Scrat Won't Have These Nuts

[Akeem Ten-Amen]

Akeem was making his way to the student lounge. He had no particular way to go there but as he wandered, eating nut out of his sierra mix bag, he realised that he was not all that far from the lounge and so figured it was not any worse a place than any other to stop by. He never made it there.

He was not particularly paying attention to people but he still made sure not to hit on anyone. His open bag in one hand, he had just grabbed some sugared peanuts when someone proved to be paying less attention than he was. He hit Akeem’s hand as he was raising his arm to shove them in his mouth. Instead, they fell on the ground and since the bag was open, the movement had some drop as well. Not all of it as the bag remained in his hand but some. “Thanks,” he let out to whoever hit him and didn't stick around to see the result of it. He did turn to look at those in the corridor, but none paid much attention other than to look at the mess it created.

“Nice job moron,” he muttered under his mouth. After closing the bag, Akeem kneeled down and tried to grab all the nuts that fell down. It was how he nearly bumped into someone, stopping just as he noticed the legs. He looked up, blinking at the apparition.

[Addison Sloane]

Addison saw the guy who knocked down the other guy and all she could do was stare at the back of the guy who knocked down the other guy with her nose scrunched up. She should help out the guy on the floor, right?

Turning around, she realised just how close she was to the guy who got knocked down and she took a few steps back. "Kinda hoping the moron bit was for the other dude, or I'd regret helping you out right now." She folded at her knees and helped scoop up the fallen treats, blowing on them as she picked them up.

"Five second rule applies here, right?"

[Akeem Ten-Amen]

Had Akeem bumped into someone, he was likely not to care whether they dropped something on the floor or not. He would go on his way as if nothing happened. When it happened on you however, it was a whole other matter. He didn’t like that in the least. It was not like he was tiny or not standing out. He was six foot tall. He could appear small, especially when sitting, but he was standing then so the guy had no excuse. He didn't even hear a mumbled sorry. Though that wouldn’t have changed how Akeem felt towards the one who hit him.

The legs, or rather the one who owns them, talked to him and Akeem looked up at the girl. It was not an angle he was used to look at girl from and he tried to focus on her face. Hard to when the breasts were in the way. Her words might be a better choice to focus on. “Right no, totally for him,” he assured. He didn’t think someone would bother helping him but she was apparently up for it.

He tried to grab all the nuts too. Considering how they ended up on the floor, where everyone walked with their dirty shoes, they lost all interest to him. He didn't really want to clean them up either but people saw him create the mess and so he had little choice. “Uh?” he let out at her comment. To absorbed in this, he didn’t pay much attention to what she had been saying and he didn’t get it. Something about a rule applying, but he didn’t know what.

[Addison Sloane]

"Good to know," she nodded as she continued picking up the fallen nuts. The guy seemed super distracted and Addison didn't think to pull him into a conversation until he showed he hadn't even heard what she had said.

Smirking, she shook her head. "You still wanna eat these? They're no longer just white but I think they're still edible." She practically shoved it into his face and raised an eyebrow.

"Five second rule." She repeated.

[Akeem Ten-Amen]

Without it being humiliating, going on his knees to pick up nuts was clearly not something Akeem was pleased to do. But he knew that when one makes a mess, one must clean it. As much as it displeased him. It was weird that this girl chose to come and help him. It was not like it was a particularly hard job to do. And he was pretty sure she was not the one who made him drop them to begin with. Whoever did that kept walking without a care in the world and she came right in his face so it couldn’t be her. So why she helped him? Akeem was not a strong believer in helping someone without wanting something in return. It could be something very small, like a pretext to talk to someone, but he did not believe people ever did anything without a motive in mind.

He looked at the nuts she had in hands, asking if he wanted to still eat them. She had a smirk on but she also said they should still be edible so he was not sure if she was joking or not. “No thanks. They’re good for the squirrels but I’ll pass,” he answered, nodding as she repeated what she said. Now that she showed him the nuts, he understood what she meant. He was still not interested in eating them though.

The nuts he grabbed were in his hands, cupped up so they would not fall over. Meaning to dust off his pants, he placed his arm near his chest so it could also hold the bag of untouched nuts while he did that. He then looked at her. “You didn't have to do that so thank you for choosing to anyway.” Now, where could he toss those?

[Addison Sloane]

Scanning where they were standing, Addison looked for a place to dump the nuts in her hand. Just as she spotted a bin, the boy on the floor started talking and she chuckled lightly. "Did not know squirrels ate these nuts. Don't they always go for like...acorn or something?"

