CHARACTERS: Eiríkur Evenson (
linefaceism ) and Eclair Tonerre (
gateaufourre )
LOCATION/SETTING: Library
DATE & TIME: Super-backdated to July 10, morning-ish
WARNINGS: Should be nothing, unless Eclair's acting up.
SUMMARY: A chance encounter. May or may not evolve into friendship of some sort.
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that is no way to live, that is no way to love )
The library, unfortunately, did not have the selection she expected. She had to search, passing huge rows of fiction sections before finding a small shelf in the back dedicated to magazines and newspapers. Glancing through them, she tsked as she tried to find a paper from a country other than France. She glanced around as she moved to the next stack and froze as she saw a boy reading - who certainly hadn't been there before. Or she hadn't noticed him.
She tossed her hair over her shoulder and sent a casual "Bonjour" his way before returning to the pile of papers.
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Eiríkur.
[ He corrected, promptly after the nod. He really doesn't like being called by his last name. It's stuffy and he's not used to it, even after a month in Reims. ]
No, I'm not fluent in French. Still learning, actually. My German is better. [ Admitted sheepishly, although he can't say he's fluent in German, either. The only other language he can say he's fluent at is English, though he's still learning, too. And his Icelandic is sort-of crap (according to him), even though he still speak it with his dad sometimes. ] I want to try something new, I guess. And escape my family's clutches.
[ The words was accompanied by an awkward laugh. What she said was true to a fault, and sometimes (specifically, when ( ... )
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Monsieur Eiríkur, then. It is a pleasure to meet you. {{she ducks her head, continuing to act demurely, and takes a seat across from him with perfect posture, laying the newspaper neatly in her lap.}}
What language are you most comfortable in, then? If I am fluent, it will make things much easier for our conversation. {{she doesn't comment on what he lets slip of his familial situation, only stowing it away for further reference. This is a much safer topic, and one that she is sure she can shine in - she is nearly fluent in most European languages.}}
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But she might be different, and he's giving her a chance to prove that now. ]
It's a pleasure to meet you too. [ Honestly, formalities bothered him, and he's not comfortable being addressed with any sort of honorific being attached to his name, but maybe it's another thing he need to get used to. That aside, he stole a glance at the newspaper in her lap ( ... )
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well, you might or might not get desired results.}}
Norwegian? I'm afraid not. {{well, there goes that plan. And that Monsieur is not going anywhere. She is a very nationalistic French girl, and formal on top of that. Having been raised in a very stern environment, she probably couldn't get rid of the formalities if she tried. Not that she ever would try.}}
What does your family do, then?
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