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age ;; eighteen
skills ;; slopestyle, halfpipe
crush ;; skyler's pretty
location ;; the lobby
mood ;; sleepy, outgoing

tagged ;; austin, felix, claire,
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xxxxx"It's got to be some kind of record." roussel said in reply to austin, elbows on his knees. he looked around the lobby, spotting all the strange looks he got. he definitely was a different character, one that often took a little longer to warm up to than most. but he didn't mind, he was having fun. the fact that he would be here until summer time was a little unreal to the boy, he never actually attended school with others--he was homeschooled. most kids in quebec were. but it was crucial for roussel, seeing as his schedule has been busy ever since the day he was born. as he aged, snowboarding, his parent's divorce, and his relatives in france guaranteed an even busier schedule for the boy. "ugh, I way too much to drink last night, why am I here. I can smell colors." roussel held his head in his hands.

xxxxxthat probably was a strange thing to hear, considering they were in british colombia where he wasn't the drinking age--but back home in montreal, he was allowed to drink, and so were his friends. it was his going away party, it was a celebration. he should have thought things through, but he didn't. thinking things through would make him a complete killjoy for a party that was thrown for him. roussel slowly sat up once more, eyes on the coaches.

xxxxxwhilst the instructors spoke roussel gave them his undivided attention, but he couldn't help but cringe slightly as the male instructor butchered his name. it was ok though, he was used to it. french was very different from english, he learned this a long time ago when learning english at the age of eight. when roussel first met felix at age ten, his english was so terrible, it was a surprise that felix even knew what he was trying to say, or that he even wanted to befriend him.

xxxxx"well, it looks like we're not on the same team, buddy." roussel let out a long sigh, but quickly perked up once more. "they probably didn't want us destroying the competition, it wouldn't be fair." he smiled a wide smile, and then noticed claire walking over. "so now you believe me, eh?" roussel smirked, looking up at the girl, then back at felix. when she brought up that he said something, roussel stood up, grabbing his things. "that is my cue, get em tiger." roussel winked at felix, and hurried away from the seats where felix couldn't pursue him.

xxxxxroussel laughed a chuckle to himself, and pulled out phone. more missed calls, his mom was probably freaking out, so roussel quickly dialed her number to return her call. immediately, the boy was bombarded with a yelling french woman on the other line. roussel cringed, and held the phone away from his aching ear. he let out a long sigh, and pressed the phone back to his ear. "maman, maman. je suis ok." he quickly replied, hoping to calm her nerves. nope, nothing. she continued to yell. it got to the point where roussel burst out in laughter. maybe from stress, maybe from his severe lack of sleep. "non! je ne me moque pas de vous." he let out a grunt, and began to walk with his phone still pressed to his ear.

xxxxxthe woman on the other line continued to yell, but she was running out of things to yell, so roussel's 'ok' s became less frequent. his eyes stayed pinned on the floor. his attention was to his mother on the phone, and not on the people infront of him--so when he bumped into a girl, he was surprised to say the least. roussel quickly looked up at the girl, and immediately began to speak. "sorry. I'm sorry." he quickly said, angling the phone still on his ear so his mother couldn't here. "je dois y aller, maman. je t'aime." roussel said very quickly into the phone before hanging up.

xxxxxroussel rubbed the back of his neck in an uncharacteristically nervous way. the girl was pretty. not the kind of pretty that anyone could say lightly, either. the kind of pretty that could probably lead an army with absolutely no helping hands. it was intimidating. it suddenly felt like there were lumps in his throat as if the girl would snap his neck just for apologizing. "are you looking for someone?" roussel snapped out of it, and fixed his hazel eyes on the girl.

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name: piper eligah scott
nickname: just piper
location: the lobby/room
feeling: shy
tags: claire, heyden
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As she removed the beanie, Piper began running her fingers through her long cascading locks which fell as the snow does down her back, detangling the blonde mess, styling it so it would lie over her shoulders, parting it with fumbling fingers blindly at the back of her head. The case that protected her snowboard whilst transporting it lay flatly on her knee, unsure of where to place it. She remembered the moment when she was awarded this snowboard; at the age of fourteen when she came first place in a railjam competition, against fierce competitors older than her. It held a graffiti style pink board, filled with different writing and an imprinted with an image of the outline of a wolf, on one side. It was customized, a unique board who belonged only to Piper, and she was thankful for her parents to gift it to her.

