Cheese

Date/Timing: 9 November 2005
Setting: University of Manchester; Manchester, United Kingdom
Scene-ifying "Snapshot", part three of "Ginger". 
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Vigsai herds them outside; Rhys grumbling, Edan laughing, Hermann fighting with his heavy coat.
"I don't see what the bloody rush is."
"It's the light!"
"And your brother needs to get to his shift, yea?" adds Edan.
"Right." Vigsai bounds down the dorm's steps. "Aakash!"
"Iggy!" cheers the young man who sweeps her up in a hug. "It's great to see you!"
"It's only been a /week."
"Too long to go without seeing my baby sister."
"Aww ... what a touching family reunion," drawls Rhys.
Edan jabs an elbow into his ribs.
Rhys glowers while Edan tries to look innocent and Vigsai tries to ignore them both.
"Aakash, this's Hermann."
"A recent addition to our menagerie."
"/Rhys!"
Aakash bows. "Pleased to meet you, Hermann."
"The same, Mr Singh."
Aakash laughs. "I'm not 'Mr Singh', not yet."
"You'll be 'Doctor Singh' first, right?"
His eyes gleam. "That's my hope."
A chilly wind cuts across the lawn and right through Hermann's coat.
He shivers.
Edan looks over, concerned. "Are you getting cold?"
"I'm fine." Hermann huddles deeper into the wool.
"Yea, that looks totally 'fine'."
Aakash fiddles with what looks like a fancy digital camera.
"Take the picture already!" wails Vigsai.
"Art takes time, Sissy," says Aakash.
"We're not looking for art here," Rhys growls, "just a bleeding snapshot. So, snap already!" 
Edan elbows him in the ribs.
"Do that again and I'll break you in half, Gingersnap."
"Not if I outrun you"
"Okay, I've got it now. Everybody squish closer together." 
They do. 
Aakash presses the shutter, checks the preview screen. "One more for insurance. Say 'vitreous humour'!"
"Cheeeeeeese!"
"Cheeky kids," snickers Aakash.
"Yep! And I'm going to act like it long as I can," declares Edan.
Vigsai, Rhys, and Aakash roll their eyes; Hermann sighs.
"Right. Who's ready for dinner?"
"Do you do anything /but eat, Swansea?"
"Yea," smirks Rhys. "Your sister."
Aakash grimaces, Vigsai elbows Rhys' ribs, Edan guffaws, and Hermann laughs into his hand.
"Oh yea, Aakash—Hermann's sister has Bags' /number." 
Hermann cringes, "Well—"
"Oh my /god," Aakash rolls his eyes. "Not /another one." 
"I /know!—"
"Maybe I should start going to the gym—"
"Not you, too! Why'd you want a date with someone just after your muscles?" 
"/A date as a beefcake is better than no date as a skinny nerd!" 
Edan ruffles. "What's wrong with skinny nerds? They're /adorable."
"Some folks like their dates more substantial. Not you, though, a—/OW!" Rhys rubs the spot Edan punched.
Aakash grunts appreciatively. "You throw a decent punch for a skinny nerd."
Edan preens. "I'm from Glasgow. You don't live long if you can't."
"What does that mean?"
"Storytime~!"
Rhys rolls his eyes.
"We've got a vampire which lives a couple of streets over. 's got /steel /teeth."
"Huh. Unusual but—"
"He's /got 'em because the locals kicked in his original set when he attacked the wrong bloke."
Everyone blinks at him.
Edan crosses his arms and rocks on his heels.
"That is one fucked up legend," says Rhys.
"That's bloody /Glasgow."
Everyone blinks some more.
"Well, now we know where to recruit Slayers," says Aakash.
"Just what the world needs: a bunch of armed Scotspeople running about in the dark."
"Armed Scots being witty and looking /fabulous," amends Edan.
"It'll take more than a stake and a script to make /you fabulous, Gingersnap."
Edan scoffs. "I'm a gay man: we're automatically fabulous."
Everyone groans.
Category:Celestial Mechanics
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