Looking to him again when he thanked her, Addison shrugged. "I felt obligated to. I always find the people who just walk past people who've dropped things on the floor are douches. I'm not a douche. Not a big one anyway." She shrugged.

"Uh...I'm Addison by the way. Non-douche." She stretched out the hand that wasn't filled with destroyed treats.

[Akeem Ten-Amen]

Akeem never really bothered to learn about the squirrel’s diet. he knew that some people fed them though and he doubted it was all that easy to get acorns for them, so he figured they ate other types of nuts. But, as she asked him, he had to admit his ignorance on this matter. And it happened in the form of a shrug. “They must be eating more than that, if there are no acorns around. Beggars can’t be choosers, I guess, even in the animal world.”

It was actually strange and amusing to hear her claim she was no douche. Not that he would have taken her for one even if she had not helped him. The real jerk here was the one who bumped into him without much of a care. “No, I can see that,” he replied, although in his mind, this had more to do with the fact she was not big at all than that she was not a douche.

She mentioned it again when introducing herself. Brushing his hand against his pants first just in case, he then grabbed hers. “Akeem. Non-douche either, I hope.” He too noticed the bin so he walked there to toss away the nuts he picked up from the floor, figuring she would do the same. Unless she wanted to eat those, with the five second rule and all she’d been mentioning.

[Addison Sloane]

Addison could not believe she was talking about a squirrel's diet with a complete stranger but she figured what the heck. It wasn't like she had any more pressing matters to attend to. This was probably going to be the highlight of her day. Might as well make the most of it.

"Akeem? Arab?" Addison asked, tilting her head as she tried to recall what other race this boy could belong to. He had a rather middle eastern look to him but not quite Arab. She laughed lightly at his continuation before following him over to the trash can.

Wiping her sticky hands against the seat of her jeans without a care in the world, Addison pocketed her hands and swayed lightly on the spot. "So what else you got in there besides squirrel nuts?"

[Akeem Ten-Amen]

“Egyptian,” he told her as she asked the origin of his name. Was it so hard to believe he was Arab or at least from anywhere between the north of Africa to the far Middle East? Didn't think so too either. With his complexion and his hair, you’d figure this was everyone’s first guess. His green eyes might be uncommon but not impossible. As for Addison, he hoped she was not hoping he knew where she was from exactly. His guess would be American, just because they were in America. He technically was that too but he was not going to play with such details when he understood what her question meant.

For a moment, he wondered what she meant with her second question and was likely to give her an answer she probably didn’t ask for but he looked down at the bag in his hands. “Uh other nuts? There are some candied fruits too why you want some in appreciation for your help?” He didn't say he had no intention of giving her any. In fact, if she wanted some, he would share. Normally, he wouldn’t but there were some circumstances that made someone agree to something they wouldn’t normally. Like the fact she didn't just stood next to him asking what was in his bag before stealing away some. Or that she helped him out and called the guy who bumped into him a douche. Or because she was a non-douche rather cute girl. She could pick the reason she wanted.

[Addison Sloane]

"Right on." Addison nodded with a grin. That was a place she would love to visit one day. Hell, she would love to visit everywhere if she could. And with the money that she had recently acquired, that wouldn't be that hard to accomplish. "Never met a middle easterner before. How come you aren't at the European base?" She asked, curiosity fueling her question.

His response wasn't so much an offer but she shrugged and shook her head anyway. "Nah, I'm more of a chip and dip kinda gal." She raised her eyebrow and gave him a teasing grin. "You can repay me for my generosity and kindness some other way,"

[Akeem Ten-Amen]

His brow furrowed at her comment. Was it really that amazing he could be Egyptian? It always amused him, people’s reaction when he mentioned this. Not that they should really be surprised he had foreign origins. He didn’t exactly scream typical American. He was fine with that. There was nothing interesting in being common.

He looked at her, trying his best not to appear too sarcastic when she said she’d never seen someone like him. Even more, that she asked him why he was not studying in Europe. “Maybe because I was born here,” he answered. Was it so hard to believe that not only white people could be American? He tried not to be too judgemental. Saying he was Egyptian might have got her mistaken. “My grandfather came here when he was young. We’re all Americans now,”” he explained to her.

“Chips’ nice but I guess my snack is healthier,” he replied. He liked chips too, of course. But chips were far from his mind when she said he should find another way to thank her. “Oh?” he let out with an eyebrow arched up. An amused smirk slowly played on his lips. “And what would that be?”

