"Thank you for complimenting me, but I came here to learn."
The corner of Ed's mouth turned up slightly. Knew it. You tell him, girl. Of course she was offended; who wouldn't be? And while Ed wasn't the greatest at picking up nonverbal cues, even he could work out that her long sigh was supposed to be a punctuation mark on the conversation.
Somerset ignored that too.
"Yeah, me too," he replied. "I came here to study as a star trader, and it's amazing that you-"
Ed rose from his seat. He had to put some space between them, and Somerset had provided him a convenient excuse. "You're going into star trading too?" he cried.
"Yeah- yeah, yes, I am," he stammered. A scowl began to form. He did not appreciate his romantic overtures being interrupted.
"That's SO cool!" Ed crowed. "I didn't think I'd get to meet anyone from my upcoming class so early! Miss, do you mind if we switch places? I wanna talk to this awesome guy."
Bergson Somerset felt conflicted. On the one hand, he really hated this kid putting space between him and his conquest. Under any other circumstances, he'd have flat-out said "no." But a compliment like "awesome" wasn't a reward to so casually throw away. He took the bait and waited for Sophia to respond. Bergson prayed she wouldn't.
Edward prayed for her to take the hint and move.
The corner of Ed's mouth turned up slightly. Knew it. You tell him, girl. Of course she was offended; who wouldn't be? And while Ed wasn't the greatest at picking up nonverbal cues, even he could work out that her long sigh was supposed to be a punctuation mark on the conversation.
Somerset ignored that too.
"Yeah, me too," he replied. "I came here to study as a star trader, and it's amazing that you-"
Ed rose from his seat. He had to put some space between them, and Somerset had provided him a convenient excuse. "You're going into star trading too?" he cried.
"Yeah- yeah, yes, I am," he stammered. A scowl began to form. He did not appreciate his romantic overtures being interrupted.
"That's SO cool!" Ed crowed. "I didn't think I'd get to meet anyone from my upcoming class so early! Miss, do you mind if we switch places? I wanna talk to this awesome guy."
Bergson Somerset felt conflicted. On the one hand, he really hated this kid putting space between him and his conquest. Under any other circumstances, he'd have flat-out said "no." But a compliment like "awesome" wasn't a reward to so casually throw away. He took the bait and waited for Sophia to respond. Bergson prayed she wouldn't.
Edward prayed for her to take the hint and move.