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stareatthe_sea in desperatemusic

What will my parents say? (arrival)

Jul 10, 2009 23:28

She had failed them. It was as simple as that. She had tried to go to school, and dropped out. What could be worse?

Now Nina is sitting on a street curb, head in her hands. She really doesn't know what to do. What could she say to her parents? How could she explain that she, the star of the neighborhood, the one who got a scholarship to Stanford-- ( Read more... )

nina rosario, johnny rockfort, in the heights, claude

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johnny_rockfort July 12 2009, 22:55:29 UTC

The guy with a cigarette looks over, and gives her an appraising look.

" Hate to state the obvious, kid, but you're on a boat," he tells her very gravely.

stareatthe_sea July 12 2009, 23:24:03 UTC

She looks up at the sound of his voice.

"I--am?" The question feels stupid as soon as it leaves her lips.

johnny_rockfort July 13 2009, 03:04:58 UTC

"You might consider that the ocean over there could be a clue," he points out, deadpan as ever.

stareatthe_sea July 13 2009, 03:23:44 UTC

Yeah, she looks over and sees it. What. "Oh my god, we are. On a boat, that is."

She pauses another moment and stands up then, straightening herself. "And, um, hi. I'm Nina, I guess."

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aquariusgotlife July 14 2009, 08:45:53 UTC

Being who he is, it didn't take too long for Claude to get used to the whole Boat thing. Granted, it helps that his friends are here, but he feels a strong sense of inner peace that was apparently missing from his life. Between eating, getting high, and meditating, he wanders around the ship - he can't believe how much is stuck into one confined space. The possibilities seem literally endless and Claude feels ... At home.

And he's currently on one of his wanderings when he sees a girl sitting there. She looks, well, like he felt when he got here. Claude goes over to her, walking in a sort of flowing way, and runs his hand ever-so-gently over her hair.

"Hey," he says with a smile, "you need to yipped up."

stareatthe_sea July 14 2009, 16:01:08 UTC

She jumps with a start. "Oh my God, you scared me!" she exclaims, putting her hand over her heart. "Where did you come from? And...'yipped up'? What does that even mean?"

aquariusgotlife July 14 2009, 18:22:04 UTC

Claude steps back a bit. He hadn't intended to scare her.

"Sorry." He holds up his hands like a surrender, then sits himself next to her, leaning on his elbows. "You know ... Cheered up." He'll never get used to people being here from everywhere, though.

stareatthe_sea July 14 2009, 18:48:23 UTC

"...Oh. Well, I guess I do," she says, shrugging. She hadn't thought about that in the midst of her angsting about dropping out.