Like You Might Make A Mistake (Tim)

[Tim Tawfeek]

"I can, actually," said Tim, grinning wide. "I can't, like, fly though, because I don't have wings and junk. And fireflies are the tasty one," there, he could actually manage a joke. Then a little laugh, a real one, as Lux mentioned the bat fact. He nodded; of  course he knew that. The bats told him as much, though he'd of course done some research on the fact right after he'd found out that he'd ended up with one of the weirdest powers in existence.

Though apparently weird enough to get Lux's interest. Which again had Tim doing a happy little dance in his head. a little chibi version of himself was totally doing the cabbage patch in his mind. Love it. Whenever. "Sure thing, just, uh, give me your number when we're, uh, done here and I can, like, set the date or something," should he call it a date? He totally shouldn't. She's nice, so she'd be all like I can totally pay him back by going on a date with him and .... you know what, Tim was totally okay with that. If he got to go on a date with Lux out of this, then it was so totally, totally worth it. So okay. So very, very okay. more than okay. Awesome.

Attention, fuss, ignorance, and Tim was nodding. "Well, yeah, I guess. but people need to know, you know?" he tried to look like he was much more invested in this than he totally actually was. Hopefully she didn't go digging and see all his vlogs talking about all the hotties in the school, of which she was probably his most mentioned one. "Oh yeah, I've got, like, a fair amount. Tons. I get like, five thousand hits," which was a lot for a nobody. "One of my vids almost went viral," the one about him crashing into a tree. Please don't let her find that one. Please, Fate, be nice. (Or Melusine, Tim's imaginary deity that produced lovely creatures)

Word, of  course, duh, because homework. He should've figured that. It pulled up, and the recovery screen came up, "Okay," said Tim, nodding, "see if it pulls up everything you were working on. And if it doesn't, then, like, lemme know, and I can use the drive and pull stuff, I swear." He wasn't lying either, if he could route things well enough, he could totally pull up some data. He just wasn't sure how well he'd be able to reformat it.

[Luxanna Viera]

''Can't you eat insects that aren't pretty? Like... Worms. Worms aren't pretty. Like, at all,'' she suggested with a smile. She really did love fireflies; They were pretty and there was something awfully magical about watching them swarm over for example a lake or something. It was truly a beautiful sight to behold. Though, Lux wasn't exactly a fan of going around water. She couldn't swim, and even with an ability that more or less prevented her from drowning, she didn't feel safe.

If there was anything behind his words, another meaning or whatever, it was completely lost on the timid girl. ''Sounds good,'' she nodded. Hopefully she'd remember to actually give him her number, or that he'd remind her. Though, that shouldn't be a problem, right? No, she could do this. She wasn't going to back out now and run away like the awkward little girl she was. ''Actually... Just so I don't forget,'' she said and leaned over for a piece of paper on the opposite side of the desk. Pulling it closer, she reached for a pen she had used for writing notes (She didn't reach for her notebook, because that meant actually leaning over the guy, and from the reactions she had gotten from touching him... Well). Scribbling down her number, she ripped the paper in half and handed it to him. ''There.''

He did make a valid point. And it was one she couldn't really argue with. ''Yeah, you're right,'' she said, nodding. She really wished she could make a difference too, but it wasn't exactly in her nature. Maybe she was a little selfish for not crawling out of her comfort zone and putting the word out there, but.. She didn't know. What could she possibly do, anyways? It wasn't like anyone would listen to her. She didn't have a single charismatic bone in her body, that much she was certain of. ''Five thousand? Wow, that's impressive.'' She had to admit, she hadn't seen or heard of a single one of his videos, but again, she wasn't exactly a social butterfly, so she tended to find out about these things much later.

''It's not really that important,'' she said, smiling, ''I mean, I can always redo it.'' Besides, she did prefer writing this stuff for hand, as previously stated. ''So even if it doesn't show up, I don't think you should bother. I have my notes, so redoing it shouldn't take too long.'' And with that, she waited for the word document to load, checked the 'last edits', and found nothing. Chuckling, the brunette shrugged, ''Well, there's another proof of my luck. Seriously, don't touch me, it might rub off on you.'' She grimaced at him before laughing. No, she wasn't really going to have him do more work than what he already had, and before he could protest, the adaptor exited the program and clicked on the log out button.

''Thanks for fixing the computer though. I really appreciate it.''

