Just looking for a friend.

[Robyn Summers]

He wasn't entirely sure why he had even bothered to come out tonight. Sure he was young and it was summer time so he should be enjoying himself. Just crowds sure as hell are not his style, and crowds in clubs, if there was ever a recipe for disaster then he was standing right in the center of it.

To avoid making a scene with some ludicrously annoying teenagers who thought they where oh so much better than him he retreated to the bar that meant he could get a drink. And swear/ laugh at them at the same time. Being on summer break he had allot of time to think about what to do with his time, so far he was hitting walls, both figuratively and literally, being taken out of a nice quiet routine state of mind can shake a man, make him loose motivation. Which is why he decided to try and find something to keep him busy, or a friend. 

Having paid for his drink, something that was way more complex than he thought possible, a side effect of having this many people is over crowded bars he guessed, Drinking most of it on the spot he decided that he should try and brace the rabble of the floor again, dancing wasn't something he cared about or ever wanted to do. He doubted that he would ever try, but he wasn't going to meet anyone by simply standing around and looking like an idiot. 

On his way back towards the main mass of people he noticed the teenagers again, he hated himself for it but he couldn't help but keep eye contact with them, Right up until he walked into the back of someone, spilling some of his drink on them. "Oh shit I am so sorry! Didn't see you there." He said realizing what he had done and feeling like even more of an idiot.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina only came to the clubs when she was bored or looking for a distraction, and so far, she’d found very little to distract. The most she’d gotten was a laced drink that she’d had to return, (really the dumbass must have thought she had no peripheral vision), and a boy who was way too young to be even looking in her direction. She sighed and was about to give up when she felt liquid pouring down her back.


    She turned and was about to cuss the stupid son of a bitch out, before she realized he was actually genuinely apologizing and not being an arrogant ass who thought spilling drinks on someone was a good way to get their attention. Selina sighed and shook her head, “Don’t worry about it,” she offered with a wry grin, “Guess the shirt’ll just have to go, huh?” she then teased as a way to break the tension. She really didn’t have a thing for holding clumsiness against people, or at least, not when they apologized.


    Selina gave the new guy a quick once-over and was happy to note that he was neither super young nor creepy… or at least, not in appearance. He wasn’t so bad a choice for distraction either. She glanced over at the teenagers who were having a laugh at the situation, and her glare shut a few of them up and got some of them even looking the other way, though the bolder ones didn’t even seem affected in the slightest. “Aren’t they just so lovely,” she asked sarcastically as she looked for something to use to help dry out her shirt.

[Robyn Summers]

Just his luck, he would spill his drink onto a girl. And not a bad looking one at that. The moment was slightly ruined by the stupid teenagers on the floor laughing at him. It was fair enough seeing as he was a dunce but still ticked him off something fierce. 

"Uhhhhhh." He said after she made a comment about loosing the shirt. Either she was incredibly forward and straight to the point or she was joking, at this moment he really didn't know which he would rather it be. "Oh yeah damn use this. It's my fault anyway." He said taking off his over shirt and Offering it to her. Leaving him in a plane white T-shirt. 

"Lovely isn't the word I would use, but if they know whats good for them they will shut up." He said after her comment about the crowd. It was incredibly tempting for him to just make them "Accidentally" fall over.

 "Oh yeah damn use this. It's my fault anyway." He said taking off his over shirt and Offering it to her. Leaving him in a plane white T-shirt.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina grinned at him, “Don’t worry, I’ll only take off the shirt if you want me to,” she added playfully. He was cute, and she was looking for something to take her mind off of life in general… a common trend for her really. One of these days she’d probably be happy enough to live in the present, but that day was not this day.


    “Hmm, yes, but they’re too immature to matter much,” she offered. She wasn’t about to encourage a fight over a spilled drink, but she couldn’t deny that part of her which agreed with him either. Selina then pulled his shirt on and grinned as she glanced down, “Well, it’s not quite as flattering, but I suppose it’ll do,” she teased.


    “Thank you,” she added as she kind of wished she had a drink of her own to spill on that lovely white t-shirt. Not out of vengeance, but because white became see through really easily and she had a good feeling she would enjoy the show… maybe he’d even be the one to lose a shirt. “I suppose this also gives me an excuse to ask you for your number so I can return it to you,” she said as she pretended to think for a moment, “Of course, if you came back to my place I suppose I wouldn’t even need your number…” she said with an impish grin.

[Robyn Summers]

OK he hadn't quite expected this when he had bumped into her. Was she flirting with him... He thought so, he wasn't against the idea of getting to know her a little more, but as usual he didn't quite get that feeling that people talk about, the little what do they call them, butterfly's that it. No he didn't feel anything of the sort.

"Well that it true, you do have that excuse now, and I have an excuse to get more drink. Because I feel like I owe you one and I want one myself." He said playfully. Which was true he did want some thing else to drink and she was pretty. If a little forward. But he wasn't complaining. The older teens had certainly stopped laughing now that she was wearing his shirt.

"So what is your poison of choice? Whiskey, Vodka?.." He said waiting for an answer

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina smiled at him as he offered to get her a drink, more than happy to accept, “Sounds good to me,” she agreed. Selina’s butterflies, if she’d ever gotten them to begin with, were always fed to the flames in exchange for the heat of the moment. Relationships weren’t something she’d ever wanted or dealt with. Her desires were much more physical and temporary in nature.


    Men never had to worry about her getting clingy. “I’ll take vodka,” she responded easily. She glanced over at him as she found an empty place at the bar, “So, you here for the dancing, the booze, the girls?” she asked playfully as she leaned back against the counter. She was tempted to say something about the spilled alcohol being such a waste and having someone lick it off her back, but he seemed to be the type to take things a bit slower than some of her other flings. She didn’t want to make him uncomfortable, as he could be out for a completely different reason than she was, though he hadn’t seemed to be too averse to her remarks earlier.


