04-15-2021, 11:57 PM
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Sophia Svensson #556B2F Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Eulalia Walles (#F48037) Hufflepuff Fourth Year Ministry RPG Name:
Gabriel Hawthorne-Melo #47316F Law Enforcement | Constant Vigilance! O_O AWAKE! Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
What?
It was just an offhand observation of the fact that the two might be around the same age. Brody kept his suspicion to himself though, for he was still looking to be mysterious. He was storing the newly figured out bit of information in his brain and too busy to realise what Gabriel was really doing with that napkin.
Hmm?
The twenty year old lifted his gaze to Gabriel’s face once more. Oh? So that aspect of the conversation wasn’t being dropped? Brody shrugged, chewing on a bit of lettuce he had picked from the sandwich. “Why do you sound defensive?” Brody asked in English and with great interest. And yes, he was evading the question on purpose. For now maybe.
In reality, it hadn’t even occurred to Brody that his new friend here {would Gabriel consider him a friend?}possibly was older than the usual age range of the YATI programme.
Did he look too old for something? For a playground, maybe, Gabriel thought, but even Brody was too old for a playground. And that was really more about height and weight than actual age.
But defensive? Was he defensive? Gabriel checked his posture. He hadn't drawn his wand. Sure, he was sitting up a little straighter than he had before, but he was a tall sitter. It helped with staying prepared for anything. Say, escaping a fire or chasing after a dark wizard. Not that he really thought that would be an issue here in the ministry, having lunch with Brody, but one never knew.
These were strange times.
"I suppose I understood too old as...geriatric," he explained with a slightly sheepish smile. He wiped his hands (carefully!) on the napkin with the orange seeds in it. He was going to have to get back to work soon, hopefully Brody was nearly finished eating as well. "I am a couple years older than some of the other YATI people, as I went to a few semesters of university before applying to the program," he said, further justifying himself. Why did he feel the need to justify himself? Well, he wanted Brody to like him, that's why. This lunch seemed like beginning of a fruitful friendship, and the end of an orange. "Touchy subject, I suppose...how old are you?" He assumed also not too old, given Brody was still in university, even. |
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