[Addison Sloane]

She realised that she had said the wrong thing at the very last minute. Wincing slightly, she was about to apologise when he responded in a way that she would have had she been in his shoes. So basically she had just negated her claim to not be a douche.

"Ah my bad. I retract my original statement saying that I am not a douche." She tapped the side of her nose lightly and then pointed to him with an awkward wink and a side click of her tongue against the roof of her mouth.

Curling up her nose, only half-joking, she stuck her tongue out. "Healthy. Who wants to live healthy?" She mumbled, loud enough that he could hear. She responded to his smirk with one of her own before biting her lower lip, slowly pulling it out, in a gesture that should have been flirtatious.

"This would work better if I actually knew what to say next." She said with a rub on the back of her neck. As always, her flirting failed epicly. "But hey, we talked about nuts and douches, I say the next logical step should be babies and a ring, you know?" She continued before shaking her head. She was just making things so much worst.

[Akeem Ten-Amen]

Addison seemed a little embarrassed by her comment before he even answered her and once he did, it was clear she was ashamed of such a stupid thing she said. It was pretty stupid but she would not be the first to assume that only white people would be Americans. He shook his head when she was ready to make herself a douche for this comment. “Let’s just say you had a moment where you were not entirely yourself,” he said, ready to excuse her. This time. She helped with the nuts so he could forgive her one stupid action. More however might eat away all credibility she had. He frowned a little, intrigued by the gesture she had for him but he preferred not to ask.

He laughed at her comment, his lips curling up in a smirk once he was done. “Healthy doesn’t always look very appetizing, isn’t it?” He replied. He felt like pointing out his father was a chef and that probably played on his choice of snacks, even though he didn’t think it did at all, but she was looking at him in such a way that he wondered what she was doing exactly. Flirting? With the topic at hand, it might.

Except she didn't use any flirtatious tone while telling him what he could do to repay her. She said she didn’t think of anything to say next. He blinked. That girl might not be that great at flirting yet at the same time, he believed it might actually turn some people on. He blinked once again when she suggested what the next logical step in their conversation should be. “As long as it’s not what you want me to give you those things, I don’t really mind you telling me how many babies you want,” he replied, refusing to lose his cool. He was considering running away though.

[Addison Sloane]

"Oh trust me, that is entirely me." Addison shook her head with a chuckle. "I may not be a douche but I am still an idiot." She tapped her forehead twice and sighed to herself.

Shaking her head once more in agreement with his statement, she added her own comment. "Healthy never looks appetising. If you can make kale look appetising to me, I'll eat my words. But nope. My stand on healthy foods is nope."

Looking at Akeem with her jaw slacked just slightly, Addison scrambled to come up with a response that fit the situation. All that came out was: "And ruin this body? Please."

Yeah, that always works.

"Before I ruin this very special moment between us even further, I should go. It's been nice meeting you. Don't hold this meeting against me. I'm usually quite witty. Kinda your fault for being really cute. So anyway...remember, I am not a douche." She started walking backwards and holding up one hand while the other tugged at the strap of her bag.

"Stay healthy." She pointed to Akeem and winked at him.

[OOC: Yeah...soo that happened. Addison is the weirdest. Apologise to Akeem for me xD]

[Akeem Ten-Amen]

Oh, so she was a bit stupid uh? Or maybe she just didn’t think before speaking. She wouldn’t be the first girl he would find cute but had a peanut for brain. “It’s still better than a douche. They don’t know they’re stupid,” he told her yet wondered why he tried to comfort her here. It was not like it mattered too much. She could be who she wanted to be. Maybe it was because he might be stuck here for a little while and didn’t want to alienate everyone. Who knows, this non-douche-yet-idiot girl could be of use to him some day. He couldn’t relate to her embarrassment not feel for her but he was able to think ahead. And a naive girl ready to help despite not knowing you could always be useful.

He looked at her as she went on about healthy food not looking very delicious. Looking at her, if she was a fast food kind of girl, she either trained a lot, had a wicked metabolism or she threw up afterwards. No other explanation. “I can eat kale. If you put a steak on top of it,” he replied. He was no rabbit. Celebs’ diets sometimes, that was just crazy.

After telling him their next topic should be kids and Akeem did not miraculously disappeared from this, she decided to go for a joke. He hoped she realised how stupid bringing up kids might have been and this was her way to fix that. If it was not, it was at the very least an excuse for Akeem to check said body and he did not miss that opportunity. His checkup was cut short as she said she should probably go and said this verbal vomit was all his fault... for being cute. He blinked at that. “Oh, so I made you lose control of your brain, is it?” He could use that even more.