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Piper absorbed the information the coaches gave to her like a sponge, focused, determined, driven to become the best she could be. Team one, Coach Masters, Felix, Aurora, Piper, Bradley, Heyden. Heyden. Heyden. Why was it that name snagged at her mind, clinging to her conscious? She couldn’t afford distractions. She was one of the youngest at the academy, at sixteen, everything she could learn, it could give her the upper hand, and distractions were something that she had to forbid, but perhaps she couldn’t, not this one. Not him. The youthful snowboard bit at her lip, inhaling deeply, just beginning to process the new intake of fresh information.

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A new voice sent her surging back to reality, only managing to heed the final words of her sentence. Claire, her roommate. Piper’s emotive green eyes peered up towards the girl who had introduced herself, acknowledging the greeting and gently shaking her hand with nimble fingers. However, her stomach turned, as if she was on a rollercoaster, but an unexpected drop caused her inners to flip and fight, like her butterflies took flight inside her, trying to get out. Her shyness appeared in full force as she removed her gloves, and offered her hand, so slightly shaking, towards the boy. She dared herself to shift her vision onto his, and did so, her eyes consumed by the timidity, but it retreated back down to the ground in an instant. But she looked at him as if she was in a dream, studying him at a glance, in awe at his charming features.

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The awkwardness had crept upon her like a leopard, and it finally, it had pounced. She was acting like a deer caught in the headlights, too nervous to move, unsure of what to do. Taking one look at Claire, it was obvious she had a decisive motive to why she had introduced her to Heyden - with good intentions, of course. But her feet were rooted to the ground, and she seized an ounce of courage from her heart and spoke up, her voice starting shakily, but stronger as she finished: “I’m Piper, your lovely. Wait, what? What I meant was: lovely to meet you, sorry.” Ugh. Well done. She brushed off her lap, even though nothing was there to brush off.

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An awkward smile revealing her shyness painted her features, and in the end she managed to duck out of the way and recoil to her new bedroom. Walking down the hallway with a slight spring in her step, tugging the large silver suitcase which precariously balanced a snowboard behind her, she was quite happy, even though embarrassed about the gauche conversation she held with Heyden. Piper took to her room well, spacious and warm. The student stole the bed to the left, although it didn’t really matter which bed she took, they were both exactly the same. Beginning to unpack, she firstly unzipped the case and took out her macbook, positioning it on the bed, and then removed her clothes, transferring them into the closet, she began organising her things, and when she had nothing more to do, she put on her headphones, and consumed herself in her music.

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feeling ;; anxious and excited,
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_____felix froze, and turned his head to face claire. he smiled at her earlier, maybe it was his fault for doing that kind of stuff infront of his best friend. he probably took it and ran. but whatever roussel had said, it brought claire here. so it couldn't be that bad, right? but knowing roussel, he never went for subtle, so the possibilities of what he said ached felix's muscles, and dried his mouth. he was so going to get him back, one way or another.

_____felix worked up a smile, looking at austin. "I'll just meet you up in the room, or something." he nodded slowly, and then fixed his gaze back onto claire, taking a small step forward. "really?" felix bit his lip slightly, eyebrows growing closer in concern. he released his lip from the cruel clutch of his teeth, and opened his mouth to speak. "what... did he say?" felix raised an eye brow. here it comes. he wondered if she'd even tell him. was she being sarcastic? was she mad at what he said? ugh. he shouldn't be this concerned about this stuff, it would cloud up his mind, and ruin the quality of his riding which they'd be doing in three hours tops. sure the riding they'd be doing later today wouldn't be on a competitive level, but he wanted his team to know that he wasn't going to drag them down. that and he wanted to feel good about his first ride at the academy.

