Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 13, 2010 12:47:01 GMT -5
Istvan turned another page of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, resting his chin in one hand as he read. He lay on his stomach on one of the longer couches, with his legs stretched out behind him and the book leaning against the arm of the couch.
It had been a while since he'd read this book... he let his mind become absorbed fully in the story, oblivious to what was around him. Harry and Hermione had just found the Potters' grave and laid a wreath of roses on it... he couldn't quite remember what was about to happen next. He read on eagerly, silent except for the rustling of paper.
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 13, 2010 21:11:54 GMT -5
Lance walked softly into the student lounge and headed towards the entertainment center. He noticed the guy reading and paused a moment, smiling as he read the title.
He crouched down in front of the video games cabinet and began sorting through it. There had to be at least one copy of Halo in here, or something similar he could get Tristan to play.
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 13, 2010 21:40:42 GMT -5
Istvan looked up as a shadow briefly fell across the pages of his book, and noticed the man standing nearby. As far as Istvan remembered, he was an aide to one of the mage professors... Professor Gilespi, perhaps. What was his name again?
He watched silently for a few moments as the man moved over to where the video games were kept and began hunting through them. Whatever he was looking for seemed to be very elusive.
"Looking for something in particular?" he called out, lifting his upper body a little and putting a hand on the pages of his book to mark his place.
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 13, 2010 21:52:25 GMT -5
Lance sat back and looked over his shoulder.
"Yeah. I was hoping to find something a... friend of mine could play. He needs to be more... not sitting in a corner and being grumpy." Lance smiled. "Do you play shooters?"
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 13, 2010 22:02:18 GMT -5
"Now and then," Istvan answered, sitting up and stretching. "Not very often. I don't own a game system."
He pulled a slip of paper out of his pocket and marked his place in the book before closing it and getting up, walking over to the man whose name was escaping him and kneeling beside him.
"You look familiar, but I can't seem to remember your name... You're Professor Gilespi's aide, right?"
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 13, 2010 22:52:33 GMT -5
"Ah, well." He shrugged a little, then rolled his shoulders back and stretched, clasping his hands behind his back and pulling until something popped.
"Yeah; Lance Woodburn. You're... not one of the Hunters, so I don't recognize you?" He smiled. "You're more of a book guy, I'd guess?"
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 14, 2010 12:46:19 GMT -5
Istvan laughed softly and nodded. "Mmhmm. I'm a mage. Istvan Fekete." He held out a hand. "It's nice to meet you."
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 14, 2010 17:33:20 GMT -5
"Ahh." Lance shook Istvan's hand. He seems like a nice guy.
"Well, there goes my plans for the afternoon..."
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 14, 2010 17:49:21 GMT -5
"I'm sorry to hear that," Istvan replied, meeting the other man's gaze. He hadn't noticed before how brilliantly blue Lance's eyes were. They were strikingly beautiful, in a way that reminded him of Ellie.
It took a moment for Istvan to realize that he'd been staring, and he dropped his gaze a little, feeling quite awkward. He could have sworn he felt himself starting to blush.
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 14, 2010 18:38:59 GMT -5
It took Lance a minute to realize that Istvan had been staring at him; for a moment, he wasn't sure if he'd said something wrong, and then he was even more confused.
He knew what his ego wanted to believe, but... "Uhm." He tilted his head and looked at Istvan, an awkward half-grin forming on his face. "You okay there?"
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 14, 2010 19:29:09 GMT -5
"Yes," Istvan answered, feeling his awkwardness at least double; he tried to mask it with a smile. "I just noticed the color of your eyes -- they're quite a lovely color. They remind me of Ellie's eyes."
Eep. Had that been the right thing to say at all? Istvan watched Lance quietly, his awkward smile still in place.
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 14, 2010 21:50:29 GMT -5
Lance wasn't sure where that had come from, but it was adorable.
He laughed softly. "That's nice of you to say. You're pretty cute yourself?"
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 14, 2010 22:01:51 GMT -5
"I, ah... thank you," Istvan answered, laughing a bit himself. Apparently it had been the right thing to say. He'd never been called cute before except by relatives, and that when he was much, much younger.
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 14, 2010 22:19:39 GMT -5
Lance shook his head.
"So, I don't know- do you want to play something? Or..." He shrugged. "Like I said, I've got nothing else to do this afternoon."
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 14, 2010 22:28:03 GMT -5
"Alright," Istvan smiled, looking back at the stacks of games, finding two controllers behind them and digging those out. "Did you have any certain one in mind?"
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 14, 2010 22:50:10 GMT -5
"Hmm. Dunno. There's a lot of Xbox games here, Smash Brothers, some puzzle stuff... somebody put a dent in Katamari Damacy." He frowned. "I haven't really been in here to play this stuff, I'm usually busy studying or helping Tristan."
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 14, 2010 23:03:23 GMT -5
"Hmm..." Istvan pawed through the games a bit, hunting for one he recognized. Finding one, he pulled it out and read the title.
"Ooh, Prince of Persia. I've always wanted to try this one, but I keep forgetting to borrow it from my friend Aneska when I visit her." He looked back at Lance with a smile. "What do you think?"
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Post by Lance Woodburn on Jul 16, 2010 22:35:34 GMT -5
Lance looked at it. "Sure. It says two-player."
The system was set up and the game was put in; there were two little characters, the Prince and some unnamed female with a bow. The object of the game was apparently to run around doing crazy acrobatic stuff, occasionally fighting someone, and going back and forth through time.
"Which one d'you want to be?"
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Fekete Istvan
Ireth
University Junior: Mage
Make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you.
Posts: 140
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jul 16, 2010 22:57:02 GMT -5
"The prince," Istvan replied automatically, selecting him with his controller. This looked like it was going to be fun. He shifted so he was sitting on his hip with his legs folded under him, his hands readily holding the controller as he watched the screen, waiting for the game to start.
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