Meet the family [Samantha]

[Rodrigo Santos]

Rod leaned back on his chair, throwing his head back as his fingers made a random rhythm on the table in front of him. He was getting impatient. He'd been waiting for Syd for what felt hours, which was of course just a few minutes, but Rod wasn't he most patient guy around. 

"Come oooon." He whispered under his breath, his eyes fixed on the entrance, hoping to see Syd come in. He hadn't seen her all day. Not in class, since none of their classes matched today, not after class because he had detention and training and she had... whatever it was miss perfect did on the afternoons, and not even between classes because by the time he went to find her, she was already in her new class. How the hell did she do that? Was she avoiding him? The thought left an uneasy feeling inside his stomach. Had he done something wrong again? He figured since they'd started dating she would get more patient with him, or at least, be more forgiving of his little... quirks. But now maybe he'd done something he didn't know he had and she was mad and avoiding him and- 

"GAH!" He scratched his hair suddenly, messing up his own hair, trying to stop overthinking. If she was mad she would say so, right? He grumbled under his breath, leaning on the table and resting his chin against the cold surface, still facing the entrance. Yeah, Syd was vocal about what bugged her, so maybe she would want to talk things out instead of avoiding him. But he'd already gone and ENTIRE morning without a kiss! AN ENTIRE MORNING! That was punishment enough, right? 

He saw a girl coming into the room, and he suddenly sat up, smiling widely as her shape seemed familiar. "Syd!" He called at her, raising an arm and waving at her, but as light fell on the shape he realised it wasn't Syd, just some random blonde girl. He dropped his hand back on the table in disappointment, leaning back down as he was before. "Never mind..." 

[Samantha Emerson]

"Yeah, tomorrow night would be great! I'll have to really get cracking on homework tonight, but that's alright." Samantha said cheerily into her phone as she headed back to the dorms, classes done for the day. "Yeah, well my dorm might as well be a study hall anyway." She said, alluding to her little sister's studious habits. Speaking of... "Hey, you seen Sydney around?" She asked, her hand fluttering in a wave as an acquaintance walked by. "No? That's alright. She's probs in the library. Just wanted to know if she might in the room." Well, that, and one other reason. Namely, the mysterious tall, dark, and handsome that Sydney had apparently gotten tangled up with. 

"Okay, talk to ya later girl!" Samantha said, hanging up and opening the door to the dorm building. She twisted to put her phone in her messenger bag, her hair falling over her shoulder and shielding a certain young male from view. But a friendly shout made her head snap up. She flipped her hair behind her and nonchalantly changed course for the guy who just sat down. 

"Expecting someone?" she asked as soon as she approached. Her expression was friendly and bright, but her eyes held the barest hint of hardness. If this was the person she had been looking for, she was going to make sure he measured up. Without waiting for a response, she took a nearby seat and turned to look directly at him. "I'm Samantha, by the way." She introduced, purposefully neglecting to mention her last name.


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[Rodrigo Santos]

Expecting someone. Rod looked up with a confused look at the girl he'd thought had been Sydney. Why was she talking to him. He resisted the urge to snap at her that it wasn't her problem in anyway, but hadn't Glads told him he needed to be nicer to others? He grumbled under his breath about meddling people, even though he'd actually listened to the advice. "My girlfriend." He answered in an annoyed voice. His annoyance wasn't directed at her, rather, at the fact that Syd hadn't gotten there yet.

He sighed long and deep, leaning over the table and mostly ignoring this new girl who'd randomly appeared. Where was Syd anyway? Didn't she miss him too? All he did was think of her and there she went thinking about stupid things like school and stuff. What about him, eh?

Oh, this girl was introducing herself. Samantha? "Uh- Rod." He answered back, blinking at her and staring curiously. What did she want? "You need something?" He wondered, unsure why she would approach him. People usually seemed too intimidated to approach him, what with his constant glaring and his height, but she carried a confidence that seemed somewhat... familiar?

[Samantha Emerson]

Samantha raised her eyebrow inquisitively. "Oh? Well is she going to be here soon?" She asked, keeping her tone light-hearted. She wasn't about to be caught speaking to her sister's boyfriend. That is, if this was the right guy. Over the past few days, she had thought of a few ideas to confirm identities, but they had all relied on being in a certain location. Who would have thought she'd run into a prospect in the dorms? 

But Samantha was well-versed in thinking on the fly, and she settled a perceptive eye on her target, whose name apparently was Rod. "Nice to meet you, Rod." She replied automatically. She tilted her head to the side and visibly considered his question. "As a matter of fact..." She began, when a flash of doubt hit her. What if she'd misheard his initial call? Hammel had so many students it was quite possible that there was more than one Sydney.

Instead, she shrugged. "Can't a girl make new friends?" She asked, flashing him a bright smile.

[Rodrigo Santos]

Rod blinked at her. Why would she want to know that? "Uh- No- I... I dunno." He answered cautiously. "She was training last I saw her, but it's been hours since that." He figured he'd end up finding her here but... He let out a deep sigh. No luck. He pouted, looking very much like a dejected puppy waiting for its master to get home. Where was Syd anyway?!

"Uh-" She was still there. "Nice- nice meeting ya." Wow, manners. He hadn't used those in a while. This girl was starting to make him nervous though. What did she want anyway? Rod stared at her as it seemed she thought of his question. She took her sweet time too... "What?" He asked impatiently, wondering what could he possibly have that she wanted. Wait- what?

"What?" He asked, blinking in surprise. Friends? "Oh-uh... Right." He nodded, staring at her. Well, this was weird. People didn't usually approach him, much less just offer their friendship so easily. "Sure..." Weird girl, and that big smile was making him extremely uncomfortable. "You heard I have a girlfriend, yeah?" He asked, suddenly thinking she was hitting on him. "Mean- No disrespect or anything, 'cause you're- you know-" He saw her up and down and nodded "Yeah, pretty hot and all. Just- I'm already seeing this girl." You could never be too careful with this type of girl.

[Samantha Emerson]

Samantha had to suppress an amused snort at Rod's response. Judging from the sigh and his facial expression, he didn't have much on his mind besides his absent girlfriend. "Hours, huh? Poor baby." She teased lightly.

To Samantha, his preoccupation was blatantly obvious as he replied to her words. Another checkbox marked. She said to herself, thinking of the so-called honeymoon period that she was fairly certain Sydney's relationship must be in. That had been the first hickey, after all. If Syd had known the mark would have been there, Sam highly doubted her sister would consent to such an explicit marking in a very visible area. Of course, there was always the possibility that her perception of her sister was completely off...

Samantha did finally manage to snag a bit more of Rod's attention with a little bit of light flirting. It was kind of amusing; her advances, even in jest, didn't usually make people uncomfortable. Quite the opposite, actually. She dropped the act and sat up a little. "Well, good on you. Loyalty earns my respect. And if you're dating Sydney Emerson, that's something you're gonna want to hold on to." She said, her tone growing serious as she looked him straight in the eye.

((OOC: Sincerely sorry for the incredible delay ))