Na bolwa ma nav gun (Colton)

[Sunar Chugani]

((thread title translates to "Silence is golden."))

There was a multicultural club meeting, which was exciting. Today they were learning about Gaecheonjeol. The club adviser had chosen this because of the high number of students at Hammel with Korean ancestry, but when Sunar showed up at the club room he only saw Colton. 

"Are we the first ones here?" He asked cheerfully, flopping into the chair beside the other boy and dropping his bag onto the floor. He scooted it under the chair with one foot as he addressed his club mate. "I was expecting more people to show up. What sorts of things do you think they do on National Founding Day? I guess we're going to learn that, aren't we?" 

He didn't even attempt to pronounce the Korean name of the holiday; he would wait until the adviser said it, or maybe Colton. Colton was good at that.

[Colton Bryan]

When he got to the room where the multicultural club held their meetings, Colton was surprised to see that he was the first to arrive. He always got to the meetings early, but he had never been the first to arrive. After he grabbed a seat Colton looked at the clock in the room as he waited for everyone else to arrive. When he saw that it was going to be a while before anyone else Colton was about to open the book he had brought with him, then he heard a voice that made him groan internally. He looked to the side as Sunar sat down next to him, sighing his response to him "Seems like it, everyone must be running behind." He had barely finished speaking when Sunar asked him some more questions. "You mean Gaecheonjeol, and we'll just have to wait for someone to tell us." After Colton finished answering the Indian boy's questions he set his book down, knowing he wouldn't get any chance to read it.

[Sunar Chugani]

"Oh." 

Sunar glanced up at the clock on the wall. Five minutes until the club was scheduled to meet. 

"Well, they aren't late yet, so that's something."

He noticed the book Colton was clutching, but rather than put two and two together to realize the other boy might want to read the book he used this as another opportunity to ask questions. 

"What are you reading? Is it any good?"

[Colton Bryan]

Oh, this is going to be so annoying, Colton thought to himself as he saw that he had five minutes alone with Sunar with a glance at the clock. "Yeah, I guess we have a bit of time." Colton said with tone that sounded a little annoyed. When the Indian boy asked about his book Colton looked down at it for a moment, the title reading ,The Lord of the Rings, he then looked up at Sunar, holding the book up for the boy to read it. "I'm sure you've seen the movies about it." The Texan then dropped the book back onto a chair on the other side of him while adjusting his body so that he sat leaning back in the chair silently hoping the time would pass by quickly while he waited for Sunar to keep talking like he usually did.

[Sunar Chugani]

"Oh! Yeah, those movies are pretty old, aren't they? Didn't they come out like...when we were born?"

Sunar's voice held reverence for how ancient that made them.

"That means the book is really old, isn't it? Like, a century or something." He decided on an answer himself, without either looking it up on his phone or waiting for Colton to answer, "That's super old, it must be difficult to read. Is it difficult to read? The movie's probably easier."

(ooc: the diehard Tolkienite in me is dying at writing this also Colton is hilarious, have I mentioned that before?)

[Colton Bryan]

Colton couldn't keep a sigh inside when Sunar talked about how old the movies were and began saying, "They came out when we were toddlers." He got more annoyed as the Indian boy kept talking, letting a small frown come out on his face. Colton opened his mouth to answer Sunar's question then promptly shut it as he kept talking about how old the books were. He didn't care about the age of the book or how hard it was to read, Colton only cared if it had an interesting story, and these books were definitely interesting. Though he knew it would only make him talk more, Colton decided to say something to Sunar barely keeping his annoyance out of his tone, "The movies are easier, I just like reading more. A lot more than talking too." Colton added the last part underneath his breath so that the only thing that could be heard was him whispering. He then looked up at the clock, and let out another sigh as he saw they still had four minutes before the meeting was supposed to begin.

(ooc: *does a small bow* Thank you, it's not often that I hear a character of mine be called hilarious.)

[Sunar Chugani]

"Oh." 

