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Cassirin · 12-05-2012, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Grangerfn1

"Of course you did," Max nodded sympathetically. "And sometimes there isn't a 'right' thing to do. You just kind of had to... take a leap one way or the other and hope for the best." And it seemed that Vivi had not taken the most beneficial leap in terms of her own happiness. The girl looked miserable regarding the topic at hand - and so did the other two Ravenclaw seventh years, Max had noticed. Even though she had caused much of their current dismay, he couldn't help but feel sorry for Vivi. "I know you thought you were making the right choice. But... if it doesn't feel like the right choice now... I don't think you're completely out of luck. Someone still wants to be your friend," he reminded her, nodding his head over at the unopened gift in front of her. "It looks to me like it might just be a... pride thing now. I can't imagine it could be easy to fix this," he stated honestly and gently added, "but often times... the right thing to do isn't always the easiest thing to do."

How did he get over it? Get... over Ellie? Ha. "Time," Max said quietly, looking down at the table in front of him. Six years worth of it, to be exact. But... she didn't quite need to hear that; it wouldn't have helped the situation much. Luckily, Vivi seemed much more emotionally stable and less... clingy than he was. He had been captivated by the power of love; he didn't know how far Vivi's affections for Vickers had gone, but he had a feeling that she would recover faster than he had.

"Time was the biggest healer. And... the realization that there were other fish in the sea. I think... maybe... there are a number of people we're truly compatible with and we'd be good with in a relationship; the kind of people we're immediately drawn to upon meeting them, personalities click perfectly, and you know you want that person to be a part of the rest of your life." His brows slowly began to furrow as he spoke, questioning his relationship with Em for the first time. "But... most of those people will end up as good friends, but there's ultimately one person that will truly captivate our minds and souls, y'know? And I don't think we know who that person is right away. How do we weed out 'the one' from all the other compatible ones?" He was thinking aloud now; he frowned at Vivi, confused by his own rambling. "Maybe 'time' is the answer there, too. Maybe... time is what heals us when someone is captivated by someone else, but also what shows us who captivates us enough to fall head over heels... who is the one."

Max paused for a long moment and rested his hand on Vivi's in a subtle attempt to console her. He would have rather given her a big hug, but he wasn't sure that she would have liked him to draw attention to the mood of the conversation they were having. Perhaps onlookers would just think they were sad to be graduating, but... Max didn't want Vickers or Louisa to think they were talking about them.

Even though they kind of were.

"So... maybe... graduating right now is a good thing. I do think it would be in your best interest to initiate some sort of... mending of your relationships with them before we get off the express tomorrow?" He raised his eyebrows cautiously, still trying to tread lightly. "That way, you'll at least not feel guilty for cutting off any sort of contact... and there'll be no loose ends... and you'll have the summer to do as you please."

Max observed Vivi for another long moment, allowing his gaze to fall over her fair features before removing his hand from hers and continuing. "The literal distance between you and Vickers could be good for both of you," he suggested softly. "You'll have time to gather your thoughts properly without being confronted with his face every day anymore. You'll find new adventures soon enough, new things that'll consume your mind - like your pursuit of becoming an Auror. You'll meet new people, perhaps some others to add to the 'lifelong friends' list of guys you could see yourself with, but may ultimately realize are more suitable to just be friends with." Another thing that time often revealed. "You don't have to forget about him or stop all contact with him. I know it's easier said than done, but... just... try to let time lead things one way or another. Just..." he shrugged, "take life as it comes."

...A big idiot? He chuckled at her reply and tried to lessen the smile that threatened to spread across his entire face. She would really come to his games? She wanted to support him? His grin softening, Max did twist his body to give her a big hug this time. "Thank you, Vivi. I'm... glad to know both that you support this idea and you'd come cheer me on." He pulled away, pure appreciation and admiration gleaming in his chestnut eyes. "I... think I want to do it." Em's not gonna like it, though, he wanted to add, but... he had no desire to bring his problems to the table today. "I think this card was the push I needed," he said, picking up his mother's card from the table and peering at it once more with a soft smile.

And then he started to chuckle once more. "Y'know what I just realized? We both want to be like our mothers."

Vivi had never been one of those sighsighsighsoulmaaaaaaates type girls, so what Max was saying made perfect sense to her. It didn't in light of the way he and the Hufflepuff ooey gooeyed on each other, but for Vivi and her world view, it totally worked. She nodded along as he spoke, and when he pulled her into a hug, she snuggled up next to him. "I told him I'd talk to him. I'm more worried about Louisa right now, to be honest. She has all these... half things she thinks she knows but doesn't know and Vick hasn't told her and so..."

She pressed her face to his shoulder before sitting upright again. Enough of this maudlin behavior. She wasn't a sulker, and she wasn't broken, and MERLIN if the worst thing that ever happened in her life was that some boy didn't like her back, then she was the luckiest girl ever. "I have plenty of time and plenty of space, and, Max... I have plenty of will, too. If I want to get over this, then I'm already almost over it." That was how it was with this Branxton girl. Decide it. Do it. In theory, at least.

"Noooow then. Tryouts? I'm coming to tryouts. I have a very boring summer planned until I hear back about YATI. I have an Arrows hat, I think. I mean, granted, it's a beanie from when I was five, but I'll wear the heck of that thing." She patted Max's arm again. She was okay. "Will you keep Louisa company while I talk to Vickers?"

