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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 21, 2011 22:40:47 GMT -5

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Post by Izzy James on Oct 21, 2011 22:40:47 GMT -5

Izzy sat in the general room, lounging against a chair. Not actually sitting in the chair proper, but propped against it. A mathematics book: Geometry I, sat opened a short distance away. A pencil bobbed in Izzy's hand, and a sheet of half-finished problems was propped up on one knee. Miss Riveria had just assigned some work, and Izzy was really trying hard to work on math that he just couldn't get. Probably didn't help that he had some Beatles playing in the background, and he kept getting distracted by the lyrics.

A knock interrupted him, nearly making Izzy drop the pencil. Eager for any kind of distraction, and slightly hopeful that it would be someone who was actually there to see him, Izzy scrambled upright and nearly dashed over to the door. He opened it suddenly, grinning and spitting out a "Hi" even before he saw who it was.

It happened to be someone quite familiar too. Another of the many people who spent a fair amount of time lounging around the room, which between Rhett, AJ, and even Izzy, had become something of a common room for guys. This one, Izzy recognized.

"You're Rhett's uh," what did you call them? "Friend, right? He's out right now. I think it was a study session in the library or something. Can I help with something?"

Izzy lounged against the door frame for a moment, before realizing that he was being rude. Stepping aside, he waved for Odion to head on in. Wasn't like the redhead hadn't already seen the inside of the dorm before or anything.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 21, 2011 23:35:23 GMT -5

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Post by Odion Martins on Oct 21, 2011 23:35:23 GMT -5

A very cheerful, very blonde boy who was not Rhett appeared at the door. Odion managed a smile, his hands behind his back as he held something, a small present, for his favourite blonde. Izzy started speaking, and ginger grinned. “Boyfriend, yeah, he’s not in eh? Damn,” the redhead frowned, putting the small, shiny object in his hand into the pocket of his long sleeved peacoat.

He sighed, moving past the blonde and into the dorm room, helping himself to a bottle of water from the shared fridge. It wouldn’t be a place he would be visiting for much longer, and he smiled over the bottle he was drinking from at Izzy. He wasn’t going to ask if he could wait, in fact, he simply sat on the common couch, his actions speaking louder than words, spotting the Geometry textbook a little ways away.

“Great stuff,” he said, pointing at the book, “I can’t wrap my head around it, but good on ya for trying.” He smiled politely. It wouldn’t be the first time he had been in the same room as Izzy, the very room they were in now, it just so happened that this time around, it was just the two of them. “Why didn’t you go to the study session?” He asked curiously. After all, Izzy was studying, why not let it be with friends?

The two weren’t friends personally, but they didn’t really have reason to be, other than some strange commonalities.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 21, 2011 23:59:12 GMT -5

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Post by Izzy James on Oct 21, 2011 23:59:12 GMT -5

Boyfriend. Yeah, that didn't make Izzy nervous. Not at all. Because he was perfectly okay with people like Rhett and Odion... in theory. Apparently in practice they made him nervous. Stupid Colorado and stupid small-town upbringing. Still, Izzy was smiling and only slightly on edge. Given that Izzy usually looked about a half-step from a coma, all this just meant that he was acting, you know, nearly normal.

"I'm right there with you," said Izzy, nodding to the book. "I'm mostly just writing stuff down right now. I figure that Miss Riveria can explain it later or something. But, yeah."

Izzy shrugged, walking back over to it. The numbers and shapes nearly swam as he looked at them, and he really, really didn't want to look for very long. Stupid math. Stupid schoolwork. Stupid awkward moment that shouldn't be awkward and that really was just Izzy doing what Izzy did anyway.

"Huh? Oh, that. I'm fifteen; he's eighteen," said Izzy. He shrugged. "So we're not exactly studying the same stuff. Didn't want to get in the way. Plus, you know," he waved at the record player, where the Beatles' Help album was spinning now.

"So, are you just going to wait for him or something?" asked Izzy. He wasn't sure if he was supposed to entertain Rhett's... boy...friend.

