Bang the Doldrums {{Open}}

[Lila Montgomery]

There was no need to make a fuss about something that would probably lead to awkward silence. She had a bad feeling about telling him what was on her mind.

It was the first time that she hung out with someone completely new (and sociable, and cute, and funny, and normal). It was bound that she'd like him. And besides, who wouldn't like him? By her standards, he was very likable. VERY.

"Yes I agree" She said, partly laughing as he expressed his feelings. She was, prior to that, afraid that she might offend him, that he was a fan of metal and that she had spoken badly about it. But she was surprised at the violently disgusted reaction. She did not expect that at all. Then again, she had to agree. Who wanted to listen to people hurt their tonsils out?

"Alright, fine. Play me something by the Goo Goo dolls. Theirs is always fun. I think." She agreed, helping him out. A guy with a lot of music choices. Now that was something else. As for her, she usually loved acoustic versions of alternative rock music. Boyce avenue, 3 doors down, the Goo Goo dolls. Make it acoustic, she'd love it. It was her own way of expressing her rocker side. If she had any, at least.

"Oh noes." She exclaimed, not at all realizing her quirky expression (which popped up every now and then once in a while.) "Why don't you fight for it? I mean, it is your life after all."

She wrinkled her nose when he said that Zoology was kinda tiring. She wanted to object, but she politely did not want to. Anyway, it was a given that he wanted something else. That was passable. She chose to ignore that one with a shrug. "I like Astronomy too. But I love animals more. I have environmental science and marine biology. Yes, kinda geeky, I know." She returned his funny grin with one of her own.

ooc:: eeps, this sucks XP I'm sorry, I ran out of muse T____T

[Nathaniel Samuels]

This was probably one of the few people Nathaniel had met that acted this way. By this way, he meant somewhat awkward, but still cute and perhaps slightly ditzy, but in a cute way, of course. She was different than most people, but in that way, it was completely fine for her to be a tad different. Her difference was something that was hard to place, but Nata liked it. Not to mention she was quite stunning.

Nata grinned, noticing that she was somewhat laughing at his reaction. It was understandable, as when he hated something, he really hated it. Heavy Metal wasn't an exception to that way of his life. He had noticed that before he commented about his hate, Lila seemed slightly nervous. Of course, seeing as how she knew nothing about him, it could be possible that he liked it, and she didn't want to seem weird criticizing something he liked. Perfectly understandable.

At her suggestion, Nata grinned. " Goo Goo Dolls? I can do that. What song, if you've any preference. I know several of their songs. Just tell me which one you'd like, and I'll tell you if I can do it or not." The Goo Goo Dolls were a band that Nathaniel also liked, and a favorite of many. They were an excellent band, really, and had good music. And, when he did their songs acoustically, they sounded really great.

A grin appeared once more on Nata's lips at her expression. Another show of her cuteness. Not many people used such an expression. "Well, yeah. But if I hadn't, my dad would've been angry, and you don't want to make him angry." He said, absentmindedly stroking the scar on his cheek, a memory of why you didn't want to make his father mad. "Besides, I really love animals, too. I liked them before I found music. Drove my father bonkers, when I'd bring in a half-dead bird, or whatever I'd find. Anyways, I need something to do, in case the music part doesn't work out. Ya know, not everybody gets to be famous in music."

Nata noticed her wrinkle her nose. "Nah, I like my classes. They're fun. Well, except for some of the lectures. Depending on the subject, the lectures are sometimes boring. But with all the work I get, I'm usually up until 4 in the morning. And, of course, my Zoology classes take the longest. It's not that I don't like them." He thought he'd explain his use of tiring to her. Some would think that he disliked them. Definitely not. Due to her nose-wrinkling, she must have similar subjects.

"That's cool. I've always been interested in the stars, the night sky in general. I mean, there are whole other worlds out there." He said, thinking of the various talks they had. Not to mention, Astronomy was very fun. They had many debates about things, and it was all around fun. "Yeah, animals are a bit better than stars. You can actually touch them." He grinned, and nodded when she told him what she was going for. "It's not geeky, it's perfectly fine. I was debating whether or not to do Marine Biology or Zoology, cause I really am interested in marine animals too."