[Kiel]

“Hahahahaha, I totally will, man!” Kiel giggled, even though he probably wouldn't blame her. Like, it was one thing being all "it's totally Zeph or Chlo or Phenny or whoever's fault!" when he knew them, because they usually knew he was joking and would totally take responsibility when it was serious, but this chick might get the wrong impression again, you know? Not that she'd know if he did blame her, but Kiel would know, you know?

When she refused to give him her number, he pouted. “Awwwww. I'm so not a stalker, man.” It was kind of upsetting, but at the same time he totally understood where she was coming from, so he wouldn't push. He might lack a sense of personal space and decorum and all that, but he really wasn't a stalker, you know? “Here, here, here's mine,” he said instead, and then started patting himself down in search of paper and a pen.

When all he found was the same Hello Kitty stuff he'd accidentally-on-purpose stolen from his baby sister when he first came to the mainland (well, like, it was the only notebook he'd been able to find that didn't have Tad's or his mom's scribbles already all over it), he “Wah!”'d and ducked to the side so Rea couldn't take, like, pictures of him writing in it or something.

He shoved the girly notebook back in his pocket almost before he'd done writing in it, having ripped off the piece he'd scribbled on, and shoved the paper with his number on it right in Rea's face. “Here you go! Like, you can totally call me any time, okay, or text me or whatever, and the only time I won't answer is if I'm, like, in the shower or something.”

'cause, you know, it never even occurred to Kiel that she wouldn't even own a COM.

[Rea]

Rea smiled and politely took his number and slid it into her bag. "Don’t be offended if I don’t call." She stated as she looked back at him. That was not the way to phrase that in anyway shape or form. Quickly she did her best to recover from being rude as her cheeks turned red. "It has nothing to do with not liking you or anything, I don’t have a COM." As was a discussion she had had now several times, if people wanted to talk or discuss things with her it was often better done in person anyways. That was the thing to do with her training, you could not help a person pick an herb or send a concoction through a COM. If you could that would certainly would be interesting, but though she did not have a solid money profit coming in from her work it did her well just studying and learning more about her trade.

"I’m usually around the library here or around Cloud Palace, if not either of those places I’ll be back around there eventually." Her smile broadened. That was the truth if he was really interested in talking or meeting with her it was better to be around there to find her and do it that way. "It was really nice to meet you. Good luck with your boyfriend and your boss." She gave him a smile and a bow.

[Kiel]

Kiel almost swallowed his tongue in surprise, opening his mouth to be all "how the heck can you not have a COM?!" but stopping himself at the last second so that all that came out was a muted “Weh” instead. It... really wasn't any of his business, and it was one of those rare occasions when Kiel didn't feel comfortable enough with someone to act like himself.

He didn't spend a lot of time around the library. Avoided it, actually, but again he didn't feel comfortable enough to say that, or arrange to meet up with her again in a cafe or something, or any of the things he'd normally do. It wasn't like the discomfort of being glare at by a tank who could turn him into a hamburger in ten seconds flat without blinking, or nearly kissing his best friend because she was sad. It was worse, 'cause this chick somehow, like, knew where all his buttons were and even Kiel had a sense of self-preservation.

Kinda.

“You too, man, hahahaha. Only, you know, with the books and stuff, not the boyfriend. I mean, maybe the boyfriend too, I dunno, you know? Hahahahaha, okay, okay, I'm going, I'm going. Byeeeeeeee!” And as he waggled his fingers over his shoulder at her, his kebab long since forgotten, Kiel disappeared around a corner back to work.

((Hee, thanks for the thread, Sarah! It was fun seeing Kiel out of his element. ))