Yeah, even his brain hiccuped a little at that.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 22, 2011 0:41:50 GMT -5

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Post by Odion Martins on Oct 22, 2011 0:41:50 GMT -5

Odion smiled, leaning his elbows on his knees. The laid back, casual conversation - he could handle Izzy. He could handle most anyone. Fortunately for the blonde, Odi wasn't one for keeping time, and he really only clued back in when Izzy started speaking again. It seemed there would be no awkward silences between the two time manipulators, not if neither of them noticed.

Looking over his shoulder, shocked to see the record player. He got up again, looking at it carefully. "Wow, just the way the Beatles' should be played," he said, grinning over at Izzy. He wasn't being sarcastic, he was being appreciative. He could understand the attraction of music by oneself instead of the eerie, sometimes interrupted silence of the library. Odion didn't really understand what age had to do with not studying together, and then a different thought entered his mind. Since when did Rhett study? At all?

"If you don't mind, I wouldn't want to distract you or anything, from your homework," he said, returning to the couch. He was seventeen, and he glanced to Izzy, thinking of the most obvious, least harmful thing they could talk about. "So how's the power treating you? Have you taught yourself to speed up time?" He asked, curious. Odion wasn't very good at speeding up time. He wanted to see if it was just him, or a time controller thing in general. Then again, even those with the same power had different versions of it.

He was just trying to pass the time, without actually manipulating it.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 23, 2011 2:01:06 GMT -5

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Post by Izzy James on Oct 23, 2011 2:01:06 GMT -5

"Yeah, it is; my dad gave me his collection and wait," Izzy paused, nearly staring at Odion. "Did you actually mean that?"

Because even among the other music-loving students at Hammel, Izzy felt alone in the appreciation for the genius Brit rockers. He sometimes didn't even understand how his peers couldn't love the Beatles. Did they not have ears or a sense of rhyme? Just the mere idea of another Beatles fan nearly sent Izzy spazzing, but, thankfully, his laidback demeanor again hid it.

Besides, clearly Odion wanted to talk shop.

"You're doing me a favor," he insisted, glancing at the stuff. "But, yeah, I can speed up time. Or slow it. Or stop it. Whatever. I just have really crappy control over it. Even when I try to do something, I usually can't get it to work just right. So it usually backfires spectacularly. Plus, there's the really gnarly side effects."

Wait, Odion was another time manipulator. Maybe he could provide some insight into the whole power thing? "Like, my brain will rewind or skip forward in a conversation, especially if I've drained myself or something. That ever happen to you?"

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 25, 2011 0:07:36 GMT -5

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Post by Odion Martins on Oct 25, 2011 0:07:36 GMT -5

Odion cocked his head to the side in interest, waiting to hear what Izzy had to say. He chuckled softly, nodding his head, "Yeah, o' course I meant tha'" He said, an Irish accent taking hold of his voice this time around. "I'm no' nearly as sarcastic as Rhett," he further added, a grin playing across his thin lips.

He could only imagine the torment the older blonde put his roommates through.

Nodding sympathetically, Odion sighed. "Yeah, I get lost in time as well," he said, shaking his head as though it were happening right now. "Mostly I sleep it off, better than making a fool of yourself," he offered a soft smile, raking his fingers through his hair.

"I guess I have a bit more control over certain aspects than others, I can't speed up time without feeling seriously hungover," he said, a sly grin on his face again. It was a feeling he knew too well, and if he was going to have the repercussions, he would rather simply drink than use the powers to fast forward at all.

"Can you move through time if it's paused?" He asked curiously. Odion wasn't sure how to explain the very situation, but maybe Izzy would know exactly what he was talking about.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 25, 2011 23:05:52 GMT -5

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Post by Izzy James on Oct 25, 2011 23:05:52 GMT -5

"Oh wow, sorry, it's just the moment I mention the Fab Four, people's eyes start to glaze over and stuff," said Izzy, waving his hand in front of his eyes. The sudden Irish accent, which Izzy swore he should have picked up before now, became all too clear, and Izzy found himself nodding. Of course someone from Ireland would be into British music. That made perfect sense.

