 ½ EagleBrain ♥ Creeperdoodle ♥ Raven Dor ♥ Berry ♥ ½ Team House Elf
Blah blah blah... he didn't here that. In his mind, he was right, had proven so, and she was just being silly now. You couldn't really improve on perfect, and if you never lost you were just that, or too close to it to bother with any real effort. He may have murmured something in response, but the words weren't properly formed to be heard.
"She did," he acknowledged with an enthusiastic nod, "and she said we can go to more Hogwarts matches too, and and... the World Cup!" It went without saying that he was excited about this all. The whole magic thing was a huge learning curve, but he'd gotten the hang of the sport fairly quickly, not playing it, simply watching and understanding it. He was a fan. Zeke's eyes may have bulged a bit at the mention of getting them good tickets, he knew she was a nice lady, and she was proving to be a useful one too. Playing with him, tickets... he'd insist Emily stay friends with this one. "Yeaaaahh? That'd be awesome!" But she knew she couldn't go with them, right? It'd just be him and Emily. Nobody else. Nobody. If he even had a choice in the matter.
And it seemed Victoria was fast gaining ground on his most useful people list. She had cards, that he could have? TODAY? And she would take him NOT to the daycare? There was so much win in this. "I can come with you?" he echoed, eyes bright with excitement. The hanger bit though, he didn't understand, but from what he could deduce it meant they weren't underground like Emily. "That'd be aweeesomeee, and I promise to be quiet and good and I won't touch anything or run away.." now all Emily had to do was say yes?
Gentleman, yep, that's what he was. For selfish reasons. There was very little in the way of advantages for going first, so he was all for letting other people do that. He'd be happy coming in second, or last, bringing up the rear. Her shot hadn't been very good. He couldn't tell if that was strategic or not, so he cocked his head to the side as if he was thinking through things, which he wasn't... and then he stepped forward to take his shot. Hhhhmmmm. Rolling his stone a little past hers, but not by too much, he was still getting the hang of it. Zeke shrugged, turning to her, "Your turn."
Notebook back in the deep pocket of her coat, Emily continued to watch the pair as they started their game. Whatever Vic had said to the boy had gotten him in his excited state, she was all too familiar with it... she only hoped it wouldn't be something she would have to deal with.
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