12-05-2012, 02:31 AM	#77 (permalink)
Cassirin Legacy!! Manticore Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nom nom nom Posts: 43,209 Hogwarts RPG Name: Mercer Branxton Ravenclaw Seventh Year x7 x8	Made of Awesome \| Ern-la the Best-wa \| TZ's Apogee Quote: Originally Posted by Grangerfn1 "Of course you did," Max nodded sympathetically. "*And sometimes there isn't* a 'right' thing to do. You just kind of had to... take a leap one way or the other and hope for the best." And it seemed that Vivi had not taken the most beneficial leap in terms of her own happiness. The girl looked miserable regarding the topic at hand - and so did the other two Ravenclaw seventh years, Max had noticed. Even though she had caused much of their current dismay, he couldn't help but feel sorry for Vivi. "I know you thought you were making the right choice. But... if it doesn't feel like the right choice now... I don't think you're completely out of luck. Someone still wants to be your friend," he reminded her, nodding his head over at the unopened gift in front of her. "It looks to me like it might just be a... pride thing now. I can't imagine it could be easy to fix this," he stated honestly and gently added, "but often times... the right thing to do isn't always the easiest thing to do." How did he get over it? Get... over Ellie? Ha. "Time*," Max said quietly, looking down at the table in front of him. Six years worth of it, to be exact. But... she didn't quite need to hear that; it wouldn't have helped the situation much. Luckily, Vivi seemed much more emotionally stable and less... clingy than he was. He had been captivated by the power of love; he didn't know how far Vivi's affections for Vickers had gone, but he had a feeling that she would recover faster than he had. "Time was the biggest healer. And... the realization that there were other fish in the sea. I think... maybe... there are a number of people we're truly compatible with and we'd be good with in a relationship; the kind of people we're immediately drawn to upon meeting them, personalities click perfectly, and you know* you want that person to be a part of the rest of your life." His brows slowly began to furrow as he spoke, questioning his relationship with Em for the first time. "But... most of those people will end up as good friends, but there's ultimately one person that will truly captivate our minds and souls, y'know? And I don't think we know who that person is right away. How do we weed out 'the one' from all the other compatible ones?" He was thinking aloud now; he frowned at Vivi, confused by his own rambling. "Maybe 'time' is the answer there, too. Maybe... time is what heals us when someone is captivated by someone else, but also what shows us who captivates us enough to fall head over heels... who is the one." Max paused for a long moment and rested his hand on Vivi's in a subtle attempt to console her. He would have rather given her a big hug, but he wasn't sure that she would have liked him to draw attention to the mood of the conversation they were having. Perhaps onlookers would just think they were sad to be graduating, but... Max didn't want Vickers or Louisa to think they were talking about them. Even though they kind of were. "So... maybe... graduating right now is a good thing. I do think it would be in your best interest to initiate some sort of... mending of your relationships with them before we get off the express tomorrow?" He raised his eyebrows cautiously, still trying to tread lightly. "That way, you'll at least not feel guilty for cutting off any sort of contact... and there'll be no loose ends... and you'll have the summer to do as you please." Max observed Vivi for another long moment, allowing his gaze to fall over her fair features before removing his hand from hers and continuing. "The literal distance between you and Vickers could be good for both of you," he suggested softly. "You'll have time to gather your thoughts properly without being confronted with his face every day anymore. You'll find new adventures soon enough, new things that'll consume your mind - like your pursuit of becoming an Auror. You'll meet new people, perhaps some others to add to the 'lifelong friends' list of guys you could see yourself with, but may ultimately realize are more suitable to just be friends with." Another thing that time often revealed. "*You don't have to forget* about him or stop all contact with him. I know it's easier said than done, but... just... try to let time lead things one way or another. Just..." he shrugged, "take life as it comes.*" ...A big idiot? He chuckled at her reply and tried to lessen the smile that threatened to spread across his entire face. She would really come to his games? She wanted to support him? His grin softening, Max did* twist his body to give her a big hug this time. "*Thank you, Vivi. I'm... glad to know both that you support this idea and* you'd come cheer me on." He pulled away, pure appreciation and admiration gleaming in his chestnut eyes. "I... think I want to do it.*" Em's not gonna like it, though, he wanted to add, but... he had no desire to bring his problems to the table today. "I think this card was the push I needed," he said, picking up his mother's card from the table and peering at it once more with a soft smile. And then he started to chuckle once more. "Y'know what I just realized? We both want to be like our mothers." Vivi had never been one of those sighsighsighsoulmaaaaaaates type girls, so what Max was saying made perfect sense to her. It didn't in light of the way he and the Hufflepuff ooey gooeyed on each other, but for Vivi and her world view, it totally worked. She nodded along as he spoke, and when he pulled her into a hug, she snuggled up next to him. "I told him I'd talk to him. I'm more worried about Louisa right now, to be honest. She has all these... half things she thinks she knows but doesn't know and Vick hasn't told her and so..." She pressed her face to his shoulder before sitting upright again. Enough of this maudlin behavior. She wasn't a sulker, and she wasn't broken, and MERLIN if the worst thing that ever happened in her life was that some boy didn't like her back, then she was the luckiest girl ever. "I have plenty of time and plenty of space, and, Max... I have plenty of will, too. If I want to get over this, then I'm already almost over it." That was how it was with this Branxton girl. Decide it. Do it. In theory, at least. "Noooow then. Tryouts? I'm coming to tryouts. I have a very boring summer planned until I hear back about YATI. I have an Arrows hat, I think. I mean, granted, it's a beanie from when I was five, but I'll wear the heck of that thing." She patted Max's arm again. She was okay*. "Will you keep Louisa company while I talk to Vickers?" __________________ ★ Dawn ★ Awakening ★ Spiritual ★ Hopeful ★ Honest