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Felixir · 11-08-2015, 01:22 PM

SPOILER!!: Starman

Having pushed himself up to his feet, Daxton approached Airey Flamsteed with no small degree of curiosity at the mention of a collector's item. He tiptoed his way across the paving slabs and waited to see what this mysterious item was.

Bubblegum. Well, that did make sense, given what they (read: Airey Flamsteed) had been talking about, but Daxton had been hoping for something significantly more interesting; what use was a collectible stick of gum? He took the proffered stick of gum and inspected it for a moment, processing what he was hearing about... oh, collectible cards.

This captured his attention a little better; Daxton's head snapped up and he regarded Airey Flamsteed for a moment. Aired Flamsteed, who had a collection of coveted and valuable cards. The Ravenclaw gave a vaguely distracted nod of the head at the suggestion he start his own collection of cards (he was certainly considering it, though perhaps not in quite the way the man before him suspected), placed his own stick of gum in his mouth, and started chewing.

And immediately screwed up his face in a kind of surprised distaste. Bubblegum, bubblegum. He had been too distracted to register that it would be a problem. Sweet and strange and nowhere near any of the flavours he enjoyed or was used to, but it was gum, and gum was sticky and he wanted to get those coins out of the fountain. So with an expression on his face that was likely incredibly amusing to anyone other than himself, Daxton did his utmost to chew up the gum without tasting it, a feat that was, to say the least, impossible. He continued to watch Airey Flamsteed, however, digging through that box, all the while torn between thinking of the unpleasant taste frenzy going on in his mouth and wondering just how much money a 'Man on the Moon' card (or an almost entire collection) might go for.

Not for the first time this year, Daxton reflected on how much he missed Google.

11-08-2015, 01:22 PM	#172 (permalink)
Felixir Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,307 Hogwarts RPG Name: Abraham Orlando Botros-Giordano Gryffindor Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Ivor Balfour Spurling Stemp Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Dragomirov Petrov Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: TBC Slytherin Hogwarts RPG Name: August Arthur Orpington Ravenclaw Second Year x12 x12	Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight SPOILER!!: Starman Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Thankful for his self study on human behavioral patterns, Airey knew precisely what it was that the first year was asking for and he was all too eager to oblige when he remembered he has something other than spearmint tucked away in is enchanted breast pocket. "You're in luck," he grinned as he wiggled his fingers and searched through his pocket. "Got a bit of a collector's item here...somewhere...something not even your parents have heard of, I can almost personally guarantee. Bit of a collector's item...aHA! Here it is!" Revealing a packet almost ancient looking, the astronomer handed the Ravenclaw a stick of bubble gum ironically labeled "Man on the Moon." "Come with a collectible card of a well known astronaut on them, similar to chocolate frog cards only a bit more coveted and valuable," he explained as he popped his own stick of gum in his mouth and began to use his finger to push through the rest of the box. "I'm just missing...two....and then I'll have the complete set...but if this box comes with one I do already have...you are welcome to it. Start your own collection." Having pushed himself up to his feet, Daxton approached Airey Flamsteed with no small degree of curiosity at the mention of a collector's item. He tiptoed his way across the paving slabs and waited to see what this mysterious item was. Bubblegum. Well, that did make sense, given what they (read: Airey Flamsteed) had been talking about, but Daxton had been hoping for something significantly more interesting; what use was a collectible stick of gum? He took the proffered stick of gum and inspected it for a moment, processing what he was hearing about... oh, collectible cards. This captured his attention a little better; Daxton's head snapped up and he regarded Airey Flamsteed for a moment. Aired Flamsteed, who had a collection of coveted and valuable cards. The Ravenclaw gave a vaguely distracted nod of the head at the suggestion he start his own collection of cards (he was certainly considering it, though perhaps not in quite the way the man before him suspected), placed his own stick of gum in his mouth, and started chewing. And immediately screwed up his face in a kind of surprised distaste. Bubblegum, bubblegum. He had been too distracted to register that it would be a problem. Sweet and strange and nowhere near any of the flavours he enjoyed or was used to, but it was gum, and gum was sticky and he wanted to get those coins out of the fountain. So with an expression on his face that was likely incredibly amusing to anyone other than himself, Daxton did his utmost to chew up the gum without tasting it, a feat that was, to say the least, impossible. He continued to watch Airey Flamsteed, however, digging through that box, all the while torn between thinking of the unpleasant taste frenzy going on in his mouth and wondering just how much money a 'Man on the Moon' card (or an almost entire collection) might go for. Not for the first time this year, Daxton reflected on how much he missed Google. __________________