[Tim Tawfeek]

"I'm joking, honest!" said Tim, holding up his hands, seriously worried that Lux wouldn't  get it. He really hoped he wasn't that hard to read or anything, but he just couldn't be certain right now. He didn't want to take any chances, not when his luck was already performing this well. In fact, it looked like his luck was about to get even better which he hadn't thought possible until this moment. For Lux was actually getting out a piece of paper and writing down a number. He took it and tried to pretend like this happened all the time. Beautiful girls totally handed Tim Tawfeek their numbers, like, every day. Psh, more like every hour. And he definitely wasn't thinking of framing this when he  got home or anything.

"Yeah, totally impressive," he said. He then felt like he should tone it down a little, "I mean, not every vid gets those kind of hits. 'cuz not every issue is as, uh, noticeable." There, that way when she checked, she'd find that out. Though Tim supposed it was really reaching to think that she would check. He probably hadn't made an impression on her at all. She probably had guys doing this all the time. Okay, yeah, sure, she never did when he saw her, and she kind of looked lonely, but, yeah, it totally happened. Totally.

"Really, I could, it's not that big of a deal," he offered, looking over at her, trying not to sound like he was practically desperate to help her. That would just sad and pathetic and completely one hundred percent accurate. "It's really---" he tried again, but she was already logging off and stuff. "Yeah, uh, sure, no problem. Happens all the time," he reached for his flash drive, wiggling it out. "So, uh, yeah, um, right. I don't think you're unlucky or anything, really. See?" and he reached out to touch her nose with his finger. Then he seemed to realize that he was, in fact, poking her nose and withdrew, feeling like a complete and utter dork. He should just go. Now. run for the door. maybe text her when he got out so she didn't think he was leaving because of her. Shame that his feet weren't working though.

[Luxanna Viera]

''I'm sure you deserve even more view, because it sounds to me like you put a lot of work into it,'' she said. ''And I'm sure they're all interesting enough to get them. It's a shame you can't send them all viral.'' Though, she could easily understand why since mutants was still considered dangerous, and with SPECTRE running around... Well, she wouldn't have risked it if she was him. And to imagine the trouble he'd get in with the school staff, let alone if anyone from SPECTRE actually saw it.

Blinking, the brunette's eyes widened as he... Did he seriously just touch her nose? And just like that, she felt the heat flare up in her cheeks. She was rendered unable to speak once more. She simply sat there with her cheeks flushed and her mouth closed. It was such a small and simple gesture, sure, but it had come so out of nowhere, she wouldn't have expected it to happen in a million years. She could not move, and she could not speak.

''Uh...'' was all she managed to muster out. She wanted to flail her arms, or say anything a little more coherent, but it was almost as if her brain had shut itself off and left the timid girl staring at the other boy dumbfoundedly.

Seriously, had he just poked her nose?

[Tim Tawfeek]

Tim was tempted to go on about his views and stuff, talk about how he could generate hits or something, maybe slide something ultra smooth in there about how if he had a pretty girl luck Lux on board they'd all be lining up to watch his stuff. However, this was Tim, and his awkwardness knows no bounds. hence the nose boop and the consequential staring between the two of them.

"Uh, yeah, that was, um, so, like, you're not, uh, contagious and, uh, stuff," said Tim. "Because I touched you. And, stuff." He stood there, blinking, realizing that he had yet again done that thing which was apparently now a thing for him, that thing wherein he said something and then explained that something. He backed up again, this time narrowly missing the computer desk.

He then zigged back to his seat, ducked down, pulled out his phone and the number, and immediately texted Lux with a "just wanted to make sure I had the right number and stuff," then leaned over to call across the room: "Not that I think you'd lie to me or anything!" while waving his phone.

He should just open up his mouth and stick his foot in, save them the trouble.

[Luxanna Viera]

Needless to say, and also incredibly obvious by now, this situation the pairing had found themselves in was awkward. It wasn't really his fault or anything, it was simply two very awkward beings trying their best at conversing and simply failing miserably at it. Luxanna was trying her best to calm her nerves, but casually being touched was bad enough, but something like that... It threw her off. It struck her as a very affectionate way of touching someone, in which she was sure he hadn't meant it like, and it just... She didn't know.

And then he stood up and sort of backed away, making the entire situation just seem a lot more embarrassing than what it had really needed to be, ''You don't hav-'' she stopped as she felt her phone vibrating. Flicking it up, Luxanna's eyebrows arched upwards and she turned around, looking at the boy again. ''You're odd,'' she said finally. This time she smiled, and shook her head. ''Though, not in a bad way,'' she added quickly, in case he got offended. She didn't want to offend him.

