Browsing the Ship (Invite Only)

by **Seffi Dresner** Tue May 29, 2012 8:53 am

Seffi had decided that she was going to go and look at the Durmstrang ship, of course she like all other students had come to school in it, however she had not really been paying much attention, she had been too busy talking with Eliza, and it really had been too much of a loss, after all the ship was beautiful.

Standing on the edge of the island that contained the Durmstrang Institute, she looked around the place, and hoped that she might be able to go home to her mother and father soon, they were missing her and she didn't like to see them upset.

Humming lightly to herself, she let the soft wind whip her long chocolate brown hair from her face as she looked out at the water, and the ship that bobbed gently upon the waves.

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Wed May 30, 2012 11:51 pm

Lars walked around the ship where he would be spending a lot of time. This was a great place, and it was his new school. Growing up in a pureblood family, who absolutely hated Muggles, was a tough life for a child to grow up in. His grandfather's brother had defected to the other side of the second world war, and he was despised for it. His family had exiled him, and anybody else who wouldn't treat him like the dirt on their boots from the Wilhelm main line. It was a hard life, and he had learned from a young age that the way to survive was to outsmart your enemies.

Now, the Wilhelm family fought against each other for power, and as a result, brothers, sisters, and cousins, all fought for the right to become the head of the entire Family. It was not a position given to the eldest son, like some Muggle aristocratic families did. The position was won, and won entirely based on skill and ruthlessness alone. Wilhelm was a name that had become synonymous with deadly weapons, magical and non-magical, and he also had the gift. Engineering, chemical warfare, calculus, mechanics, hydraulics, all of this he had been trained in. Literally, he had a genius level intelligence, and had studied day in and day out. Lars was a deadly weapons prodigy, and at the moment was looking to be the favorite to inherit the title of Lord Wilhelm. However, his family would most likely try to kill him before he was old enough to make his claim.

He was considering who would try and kill him next, so far none of the attempts were successful. Lars had seen them all coming from a mile away, and been amused by the simplicity of them. Even though to a regular person, with an average intelligence, they would have been completely baffling. Then, he saw a beautiful girl, and his mouth dropped open. She was easily the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, and she looked to be his age.

Gathering his wits, he closed his mouth, and walked over to her with the confidence and set of shoulders that nobility have been trained to use. Posture, for a warrior, and a future Lord of a Noble House, was something drilled into them since birth. "Hello, my name is Lars Ulric Wilhelm; and, I apologize for disturbing your thoughts, but I simply had to get the name of the most beautiful lady I have ever seen. May I have it, so I can immortalize it with poetry, music, and declare you the most magnificent lady of our generation. As Shakespeare once said,
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely, and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date." Of course, that doesn't do you any justice, and that Shakespeare was the only good thing to ever come out of Britain." he spat with clear disdain.

Bowing and kissing her hand he asked, "I shall give you anything in return for the simple pleasure of speaking your name upon my lips, what is it you desire m'lady?"

by **Seffi Dresner** Thu May 31, 2012 12:05 am

Seffi turned when she saw that a boy was coming towards her and speaking to her, she wondered where he had come from because she really did not think that people were allowed to be out on the ship, and she had not seen him around the school before.

Smiling shyly Seffi placed her hand on her cheek to try and calm the pink blush that had risen to her cheeks while he had spoken to her in such an articulate manner, unexpected, but what 11 year old girl wouldn't like to be told that she was beautiful.

"It's nice to meet you Lars," she said with the same coy smile on her lips, holding her hand out for him to shake she was surprised when he kissed it and she blushed a little bit more.

"OH you don't have to do anything to know my name, it's Seffi, Seffi Dresner." she said happily "I haven't seen you around the school before, are you from another country, or did you just transfer schools from one in Germany?" Seffi asked, withdrawing her hand and clasping them both together in front of her.

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Thu May 31, 2012 12:27 am

"Wonderful to make your acquaintance." He could tell he she was embarrassed by him acting like she was so beautiful, but what could he do, it was his opinion of her. Love at first sight if you will, or at the very least a strong crush at first sight. As he would find out later, it did turn out to be love at first sight. The blush that lit her face was breathtakingly beautiful.