_____the concerned look on his face remained, but slowly became more relaxed as he put out a hand for her to shake. "I'm felix." he immediately began to curse himself inside the comfort of his own head. a handshake? yeah. such a lady killer, felix. what is this, a business meeting? he unintentionally let out a long sigh. bad idea. his stomach flipped and turned in embarrassment. he let out a small laugh to smooth it all over. he was definitely charming, he could pull it off. "sorry, it's been a long day."

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MISS SKYLER IRINA PIERCE - A.K.A SKY

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skyler didn't manage to locate astra before the coaches began talking, so she resorted to finding a seat and hoping for the best. her attention wavered often, for she didn't really care to listen to the blabbering about rules or bathroom duty. she was here to snowboard, not cause unnecessary mischief. when the adults mentioned teams, skyler's wandering eyes snapped back to the front in sudden anxiety. she could only wish for a decent group of people to work with. she was unfamiliar with most of the names that followed hers- except for one in particular. austin drake. of course, anyone could argue that there are many people named austin drake and that the boy on her team was in fact, not her ex-boyfriend. unfortunately, there was only one austin she knew that was almost [emphasis on almost] as good at snowboarding as she was. her fists clenched at her sides as she frantically scanned the crowd for him. sky didn't work harmoniously with others in the first place, there was absolutely no way she'd be able to team up with austin and not want to punch him in the face within the first two seconds. forget it. forget about it- just focus. she thought. it would become a problem later and she couldn't afford to dwell on past grudges now anyway.

at least she had astra to count on during her stay here. it was when skyler stood up to adjust her things that she noticed bradley callaghan sitting off to her side. he appeared to be looking in her general direction and seemed to be gesturing her over. she thought it was a bit odd, until she spotted astra right next to him. afraid that she was misinterpreting who he was signalling, all the young lady did was nod in response. no need to be obnoxious about it. before she could make her away over to the pair, someone bumped directly into sky, causing her to stumble back a few steps in surprise. her first instinct was to mutter a few russian curses in his direction and storm off. not even a day in and her mood was already taking a turn for the worse.

her father's gentle reminder rung in her ears as she opened her mouth to brush him off. maybe make some friends this time, sky. not everyone is out to get you. instead, she gave the boy a tight-lipped smile and shook her head. he seemed genuinely apologetic. maybe. sky was never very good at reading people. besides, he was kind of cute. tall and structured, not to mention a flop of messy brown hair to top it off. not exactly an uncommon look in the world of snowboarding, but even so sky found herself rather drawn to it. "hmm," she murmured, brushing her hair out of her face to get a better look at this clumsy stranger. "apology accepted," skyler replied quickly, trying to sound nonchalant. "oh, no. not anymore. i was planning on.. i was just heading to my room," her voice trailed off, along with her train of thought. he was awfully distracting, that much was obvious. "what about you, anyone you're searching for? you seem awfully distracted, if i do say so myself.." alright, she couldn't help teasing him a little.

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age ;; eighteen
skills ;; slopestyle, halfpipe
crush ;; skyler's pretty
location ;; the lobby
mood ;; sleepy, outgoing

tagged ;; skyler.

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xxxxxwho knew it could be so relieving to hear the words 'apology accepted'. the weight was quickly lifted from his shoulders, and the smile on his face was so much easier to maintain. "phew, for a second there, I could have sworn you were going to rip my neck off, or something." maybe not the best choice of words, but hey, he really did think he was breathing in some of the last huffs of air. he wondered if she knew how intimidating she was, she probably used it to her advantage on the hill. roussel wouldn't know anything about intimidation, he was probably a little too friendly at times.

xxxxx"yeah, I was just heading up to my room too." he shrugged lightly. "it would have been a lot easier if I didn't have an angry french woman yelling at me in the phone. actually, angry is probably underselling it. maybe infuriated, livid. those don't even sound good enough." he let out a small laugh. there was a range of synonyms worse than angry floating around his head, but he was having a hard time spitting them out. no wonder his dad always told him that women were huge distractions. roussel always thought he was just saying that because he regretted marrying his mother, or that he was just trying to sugar coat his constant loneliness. roussel didn't think very highly of his father. summers were always dull.

xxxxx"I'm roussel, by the way." he offered a smile. introducing himself seemed like the only option besides leaving to let her get on with her business... which was something he should probably do. "I should probably let you go, your boyfriend probably wouldn't want you talking to me." yeah it was a strategy, he didn't want to admit to finding a girl attractive if there was an angry boyfriend involved. the last thing he needed was a rivalry on the slopes, they created unwanted tension. his eyes looked at her, anticipating an answer that let him know if there was a boyfriend in question. hopefully she wouldn't catch that.

