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[tothecloud]

Biology? Hhh. Too hard.

Math-- boring. And hard.

English? Maybe? I don't really like old books though.

Chemistry is definitely a no.

Not art either. I think I'd get sent back to elementary school to learn who to draw better stick figures.

[ Hhhh.Man. Why's college gotta be so complicated. I-I mean, it's not like I know what I'm gonna be good

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[owwmyspine]

[a wild jaime appears! hovering over her shoulder, that is.]

Good thing you don't have to pick a major right away, huh? So you get saddled with a bunch of weird, random stuff that's supposed to [finger waggle:] stimulate your creativity and inspire excellence. Or something. It says something like that, doesn't it?

[tothecloud]

[ Abby's face is getting acquainted with her desk. and around her are some printed out papers and pamphlets for colleges. Her voice is muffled when she answers dejectedly: ]

Hhh. I don't think college is gonna get along with me, Jaime. It doesn't sound like any fun at all.

[owwmyspine]

Yeah? [he leans forward, crossing his arms and propping them on her shoulders, putting a playful amount of weight on her.] I guess it's a good thing this college stuff isn't mandatory, huh. But you can't really knock it unless you've tried it, right?

[tothecloud]

It is if you don't wanna be a dummy. [ She tilts her head just a little, swatting lazily at him. ] I mean, you're going to school. So's a bunch of other people!

[owwmyspine]

[he squints, mouth and nose scrunching up as handswat gives him a breeze.] So? Nobody's holding me at gunpoint! [a slight pause, glancing up and away with a sudden thought.] Well, not literally. This is my fail-safe. In case my mom shows up again. So I don't get killed for not learning stuff while I'm here, y'know.

[tothecloud]

[ Abby makes a thoughtful little sound, shoulders heaving on another sigh. ]

Well, what am I gonna do if I don't go to college? I mean, I don't really do much police work anymore, and a girl can only play so much Halo before her brain starts turning into mush.

[owwmyspine]

[drumming his fingers on her shoulder as he makes a thoughtful noise, chin on his forearm.] Think maybe there's another job around here you'd find fun? Or volunteering somewhere?

[tothecloud]

[ She makes a little face, but she isn't serious when she says: ]

Jaime Reyes. Are you encouraging your girlfriend to not go to school and be a dummy forever?

[owwmyspine]

[his voice goes up a little in that Not Me Not My Fault tone:] Hey, I'm kind of playing for path of least resistance right now! I don't want to be blamed for having to sit through the nightmare that is college trig, you know. [smirking.

a slight pause. gentler:] But really. I don't mind it, whether you go to college or not. I think you're awesome either way, and it'd be even better if you found something to do that you liked, rather than something that would have you shooting innocent textbooks in frustration. So.

[tothecloud]

Words like "nightmare" and "trig" are so not encouraging!

[ She's quirking a little smile though, so she's joking. At least mostly. ]

Thanks though. Always good to know your boyfriend'll still like you even if you can't pass college math.

[owwmyspine]

Hey. [getting up, putting hands on her shoulders and giving them a squeeze.] If all else fails? We can cheat your way through college math. Scarab can do the stuff in its sleep, you know?

...If it ever needed sleep. I guess.

[tothecloud]

[ A little twittering laugh. Teasing: ]

I knew dating a dude with alien tech in his spine would be useful some day.

[owwmyspine]

Some day. [scoff! smirk, shaking her just slightly.] Oh, I see how it is. I'm glad I've finally found my true calling after all this time!

[tothecloud]

[ She whirls around and pinches his nose between her thumb and forefinger quick as she can. Revenge! ]

It's basically that, and the beard.

[owwmyspine]

Gyagh-hey! [grabs his nose. it's still there, numbnuts. pfft.]

Man...I'm getting upstaged by my own face. What's up with that?

[tothecloud]

[ Matter-of-factly: ]

It's a good face.