"Umm...umm, what was that? Seffi Dresner maybe?" Lars said, for the first time in his life, he couldn't articulate his thoughts. Even though he was a genius, right now he was just another boy with a crush on a stunningly beautiful girl.

Now, he was listening. "I was spending the first part of the year learning about the Wilhelm specialty weapons, it is what our family does. We design dark weapons with curses, poisons, charms, etc., etc..." he said.

"For the last half of the year though, he decided to send me here. Might take me out from time to time. By him, I mean my uncle Jean."

by **Seffi Dresner** Thu May 31, 2012 12:34 am

Seffi smiled happily and she nodded her head when he said that he was happy to see her, she was happy to see him too, besides Eliza she really did have no friends in this school. She was often lonely, and she wanted to change that, even though school was almost over.

Giggling a little she nodded; "Yes that's my name, don't wear it out, Seffi Dresner, but if you find it easier to remember you can call me Seff." she teased lightly, wanting to stick out her tongue.

Nodding her head, Seffi listened to Lars as he told her that he was working on the family business, she would like to have a family business like that, it sounded cool, more than cool in fact.

"My family are all psychologists, I wish that they were as interesting as you, but, then again, if we were all the same it would be awfully boring..." she smiled before continuing "Is it interesting working with them? The weapons I mean."

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Thu May 31, 2012 12:56 am

Seffi smiled at him, and suddenly he didn't know his name. She giggled, and her laughter sounded as if a flute, and chimes, were playing together in perfect harmony; so, naturally,his heart started beating faster and erratically, and there were butterflies in his stomach. This was the first time he had ever felt this way in his entire life. "That smile! It was a deadly weapon in and of itself!", he thought to himself.

"Wear it out, shorten it! no, no, no. With a name of somebody as beautiful as you, you don't shorten it. The name fits you well. I will attempt to immortalize it in prose for all time. It may take a while, but your beauty deserves to be described and passed down like Helena of Troy. Who a war was fought over, in case you didn't know, because Paris of Troy came and stole her from a husband she didn't love. That is the Trojan War, the rest of Greece, fighting against Troy because of Paris taking her from a King by the name of Menelaus. His ally, King Agamemnon of Mycenae, rallied other nations of the Mediterranean, and Achilles, to fight on his side against Troy to right the injustice of it. Now Helena's name is passed down from generation to generation, and still lives on today. I would have the same done for you, if I am that gifted at storytelling, we shall see." Lars told her, flashing his own grin at her.

"That is interesting, I have studied the human mind and body as well, to know where its weaknesses are. How to manipulate it as easily and most effectively as possible." Lars had an evil grin cross his face, and a bloodthirsty light came into his eyes. "Hahaha, interesting? I love it with a passion. There is nothing as satisfying as seeing your enemies fall to a weapon you designed, built, and fired yourself."

by **Seffi Dresner** Thu May 31, 2012 1:38 am

Seffi blinked a little, she wondered if Lars was some sort of crazy genius, knowing so much about these things, and wanting to share that knowledge with her when they had only just met, it was a little strange, as was he, but then again she wasn't exactly the most stereotypical of people.

"W-well I think I would like to see if you could come up with such a great and famous story about me...if you think that I deserve such an account." she said with a blush on her cheeks "We have only just met after all, I don't even know what house you're in."

It seemed as if Lars was very interested in things like the Dark Arts, and she knew that these could be dangerous her parents had told her so, so when she told them about her new friend, she would leave that part out she thought.

"Should I be worried then?" she asked with a nervous laugh "After all I don't want you manipulating my mind or my body that doesn't sound very pleasant, but I assume you've taken Psychology and Dark Arts here then?" Seffi asked politely.

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Thu May 31, 2012 2:05 am

"Verstand, and I know, I am crazy. Also, a certified genius-level intelligence. Most people in my family are highly intelligent, with a couple genius levels thrown in." he explained to her.

Lars looked straight into her eyes. "You do, I am not easily impressed by a person like I was when I saw you. Beautiful, breathtakingly so, seem to be intelligent, not arrogant, as so many people are who are so attractive. Overall first impression is very good! Also, there is such a thing as love at first sight, I'm not sure if this is it. But, I can tell you I've never felt this way about any other girl upon meeting her.

