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Old 11-17-2009, 05:35 PM   #154 (permalink)
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"Hmmm," Winnie murmured, shifting in her seat uncomfortably. "Why don't we start with a question, yeah, and see where that takes us. Maybe it's the sort of thing you've got to do to pick up on it, you know?" Winnie studied Kiri's delicate features, currently tense with confusion. "Do you want to go first?"
"Hah!" Kiri laughed softly. "Is that the first question? Mmm..." She wriggled around in an exaggerated fashion, nearly slipping of the boulder she'd been sitting on in the process. "I guess you could tell by my movements that I'm uncomfortable and don't really want to be the first one, right?"

She chortled to herself for a few more moments, then calmed down. "Alright, um..." She tried to think of something that would make a good subject for cold reading. Nothing too personal or embarrassing (or both), but nothing that was too far out for Winnie, either. Something school-related was boring. And Raiden was off-limits, hidden behind the mental equivalent of a high wall and a moat full of crocodiles.
Then Kiri remembered the Quidditch match, and how much fun she'd had despite being generally not very good at sports or very interested in Quidditch. Maybe Winnie would be able to figure out if Kiri should try out for the team next term or something like that.

"Alright," Kiri said again. "Well, I played in the Slytherin-Ravenclaw Quidditch match a few weeks ago. Just as a substitute, right? I hadn't really volunteered or anything, but no one else was available really, so I decided to give it a go. And survive. Uhh... Anyway, we lost the game, but I did pretty well, I think, and I couldn't believe how much fun I had!" She waved her hands about wildly, eyes gleaming. (Not having been unseated by a Bludger probably had something to do with it, too.) "The crowd was cheering, and I scored two goals, and I think my housemates were pleased, and... Kind of difficult to explain. Do you play Quidditch?" she added. "Anyway, I'm just kind of wondering if I should think about doing Quidditch properly next term. I'd need a broom and so on, I dunno if I want to spend so much money on that. Do you think it's a good idea?"
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