ooh, british accent

[pandion]

It's not like Andi never noticed him before. He's totally cute and everything. She's been noticing boys for, like, a while. (She doesn't have the date noted in Inscrutable Cipher like Bella, but it's definitely been a while.) It's just that until he had to give that report in week two of American History she didn't hear him talk very much.

Mmmmmmmmmmm British accent. There's probably kinds. She can't identify this one and doesn't care, they're all yummy. He's yummy. Yum. She's going to have to talk to him at lunch, or something, if she can get him off by himself. Maybe Bella will help.

Andi scopes out the situation around Ethan Rayne, He Of The Hot Accent, at lunch.

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[pandion]

"Probably those egotistical Czechs and Slovaks, naming things after themselves. They should have named the place after something pronounceable instead."

[instar]

"So he's emotionally unavailable," translates Bella, "and I should possibly remind Andi that there is an entire island full of people with accents like his."

[aeskhyne]

"Yeah. Ice queen. Like I said."

[palmofyourhand]

"And yet," says Ethan, "you just pronounced it."

[instar]

"Thanks for the warning. I think she'll survive chatting and eating Tuna Surprise with him, though, so I don't think I'll literally grab her and run unless someone pulls the fire alarm. And she'd probably be the one grabbing me, in that case, I'm the one who can't run if her life depends on it."

[pandion]

"Yeah, but not in front of lots of people worrying about my grade."

[palmofyourhand]

Ethan shrugs.

"I wouldn't know," he says, "I never have any trouble."

[aeskhyne]

"Suit yourself," the friend says amicably.

[pandion]

"Lucky," sighs Andi, and she sips her juice.

[instar]

"Always do."

[aeskhyne]

He grins.

"What's your name, anyway?"

[palmofyourhand]

Yes, consuming the least questionable parts of their meals in silence, what a brilliant plan.

[instar]

"Bella. I'm afraid I don't remember yours confidently enough to hazard a guess."

[pandion]

Andi will not be thwarted! He should talk. In his lovely accent. Hmmm. "I guess I wouldn't actually have to talk about Czechoslovakia in particular since it's American history. Is that weird for you, doing a whole year on American history?"

[palmofyourhand]

"Sort of comes with the territory, doesn't it?"

[aeskhyne]

"I," says Ethan's friend, with immense pride and satisfaction, "am Trouble."

[pandion]

"I guess. Wow, if we moved to another country and went to school there I guess we'd learn all kinds of details I never think about. How come you moved here, anyway? Do you like it?"

[instar]

"That isn't remotely like what I would have guessed. Nickname?"

[aeskhyne]

Trouble giggles. "You bet." He tips his head back at Ethan. "He came up with it. It's my favourite."

[palmofyourhand]

"Oh, dull family reasons," Ethan dismisses. "It's all right. Can't complain."

[instar]

"It is an unusual nickname," observes Bella.

[pandion]

"I don't think I'd like to move to another country," muses Andi. "Not forever, anyway, maybe a semester in college or something."

[palmofyourhand]

"Why not?" says Ethan.

[aeskhyne]

"Mm-hmmmmmm," says Trouble. "I'm an unusual person."

[pandion]

"It seems like it'd be a lot to get used to even if they spoke English. Is it true they don't have peanut butter, in other countries?"