. At that time she cared about her parents opinion, and by the time she didn't anymore, the dream had already died out and she had already enrolled in the world she was in still.
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Jun 5, 2017 22:21:32 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jun 5, 2017 22:21:32 GMT
Skyler
He had tilted his head slightly when Jay seemed to be out of it for a bit until he had asked his question and she snapped right back into the conversation. He nodded in understanding in what she said, not asking about the job as it wasn't any of his business to ask what she was actually doing, but he could atleast imagine things that could fit her image. He kept his eyes on her, chuckling softly at her words after a few seconds of a blank expression on his face. "You're talking as if you're much older than me," he said with a chuckle, but he nodded at the continuation of her words. It wouldn't be a bad idea to still go for it, but he practically already accepted it wouldn't be a good idea, his parents wouldn't approve of it, and the change that he would make it big was small, realisticly speaking. "That might not be such a bad idea," he then said to respond in a way to it, smiling slightly. "Glad that I fall in the category 'pretty faces' though," looking at her with a warm smile before adverting his eyes to Ellie when she huffed. "He just arrived and you're telling him things so he can leave again," Ellie said, chuckling after her words to make clear she was joking. Ellie also agreed with Jay though, if he wanted to start a career in music, he should just go for it, even if his parents wouldn't be happy with it, they wouldn't let him fall. Skyler started to notice that it might be a good idea to drop the conversation at this point, as it would make him think maybe a bit too much than he would like at school, and because he noticed how Jay seemed to want to put a halt on this conversation. Now only a good way to drop the subject without making it drop awkwardly, so now he went to ask the same question to Ellie, so Jay could drop out if she wanted.
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Jun 6, 2017 10:51:26 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jun 6, 2017 10:51:26 GMT
Jay
She didn't get much of a response, he seemed to be thinking more than talking for once and it was quite nice. She let out a chuckle at his comment and shrugged. "I sound older than most people in their mid-twenties, don't think you're special," she spoke as she averted her eyes to Ellie and raised an eyebrow. "If you wanna jump on someone younger than you so badly, just ask the poor child out," she commented with a hint of sarcasm, though her straight face wouldn't budge at it, making it seem actually serious. When Ellie got asked the same question, she figured it was best to drop herself out of the conversation. It was a convenient way, probably because Skyler had noticed she was getting fed up with it. So she turned to her phone again, sighing out quietly and trying to relax her so very tense muscles. Talking so much drained her out more than it should, making her even more tired than she already was. She didn't want to fall asleep or take a nap in the next class, but figured it could be for the best if she wanted to get through the rest of the day without much trouble. She put her earphones in her ears again and turned on some music, relaxing some more and adjusting her seat a bit, waiting for this class to end and to move to the next.
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Jun 6, 2017 12:42:05 GMT
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Post by Sara Gather on Jun 6, 2017 12:42:05 GMT
Skyler
He chuckled softly when Jay responded back at him and shrugged slightly. He knew well enough that he was probably the youngest in this class, and one of the youngest in the whole college, but he liked to act older, and actually got told he looked like he was in his early twenties. It was always enjoyable to see people drop their mouths open when he said he was only 17 right now. Well, he had been surprised that Ellie was older by that much, as she seemed younger. Ellie blushed furiously at Jay's words, making Sky tilt his head slightly again and pouted. "Why are you embarrassed, she didn't mean it. And even if you like someone younger than you it isn't a sin right?" He said with a small smile, making her seem to blush more than before. When she calmed down they seemed to be able to continue a normal conversation between the two of them as Jay went back to her phone, so his guess was right about her wanting to retreat from the conversation, but he had enjoyed it that she had altleast tried to have a proper conversation with him and Ellie. When the bell rang he packed everything and stretched out for a moment to get rid of the stiffness in his muscles. He had already forgotten what their next lesson was, but he figured Ellie would know so he trusted her on that. Meanwhile he was still thinking about what Jay had said, about getting into college in Korea and trying some agencies. His skill wasn't really his singing, he would say he was more skilled in dancing and just because his Looks were also quite alright from what he heard and saw himself, so maybe.. but the success rate bothered him..
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Jun 6, 2017 12:51:37 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jun 6, 2017 12:51:37 GMT
Jay
She was quick to grab her stuff together and throw it in her bag once the bell rang, keen on the idea of taking a nap she moved to the next classroom. She hadn't really taken interest in their reactions to what she had said, she had retreated herself from the conversation and with that it was done. But now she really had to drag herself to a different class without wanting to make it obvious how tired she was. She plopped down on her seat, put her stuff on the table and rested her head on her arms, her phone still in her left hand and playing music through her earphones. She was quite done with the day and hoped it would end soon, but as soon as class had started, the teacher wanted all their attention for the work they had to do and since Jay was already half asleep, she didn't catch anything. That wasn't the worse part, however. The worse part was that her neck was starting to hurt from the position she laid in. And then the worst part, the teacher. He noticed she wasn't paying attention, that she was sleeping in fact. It made him angry and he shouted for her to wake up, but she didn't budge since she didn't hear through her music. The man proceeded to walk over to her, calling her name but she was too far gone to tell someone was calling her over the music. But the moment his hand landed on her shoulder, she jumped up and had his wrist turned painfully behind his back before realizing it was the teacher. She looked shocked and let the man go immediately who was aching from the grip she had on him. "Ahh.. I'm sorry, sir," she mumbled, though he was becoming more infuriated and just sent her out of class.
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Jun 9, 2017 5:23:18 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jun 9, 2017 5:23:18 GMT
Skyler
He had followed Ellie calmly and sat next to her in the classroom again, as it was convenient for him to do so. He had someone to talk to, and he could ask for help if it was needed from someone who sat here since the beginning of the year instead of coming halfway through. He got his stuff ready and looked up once the teacher set foot into the classroom, immediately demanding all of the students attention so he coul explin what they had to do today. He had noticed Jay was dozing off, so everything the teacher said that would be useful to know, he wrote down on a blank sheet of paper and folded it in half so he could give it to Jay later on. He hadn't expected that the teacher would just come up to Jay as she didn't hear anything because she was listening music, but he should've expected it as it wasn't really repectful towards the teacher. He sighed softly and continued to write everything down, looking around now that he heard some commotion towards Jay and the teacher, seeing that Jay had the guy in a lock. That was a lesson he now learned, never scare her or awaken her like that, he rather kept all his limbs and bodyparts whole.. He probably did a good thing writing everything down for her, eventhough she would probably find it useless and would've done it even without him writing it down, but he just wanted to be nice. But now that she was thrown out of the class, how was he going to hand it over to her? Maybe after this class, or he should find an excuse to go out for a moment..
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