Standing up, the brunette took a few unsteady steps towards him; She didn't want it to seem like she didn't want him around, but she didn't want to step on his toes. After all, he had sort of ran away from her for a reason; Whatever the reason was. Had she really made it that awkward by reacting the way she did? Well, of course she had. She had blushed, not said a word and just stared at him. How much more creepy could she make it?

''I'm Lux by the way,'' she said as she realized they hadn't really introduced one another yet. ''And I'm sorry for reacting like that, I uh, guess you caught me a little off guard.''

[Tim Tawfeek]

Odd? Just as Tim was about to admit that he got that a lot, she said "though not in a bad way," and Tim couldn't help but do a little arm pump of sheer victory. He was odd, in a good way! That was, like, the best compliment he'd gotten in, like, weeks. From Lux no less! He really just wanted to sort of do the party dance but had to settle for his chibi version doing it. Said chibi had now moved on from the cabbage patch to flipping pancakes, which was pretty much the whole extent of Tim's dancing ability.

Now Lux was  coming toward him. Tim popped out of his seat, then realized that that could have been weird, so he sat right back down. Then she introduced herself and he popped right back up again. "I know. I mean, I'm Tim. I know from class, and clubs and stuff and--uhhhh, I'm just really weird. Like super weird," he pursed his lips and nodded a few times. "That's why I did the nose thing. Because I'm weird. And, yeah, real weird. You can totally run away now and I promise not to hold it against you. I probably will call you though," he held up his phone, "because, yeah, weird. Did I mention that I'm weird?"

Could he just crawl under the desk now? Or maybe summon a swarm of bats to come and envelop him and take him off to the magical batland? Man, that would be super cool right now. Let's do that instead of having him awkwardly attempt to sabotage himself with a girl he'd been crushing on since, like, the second time he saw her.

[Luxanna Viera]

Laughing, Luxanna cocked her head to the side. She remained where she stood though, because the boy was talking a lot, and very fast; She didn't exactly want to see him catch on fire or die or something. He was just as bad at this as she was, so she'd show him enough respect and keep her distance. If anything, he could move closer whenever he felt comfortable enough to. ''It's okay,'' she reassured him with a smile, ''And I'm not going to run away, so don't worry. Besides being weird means you're unique and unique is a good thing in a world where there's so many people trying to be something else,'' she mused, looking down at the ground. She fiddled with her hair nervously before continuing, ''Weird is good,'' she repeated.

''And I wouldn't mind that. You calling me, I mean.''

She didn't really mind his awkwardness. Sure, it made her feel a little uncomfortable and out of place, but it was sort of nice knowing that there was someone else besides her feeling that way, you know? It was comforting in a very screwed up kind of way. Even under these circumstances, she was happy. Like really, genuinely happy. It was a big step for her, and making a new friend who didn't run away the first chance he or she got was... It was nice. Very nice. ''It's nice formally meeting you then, Tim.''

And she could use more friends than Jack and her baby brother. Jack was often doing whatever Jack always did, and even if he was her best friend, they didn't share a whole lot of interests. Lux was a lot calmer and less outspoken, while Jack was... Honest. Disgustingly so.

[Tim Tawfeek]

No running, and then something about how unique was really a good thing. It sounded a little Mickey Mouse on the surface, practically filled of cliches and Care Bear fluff. But Lux said it, more than that, she sounded like she meant it, almost like, like she was talking about herself. Lux couldn't be weird though, could she? That would just be...

...freaking awesome, actually.

Wouldn't mind being called? Tim couldn't help it. He raised his clenched firsts heavenward and mouthed thank you to the kind deities who were clearly looking out for him on this most Fated of days. He then realized that he was literally doing this in front of said girl, so he lowered his arms and shuffled his feet. "I mean, yeah, that's cool. I'll totally do that, and stuff."

He was tempted to add another "psh" but he was pretty sure he'd used up his hourly limit on those. So he kinda of shifted nervously, wondering if he should attempt to push his luck and ask if this was actually a date. Probably not; she probably just wanted a friend. You hung out with the weird guys with the awesome awkwardness (see: Tim), but you ended up with the guys who were super hawt and junk (see... uh, Count Drogo, maybe or something?).

"Nice formally meeting you too," if nice meant like something out of his freaking dreams, "and stuff. You're cool," that was neutral, right? He could say that to someone he just met? It wasn't the whole you have a beautiful smile thing that he'd put up on his vlog...

...Mel, did he hope she didn't watch that...