"I will definitely be taking both subjects. As many as I can, just as long as there is no Muggle Studies. Unless it is how to kill them, that is. No, I would never be able to harm you, Seffi. You are the prettiest girl, seem really awesome personality wise as well, and my brain would kill me if I ruined such a masterpiece of the human people. Perfection, that is what I see, I'm sure you have faults, but I am blind to what they are." Lars told her, blushing crazily red as he did so. He looked down at his shoes, embarrassed he'd just told her what he actually thought of her.

by **Seffi Dresner** Thu May 31, 2012 2:20 am

Seffi wasn't sure how she was supposed to respond to Lars and him telling her that he was a genius she knew that if he ever was with her in a lesson she could kiss giving any points to Muhe goodbye, as he would know all of the answers probably.

"It must be nice to be so clever, Eliza always says that I should spend more time studying although I like to make sure that I do as many fun things as possible. Studying is boring when there are so many other things to do."

Blinking a little bit, Seffi shuffled her feet and looked down at her feet, she was definately sure that he was playing some sort of joke on her now, and she didn't like it. She thought he was being nice at first, but now it was so blatent that he was just messing with her.

"I don't understand how you can say all of that...are you playing some sort of joke on me?" she asked, looking straight into Lars' eyes "If you are, it's not funny, if you aren't...you're a little weird." she said with a small laugh.

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Thu May 31, 2012 3:07 am

"Sometimes it is nice, but most of the time. Well, it just makes me feel so different. Talking to people, and communicating with them at a standard IQ level, or reasonably smart IQ level, is very tough. I feel like some kind of lab freak most of the time." Lars admitted to her. He had always felt ostracized because of his intelligence.

"I have an eidetic memory, so if I see something, good or bad, I can never forget it. It is more a gift than a curse in my family, because my family do horrible things. All of the time, and I can't forget any of it." he said, starting to cry a little bit. "That is why I build weapons, so I can tell them to leave me alone. I don't want to kill people, but I have to or they will exile me. My weaponry designs are my only way of coping, but most regular people can't even understand the calculations." It felt good to share this with somebody who wasn't a Wilhelm. In his family, it was either sink or swim, emotions were a sign of weakness.

Lars could tell that Seffi was uncomfortable and totally disbelieving of what he was saying. It was an odd situation for him as well, he'd never felt this strongly about anybody. He just said what he was feeling, and what was on his mind. "I don't understand it either Seffi!" he bellowed, turning a little angry. "In my family, every emotion showed is a sign of weakness. I don't know how to deal with emotions that are anything except arrogance, anger, bloodthirstiness, and power-hungry jerks. I grew up being expected to murder for a living, and I am afraid for my life. Because I am a genius weapons prodigy, everybody knows I am probably going to be the next heir to the Wilhelm weapons industry. They are going to try and kill me so they can have that kind of power, and for the money too. My own family views me as an enemy. This...warmth I get when I look at you, I've never felt anything like it before." Lars said.

"I assure you though, I mean every word of it. I will never lie to you, Seffi. I don't know what this is, but it is something I've never experienced before. Oh believe me, I am an evil genius, so definitely odd. Mad scientist type, and I don't know how to make friends. You see, I've been fighting for survival, fighting people trying to control me, ever since I was born. The walls around my emotions are so thick, sometimes I don't feel anything at all..."

by **Seffi Dresner** Thu May 31, 2012 3:19 am

Seffi tilted her head to one side and she hoped that this didn't mean that because she wasn't exactly a genius in anything, she would have to get suddenly so much smarter in order to keep up with her new friend, if she did, then she knew she probably wouldn't be able to do it.

"Well I'm sorry but I don't really know that much about anything just yet...I um, would hate to make things difficult for you to talk to me, but maybe we should just talk about different things. So you dont feel bad." she offered with a smile.

More than a little surprised when he looked as if he was going to cry, Seff did not know what to do, she had never seen a boy cry! She was unsure if he even wanted her to come and comfort him or not. Gently patting his shoulder Seffi smiled gently.

"You're here now though, and you can come with me and meet my friend Eliza and then you'll be able to have two people to just be yourself around, you don't need to do things around us, just be who you are."