    She would be gentle this time... or at least gentler than usual.  

[Robyn Summers]

Making his way over to the bar he still wasn't sure what was going on, one second he was alone and having a boring time, the next he had a pretty hot girl to talk too and drink with. Flagging down the bartender he got the drinks, pretty simple, vodka for the girl, and a whiskey on the rocks for himself. Something that he was less likely to spill. 

"Well, I'm here to find a friend to be honest, not got many of those lately. Not much of a dancer, and the girls are a decent bonus." He said with a laugh, handing the drink to her. "I'm Robyn by the way, Thought if we where going to get to know each other then names might be a good place to start." Taking a sip of his drink he didn't grimace as much as he thought, either he was getting used to it, or more drunk. He wasn't that sure.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina glanced at him in genuine surprise as he mentioned looking for a friend, and it was rare that she was caught off guard when talking to a man. She wasn’t even entirely sure what that meant. There was the chance that he was just incredibly honest... or he could be the incredibly manipulative type who said things that they thought a girl wanted to hear. She wasn’t sure yet. “The only type of ‘friend’ you’re likely to find here would be the one with benefits. Unless that’s what you meant?” she asked as she studied him in renewed interest. What type of game was he playing?


    “I’m Selina,” she offered simply in return. Getting to know each other, huh? “Though not too many of the guys I meet in these places give a damn about my name,” she added with a smirk. “After all, if they’re only hanging around for the night, names aren’t of much use.” Perhaps her blunt words could seem harsh, but she wasn’t entirely sure what it was that Robyn Summers was looking for. Maybe there was something to be said for the fact that she felt almost out of her element when talking to a guy about anything other than sex, but she wouldn’t think about that right now.

[Robyn Summers]

Maybe the answer wasn't what she was expecting as she definitely looked surprised. But then again maybe she wasn't the type that did friends, even so he was happy to have some company, even if it was just for a night. 

"heh, I'll let you make your own mind up on if "Benefits" Come into it." He said with a little laugh, He did note how her words where pretty blunt, but he didn't mind, that was much better than if she had tried to bullshit him. "Well thanks for the name, and I'm not like most guys, You know, I don't really get a chance to get out much, normally spend most of my time up in that academy." Taking a drink from his glass he noted that it was nearly empty. 

Motioning to the bartender he got another drink in for himself, feeling a little bad about earlier still he decided to get Selina another one, if she drank it or not could be her choice.  

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina smirked as she openly looked him over, "I suppose there are always some benefits of hanging around a handsome man," she teased. He didn’t seem to be malicious, as some were when they rejected her advances, but she wasn’t entirely sure if she should take his words at face value either. Perhaps she’d been playing these games too long. Maybe someone was being straight with her for once. Could she trust that? Not really.

    When he talked about not being like other guys, Selina barely stifled a laugh. Didn’t literally every man like to think that? Although, not many had ever confused her quite this much, so maybe he had a point. She gave him a quick once-over as he mentioned the academy, but she was rather positive she hadn’t seen him before. “I spend quite a bit of time at the academy as well,” she admitted as she thanked him for the second drink and took a sip.

    Normally she’d be happy that he was familiar with mutants, because it meant he likely wouldn’t freak out when she took him back to her dorm, but she had a feeling tonight wouldn’t end the way it normally did… or at least, not with him. Part of her wanted to get up and leave, because frankly, she was only here for one reason and that didn’t involve talking… but part of her also found him interesting.

    Perhaps he was merely a different type of distraction than what she’d originally been looking for. Besides, she could leave at any time. "I should probably warn you, Robyn," she said as she grinned at him, "I'm not your best option for a friend, as I don't really do relationships like that, but I also happen to have some time on my hands," she offered with a shrug. If he was just playing a cruel joke, she wouldn't likely see him after tonight anyways except for maybe at the school.

    She wasn't entirely sure what was going to happen with this, and she was slightly wary of him, but she was willing to see where he would take it. Perhaps not knowing was part of what prompted her offer. The unknown was always so fascinating.

[Robyn Summers]

"Well that's true, I never seem to have to wait long at a bar." He replied with a laugh, he wasn't really sure what was going on with her at the moment, but he didn't mind. It beat having no one to talk to at all, and was getting them some glances, from what he assumed was jealous guys.

He hadn't seen her around the academy, but it wasn't that far fetched that there would be mutants that he hadn't seen, or even normal people. Although she didn't seem that interested in being friends, there was a voice in the back of his mind that told him what she came over for. But he didn't really mind, if it happened it happened, if not then it wasn't his loss.

"Well then, how about we keep drinking till one of us drops, that's gotta be better than staying sober in this place." Lips raising into a slight smile, Raising his glass in in a mock toast and downing it in one, baring his teeth at the harsh burn of the liqueur.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina grinned at him and shook her head, “I’ll bet,” she replied easily before glaring at a guy who had been looking for far too long, “Though, I suppose I don’t usually either. It’s more a game of which ones aren’t completely awful and which ones are bearable for a few hours,” she responded with a slightly harsh laugh. He seemed like one to fall in the second category so far.


    She rarely ended up actually liking the guys she met in places like these. Though, he seemed like he could be someone interesting to get to know beyond this… however she was still making up her mind. It took time for her to warm up to anybody, and if he was serious about this whole friend thing, it would take more time than normal just because she was unused to the idea.


    Selina then nodded in agreement to his offer, “Sounds like a good plan to me,” she said as she raised her own glass to his and took another sip. Maybe he was honest. Maybe not. But what was life without a little bit of risk?