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[ i am so sorry, i have zero muse. bare with me please.

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rooming /w: bradley
skill: freestyle, halfpipe
weakness: boardercross
crush: felix, bradley
friends: sky, austin, claire
enemies: rorie, roussel
location: the lobby
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xoxoxoastra tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, glancing over at the boy she had just met. he looks pleasant, and handsome. the boy introduced himself as bradley. was it the bradley she was rooming with? "um, hi. nice to meet you too." she chirped shyly. all of a sudden another boy called her name. the raven haired girl turned her head slightly, attempting to see where the voice. some boy in the distance, apparently named heydon, commented on the fact that she and bradley were going to live in the same room together. "i'm sure he is." astra nodded at him. she wasn't sure how to respond to all these people. they were so hyperactive and talkative, something she would never be. hopefully bradley was different. as claire had informed her later, he was known to be grumpy. in her world that was better than overly positive.
xoxoxo the instructers mentioned teams, she secretly hoped her team would include her good friend sky and to her luck it did. team two consisted of sky, herself, the annoying guy with an awfully french name who she had seen earlier, someone named austin and claire. her roommate was on the opposite team, probably everyone roomed with someone from team one. their coach was micheal taylor, he seemed fairly sympathetic. once the short yet informative speech was over, they were free to head to their rooms. just before she left, astra spotted sky again. the girl was supposedly looking for her, the brunette had lost her petite friend when the mob attempted to all huddle around the board. "so, are you heading towards the room?" she asked bradley.

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Two blue eyes watched as the group slowly started to disperse but grinning wildly at Piper and Heyden she stepped to one side slightly, as she let the brief but equally adorable scene roll out before her. However, when Austin and Piper left quickly after Roussel, it looked like it was just Felix and herself now and nervously switching her attention to him, Claire took in his words as she best as she could - strangely finding herself lost in his deep, emotional eyes. However, his nervous and embarrassed attitude brought a smile to her face as she tried not to gaze too much. He was obviously too harsh on himself and tilting her head to one side, Claire was slowly starting to work Felix out; that Roussel was the joker and Felix had to take the words full on. Felix's perseverance consequently were an admiration to her but not letting her emotions show too much, a genuine smile was instead creeping it's way onto her face. Claire could tell Felix the truth but would he really be willing to hear it? Regrettably, Claire wasn't sure if she was able to put it into words, after all... it was a bit, extravagant.

" What did Roussel say?" the blonde haired girl laughed slightly, subconsciously brushing a strand of hair behind her ear whilst raising her eyebrows slightly, suddenly feeling shy." Well, I have the feeling you wouldn't like to know!" Claire lowered her voice as she leaned forwards." Afterall, it was Roussel that said it but It was nothing too diabolical." she reassured when seeing the flicker of worry over his face. Tapping him lightly on the side of his face, she smiled again waiting for a response and trying to ignore just how charming he was in the mean time - Claire found herself in array of emotions, clouding any logical thoughts. Perhaps if Felix would have stopped biting his lip, she wouldn't have been so distracted but then came the question of why she was distracted. Felix was only another snowboarder; nothing more, nothing less. And yet she felt that she had to be perfect when around him and swallowing for a moment, the dread of the first ride loomed in her mind. All the students would be watching then; what if she fell? What if she didn't perform to her best? what would felix think of her then? Snapping out of those thoughts however, Claire noticed that Felix had outstretched a hand and hesitating for a moment, she then entwined her hand with his shaking his hand gently. Claire disregarded the shivers snaking it's way across her body. What's wrong with me? Wake up girl! " Well, it's a pleasure to meet you Felix! Shame we are on the opposite team though, looks like I can't be too soft on you now! " Claire laughed lightly, smiling deviously, taking her hand away and studying his face for a moment."Anyway, how are you feeling about your first ride, you nervous?" she asked. However, it was at this moment she remembered Heyden and tearing her eyes forcefully away from Felix, she looked around for mr lover boy - soon to be Piper's... the sight of Roussel though, shocked her immensely.