[Luxanna Viera]

Pressing her lips together to prevent herself from laughing at his... Whatever that was supposed to be, Luxanna arched her eyebrows in an amused manner. He sort of reminded her a little of a hyperactive hamster, or maybe a puppy. Either way, it was adorable. But she couldn't say that, could she? Guys didn't like being called adorable from what she had gathered. They liked being called something manly, and well... Tim wasn't exactly manly. Like, at all. But again, she didn't want to say that. ''Sounds good,'' she chirped cheerfully.

''You are cool too,'' she mused. Okay, things was a little less uncomfortable and the brunette had somehow managed to rid herself of most of the blush, and her heart wasn't galloping in her heart. She could even think straight now, and that was a bonus.

And no, the amazing deity wasn't going to force the timid creature into watching all the awkwardness. ...Yet.

So, what now? She was starting to run out of things to talk about without making things odd again. Turning around to gather up her stuff, which was basically just her notebook; She didn't really carry a whole lot of stuff around with her dorm being so close and all. ''Well, I'm going to go grab something to drink, and possibly eat,'' she said before turning around again, ''So I guess I'll wait for your call? Unless you wanna join of course.'' Though, something told her he wouldn't. And if he did, well she's be surprised. And probably very happy too, because that meant she had done something right. ''And please, don't feel forced to just because I asked,'' she added quickly.

[Tim Tawfeek]

Sounds good; him  calling her sounded good. Tim was seriously beginning to wonder if he should be on the lookout for a prank camera or something. Surprise! You've been punked! But no, no, she was probably just still being nice and stuff. Super nice. Man, she was just freaking amazing. Who actually got better when you started to get to know them like this? Okay, maybe realer or something, but realer could sometimes be better, apparently. The proof stood right in front of Tim now. Calling him cool. Pinch him, seriously.

So... what now? Should he go back to his work or... well, he'd just been kind of working ahead. Should he offer to help her with her work? She seemed to be okay with losing a portion of it, so she was probably pretty smart too. She seemed smart. Talked smart. Maybe he should be asking her if she wanted something to eat? No, no, she probably didn't want to spend more time with him. Or maybe she did, since she was super nice, and kind, and she smelled good.

"Oh, yeah, eat and drink," said Tim, a little disappointed that it sounded like she was just gonna leave him there. Then she asked, like legitimately asked him if he wanted to tag along to get stuff. Yeah, sure, there was a thing about wondering about his call and junk, but she seriously just asked if he wanted to tag along and get food and stuff. Then... then she almost sounded like she was forcing him to go.

"are you kidding me? I'd love to hang out with you some more!" he said. "That's like... just let me get my stuff real quick," and then Tim started generally flailing about, poking the computer and wiggling his flash drive out (screw removing a device safely, ain't nobody got time for that) and all but throwing stuff into his bag. He definitely didn't want to give her a chance to change her mind. "So, like are you thinking the cafeteria or something? Or like grabbing something out of the vending machine or something?" He looked up at her, still attempting to pack. Which really proved that he should be doing more looking at what he was doing, seeing as he kept kind of flailing and attempting to shove stuff that definitely was not his into the bag. Like the computer mouse, for example.

[Luxanna Viera]

''Awesome,'' she chirped with a chuckle. Pulling the notebook against her chest, Luxanna started moving towards the door as she waited for him to finish packing up his stuff, though he seemed to be having some trouble doing just that. ''I don't mind either, so it's whatever,'' she shrugged. Luxanna wasn't exactly the pickiest eater. As long as there was food, she'd most likely eat it. Unless it was a bloody horse heart or something. That was just nasty. ''What do you feel like eating?''

However, when she noticed the computer mouse going into his back, the girl laughed again, ''I think you uh... If you're trying to rob the school, you might want to be a little more subtle about it,'' she said, nodding towards the mouse. ''It's a pretty mouse, but I really think you could do a lot better shoplifting.'' Not that he struck her as the kind of person who stole. Hopefully he wouldn't think she meant it that way either.

Leaning against the door, Luxanna crossed her feet and while she waited, she ran her hand through her hair. Sort of twirling the messy curls around her index finger. She leaned her chin against the edge of the notebook and pursed her lips. She was sort of starting to regret that she didn't call him adorable while she had the chance, but from the amount of compliments she had paid him already and the way he reacted to them, well, she wasn't the best at CPR.

