Thirty-Fourth Theory [Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Filtered to Raine Sage || Unhackable

Professor Sage... I won't be coming back to school in January.

Comments

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

First, you gotta promise you're not gonna act weird about this.

[i_speak_softly]

[He sighs heavily.] I'll do my best.

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

All right. Here goes.

[He clears his throat.]

Have you ever uh...you know, us livin' like we are...have you ever thought about gettin' yourself a girl? I mean, you think it might be possible there's some chick out there might actually not scream if you asked her out?

[i_speak_softly]

Hardly anyone has screamed at me at all. Then again, I don't usually ask questions like that. [Mostly avoiding the other half of the question? Maybe.]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, what if I told you that I did?

[i_speak_softly]

Did what? Ask a girl out?

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Sorta.

[i_speak_softly]

Am I right in thinking that it didn't go well?

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

How'd you guess?

[i_speak_softly]

If it had gone well, you wouldn't have asked me about it in such a hypothetical and roundabout way.

[He moves to sit on the corner of the bed.]

Are you okay?

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[He sits up a little against the wall.] Yeah. I guess I'm over it. At least past the point of feelin' sorry for myself.

[i_speak_softly]

It was a while ago. [Mostly a statement.]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] Last summer.

[i_speak_softly]

[He's quiet a while before saying:] Hypothetically, I think the answer is yes.

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Yes for what?

[i_speak_softly]

Yes, I think it's possible that a girl might like it if you asked her out.

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Now if you could only tell me who.

[i_speak_softly]

Insufficient data, sorry.

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[He grunts something of a laugh, then sighs.]

But you know, I was thinkin' today. Lookin' back on it, I'm glad she said no. I don't think I was good enough for her, turtle or not.

[i_speak_softly]

[He frowns.] What do you mean?

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

I don't know. What kinda girl would wanna put up with me?

[i_speak_softly]

April likes you. [She even lets you live in her house. If that's not putting up with, Don doesn't know what is.]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but not like that. And I know I push it with her sometimes.

[i_speak_softly]

Mm. [He hesitates before broaching the next question.] Are you - looking?

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

I guess. [Not now though. Don should be all too aware what cold weather does to the reptilian libido, but he's definitely interested if the opportunity ever presents itself.]