Unlike their powers. Lost in time; nodding from Izzy. The sleeping it off got a smile. Izzy had done that before as well, though his teachers weren't big fans. It beat getting completely confused about where and when he was supposed to be though, so he considered it a viable option. Thankfully though, he was having less drastic side effects. Missing sections of lecture or hearing the same thing twice never really hurt.

Can't speed through time; can't speed through ; can't speed; can't speed through time without hangover. Yes, sometimes Izzy hated that his brain did that. Made listening to Pink Floyd fun though.

At least he caught the question: "Yeah, I can," said Izzy. He shifted. "Pretty well, actually. Other stuff doesn't move as well though. I mean, some stuff is alright. But moving through stopped air is weird, and water's even weirder. Why, haven't you managed to stop time or something?"

Izzy did realize that their powers were different, despite being, well, the same, but he kind of figured the whole actual power thing was more or less the same...

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 25, 2011 23:23:45 GMT -5

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Post by Odion Martins on Oct 25, 2011 23:23:45 GMT -5

Odion smiled politely. It was nice to see that they had more in common than just their powers. “I can stop time an move through it yeah, that’s not hard for me,” he sighed, “what’s hard is speeding up time. I either do it unintentionally or when I need to speed up time to save my life... doesn’t come as easily.” He wasn’t sure why he was sharing this, but at least someone knew. Someone other than Rhett, who magically seemed to know things about Odion that he had never shared before. At least he hadn’t lied to the blonde, but what was strange was when Rhett knew things that Odion didn’t know about himself, like his heritage.

Thinking this was getting weird, he leaned back into the couch and sighed. Izzy said he didn’t want to do homework right? “Maybe we should train sometime,” he offered with a small smile. He was serious about the training, he just didn’t want Izzy to feel obligated to agree. A few moments passed, Odion lost in his thoughts and losing track of time, like someone who was seriously spacing out.

“Did you know when Rhett was supposed to be back?” He asked then, glancing at his cell phone, which had no reply from his boyfriend. Apparently he was very preoccupied if he was ignoring Odi.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 26, 2011 23:38:08 GMT -5

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Post by Izzy James on Oct 26, 2011 23:38:08 GMT -5

Nice to know that the power didn't work as well for Odion either. Izzy sighed, though he wasn't certain if it was in relief or frustration. Sure, it meant the main other time controller his age wasn't too far ahead of him or anything, but it also meant that he didn't have anyone to learn from. Then again, Odion was offering.

"Would work for me," agreed Izzy, nodding. "I've got regular training sessions with Ms. Vasiliev, you know, the Russian lady."

And those sessions had been God sends. Within just a few meetings, Izzy had gone from having his power overwhelm him to simply losing track of his power every once in a while. Okay, so it wasn't miraculous training or anything, but it helped. It was what was making it easier for Izzy to focus now. Not that it helped make things any less awkward.

"Uh, not sure," said Izzy. He rubbed at the back of his, head, wishing for another topic to talk about. Izzy's conversations were pretty much limited to "music" and "powers," really. Talk about boring. He needed to pick up a book or something. Well, he supposed he could ask about Rhett and Odion's... relationship.

Or, you know, not.

"So, uh, where are you from?" he tried. That seemed... safe, and like what you asked someone when you were trying to get to know them/avoiding homework.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 27, 2011 15:09:17 GMT -5

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Post by Odion Martins on Oct 27, 2011 15:09:17 GMT -5

As if on cue, Odion received a text from Rhett:

Sorry, I'm gonna be here longer than I thought. Don't wait for me.

The redhead scoffed, this was typical Rhett behavior.

"Right," he said in response to Izzy's training sessions. "Well, she probably knows more than me, I just thought it might be interesting to have a battle of time," he said, smiling a little. It was meant to be clever, a battle of time instead of a battle of wits... he doubted Izzy would get the joke.

The ginger held the empty water bottle in his hands thoughtfully. "Same place as Rhett," he offered, figuring that if his boyfriend's roommate didn't know where he came from, then there was no point in telling him either. Besides, he really couldn't answer the question truthfully, as he himself didn't know where he was from.

It was all rather complicated.