[Tim Tawfeek]

"Uh, well, if you're really hungry we should, like, head to the cafeteria or something,' offered Tim, smiling a little awkwardly. She'd flipped the question back on him, and he was tempted to say that he really wasn't all that hungry, which would technically be true and all but might make things awkward for Lux if she was hungry. "Cafeteria will totally work," he said, figuring that someone might as well go ahead and make a decision here. Plus, nobody said he had to eat a full meal at the cafeteria. He could just get some fries or something. Or a smoothie, or something equally noncommittal or something.

Then she mentioned robbing the school, which had Tim stop and wrinkle his brow. "What are---ah, mouse," he said, repeating what she'd said. He chuckled at the thought of shoplifting the mouse and rose back up. Though he really wanted to mostly just stare at Lux some more, he instead elected to begin carefully sorting through things, placing everything back where it belonged, even giving it a few pats. He then bent low, looking at his own stuff. Lux wasn't going anywhere, at least not anytime soon. So he could take his time, get stuff in order. She'd be cool with it. She was cool. Super cool.

Okay, so she might have been leaning against the door or something, but she was waiting, so that was what mattered. Tim nodded a few more times, looked about, and then seemed more or less satisfied. He zipped up his bag and tossed it over his shoulders, pausing to adjust his glasses. "Ready!" he said, walking toward Lux. He patted his bag as he moved. "And without anything that's not mine, promise." he grinned at her, then gestured, "so, if the lady would like to go first," yeah, that was cool, chivalrous and like 200% less awkward than he'd been just a few moments ago. He could totally do this. Smooth Tim, picking up the super cool, beautiful girl. Totally could happen.

[Luxanna Viera]

''Alright, the cafeteria it is,'' Luxanna chirped with a gleeful smile. She was hungry, but not that hungry. She could have just as easily agreed to go to a vending machine instead, but as long as he didn't feel uncomfortable with it, the brunette was fine. And he did seem a little excited about it, which made her happy. It was actually rather interesting to watch him, as Luxanna's only friend was Jack and the two of them were entirely different. While Jack was crude and outspoken, this guy was more awkward and maybe even a little foolish. It was surprisingly refreshing and the timid girl found herself enjoying his company -- and in turn, his awkwardness made her feel a little less awkward.

Covering her mouth to stifle a giggle; She couldn't get over the fact of how whimsical and utterly adorable the entire thing seemed. He had his head in the clouds, and all though she couldn't understand why, she still found it somewhat admirable. Was that how people viewed her too when she acted the same way? Nah, she doubted it. Because if they had, she was sure she'd have a lot more friends. Or maybe he was simply more social than what she was? It did make her wonder, and it wasn't like she wasn't content with having just Jack, but... Well, yeah. It was Jack.

After offering Tim a smile, Luxanna walked through the doorway and folded her arms with the notebook behind her back. She couldn't help but to be nervous and if she keep her hands out of sight, she wouldn't end up twiddling her thumbs or something stupid like that. ''I think you could do better than that mouse though,'' she said, ''It didn't look like it wanted to join anyways.'' Because it was connected to the computer, duh. Hey, Luxanna had never claimed jokes were her thing.

''So, what do you do besides fixing stranger's computers?''

[Tim Tawfeek]

Cafeteria... cafeteria meant public place, public places meant that people would see them. He would actually be seen eating with a real life girl who happened to look freakin' beautiful. By now, Tim was even over the whole "this isn't really happening to me" thing and was just willing to go along with it. Lux really was this friendly; he really had gotten this lucky, and he might as well enjoy it while he could. Heck, she was even giggling now.

"You should do that more often, the giggling thing," he said, pausing for a moment to adjust his glasses again, "because you've got a really pretty smile and, uh, yeah," and boy, was he glad that blushing didn't show up very well on his skin. At least he had his stuff and he was by the door by now, being all chivalrous and stuff. Oh look, she was smiling and stuff. "Yeah, like that," he said, pointing. He was tempted to tap her near the mouth, but he was pretty sure that he'd already violated Lux's personal space enough for the limited time he'd been near her. Though part of Tim wanted to do some more poking and prodding to confirm that she was real and not some illusion that someone had conjured for him (people could suck sometimes).

He laughed at the lame computer joke, this time actually sounding a little normal. He could appreciate a dorky sense of humor: he had one from time to time. He adjusted his stuff one last time. "Well, uh, I blog, a lot, and write, like I said," he said, pausing to lick his lips and try to think, "aaand, well, I do sometimes do stuff for, like fun. Like build stuff and all. I've got a bud who can build, like, anything, so I sometimes hang out with him, think stuff up. what about you? What do you like to do when you aren't activating the blue screen of death?"