Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24487330-20140828201006/@comment-24487330-20140928230736

Reina may not have said anything, but the answer seemed rather obvious by her inability to return Camo's gaze. With her being so stupefied, logic dictated that he would have to move things along in some manner. The problem laid therein: Camo himself had been completely unprepared to deal with this conundrum. After all, he hadn't been planning on involving himself with romance at all during his four years at Beacon. Yet here he stood, on the verge of making or breaking that very type of relationship.

He could think of a few excuses to just walk away from the conversation or just outright refuse. For one, they'd literally just met no more than forty minutes ago, hardly enough time to form any sort of meaningful attraction between them. Plus, he intended to dedicate his time to more immediate concerns, like his studies and his job. And that was just his side of the story; Remnant only knew what Reina had on her own plate at the moment or in the prospective future.

...On the other hand, would it be so bad to at least indulge the idea for a little while? Camo knew he could stand to make a few friends, and Reina seemed like a nice enough girl. He'd already seen some of her abilities and learned how she shared his fondness for meditation, both facets which he found respectable. Plus, with all the stress he'd been under recently, having someone in whom he could confide might help him keep his cool. To top it all off, Reina seemed particularly stricken, and although he was reluctant to engage her with any iota of suggested intimacy, he didn't want to tear her down by refusing her outright.

Given the previous, the proper course of action was now clear. All he had to do now was find the right words, which proved an obstacle all its own. It took him several seconds to decide, but eventually, he declared, "Alright, here's my take on this...I think you might be getting ahead of yourself, but then again, I'm not you, so I have no idea exactly what's going through your head right now. What I can tell you is that I'm not too keen on the idea of getting seriously involved with any romantic stuff..."

A slight pause for breath, and then Camo continued, "That being said, I think it's safe to assume that this is going to bother us both until we work it out one way or another...so I think it'd be worth the trouble...and the awkwardness...to do something about it. If you really want to...hook up or whatever you want to call it, then I guess I could give it a try, and we can just ride it out, see where it takes us."

The archer scowled slightly to hide his embarrassment as he added, "Plus, you seem like a nice enough girl...er, person...Uh-...Y-you know what I mean, right...?"

...Well, he'd almost managed to keep himself composed, up until that last comment, but in his head, Camo thought he'd dictated himself rather well. All that was left was to wait for Reina's response...