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"Thank you! I am quite capable of getting it myself however. Just so you know for next time." Everett still smiled as he brought the cup to his lips. He liked doing things on his own. So apart of him felt bad that he had even let Seren pour the tea for him.
"So..I'm not saying that I am perfect. But I have a track record of not failing when I am given a task." He paused. "But this time, I completely failed, and I blame you for that." There were no hint of bitterness at all in his words. In fact Everett was amused. Especially because of the name he had thought of to make up for his failure. "I've decided however that the best name that would fit you. Would be, Bentley." Yes. He would call her that from now on.
He took another sip of his tea. Yes. Everett liked it in the staff room much better than in his office. Sure his office was cosy but the lack of human interaction was boring. Just as he was swallowing the hot liquid, Seren asked him a question that Everett really never expected. After a small coughing fit, he put his cup down before eying her. "Should they be?" Teenage girls really did annoy him. Even when he was a teenager. "I would say I'm quite settled though. But it still feels weird to be back in this old castle"
Everett was really not paying attention to the staff room door.Until a man that he had seen at the feast had pushed his way through with a large telescope. He was about to say something, until the man landed face down on the ground.
Ouch?
Everett snorted, then covered up his growing grin with his left hand. "Oye, is the floor alright?" He asked.
He just wanted to join in.
Seren raised an eyebrow. She hadn't been expecting that.
"I never implied you couldn't... I just like doing things for others." But if he didn't want her to be nice... then she would just have to try not to be. If that was even possible.
"I'll try to restrain myself in future." Hmph.
But enough of that, she wanted to know what nickname he had thought up for her. This is quite exciting! ... and yet so so disappointing.
"You blame me?" she repeated in a flat tone. No she was not impressed, and no it was not her fault.
"Don't blame me... blame my mother." It was all that womans fault, if she had her way then she'd have a far more interesting name, or perhaps something prettier, or normal. Who knows!
Seren sipped her tea. Oh hwo she loved peppermint.
Bentley... how original.
"I'm used to that I suppose, but I wouldn't consider it a nickname." It would do. And now she was her smiley cheerful self once more.
"... I would have thought they'd be throwing themselves at you by now." Yeah she just came out and said it. Girls would be girls.
"Though I suppose its a good thing that they're not."
It was good to know he was settling in. Heck he felt comfortable enough to deny her the right to serve tea! Nobody EVER did that. Ever.
And there he went again... what was with the sarcastic humour huh? Seren rolled her eyes.
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Nordic Witch Raising his hand to touch his forehead Edvard gave up an involuntairy "Ouch!" as he inspected the big bump which had grown out. He had taken a harder fall then expected. His forehead wasn't the only thing which had gotten itself a onceover. The pain shooting out of his right foot was just as bad. Hearing Seren's concered tone he shot her a smile "I'm okay. I bumped my head and foot. Otherwise i'm fine." With effort he took himself up to a standing position.
Edvard's world rocked for a good moment before it became stable again. Walking carefully over to a chair next to Seren he sat down mumbling to nobody in particular "Why did they have to build a castle full of only stone floors..."
He really didn't look too well. Good thing he sat down though. She laughed lightly, trying not to be too serious and to break the awkward tension that hung in the air. Hhmmm...
"Well I'm sure they didn't design the castle intending to trip people up." She gave Edvard a wink, she wasn't having a go at him... unlike others. Just easing the tension.
Doing the nice thing, the friendly, welcoming thing, Seren poured Edvard a cup of peppermint tea and pushed the tea cup in front of him.
"Drink up, you'll feel better in no time." Tea was the cure for almost everything... except bad personalities. Seren only hoped she wouldn't be barked at for serving tea again. It wasn't her fault... it was how she was raised.