"Rhett ever say anything stupid about me that I should know about?" Odion asked, that happy little smile on his face who only Rhett could give, regardless of his lack of presence, or the ginger's being ditched. Still, he wanted to know if the blonde was saying anything untrue, or anything at all really. Odi also didn't know that Izzy didn't want to talk about their relationship, but the pickpocketer would rather talk about that, than his past, or lack thereof.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 28, 2011 17:10:37 GMT -5

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Post by Izzy James on Oct 28, 2011 17:10:37 GMT -5

"Well, yeah, that's cool with me," said Izzy. He shrugged. "Ms. Vasileve actually wanted me to try and talk with some other time manipulators and stuff, see if it helps with the whole controlling my power thing."

Though, considering what happened with Adrianna, Izzy wasn't exactly thrilled with the prospect. The last thing he needed was someone else to wind up in the Infirmary because of something he did. But he figured that Odion had to have better control; the power wasn't new to the redhead, and he'd had several more years of schooling. Really though, Izzy couldn't think of anyone who had crappy control over their power than he.

As for the rest: "What place is that?" asked Izzy. He paused a beat, realizing how awkward that sounded. Reaching back, he rubbed at the back of his neck again, trying to figure out how to word this: "He, uh, we really don't talk, much. I mean, I kind of got that he was from somewhere else. Sort of," not really. Izzy really wasn't exactly the best at picking up other people; just helping them. "But, yeah."

A shift. Another question. Izzy nearly winced. "Uh, some, but, you know, I don't think he really wants me to, you know, talk about it. or something." Maybe doing that homework wasn't so bad? It wasn't that he minded Odion, or the vague idea of two guys doing... whatever it was two guys did to each other (Izzy didn't particularly want to picture it, to be wholly honest). The specifics though, that got squicky as far as Izzy was concerned.

"So, uh, you know Rhett from the foreign school thing. Kosher or whatever?" Safe ground. get to safe ground!

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 29, 2011 15:27:27 GMT -5

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Post by Odion Martins on Oct 29, 2011 15:27:27 GMT -5

Odion smiled, “Well, if you ever need to pratice, just let me know,” the redhead said, trying to be courteous, not something that happened very often. Izzy would be in touch if he was serious, Odi didn’t bother saying how to get in touch of him, he was here often enough.

“Europe,” he said then, “France,” he added, realizing he didn’t have anything to lose. France was a big enough place, and Izzy was probably just trying to be nice. He actually didn’t know where Rhett was from, probably France, but Odion didn’t really care about that.

Some silence ensued, it was obvious that Izzy didn’t want to talk about two teens, from Europe, in a relationship.

“He told you not to talk about what?” Odion asked in curiosity. Did Izzy even know what he was talking about? The redhead frowned, getting up to throw the bottle away. “Yeah, Kocher, lovely place,” he said with a forced smile. “You’ve been here since you bloomed, or whatever they call it here?” He asked, leaning against the kitchen counter now.

Odion was enthralled with Izzy, for now.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 29, 2011 21:33:20 GMT -5

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Post by Izzy James on Oct 29, 2011 21:33:20 GMT -5

Practice. Izzy nodded. He actually found that he wanted a practice partner, someone else who understood how difficult this all was. The awkward thing would be figuring out how to get in touch with Odion. Izzy supposed he could just... oh, hell, why not?

"I'll need your number then," said Izzy. A beat. He blinked. "To get in touch with you. About practicing and stuff."

So, yeah, Izzy definitely meant that they should get together. He didn't really see anything wrong with Odion. So what if the whole idea of two guys he knew and saw on a regular basis making out bothered Izzy and made his skin crawl? Wasn't like either of them was about to start crawling into bed with him or inviting him along for the "fun." Right? Right. So stop freaking about it.

Yeah, probably not gonna fully happen, but Izzy was at least trying. That had to count for something.

"Uh, it was less he told me not to talk about it, and more like it's just stuff you don't want people to go around telling other people about, you know? Roommate stuff," said Izzy. He figured that would work by way of an explanation. Because by now even Izzy had figured out that Rhett's awkward conversation about time manipulators had something to do with Odion. Plus, that was a while ago. Surely whatever that was was behind them now.