He seemed to be standing with a girl (she had never seen before) and Roussel seemed remarkably tense for a moment - a side she had never seen to him. With curious eyes, Claire blinked before then inwardly laughing. Finally! She could get her own back on Roussel and giving a smug look to Felix, she gestured him to look over." Looks like, sir amour, is star struck. Perfecto."

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heyden made a face as well, before pushing her away jokingly as she pressed her forehead against his, before grinning and turning away. he could feel heat rising against his cheeks when claire spoke, and he shook it away, shoving her shoulder. no, she was probably kidding, piper was way out of his league, and to be honest he barely felt okay to look at her, let alone talk to her. he sighed before shoving his hands into his ears burning as she continued to tease him about her. when she gets gushy with felix, we'll see who's teasing. he thought to himself, and the thought itself made him grin. he sat silently, watching as she talked with people, and instead his eyes travelled to piper again. she looked so pretty, and just watching her made his throat feel dry. he managed to move his legs to get his papers, and was happy to see that she was on his team. her name ringed through his ears, but instead his eyes travelled down and saw that bradley was there too, along with some other people he didn't really know. he just hoped that he would have a good team, and he would strive to make the best out of this. he couldn't let his team, or himself down.

before he knew it, claire was dragging his arm to, and he staggered behind her, about ready to tackle her before he realized piper was right in front of him. oh. what do i say? he thought to himself, before he saw claire looking over at felix, and grinned at her, before murmuring in her ear. "go get em' tiger." when she left, he found himself face to face with piper, alone, or at least they were together while everyone else was talking. he swallowed slowly, before pushing his emotions down and trying not to get too hotheaded. she was probably interested in some other guy, not him. when she spoke, he could have sworn that beyonce had floated down into the room and spoke to him. she was beautiful, inside and out. he couldn't help but let out a small smile at what she had said, and before he had an answer she had scurried away, leaving his mouth open slightly and his heart lay in pieces inside of him. had he said something? did his breath smell? he immediately did a check, before clearing his throat and watching her. "i think your lovely too.." he sighed, but she was too far away to hear. shoving his head in his hands, he breathed out slowly before shaking his face silently and straightening, watching her turn into her room before he rubbed his eyes and walked over to his bags.

making his way over to his rooms, he threw his bags into the floor before faceplanting into his bed, immediately claiming it before he sat down on it, bending over before sprawling out and staring at the ceiling. he felt so terrible about not going after piper, but a guys' gotta keep his cool right? sighing out slowly, he threw his beanie onto the nightstand, before taking one bag and shoving his clothes into the bottom drawer of a cabinet, dumping the other one with random things into the top, before throwing his bags into the corner and jumping onto the bed again, sighing out slowly before rubbing his eyes again, breathing out slowly before turning on his side and shutting his eyes slowly, before coughing and looking outside. he wanted to just go and ride his board, not have to worry about girls or anything, but he knew he couldn't. droning out the voices coming from the halls, and down the stairs, he tried to fall asleep as he brought the covers up to his nose, moaning at how loud everything sounded, before he pulled out his iphone from his pocket before turning it to a monstercat remix, making it loud before plugging in headphones and listening to it. he wished he could have forgotten about how to smooth talk and have just been a normal guy- but now that he'd seen piper, he would have never forgotten her.

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name : austin cornelius drake
age : nineteen years old
crush: claire walters
friends: bradley, felix, astra
enemies: skyler and heyden