Sunar glanced at the door as if he might will the remainder of the club members to make an appearance; he really wanted to get started. This whole Founder's Day thing sounded really interesting, and he wanted to know more about it. 

But for now, he would accept talking to Colton. 

"That's good, reading is supposed to be good for you." 

He wasn't sure that came out as complimentary as he had intended. He fell silent for a moment, and then began again. 

"Do you like to read in other languages, too?"

[Colton Bryan]

Colton sat in his chair hoping for someone else to come in and distract Sunar, but it seemed that hope wouldn't be answered for another couple minutes. He supposed it was his own fault for getting to the meeting early, he couldn't help the fact that liked to learn about other cultures and that he had a taste for being punctual. He nodded when the Indian boy talked about reading being good for him, not really wanting the conversation to continue. It seemed that whatever Colton wanted wouldn't happen though, so he slouched a little more in his chair as Sunar asked him if he read in other languages before responding his annoyance slipping more and more into his voice, "Yes, I like reading in other languages, I've read a couple books in Dutch and French." He then perked up a little when he thought he heard footsteps outside, but he dropped back down when he the footsteps went by the room

[Sunar Chugani]

Sunar was both impressed and thoroughly interested now. "Do you ever read anything in Korean?" He asked, simply because they were supposed to be learning about a Korean celebration. "Or," And his eyes lit up at the thought, "What about Sindhi?"

It would be really nice to be able to talk to someone in one of the languages his family used; he might not quite count as a native speaker, but he still missed speaking it. The longing might have something to do with missing his family more than anything else, but he wasn't here to analyze the specifics of his feelings.

He only knew that this was very cool.

[Colton Bryan]

"I've read one Korean book, but nothing in Sindhi." Colton sighed out as Sunar continued the conversation, while he spoke he had conveniently slipped into Sindhi, his control of his power failing as the Indian boy annoyed him more and more. He still wondered where everyone else was, he couldn't be stuck in this room alone with Sunar could he? Colton continued to slump down in his chair as he looked at the clock, trying to will it to count time faster.

[Sunar Chugani]

Colton may not have noticed that he was slipping into another language, but Sunar did, and so he switched languages as well.

"Oh! But you should. Have you heard of Jamal Abro? He can be a little depressing, but you know, in a literary way. Like...what's his face. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath.

[Colton Bryan]

Colton continued speaking Sindhi, still not noticing the language switch, "You mean Steinbeck? Also I've never heard of that man, I'll look him up." Colton still didn't want the conversation to continue, but he did get a little interested when mentioned a new author to him, and if he actually wrote like Steinbeck Colton could definitely see liking him. He looked back up at the clock and saw there was only a minute before the meeting was supposed to begin, Where the hell is everyone, The Texan thought to himself as crossed his arms across his chest and began tapping his index fingers on his arms, impatiently waiting for people to arrive.

[Sunar Chugani]

"Yeah! That's it, Steinbeck. A depressing take on reality, but all smart and stuff." Sunar gave Colton a huge smile. It was so thoughtful of him to switch languages; although Sunar was a native English speaker it was still a connection to his family, and it was very thoughtful of Colton to notice this.

"Thank you," He added, deciding he should acknowledge this thoughtfulness.

[Colton Bryan]

"That's why I like him, and if he writes like Steinbeck I'll like his books too." Colton said in Sundhi quickly, as he looked at the clock still waiting for more people to arrive. He leaned away slightly when Sunar flashed him his large smile and thanked him for something, he had no idea what the boy was thanking him for and just gave a confused sounding, "OK?" 

[Sunar Chugani]

"You like depressing books?" Sunar furrowed his brow in confusion at Colton's confession. "No! Wait, you like smart ones. Ha. You probably rival Dev for grades."

Except English, since Dev had atrocious writing skills, but one couldn't be good at everything.

He opened his mouth to continue, but the door creaked open before he could, and their adviser strolled in.