INTRO LOG

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[[Exactly what it says on the tin! This is just an initial log to sort of get things started and is largely freeform, open to (but not limited to):

-Meetings before classes start
-First day business
-Dorm shenanigans meetings
-First classes in progress
-or whatever the heck else you want to do for beginning-of-term things!

There's a CR meme up now for some initial planning if you like, or feel free to just hop in here.]]

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[...the silence says everything, but after a couple uncomfortable moments he answers anyway.]

-well, uh. Yeah.

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Oh, man.

[He actually has to pinch the bridge of his nose. This might take some work.]

Okay, then tell me you at least have the common sense to help yourself every now and then.

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Yes? I just don't have any personal experience, okay, I'm not completely clueless.

[He reads, okay, he knows how things work. Mostly.]

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So that's a start. [If nothing else. And he's actually being helpful, here, not just asking these questions to get answers out.] It doesn't help you tune anything out? At all?

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...for a bit, after. I just, uh.

[It's awkward, but he's trying, at least.]

I don't bother that often, it's... kind of difficult when you're worried about your thoughts getting leaked.

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So you just need someone to work you well enough to - you know. Make you not think.

[That always works wonders for him. And sex is always the answer. Always.]

It's either pleasure or pain, I'm just going with my favorite option here.

[He purses out his lower lip and shrugs.]

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...wait, is that an offer, or.

[One eyebrow quirks- he's not sure if this is still in the realm of helpful suggestions, or offers to be helpful.]

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[To which he smirks, slowly, eyes crinkling just slightly at the corners.]

Depends. Are you taking it?

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[That's a really good question. It might be a bad idea, with his particular problem-- or it could turn out to be a pretty good one.]

Depends. Are you okay with potential leaked thoughts? Because I kind of can't promise anything on that front.

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[There's actually a small snort.]

Do I look like I care? Ryan, [he lifts one hand, lets it drop again.] I have no secrets.

[Except if a teacher gets a sample they'll both be in a lot of trouble. But at least that means Petre won't go down alone.

(Ha ha, going down.)]

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[Ryan considers that for a moment- but it's a token thing, honestly. He feels like he should at least pretend he actually needs to think about it before he finally nods.]

...then yeah. Yeah, I'd take you up on that.

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[Oh my God, Ryan. You should've run.]

Really. [He's being so genuine that Petre's wondering if he isn't full of shit instead.] ... You think I'm kidding, don't you.

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[he should have, but he has a chronic case of too much trust and not enough suspicion, and that's not something he really wants to turn down.

--the suggestion definitely puts a bit of a hole in it all, though.]

--are you?

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[He steps forward, slowly, hands idly sitting in his pants pockets.]

Nope.

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[That faintly worried expression falls back into a relieved smile as he matches that movement, taking a step or two of his own. A little hesitant-- he's not quite used to this, not entirely sure how it's supposed to go-- but willing enough.]

...good. I wasn't assuming you were, for the record.

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[Petre thinks he's fucking weird, offering up his virginity like that - either that or a liar. It could be a compliment.]

Give it a couple of days. Tell me how you feel once you've actually thought about it.

I don't want you weeping at my doorstep because I didn't want to cuddle after.

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[Weird isn't too far off-base. Curious might be more like it, but really, either way's probably accurate-- and the suggestion gets another breathless little huff of a laugh.]

Jeez, I'm not that kind of clingy- but alright. I'll get back to you on that.

[Not that he expects the answer to change, but he'll concede that it's probably a good plan.]

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Just think about it this way: I'm not offering because I like you.

[he's offering because he likes sex. Relationships bore him to the core.]

... What happens if someone hears you?

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You just met me, I sort of figured.

[Another brief shrug. He can deal with that, at least for the sake of experimentation; how else is he going to learn?]

And, uh. Depends on who hears, probably? Anything from just embarrassment to-- whatever the staff would do if they found out.

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And if they did? [a pause.] You ready to deal with that? They could just kick us out.

[he knows that won't happen, but it's worth seeing if that'll get to ryan.]

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--you think they would, for that? I mean. I'm sure they'd do something, but kicking us right out is... a little extreme.

[He's worrying at his lip again, but- shit, they work with teenagers, surely they know it's a risk. They wouldn't. Shouldn't.]

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Hey - who knows, right? I'm sure they've had to do that for a lot less than me screwing around.

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They're still letting John stick around.

[And maybe he hasn't known him long, but he has the feeling the guy's toed the line in ways that beat 'fooling around'. He's got that kind of vibe.]

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[To which Petre smiles knowingly, and then laughs. It almost sounds good-natured, but - it obviously isn't. Not when it's John, not when this is Petre.]

That's true. [A hand goes in his pocket, and he shrugs one shoulder.] Think we could top him? Make school history.

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I don't know if that's the kind of history I really want to make.

[He sounds amused, at least- hell of a way to get kicked out, if it had to happen at all.]

I'm not totally allergic to risk, here, but that type's probably a little much for me.