Watching the Wheels

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:20 pm

Will sat on a bench, sipping a drink, just....people-watching.

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by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:53 am

"Enjoying the day?" Tereza said, switching her backpack from one shoulder to the other as she approached.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:07 am

"It's been pretty good so far. Hiya, Tereza!"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:13 am

"How're classes treating you?" She set the backpack on the ground and joined him on the bench.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:37 am

"Alright. Surprisingly easy, actually. Like, I see people struggling in the calculus class, but it all seems really simple, when you stop to think about it."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:15 pm

"Everyone has different things they're good at. Some work well in class, others not so much."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:04 pm

"I suppose you're right. It just all seems so familiar."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:05 pm

"What do you mean? Familiar how?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:58 pm

"Hard to put it more clearly than that. Just, like, a lot of it goes down as 'oh yeah, I know that!', and everyone else seems to be struggling," Will shrugged. "Just weird things."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:02 pm

"Everyone comes in with different experiences, I guess. Stuff they've already been through. Maybe you've been through some of this stuff before?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:05 pm

Will shook his head. "Not that I can remember, at least. Maybe I'm just naturally talented, or something."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:14 pm

"Lucky you," she said with a smirk. "Only thing I'm halfway decent at is freezing things and busting heads. I suppose I have a bright future as a freezer alternative."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:14 pm

"That's a noble and bold profession," Will nodded, cracking a small grin.

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:16 pm

"Someone has to keep the ice cream from melting. Otherwise all you've got is ice cream soup."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:27 pm

"I've never tried ice cream soup, but I'm pretty sure the ice cream wouldn't appreciate it," Will nodded.

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:34 pm

"Can't recommend it really," she said, ice forming on one of her hands before she started tossing the ice back and forth in her hands. "I like that they keep ice cream in the cafeteria. I don't know why, but it's... comforting I guess."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:47 pm

"I'm not sure I understand. Why would that be comforting?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:53 pm

She thought for a long moment. "Ice cream's a treat, right? So if someone cares enough to have treats on hand, it means someone cares, yeah?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 8:07 pm

"Ahhh.

Well, of course they care. I mean, they built this whole university and everything, right?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:04 pm

"It is nice, but it's not quite the same. Seeing to the necessities and seeing to the niceties are two different things. Does that make sense?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:05 pm

"Yeah, I think I get that. The difference between doing the bare minimum and going the extra mile."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:37 pm

"Yeah. I think that's why it's nice that there's ice cream." She paused, "God, school is making me philosophical."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:51 pm

"Isn't it supposed to do that?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:55 pm

"If you're majoring in philosophy, sure. I'm not."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:21 pm

"What ARE you majoring in?"

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:25 pm

"At the moment, general studies. Not sure what I want to do with my future."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:27 pm

"Huh. We've got the same major, at least for now.

I was thinking about changing it, though."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:32 pm

"I probably should before next term. This much freedom is hard."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:13 am

"Yeah," Will nodded. "Making decisions means you can make the wrong ones."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:16 am

"I have a track record for doing that, so I sort of know what bad decisions look like. Probably will still make them."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:17 am

"Yeah, I don't really have a track record, and already I'm not doing great. I guess live and learn."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:23 am

"You seem to be doing fine to me."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:00 am

"Eh," he said, shaking his hand back and forth. "People are still hard. Made an ass of myself in a surprisingly non-literal way. Live and learn, I suppose."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:13 am

"You want to talk about it?"

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:18 am

"Eh, not really that much to say," Will shrugged.

"I had feelings for someone, they didn't feel the same way. I guess it happens? I mean, that's what people tell me."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:26 am

"It does sometimes. Doesn't make it any easier when it does happen."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:36 am

"Just have to accept it and move on, I suppose. Ah well. Plenty of more things to experience out here."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:42 am

"Yeah. Have you been to London yet?"

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:55 am

"Not yet. Maldon was already pretty big for me."

by **Tereza Rozanov** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:51 pm

"We should go down to London. I know some people in Lambeth that we could crash with. You'd probably have a good time."

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