When he turned angry Seffi frowned and moved her hand away from Lars, glaring a little bit at him; "You don't need to shout at me Lars, I was only trying to help you feel better. While you're here though you dont need to worry about your family, the students here are your family now."

It seemed as if Lars was very open, and very honest, and Seffi felt even worse about not being able to feel the same way; "I'm glad I could make you feel that way Lars, but I'm sorry I don't quite feel what you're describing just yet...but hopefully I can make you as happy as I can while we're friends."

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Thu May 31, 2012 4:42 am

"You don't have to be insanely smart to be my friend. Maybe if I spend time talking with you, I can work on relating better to other people. Social skills have always been hard because of this dumb curse of a brain. I wish I was normal, because I know that I will continue to get worse. Especially with this war coming on, because I know I am going to have to fight. And, unlike other people, every single detail will be ingrained into my memory. Whereas, with therapy, I know most of you will be able to get through it, and the memories won't be quite as fresh in your mind over time. But not with this dumb brain." Lars said, hitting himself on the head with his palm, a facepalm.

He appreciated the attempt at comforting more than he could say. "Thank you." Sometimes a simple thank you is all that needs to be said. "You are really willing to be my friend, I am being trained to murder, slaughter people, and arm Durmstrang with those weapons so we can defeat Britain. I feel like I am being trained to be the most despicable person alive, and with my brain. Well, I know my weapons work, I've done the tests, and if I made them wrong then I would be executed and hunted by the company's assassins. It isn't like I can walk away." Lars said, staring off into the distance. "What I would give to be free..." he said, losing himself in a world where he could be himself without these stupid obligations.

"I am not mad at you, I am mad at my family for doing this to me! I am mad at myself for not being strong enough to refuse them, because my weapons. This freak of a person, is going to become a mass murderer when those weapons are used. Nobody sees me as who I am, just what I can do for them. I am just a tool, being controlled by people who can squash me like an ant under a boot if I fight back. Seffi, I'm really sorry. I just needed to vent, it wasn't directed at you. You have caused me to feel the only pleasant emotion, well that I've ever felt. Aside from pride at completing an invention." Lars said with a small smile.

"I told you I was a mad scientist, I meant it. You will believe it once you see the weapons. Durmstrang is one of our biggest clients actually, because of the war preparations. What is expected me, well...I despise it! There is so much blood, so much blood in my family history. How do you repair the damage your ancestors have caused the world, you can't! It is already done, and that is what upsets me. Nothing I do can cancel out what they've done, all I can do is attempt, and probably be killed doing so, to repair a tiny portion of the destruction they have caused." Lars said in a very soft voice, and then began crying into Seffi's shoulder.

"I-I-I didn't expect you to. Who could love this? Friends is more than I could ever have imagined." he said with a watery smile spreading across his face. "Why are you so nice to me? I'm a freak of nature, I deserve to be killed before I design even more weapons that will kill. That is all they do, just kill in the most efficient way possible...it's all I'm good for."

by **Seffi Dresner** Thu May 31, 2012 5:09 am

Seffi was not used to this in the slightest and to be honest she was getting a little bit frightened by it, after all this boy who she had only been talking to for about half an hour was now trying to claim that he loved her? He was telling her all these things about his family?

Maybe it was as mum had told her, that under stress, as Lars seemed to be, the mind often cracked under the pressure and it meant that they were not going to be able to function as a normal person would do, it was just unfortunate this was how he behaved in front of her, what a poor first impression.

Gently she patted his shoulder and smiled lightly at him;

"I think you need to have a sit down and something to drink, maybe then we could talk some more?" she offered "I can see you're very stressed, and it's not good for you to keep this all bottled up, but it's not good either to just blurt it out at the first person you see."

Guiding him towards one of the gangways onto the ship Seffi opened the door to one of the cabins and ushered him inside, wondering if there was anything to drink in here;

"I believe that your family wants you to think that it's all your good for, but you're not really Lars, you just need to work past it, maybe you should invest in a pensieve? To take some of the memories away if they are too painful for you?"

