You must be √2 because I'm irrational around you. || 1x1 RP

[Softballpup12]

Ellery is a sweet kid who likes to help out where he can, but can get a little caught up in making choices. His forte is mathematics, and he sometimes can’t get over that situations rarely have one distinct answer as his math problems do. Ellery tries his best to keep an open mind when these frustrations come up and is constantly working on himself. Ellery also knows that he can be very shy at times and awkward when it comes to describing his feelings. In school he keeps a face of calm, playing with his hair to keep from showing his nervousness. Ellery is a very empathetic kalon and is often moved by others emotions. He picks up on them quickly and instantly wants to help if they aren’t feeling great, but his fears often keep him back. Lots of things to work on. When it comes to relationships, Ellery prefers to be around adults rather then kids. He likes their maturity--something he thinks most kids his age lack--and finds their conversations more interesting. Ellery is able to talk animatedly with them, a stark contrast to his silence around other kids. Ellery dreams of becoming a math professor when he grows up, as math is something that can wash away his shyness to allow him to interact easily. Ask him a question or for help, no matter your age, and Elley is happy to chat away.

A sweet computer nerd that struggles in all of her classes but English. She knows almost every coding language there is, but often still struggles to put them to use due to the mathematics getting in the way. She's not your typical, straight-A-student nerd, but is considered one due to her complete obsession with the way computers work. She's really shy and doesn't have many friends. She generally eats lunch in the library and spends that time writing stories for her blog. She writes small snippets about her daily life and doodles hilarious comics about the simplest things. The small amount of popularity she has gained online is because people admire the way she can turn every day, highschool dilemmas into iconic comics that make them seem like your worst nightmare. They're great to look at if you'd like to cheer up with a little laugh. That's what Echo does best!

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[OrangeSocks]

𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕪 "For you final project for this quarter, I am going to split you up into partners to research a theorem." Ms. Cater said. Most of the class buzzed with excitement at the prospect of working with their friends and nervousness at getting stuck with someone they disliked. Ellery shifted his paws into a bridge to support his head as he slumped in his chair. He didn't hate group projects, but he didn't love them either. He had all to often been stuck with kids who didn't want to do their work and nothing in class annoyed him more.

"I know, I know, the dreaded group project." The teacher grinned, shaking her head slightly. "You may be happy to hear that the groups are not randomized, and I took into consideration who will work best with who." Ms. Cater pulled a large piece of paper off the whiteboard, revealing a list of names grouped into pairs, the last few names slightly smeared from being covered. Ellery scanned the list and found his name next to the name Echo. The young kalon glanced across the room and found Echo, who was a few seats to his left. Hopefully she would be an adequate partner. He hadn't interacted with the girl much, but knew that she was good in english as he had peer review one of her papers once. At least she seemed nice.

[Softballpup12]

𝔼𝕔𝕙𝕠 "... the dreaded group project." the teacher called out laughingly, eyes filled with mirth and happiness. Echo's, on the other hand, were not. She froze. She just stared at Mrs. Cater in a silent panic. Math class was the one class in which she thought she was safe. Well, not safe per say, since she sucked at the subject, but there was no one to laugh at her when she failed! At least, not until now. Previously, she kept her head down, pretended she understood what was going on, and came in after school for private help. Not that it did much good. She just couldn't understand how to work her way through a proof or what the heck the difference was between side-angle-side and angle-angle-side. Now someone else was going to let the entire school know that she didn't know crap about math. She was totally screwed. "You may be happy to hear that the groups are not randomized, and I took into consideration who will work best with who." she heard Mrs. Cater say and felt a small amount of tension leave her body. At least Mrs. Cater knew her situation and wouldn't put her with anybody cruel. She patiently waited back as the class surged toward the front to check their partners, not wanting to get caught in the rush, and he looked at her. He seemed to be studying her, and she quickly looked down at her desk, trying desperately to keep a straight face. 'Nope. This isn't happening. It is not.' she prayed. If Ellery was her partner, her brain would turn to even worse mush, and she wouldn't even be able to speak. She'd make a mess of everything. She'd probably trip over something, break everything in sight, including him, and chronically injure him, sending him to the hospital and forever in his eyes becoming an obstacle to avoid. Of course, he definitely wasn't her partner. 'Definitely not.'

[OrangeSocks]

𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕪 The crowd near the board dispersed as kids met with their partners, cries of joy mixed with a few sighs of frustration dissipating. It's impossible to make everyone happy, but Ms. Cater did her best and Ellery was grateful for that. Placing his paws on his desk, the young Kalon stood up from his chair quietly and started to make his way over to Echo, who now had an empty desk next to her. She was staring down at her desk intensely, perhaps studying something that had been carved into the wood? Ellery always liked the little doodles and words kids before them had decided to leave, they told stories. Maybe that would be something they had in common? Ellery stopped wondering as he finally reached her desk. He wasn't the best at starting conversations but with a deep breath he managed: "Hey Echo... uh, mind if I sit next to you?" Hopefully, that was a good start. Ellery found himself tugging at his hair, his paws twisting the strands into a knot and then pulling it apart. It was a habit he developed to keep himself from showing any nervous emotion when he had to break out of his comfort zone. The constant need to brush his hair was worth it to keep his facade of calm.

