[ Movement brings her back to the crux of the conversation, and when Claire speaks up again, her voice is softer with concern. She can't help it, even if he probably doesn't want it. It's just a hallmark of her own personality. ]
Yes. [ And he's not lying, either; as much as it had hurt and has pissed off as he's been, Severus is more than capable of repairing mere physical damage. He needed more than an episkey spell to handle this bout but, nonetheless, he's fine. ]
Despite the ... I believe the vernacular is nerds and jocks disparity, I am studier than I perhaps seem.
[ He sounds dispassionate about it but not offended she asked. He's not sure how to react to it, truth be told. ]
[ Claire believes him, more out of respect than, she thinks, actually thinking that he's not lying, though she thinks that, too, and nods into the business end of the communicator, never mind that will go unnoticed. She assumes that he magicked it better anyway. Never mind that a quick fix doesn't always do the trick. ]
Speaking from experience, they can be a tough crowd. [ Which is... really sort of a bleak way of remembering her time spent among those ranks, but this isn't about her. ] Are you sure you don't want some ice or something?
I'd rather forget I needed anything, for now. [ There's-- a weird noise, then, sort of like a synthetic bird's wings, and then after that and a pause, that acoustic echo is gone. ] Change of heart?
[ About the jock thing. He doesn't believe her experience is from being nerd - not that she seems particularly stupid, but she's pretty and sociable. Which makes it even weirder that she's still talking to him. ]
[ Is something that she really would have rather not said but them's the breaks. She covers it up by letting something - a cupboard of sorts - bang closed behind her. Not loud but not without volume. As for that question, Claire's answer is a little late in coming, if only because there's a lot more to it than just having had a change of heart, never mind that putting it that way is making a long story short. ]
More or less, yeah. [ Her voice gets less serious. ] I was a cheerleader. I was sixteen. Very impressionable.
It's. [ How does she explain this. She takes a breath. ] They lead cheers at sporting events, like football or basketball. Hence, cheerleader. Usually there's this outfit involved and they do gymnastics and there's this whole stigma attached to it -
[ It's hard to tell if, for a second, he swallowed a laugh, or if he's still utterly confused. ] It's sort of ringing a bell but I don't believe we have them in England at all. Perhaps there are some at one of the American academies...
[ While she's very intrigued at the idea of an American Magic School and what kind of sports get played at wizard... school, she has to clear up one thing first. ]
It's not something that I'm proud of, but yes. I was a cheerleader. Pompoms and bake sales were kind of my thing, and I had a very impressive back tuck. [ Claire is aware that means nothing to him and continues on without explanation anyway. ] It lost its luster pretty fast.
[ Until she needed to use it in the biggest backfiring lie in history. ]
Honestly it always seemed like more of a popularity contest than it did a team effort. It was cool for a while and then... [ And then everything. Her voice is less filled with humor than it had been. ] And then it wasn't.
[ It isn't a lie. It's just that so much happened as a result of those experiences and just after those experiences that she can't actually remember the last time anyone ever really asked her that question. ]
I mean, who isn't happier after all the crap in high school is in the past, right?
[ Claire doesn't say anything for a long moment, though she's doing something in the background that makes up for it and might explain her momentary distraction. She's back quickly without missing a beat, though. ]
That makes sense. Someone said to me once that life gets a lot better after school. [ For as much as she respects Peter, Claire has still been unable to determine the validity of that statement. ] Hopefully it did for you. You know, minus getting sucked up into a giant spaceship.
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[ Movement brings her back to the crux of the conversation, and when Claire speaks up again, her voice is softer with concern. She can't help it, even if he probably doesn't want it. It's just a hallmark of her own personality. ]
Are you okay?
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Despite the ... I believe the vernacular is nerds and jocks disparity, I am studier than I perhaps seem.
[ He sounds dispassionate about it but not offended she asked. He's not sure how to react to it, truth be told. ]
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Speaking from experience, they can be a tough crowd. [ Which is... really sort of a bleak way of remembering her time spent among those ranks, but this isn't about her. ] Are you sure you don't want some ice or something?
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[ About the jock thing. He doesn't believe her experience is from being nerd - not that she seems particularly stupid, but she's pretty and sociable. Which makes it even weirder that she's still talking to him. ]
hahahaha i didn't even notice!!!
[ Is something that she really would have rather not said but them's the breaks. She covers it up by letting something - a cupboard of sorts - bang closed behind her. Not loud but not without volume. As for that question, Claire's answer is a little late in coming, if only because there's a lot more to it than just having had a change of heart, never mind that putting it that way is making a long story short. ]
More or less, yeah. [ Her voice gets less serious. ] I was a cheerleader. I was sixteen. Very impressionable.
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[ .. topic change!! ]
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Seriously?
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I've never heard of it before.
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It's. [ How does she explain this. She takes a breath. ] They lead cheers at sporting events, like football or basketball. Hence, cheerleader. Usually there's this outfit involved and they do gymnastics and there's this whole stigma attached to it -
[ She lets that breath out. ]
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[ It's hard to tell if, for a second, he swallowed a laugh, or if he's still utterly confused. ] It's sort of ringing a bell but I don't believe we have them in England at all. Perhaps there are some at one of the American academies...
[ .. trails off. STILL CONFUSED. ]
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Are you laughing at me?
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So, you were a cheerleader.
[ Prompting her to continue. You know. Now that he's done his stealth trolling. ]
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[ She's onto you, Mr. Teacher. ]
It's not something that I'm proud of, but yes. I was a cheerleader. Pompoms and bake sales were kind of my thing, and I had a very impressive back tuck. [ Claire is aware that means nothing to him and continues on without explanation anyway. ] It lost its luster pretty fast.
[ Until she needed to use it in the biggest backfiring lie in history. ]
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Most team efforts do, I've noticed.
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Honestly it always seemed like more of a popularity contest than it did a team effort. It was cool for a while and then... [ And then everything. Her voice is less filled with humor than it had been. ] And then it wasn't.
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And you were happier without it?
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[ It isn't a lie. It's just that so much happened as a result of those experiences and just after those experiences that she can't actually remember the last time anyone ever really asked her that question. ]
I mean, who isn't happier after all the crap in high school is in the past, right?
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[ Is said with deadpan humor. Then-- ] I understand what you mean.
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So school sucked for you?
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[ Why is he telling her this? Is her admission that unusual? Augh. ]
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[ .. Welp. ] I'm not sure about better or worse. But it was at least a change.
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[ The more she thinks about that, the less crazy it sounds, probably for the both of them. ]
Did you go to wizard college? Sorry, I'm sure that's not the right word for it.
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