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Thu May 31, 2012 5:35 am

"I realize that. Like I said, my social skills suck. That sounds great, you sure you are comfortable talking to somebody like me? I'm not mentally stable. You are the only person who I've ever been this open with, and I don't know why I am telling you all this. It is just, I don't know, something about you. From the moment I saw you, I knew I could trust you. No logical reason, which never happens to me. It is confusing." Lars said, laughing a bit, and smiling at this amazing girl.

"No, I have to cope with them eventually, putting it off solves nothing. Just delays the coping, and I need them because if I remove them, then I won't be able to protect myself when they send assassins. I have a feeling since I am at Durmstrang now, and taking magical classes, they will be able to make it appear to be an accident in class very easily. Maybe you can just help me deal with the emotions, you seem to have a good handle on them. Unlike the mentally insane genius. I am dangerous, I mean, if I snap...I might not be able to control my anger again. If I hurt you, in any way...I would hate myself even more than I already do. That is saying a lot." Lars admitted to her, with a small smile.

"It is great that you want to be my friend, I can't wait to meet your friend." he smiled at her. "Come on, let's find this place to get a drink you speak of. Is it close?" Lars asked, for the first time sounding happy about something.

by **Seffi Dresner** Thu May 31, 2012 5:43 am

Seffi tried to remember as much as she could from her parents about people who tended to do this, although it was hard because they hadn't talked about their jobs in an awfully long time, which although was strange to begin with, it was something that Seffi liked.

"You can definately trust me Lars, although I know you wouldn't do this to someone else, there are those people who you should never ever let yourself get this way around, they'll only use you." she said in a quiet voice.

Blinking Seffi's mouth opened a little bit and she found herself getting scared again, and she heard Eliza calling her, of course nobody else could, only her, and she turned her head when she saw her waiting on the other side of the gangplank. She supposed she was waiting for her.

"Assassins?" she asked slightly afraid "You really can't be serious? Is it really safe for me to be around you if you have assassins coming after you? I mean I don't want to end up getting impaled on a spike or something."

Seffi pointed to the Professors cabin; "We could try in there, they might have drinks and the seats are nicer."

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Thu May 31, 2012 6:23 am

"Really? Honest, you won't plot against me, or stab me in the back?" Lars asked, when your family is like that, you tend to be suspicious of everybody. "I didn't think you would, but, seriously, I don't know what it is like to have that. My mom is the only person I trust, and even that is not completely, she is cunning too. You have to be to survive the Wilhelm family." he said. A frown crossed his face, and he began to get homesick, missing his mother a lot.

"Yes, assassins, when I say my family tries to kill each other, I mean literally. Not just arguments, and that type of thing. Though everybody in our family has anger issues, and often become violent as well. Why do you think I learned how to make weapons in the first place? It was for my own protection. Seffi, if anybody ever tries to hurt you, or me, well...let's just say there won't be enough of them left to fit in a coffee can. Nobody is ever going to hurt you while I'm around. That is a promise, the only way I wouldn't be able to save you is if I was already dead. Even then, I would try and stick them with poison to make them easier to escape, and that would kill them quickly." he said, looking at her with a serious expression.

"I've kept some of my own inventions to myself for protection, the most effective ones too. Always have an ace up your sleeve, I learned that a long time ago." Lars said, smiling at her, and taking her hand to comfort her. "Don't be afraid, be cautious, yes, but believe me, I would know if there was an assassin here. I've been trained to escape detection, and notice when I am being trailed."

by **Seffi Dresner** Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:10 am

Seffi listened to Lars and she wondered just how much of a harsh life he must have if he can't even trust his family to look out for him, and even not to kill him when he needed to be with someone and to let them know how you feel. It made her all of a sudden feel very grateful for her own parents, that she was loved so much.

"Of course I wont do that!" she said with a smile on her lips "You'd be a very rubbish friend if you did that now wouldn't you? You don't have to worry about being hurt by me, I'd like to think we'd become fast friends when we know each other a little better."

It was a little confusing to her, she really didn't know that there were people out there who would hurt her, or Lars, simply because of what them and their family did. Seffi thought more than ever that this world was an awfully scary and dangerous place to be.

"Oh...well okay then, although I suppose I'm meant to feel a little bit better, I'm not sure that I do just yet." she said with a smaller smile, biting her lip as she did so.

