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He was confused, excited, scared, and shocked all at the same time hearing Dani respond to his awkwardness; though despite the realm of infinite possibilities on his mind all of this was something that he definitely didn't expect, in a good way. Nathan realized that she was still holding his hand, as though she had forgotten that she ever had been, and he didn't know what to make of it other than it felt nice. He knew that he didn't know this girl...and that more importantly she didn't know him, but there was definitely something about her that made him feel a little bit more comfortable; even in such a strange situation. He simply smiled at her, still blushing intensely, and nodded to her proposal that she would see him at the banquet. Then he was thrown off once again.

"I like you," Dani said to him softly, holding eye contact with him. He realized that she probably just mean in general, but it was so strange to hear those words come out of someone's mouth; especially when he was used to quite the opposite. Nathan retreated into his thoughts momentarily and even contemplated running away from this situation. She continued talking but his mind was moving far too fast for him to really be able to listen, though he heard her final question. "What is it about you?" She asked with a quizzical look on her face. He thought for a moment about how to answer her...he literally had no idea what to say; so he panicked...

"Uh...I've got to go." He explained frantically, pulling his hand from her grasp. "I forgot something...I mean in my dorm, I left something in my room I think." He could tell his words sounded like a bunch of bull shit, but it was the best he could come up with on the spot. He stood there awkwardly for a second more before taking off in the opposite direction from the bathroom, heading towards Summers Hall.

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Lucky lol I'm stuck at work until 11 pm, looks like oatmeal for supper again lol.

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How is everyone today?

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@Wintergrey She's awesome! She'll make a perfect addition to our npc students :)

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@Heathen Okay sounds good, I really enjoyed your first post! That struggle is a rough one and I look forward to seeing how Cas grows and evolves from it xD. Such a good character.

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Looks like Veronica is the only character that hasn't been introduced. Am I missing anyone?

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@Cinderella Man We wouldn't have it any other way lol! She's such a fun character already xD.

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@TheTwistedOne...... Are you a telepath lol? Nah I have considered that and it might still happen but there's another possibility currently running around in my head.

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We'll go a few more rounds of free play and then I'll kick off the banquet :). Does anyone have any questions, thoughts, or concerns so far? I'm enjoying myself a lot and love the characters you guys have come up with!

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Eventually his eternity of the awkward silence ended with her responding to his, quite frankly, ridiculous amount of apologies, and before Nathan could react the beautiful girl in front of him had his hand in hers and was inspecting the wound that he had accidentally inflicted upon himself just moments before. "I'm Daniella by the way, but just call me Dani.", the girl said as he rubbed Aloe Vera on his bleeding hand; which stung a little but felt relieving at the same time. Dani's hands were surprisingly soft as she medicated his wound, and this was honestly the first time he had actually felt a woman's hand against his for this long. He really didn't know how to react to what was happening and as the raging storm that was his mind contemplated what to say to her she informed him to join her at the banquet along with his cousin and anyone else he might have met, and so he answered with instinct.

"Sure, it's a date then."...He almost didn't even finish saying it, but unfortunately he did, and so with a nervous laugh and a scattered group of stutters and panic he tried desperately to fix what he had just done; though he knew there was no true way to take it back. "No...uh...well...you know. What I meant to say was I haven't met my roommate at all." As she spoke he knew his words weren't making any sense. "I mean...My name is Nathan. The greasy guy is my cousin Jason, and you're the only other person I've met here." He said, thankful that his words were becoming somewhat coherent. "I didn't mean a date date, I was kidding....I don't know...I'm sorry." A genuine smile crossed his face because he realized that he probably looked like such an idiot, and he was, but even he had to admit how ridiculous he was acting. "I'm not used to uh...new people. Thanks for helping me with my hand Dani." He looked up into her eyes again, this time holding what he perceived to be a normal amount of eye contact before letting out a slight nervous chuckle.