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[derped.livejournal.com]

[Being seventeen really, really didn't feel all that much different from sixteen (especially when he hadn't really felt like he was sixteen in the first place). As birthdays went, it'd been better than others; at least here school had already started, and some people had ... wished him a happy birthday (a thing that didn't happen so much when you weren't in school). He was a little unhappy about Home Ec. not meeting today (for reasons that were probably obvious to everyone not him), but other than that, things were going well!

He figures he'll probably go get himself something sweet to celebrate later - maybe some ice cream or something. But for now, classes were over, the weekend was coming up, the gift Mom had said she was sending had arrived (and was safely stored in his room), and she'd added something else, too!

... unfortunately, one of the things Rion had not picked up on prior to coming to school was Triple Triad. Sure, his mom had sent him cards, but ... er, he had no idea what exactly to do with them. So if you don't mind he'll just be looking at these cards like they're written in Coptic or something.]

(ooc: we will pretend I did NOT post that into my journal at first. ¬_¬ AND THAT I KNOW HOW LOCATIONS WORK, GOD i am not good at writing posts on 20 hours of no sleep)

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[macgyvered.livejournal.com]

[ well, it is normal. for, you know, einiona. ]

Yeah well, don't you go looking at me for help, I'm as lost as you - hm.

[ she frowns and leans down and in just a bit, not really nudging him with the motion but almost. she also doesn't ask "hey, you okay?" on his birthday - god, what do you think she is, rude or something? it's his birthday, he doesn't need fussing. ]

Maybe we can learn together, something like? I'm sure they've got manuals in the library. It could be a thing. You could invite Minako ...

[derped.livejournal.com]

[He nods a little bit in reply, though it doesn't look like he's entirely paying attention. He'll put the cards away for now, so he can reply properly and without ... being distracted.]

It'd be fun to learn. I know a lot of kids play it, at least.

[...he's not going to respond to the last bit because it's pretty easy to see he's picked up on that as being teased, and he really is not in the mood for that anymore.]

[macgyvered.livejournal.com]

[ einiona draws her lips back in a bashful, wincing grimace. hello, overstepping her bounds, i love you too. not that she's gonna take that back, but it always sucks when what's meant to help is made to hurt. there's really only one possible solution to this. she braces her index finger and thumb against her forehead and taps a foot. ]

Right. Who've I got to dropkick in the metaphorical testicles for making you miserable on your birthday, then? I know it couldn't be your mum, I do.

[derped.livejournal.com]

[... Rion doesn't say anything, but just sort of shakes his head, because he's not going to answer tuat. That would be a Poor Decision because:

a) That's his roommate who was teasing him and making fun of him.
b) His roommate is bigger than he is.
c) Einiona would definitely actually dropkick him.

Instead he just sort of stays quiet and looks down. Change the subject, Einiona. ... or keep pressuring him. Both are good options.]

[macgyvered.livejournal.com]

[ okay, now we have actual nudging. einiona pushes his shoulder gently with her bandaged hand, her frown deepening. ]

Hey. Hey. People are jerks. Beat them up and move on. And if you can't, get your friends and family to do it for you. It's what we're there for.

[ thus: einiona's philosophy on how to shut the fuck up and deal. how often this method of resolving things works is ... not something einiona really makes it a priority to consider. one may have noticed einiona tries to do as little serious contemplation as possible. in this case, however, SHE MAY HAVE A POINT. ]

[derped.livejournal.com]

[... that doesn't really seem to be helping the problem much. Rion's not going to beat anyone up (the only person near his size is Ken who would absolutely destroy him anyway), and ... he doesn't like violence, really.

That and he can't really do that in this case. This is a boy who's used to this sort of thing, and he's frustrated but he doesn't see anything he can do. .___. face is quite there.]

[macgyvered.livejournal.com]

[ einiona looks intensely like she's about to say something incredibly unhelpful, then at the last minute - with her mouth already half-open - thinks better of it and plops down next to him with a sigh. ]

... yeah. Much worse in life than teasing, but it don't look like it sometimes. I know it.

[ after a glance up at the sky for consideration's sake, einiona livens and turns to rion, a sly grin on her face. ]

Hey, you want to hear a story? It's a good one, promise.

[derped.livejournal.com]

[... okay, that at least gets him to look at her curiously, though he doesn't begin to write anything. He... doesn't feel like explaining that it's not just the teasing, but -- that's neither here nor there.]