SPIDER! Somebody Kill It! (Open)

[Kingston Carmichael]

All was peaceful in dorm 507. Kingston was sitting happily with his laptop. He was engrossed with creating coding. Nothing could break his concentration. Nothing except a spider. A daddy longlegs came out of nowhere and walked across Kingston’s screen. Kingston’s eyes got wide. He half threw, half placed his laptop on the floor.

He rushed out of his room and out of his dorm. Kingston slammed the dorm’s door shut. There was no way he was going back until somebody got rid of the daddy longlegs.

[Axelle Flint]

Axelle had gone to the boy's dorm to return a book she had borrowed from a classmate and had just finished the task when she was privy to a rather comical performance that included the slamming of a door and a very terrified looking Asian boy. "Ah...are you okay?" she asked with a measure of concern, not entirely sure if she wanted to be involved in whatever might be going on in the room beyond the door.

[Kingston Carmichael]

Kingston jumped a little at a voice. He looked to see who was speaking to him a girl with red hair. A girl. Wait, Kingston was still in the boys’ dorm, right? 507 was on the door. That was always been his room. But the problem wasn’t a girl in the boys’ dorm was the current problem. The current problem was the spider in his room.

Now he had to admit his fear. Would she help him? There was only one way to find out. “Spider.” Kingston said in a low, quiet voice.

[Axelle Flint]

"Spider?" Axelle asked, tilting her head a little at the idea that something so easily smashed to pieces could cause such fear and anxiety. Since the boy in question seemed to be so bothered by the idea she decided to help him out. "In there?" she asked pointing to the door again just to make sure. "Okay," she nodded once before opening the door and walking inside. She ignored the interior for a moment, looking around quickly for what she assumed was going to be a tarantula or...something. What she saw was a daddy long legs chilling on a computer screen. "Ah, okay then," she murmured more to herself than anyone else as she walked over and gently retrieved the little beastie and held it in her hand. She looked around for a moment and noticed an open window, scurrying towards it and tossing the spider outside, trusting that it would survive the fall because insects were sturdy bastards.

Once her task was complete Axelle rubbed her palms on her jeans and exited the room. "Okay, it's gone!" she announced cheerfully as she opened the door and indicated that the terrified boy should go back inside.

[Kingston Carmichael]

Kingston watched her walked into the dorm like she lives there. Kingston wasn’t sure if he should follow her. She didn’t ask Kingston to show her where the spider was or ask where it was.

Next thing Kingston knew was the girl coming back and told him that the spider was gone. “Really?” He took a few steps back into the dorm. “Thanks.” Kingston wanted to do something or saying something to really show the girl that he was very thankful for getting rid of the unwanted intruder. But he didn’t know what to do or say.

[Axelle Flint]

"No problem! Are you going to be okay?" she asked with a bit of a curious tone. "Do you wanna go for a walk for a little bit or something? Clear your head?" she suggested. It sounded like a good idea in her head, a way for him to unwind and relax after the fright the spider had given him. Also she would feel better about leaving if he came with her for a while because then she wouldn't feel as if she was abandoning him.

[Kingston Carmichael]

Kingston looked to the girl when she offered to go for a walk. He nodded his head. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to leave the dorm for a bit. When Kingston wasn’t in class he was in his dorm with his computer. Plus Kingston could hear his parents telling him to go outside to get some fresh air and interact with people.

“I’m Kingston.”

[Axelle Flint]

"Okay lets get out of here then," she offered as she turned and made her way out of the dorm. "I'm Axelle," she said over her shoulder as they finally broke free through the threshold of hte dorm building. "Kingston is a cool name, is if like a family name or something?" she asked curiously. It wasn't the kind of name you heard every day, in fact a lot of people had unusual names, even her. As they neared the doors she grew a bit worried. What if this kid was a vampire or something? Would he explode in the sunlight? Then again why would he go outside willingly if he would die...

UNLESS HE HAD A DEATH WISH?! She tossed him a concerned look as she bounded out into the sun, wondering if she would need to dash off to get a broom and a dustpan in a few seconds...and WHAT was she going to tell the administration? Outside the birds were singing and the air was cooler but still held onto the last bits of summer.

[Kingston Carmichael]

Kingston followed Axelle out of the building. “Um,” Kingston wasn’t sure if his name was a family name. It could be. He didn’t know why his parents named him Kingston. He just nodded his head because the technopath didn’t know what else to do.

They walked outside. Kingston squinted his eyes against the sun until his eyes adjusted to the change of lighting. Once he was outside Kingston wished he didn’t say ‘yes’ to the walk. He wished he were still in his dorm. Too late now. He noticed Axelle was looking at him. Kingston looked away.

[Axelle Flint]

She stared at him and waited for an answer, while also being grateful that he was not a glittering pile of ash. He seemed really shy though, Axelle didn't think she'd gotten more than five words out of him at any one time. She stared at him for a moment, trying to figure out how to engage him in a conversation that he could participate in. "Ah sooooooo what were you doing when the spider attacked you?" she asked curiously.

[Kingston Carmichael]

Kingston followed Axelle. She was trying to have a conversation with him. Might as well try and hold a conversation. His parents were always telling to get out of his comfort zone a little bit.

“Coding for a game I’m making.” Kingston knew that there were going to be question about the game, but that was part of having a conversation with someone.

[Axelle Flint]

Indeed there were questions because Axelle was curious and when she was curious she tried to get to the bottom of things quickly. "Really? That sounds really cool! What kind of game is it? I like games a lot...erm...well I like watching them a lot, but SOMETIMES I play them...with help. Not like strategy help and stuff but like with controllers...." she trailed off when she realized she didn't make any sense. "What kind of games do you like?"

[Kingston Carmichael]

Kingston tried to follow what Axelle was saying. She was just jabbering away. He thought she was talking about games. He wasn’t quite sure. He was having a little trouble keeping up with what Axelle was saying. Axelle finally slowed down and asked a question.

There were many different types of games. Platform games, shooting games, games that just make you angry and frustrated. Kingston played most games. But there was one type of game that Kingston found himself playing more than the others. “Strategy games.”

[Axelle Flint]

It was like talking to a brick...except this brick was answering and bricks didn't normally do that so she supposed that the anology was useless. "Sooooooo like....what kind of strategy? War, puzzles, mazes?" she wondered out loud as she paced a few feet away, assuming that this would probably be the furthest the boy she was with would want to go. She wondered if he would make a game that she would play one day. Then she could look at the credits and proudly proclaim "HEY! I KNOW that guy!!!" a girl could dream at least couldn't she?