[Softballpup12]

𝔼𝕔𝕙𝕠 Echo had no clue that he was headed in her direction. She was simply searching for doodles she could pretend to study on the desk, but regretfully there were none. As the crowd dispersed, she went to go check who her partner was for sure, so she stood up from her desk to see Ellery there, and then his melodic voice blessed her ears.

"Hey, Echo, Mind if I sit next to you?" He asked while running his fingers through his soft, silky locks of pure heaven--- She blinked. Her mouth was locked into an O-shape and she opened and closed her mouth like a fish underwater. She knew she was staring but she just couldn't help it. He was, kind, smart, funny, and absolutely gorgeous. Then she realized he was waiting for her response.

"Absolutely! I'd love that! I mean, not love it, but feel free to sit down! Not that I don't like you or anything, but I don't like you too much... Agh, sorry. I don't know what I'm saying." Echo stuttered, groaning towards the end and smiling sheepishly towards Ellery as she blushed in embarrassment. "Anyway, sure! Take a seat. Are you my partner for the group project then?" She asked, crossing her fingers in her lap as she settled back into the desk.

[OrangeSocks]

𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕪 Ellery blinked a few times before responding, slightly taken aback at Echo's small outburst. What did she mean by all that? After short pause Ellery smiled at her, realizing she might just be as nervous as he was. "It's okay, I get it. And yes, I am. I hope we can work well together!" Ellery eased himself into the chair, pulling it forward as he did so that he could face Echo. He never liked working shoulder to shoulder, there was always the worry that the person next to him would be looking at him and judging or something without Ellery noticing. It was a silly fear, he knew that, but he still had to act on it. Besides, many other kids were pulling desks around to face one another. It wasn't strange. Ellery pulled out his laptop, relieved that he had remembered to grab his bag when he walked over. "So... do you have a theorem or mathematician in mind yet for us to do our project on? I have a few ideas but I want to check if you have any." Ellery watched Echo as he waited for her response, noticing her features unlike he had before. She was an attractive girl with long blue hair and cute curled ears... The young kalon felt his cheeks warm. Why was his mind going there? He was here to do his work, not notice a girl's appearance for the first time. And besides, he didn't even know what her personality was. That was the most important thing when it comes to interest in another person, no matter the situation. Ellery sighed quietly and grinned at his ridiculous thoughts.

[Softballpup12]

𝔼𝕔𝕙𝕠 Echo blushed a little in embarrassment before shaking her head. "I'm not that math savvy, so sorry, but no, I don't have any ideas at the moment." Ellery's seemingly random smile was infectious, and something about him just seemed to make her relax a little. He almost gave off a vibe that told her he wouldn't judge her, so she relaxed a bit to get started on the project. She knew she'd at least try her best. She smiled back as he grinned, and tilted her head. "I'd love to hear your ideas though, I mean if you'd be willing to share them. I can try to think of some if you'd prefer to have more options?" She asked, attempting to carefully navigate her words in order to keep away from a repeat of that total word vomit she'd had earlier. That was not one of her proudest moments...

[OrangeSocks]

𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕪 "Hey, it's fine." Ellery said lightly, opening his computer and quickly pulled open two tabs. He typed in a few things, before showing his screen to Echo. "There's the Pythagorean theorem and Ceva's theorem. Those are the two I thought of." Ellery thought for a second as he turned the screen around again. "The first one might be easier to find information about though." He pulled up a webpage about the theorem's history and began to quickly scroll through. "We can always look up some other ones. Those were just the ones that came to mind." Ellery suggested as he glanced up at Echo, trying to gauge her reaction. She seemed to have relaxed from her stammering before and had mirrored his smile. It calmed him to see that she wasn't, or at least didn't seem, as nervous as she had been.

[Softballpup12]

𝔼𝕔𝕙𝕠 "I know the Pythagorean Theorem pretty well, but I'd be open to exploring Ceva's Theorem a bit, since from what I know of it, it's pretty straightforward. Though I think you're right, it'll be easier to find info on the Pythagorean Theorem, especially when it comes to the section about the theorist himself. Pythagoras was more well known," Echo replied thoughtfully. "We could always keep that on hand but explore other options?" She offered. This project didn't seem like it'd be too bad, as long as she kept her cool, that is. She could survive the next week or two talking to Ellery without embarrassing herself too much... Right?

[OrangeSocks]

𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕪 Ellery nodded, tracing the keypad of his computer with his finger as he thought. "You're right about the Pythagorean Theorem, and if we could claim it before anyone else does we would be able to get started pretty easily." Easily. The Pythagorean Theorem, because it was so well known, might be considered an easy option for a project. Ellery suddenly was caught between wanting to have a simple and straightforward project, and wanting to have an impressive and well thought out project. " Because it is a well known one, I would prefer to put a little more effort into our research then what is required..." Ellery paused, realizing he had said that last bit out loud. Not everyone wanted to do extra work and he couldn't force his "try hard" attitude on others. "Of course, I won't force you to! I, uh, just like to do as well as possible." He grinned sheepishly at Echo, hoping he hadn't made things too awkward. "We could make a really cool project about the theorem!" Yeah, that might patch it up.