mood : irritated; mischievous
location : the academy
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xxxxxxx it wasn't long after that the directors made their big announcements, quickly silencing an unquenchable crowd with news of their assigned team members. they'd successfully divided the small group of individuals into two teams of five, most likely by arbitrary means. although the absolute odds were stacked against the teenager through the fact that he'd been listed in a category alongside a less than favorable ally. skyler pierce. had it been anybody else besides the cursed girl, even if he'd utterly detests them, austin didn't think he'd mind it as much. however beside the fact that they'd dated in the long forgotten past - a relationship that failed miserably, she'd always harbored the remarkable ability to unknowingly get under his skin. and with their tainted history, the two could hardly compete against one another without a blowout. now this time with the inverse task of working together, he knew it was nearly an impossibility.
xxxxxxx now having heard her name, he knew skyler was most likely nearby. so much for a relaxing vacation. the blonde sat with blue eyes narrowing slightly at the instructors as they finished calling the teams, an old habit returning as he slowly clenched his teeth - almost wishing for a piece of mint gum at the moment. he'd almost considered blaming the whole academy for the pairing, but he knew, now more than ever, that the circumstances were reliably due to his possession of the worse possible luck. he'd just have to deal with it the best way he can: with the usual mischief and unholy shenanigans.
xxxxxxx after the unfortunate conclusion, the snowboarders were finally free of the apparent meeting and allowed to retreat to their respected rooms. after agreeing to meet up with his roommate, felix, later, austin had every intention of appealing to the suggestion, getting up from his selected armchair and following the others heading in his desired direction. however he'd stop short when he came into proximity with skyler conversing with roussel. he hadn't seen the girl since their last competition many months ago, and although, he didn't feel to the necessity to interrupt them, austin always had to make an impression of himself, whether good or bad, whenever the opportunity shows itself. he'd get hollered at either way.
xxxxxxx he approached the two promptly, taking skyler by surprise by draping a casual arm around her shoulders. "said boyfriend is reporting for duty, not that i'd mind much with you talking to the lovely lady," the blonde answered the other boy, giving him a humorous wink.

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_____the tension was gone, she was a cool girl, there was nothing to be nervous about. it was crazy how quickly he could regain his composure, but he guessed it probably had something to do with the several competitions he entered before hand. he would always have distractions in this life, it was up to him to shake them off... but that didn't mean he didn't think claire was pretty. she was very pretty.

_____now that he felt calmer, it was easier to be himself, to have some control over the situation so it didn't turn into some embarrassing flop that would reflect the rest of his days here. if he could tackle word-class events like the european open, then this would be a cinch, right? "ah, roussel." felix shook his head, a smile still on his face. "sometimes I wonder where the heck he comes up with some of the stuff he says... I just hope he didn't offend you, he's kind of unknowing about that kind of stuff." felix sighed. "you gotta love him, though." sometimes his best friend needed a little explaining, and felix was just the guy to do the explaining.

_____"it's nice to meet you too." he said with a smile on his face. it was easy to smile now. it actually felt good to smile now. "I'm not that worried about it. I feel like the first ride is more bout the fun, you know? I'm a little nervous, but I think that's really just because I'm not familiar with the trails..." he shrugged. "I'm sure everyone will be fine, and if anyone falls, I'm sure they'll get back up. we're all prodigies after all, right?" felix laughed. he'd been called a prodigy in the acceptance letter. it was amusing to be called that, but it was flattering all the same. he just wasn't used to compliments outside of his family, he kind of felt like it was their duty to compliment him, so it always hit him in surprise when someone complimented him. even to this day with the screaming fans he had gained in his advancements.

_____"well darnnit, don't go too hard on me. I can't take it." his smile grew larger as a laugh easily slipped out of his lips. it was nice to be able to joke around, she was nice company. when roussel was mentioned, felix's eyes fixed on him. he was talking to a girl. figured. "yeah. starstrucked. like the time he fawned over this girl when he was ten, and again when he was eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, there was an awkward break around fifteen to sixteen, but it started back up when he was seventeen... and I guess it's happening now. he likes to stay busy, I guess." felix shrugged a big shrug.

_____"he's not big on relationships, but that's because his schedule is a little out there, never thought he could maintain one. it's not that he's a player, or anything, he never strung them along. they were never anything more than friends. winter's have always been fun with him, he always compiles this huge group of girls and guys, and we just get real close. we some the next year, others no, but yeah... I think that's why he's excelled so far in the whole sponsorship deal--he's a big people person." felix's eyes then fixed on claire. "I'm rambling." he then looked down at her bags, pointing at them. "need some help carrying those to your room? I'd be happy to help."