Like France was apparently. "France, huh," said Izzy. He rubbed at his head again. "I can't even imagine getting out of the states. I mean, we travel and stuff for vacations, but Europe? Way out of my parents price range."

He shifted, stretching out a leg, even considering rising and getting off the floor where he'd been resting {or where I'm totally saying he's been resting for the entire time}. He nodded to Odion's question, following it up with a "Yeah, that's about right. I actually haven't been here all that long. Late bloomer, I guess."

In the power department. That was normal though, right?

"What about you? They pick you off the streets of Paris or something?" weird, but Odion's accent didn't sound that French. Maybe Izzy needed to stop basing his opinions off cable television.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Oct 31, 2011 22:53:16 GMT -5

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Post by Odion Martins on Oct 31, 2011 22:53:16 GMT -5

Odion smiled. Izzy was sweet. Are time manipulators always this socially awkward? “Yeah, it’s 555-2345,” he said, “text me some time about it.” He smiled then, putting the subject at rest. He wasn’t sure when the training would happen, or if it would happen at all, but this way the ball was in Izzy’s court and he could make the call, literally.

The ginger’s frown deepened. Was Rhett keeping secrets from him again? “Roommate stuff,” he repeated, although there wasn’t a questioning tone in his voice. He just didn’t understand what Rhett could possibly tell Izzy that he couldn’t tell him.

Izzy started talking about the cost of travelling and Odi simply smiled. Money had always been, and always would be the reason why he stole, even though getting money was far easier than most people thought. However, he wasn’t about to share his way of getting means to his fellow time manipulator.

“Me too,” the boy said, a small smile dancing on his freckled face, in response to being a late bloomer. It was nice to see the things they had in common, slowly but surely making the space between them more comfortable.

Odion shifted on the couch, his feet touching the floor now, leaning forward. “Italy actually,” he smiled, which was followed by a shrug. “Rhett went to Kocher before I did,” he said, trying to give some kind of background to his powers without having things be too... revealing.

Dark blue eyes searched the floor then, as though it would give him an idea for the next topic. “So,” he said, struggling a little, “you and your family travel often?” It was strange, talking about family like he could even begin to understand what that was like. Being an orphan was not luxurious.

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Find This Awkward {Odion} Nov 1, 2011 21:36:57 GMT -5

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Post by Izzy James on Nov 1, 2011 21:36:57 GMT -5

Thankfully, Izzy had far, far too much practice in dealing with his phone. His fingers almost danced across the keypad, entering in the offered number and saving Odion's name to it. "I'll definitely give you a call," he said. More surprisingly, he knew he meant it too. And why not? This was exactly what his trainer had told him to do, just, you know, with someone closer to his age.

Phone tucked away, and some nodding. Both late bloomers; both a little awkward; both Beatles fans. Yeah, this was definitely going to go well. Izzy could almost feel the tension leaving him with that nod. That Odion continued with more background information only helped matters further. Plus, it had the added benefit of helping Izzy understand his own roommate better.

Though how was it that Izzy hadn't noticed the whole foreigner thing?

"It had to have been cool being in Italy and stuff. I don't even know if I could find that stuff on a map. I'm from Colarado, you know, the state with the mountains and stuff," Izzy chuckled. "Though I'm not really from those parts. That's just what everyone knows."

A shrug. Izzy had been to the mountains often enough, and he kind of saw them as just part of the scenery. You never really thought about the stuff that was close to you as being all that special, in the end.

Another shift, both in conversation and in Izzy's body position. "Just once a year or so. I mean, for family vacations and stuff, when I was growing up. There's a lot of us, so it was always a big thing. My parents would get special deals and stuff. Now most of our traveling is to get together for holidays and stuff. I'm like, one of four sons, plus I've got a kid sister. Huuuuge family."

Izzy nodded. The James family had been more like a clan, really, and he was kind of used to thinking of it like that. If more of them had had powers, they would have been a regular Weasley family or something.

"What about you?" asked Izzy. He honestly couldn't remember if Odion had said. Mostly because ~~his writer~~ he sucked at remembering details about conversations and such. Really didn't help that his power skipped conversation sections.

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