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Post by Xanthus Strong on May 10, 2018 20:01:53 GMT -6
The question, no matter how rhetorical, made Xanthus pout as he tried to think of a good answer. He couldn't really explain it. He just knew that it was his fault. "If I had picked somewhere else to draw then you wouldn't have been bothered by him and you would have been able to find the peace you came here looking for," he said haltingly as he tried to figure out exactly how to word what he wanted to say.
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Post by Cillian Knight on May 10, 2018 20:16:56 GMT -6
For a moment, Cillian just looked at Xanthus, as though the boy had answered him in Swedish – or more accurately, as though he had never said anything at all. It was like his words had bypassed Cillian’s brain entirely, or else caused some kind of malfunction of his thought process to cause him to blank on the entire thing. Eventually though, Cillian’s expression broke, and he let out a nervous half-restrained laugh in response to Xanthus’ explanation. “Well by that logic, I suspect that half the witches and wizards to ever live owe me an apology.” he replied with a grin. “I mean, come on Xanthus, you can’t really think this is your fault. It’s fine, really.”
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Post by Xanthus Strong on May 10, 2018 20:44:28 GMT -6
Even after three years he still found it weird when people didn't just accept his apology and move along. It was even weirder to have them try to convince him he didn't need to apologize in the first place. "Well" he paused for a moment as if thinking about it before continuing with another pout "half the witches and wizards to ever live didn't need you to rescue their sketchbook either."
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Post by Cillian Knight on May 10, 2018 21:45:28 GMT -6
Cillian paused, his grin stretching all the wider when Xanthus pointed out that those other people hadn't needed him to come running after them to rescue their sketchbook. Not because he agreed with what Xanthus was saying, he still thought that the Ravenclaw boy was being absolutely ridiculous, but because of the mere fact that Xanthus had responded to his pretentious attempt at a witty comment with an equally pretentious attempt at a witty comeback. And indeed, Cillian couldn't think of anything to say to counter it, so instead he deflected the issue by remarking "Alright fair enough, but maybe I wouldn't have rescued anyone's sketchbook."
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Post by Xanthus Strong on May 11, 2018 12:35:53 GMT -6
Xanthus' face flushed at the remark and he quickly ducked his head hoping the other teen wouldn't notice. "Oh I don't know," he said quietly as he glanced up at Cillian through his bangs, "you strike me as the type to come running to the rescue no matter who happens to be in trouble."
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Post by Cillian Knight on May 12, 2018 11:25:04 GMT -6
Xanthus' objection caused Cillian some pause, not because he thought that Xanthus was right, but because the remark caused him to realize the truth of his own jest. He probably wouldn't have gotten into quite as much of a fuss over someone else in such a situation, sure he might have stepped in but he was fairly confident he wouldn't have assaulted anyone over it. "Maybe..." Cillian replied quietly, glancing towards Xanthus, who was looking quite deliberately away from him. "But I'm not so sure."
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Post by Xanthus Strong on May 12, 2018 14:03:14 GMT -6
"I am."
He sounded confident in his response, which was a bit of a change for him, and looked up at the other teen once more as he said it. Xanthus paused for a moment to think before giving a single nod as if having decided something.
"You're like...the poster boy for Gryffindor...or well no that's not quite it but close enough. You'd never stand by when someone was being bullied and you never even seem worried you might get hurt or something and that's really cool and sort of dangerous at the same time but also really brave because it means that you do things other people can't or won't because you aren't afraid and...and..." he trailed off with a frown as he quickly thought back over everything he'd just said, "and I think I forgot where I was going with this. But still! You get my point, right?"
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Post by Cillian Knight on May 12, 2018 15:43:42 GMT -6
Cillian turned in surprise when Xanthus spoke out, his words seeming to surprise himself as well as Cillian. He rarely saw Xanthus speak out, and certainly not over something like this, and he was more than mildly impressed at the change. "Yeah," Cillian replied, too stunned by both the change of pace and by the bizarre circuity of Xanthus' speech to argue. "Yeah, I get your point." he replied with a nod, looking at Xanthus curiously, as though simply by examining him closely enough he could figure out what was going on inside of the Ravenclaw boy's head. Of course, this didn't work in the slightest, and had the added benefit of making Cillian seem as though he was staring - which he supposed that he rather was.
Cillian hastily tore his gaze away, as he asked "So...while we're in this place of ambiguous-Gryffindorness, do you have anything going on the rest of the day?"
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Post by Xanthus Strong on May 12, 2018 16:17:52 GMT -6
Xanthus was glad that Cillian had gotten his point because he wasn't sure he would have been able to actually articulate it any better than he had even if that had led to him completely forgetting his point in the first place. He began to fidget through when the other teen just stared at him. His fingers tightened around his sketchbook and he shifted from foot to foot wondering if he should apologize. Maybe he'd went too far? Or Cillian was upset at what he'd said?
Just as he was about to apologize for stepping out of line or whatever Cillian looked elsewhere. Xanthus was still feeling a bit uncertain about what had just happened, but a feeling of relief rushed through him when Cillian changed the topic to something else. "Oh uh no not really? I mean I was probably going to find another place to sketch but other than that no?"
It was as if the confidence he'd had just moments ago had evaporated and left the normal unsure Eavenclaw in its place.
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Post by Cillian Knight on May 13, 2018 13:55:21 GMT -6
If Cillian noticed Xanthus' discomfort, he didn't indicate his recognition in the slightest. Instead, when Xanthus explained that he had been thinking of going to sketch some more but didn't have anything going on otherwise, Cillian did a little half-hop forwards and replied eagerly "Well...I mean you can do that sure, but..." Cillian drew out the 'but' to an almost excruciating length, eyes darting away from Xanthus and back again as he put together the pieces of precisely what it was that he was proposing. "Or we could do something more...different?" Yes more different, great sell Cillian.
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Post by Xanthus Strong on May 13, 2018 14:08:40 GMT -6
Xanthus just stared at Cillian for a moment after the other teen proposed doing something different. "Well...yeah, I guess? Did you have something specific in mind or..."
He let his question trail off figuring the Gryffindor would be able to fill in the blank with whatever else he might have running through his head.
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Post by Cillian Knight on May 15, 2018 19:50:32 GMT -6
Cillian beamed when Xanthus agreed - albeit rather uncertainly - to go along with him, lighting up brighter than Gryffindor Tower on a moonless night, and practically leaping off the ground. "Excellent!" Cillian declared, bounding a few paces ahead before realizing that he had rather forgotten about bringing Xanthus along, and holding up to wait for the Ravenclaw boy to catch up. Of course, much like Cillian had mistakenly allowed himself to get a few steps too many ahead of Xanthus, so too had the boy let his excitement get a few steps ahead of his planning. "Oh..." Cillian remarked, as though the notion that they might actually need to have a plan had not remotely occurred to him. "Good question!" he agreed, his initial energy returning almost immediately, as though this were only a minor setback. "Uhh...oh, I know! Follow me!" The change of pace was almost immediate, and Cillian grabbed Xanthus by the wrist before taking off toward the castle.
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