Thread: Not So Bad (Miss Tris x Shadows)

Woah, hey there... The dark haired male let out with some surprise as the roommate made herself better known to their newest teammate, who attempted to further focus their attention on the previously hidden young woman. I believe I read something on that when looking over my testing results after enrolling, but I hadnt really put much thought on it until now. Dusk admitted to her question, as Catalyst allowed herself to come into view for the supposed villain and introduced herself, Jonathon. Or Dusk if youd like. Nice to meet you, Cat. He was about to offer a hand when her interest toward him seemed to pass within an instant as she directed Liliths own attention back to their game. That was a little awkward, as was Liliths apparent disinterest while hed been talking earlier. Although, with that instance, Jonathon did notice that at least her attention had remained on him. Just not so much upon the prior topic of what exactly were his gaming interest may lie, as the young man silently admitted to feeling just a touch flustered over where the unique looking womans eyes had been wandering earlier. With Cat pressuring Lilith to hurry back onto her computer, Dusk wasnt really able to say much in response at her parting words, save for a quick Sure, we can talk more later! which she may or may not have even heard before the headphones were back on. Watching them monitors for a few moments as Victor and Sparks talked, Jonathon tended to side with the formers point, but didnt seem too bothered by it as he returned his attention to the pair. Then again, neither of the girls seemed to have any problems with him and, considering the likely worst case scenarios that could happen, just about any reaction to his presence which didnt involve metaphorical pitchforks or torches was a welcomed one in his eyes. Kind of a low bar to set, but it was working nicely with most cases thus far, as Victor then suggested they either continue showing him around or allow him to hang around until the girls finished their game. Then came Victors rather blunt remark about Liliths apparent interest towards him, as the new arrival found himself to be grateful he wasnt drinking anything at that moment to avoid choking on his drink or doing a spit take over the pair as he looked to the other male with a sense of surprise and amusement. Youre not exactly one to self censor yourself very often, are you, Victor? Jonathon suggested, a raised hand partially covering his smiling lips as he tried not to laugh over the combination of the other males remarks and Sparks reaction towards them. Odd of a trio as they made, Jonathon was finding himself to be rather enjoying their time spent together thus far. As such, it was with some reluctance that the new arrival decided after a few moments of thought on sticking around Lilith and Cats room for the time being albeit not for anything related to what Victor had said, surprisingly enough. Actually, I dont want to keep you both tied up with showing me around the place for too long on the first day, so I think Ill stay here for a while to see more of what theyre playing. Maybe even try to talk with either of them some more and see if we can break the ice a little further if their current game doesnt run too long. Dusk explained. Admittedly, the young male wasnt blind to how what he said may seem like a bad excuse to be left alone with Lilith, despite having a genuine interest toward trying to make the best first impressions possible. Which, in itself, was a standpoint on his part which further made any personal desires he may feel toward any teammates a seemingly moot point, since acting on any of those feelings could put his standing with their leader and the school itself on the line. And even if she did look at me in that way, its not like anything could happen due to the rules of the house. The new arrival acknowledged, before sharing with a small smirk and a shrug of his shoulders, Besides, my luck has never exactly been that great when it comes to anything related to finding intimacy with others. Im sure if she even so much as put a hand on my shoulder in a more then friendly way that wed suddenly have a planet threatening super villain attack break out some grand scheme down the block to ruin the moment. And Im also fairly sure that somehow Alyse would find a way to try blaming it on me. Granted, with the later it had a lot to do with his family frequently moving and rarely allowing him many chances for romance, despite being a rather confident person when it came to talking with women that interested him in that regard. This often led to Jonathon having to leave behind a potential romance or even casual fling with little chance to give either of them the closure desired. Not only that, but there were the occasional emergency phone calls which pulled him out of dates or the rare party, with his father or mother being on the other end of the line to tell him they needed to leave the area that day due to the good guys finding out their general location. These were the type of experiences which, while now supposedly behind him, had left Jonathon with a tendency for having somewhat lower expectations then most for anything in that regard. The young man didnt seem too bothered by this stuff either way, however, as he smiled courteously towards the two that had helped him get settled in the most so far, But thanks for all of the help showing me around and introducing me to the rest of the team. I do really appreciate that. Hopefully we can talk some more later?