When Lars told her that she was safe, Seffi smile grew lightly, and she nodded, trying to open the door to the professors cabin, but it was locked, pouting she turned back to Lars;

"Do you remember the spell to unlock doors? I can't seem to remember it."

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:29 am

He could tell that Seffi was considering, and taking in the information. Letting it soak into her brain, and a look of gratitude came into her eyes. So, her life hadn't been quite as hard as his, that was a good thing. "Sorry, it is just after so long defending yourself. Well, there comes a point when you just expect people to act that way. Even though by using logic, I know not everybody is. Well, I am probably going to be a pretty rubbish friend, then. All I know how to do is survive, I don't know how to help people. Make them feel better, that type of thing." Lars said, embarrassed to admit it. But, it felt good to show somebody his true self. "I hope we do become good friends." Lars said, blushing this time.

Seffi clearly was still worried, she had not known much about the evil side of mankind. Which was good, it was a horrible thing to know about. To have your family be a part of it. When she admitted that she didn't feel completely better, Lars hugged her to his chest. "Nobody is going to hurt you with me around, I would take a knife for you without hesitation." Lars promised her in a fierce tone. "I will not let that happen. Yea, I may look skinny, but I am stronger than I look, and my genius intelligence helps me outmaneuver my enemies. I just wanted to reinforce that. If an assassin is chasing me, I will lead him in the opposite direction from you." he explained to her.

"Of course, Alohomora." Lars said softly, and the lock clicked open. So, why are we meeting in a room that is clearly out-of-bounds to students? Not that I mind, just curious." he was curious a lot of the time.

by **Seffi Dresner** Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:22 am

Seffi, although she had not been able to experience such hardships for herself, she could understand how it would make someone act the way that Lars was acting around her, it was rather sweet actually even if she didn't believe at the beginning he was going to be quite so easy to get along with. He seemed quite a dominant personality.

"Well then if you want to be good friends, and I want to be good friends, then I know that we are going to get on so well together, after all, you're the first proper person I've spoke to, besides Professor Nickel of course." she said with a little grin.

More than a little surprised when she was hugged Seffi did not quite know how to react and she merely held her hands up awkwardly and blinked, gently patting Lars on the shoulders and wiggling away with an awkward look on her face;

"Sorry...um...I'm just not that big a hugger." she said with an apologetic smile "We're not a big touchy feely type of family and it's rubbed off on me."

When Lars asked her why they were going in the staff room, Seffi turned to him as if he was silly before walking inside the room and swirling around in the middle of the floor; "Why? Because it's exciting!"

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:41 am

Seffi, from the look on her face, was still trying to figure out her opinion of him. Clearly, she was beginning to form a first impression. He wondered what it was. Maybe he would ask her once they had been friends for a little longer.

Lars smiled, a real, genuinely happy smile. "Really? Awesome, that is, just so cool. I am friends with the prettiest girl I've ever met. Now that is an accomplishment." he said, complimenting her on her looks yet again. "Sorry if I keep going back to your looks, your personality seems really amazing as well. It is just, well you look...so...well, perfect to me. I don't know what it is in particular, just everything about the way you carry yourself, you expressions, and then natural bone structure is very pretty. " Lars said, blushing a brilliant red again. He still couldn't believe he was talking to somebody so far out of his league.

"Well, Seffi, I am not either. I was just trying to make you feel safe. I read somewhere that hugging girls and holding them sometimes makes them feel safer." he shrugged, "This was the first time I did it. Apparently it didn't really help." Lars said, frowning a bit. Despite that she had just told him she didn't like hugs, it was disappointed to watch her wriggle away from him.

"Good enough reason for me!" he said, matching her enthusiastic tone. "Nice twirl Seffi, would you like to dance?" Lars asked, bowing and kissing her hand. "Miss Dresner, would you do me the honor of allowing me one dance this fine evening?" he asked, keeping his head low, but looking up at her. Hopefully she would say yes, and have fun with it. He hoped she would agree.

by **Seffi Dresner** Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:48 am

Seffi really did not mind being complimented on her beauty at all, it was something that she had not had any real experience with and she really loved the way that it made her feel, it was so nice to have someone who thought that she was beautiful, she had never been told that so much with so much sincerity.

"I don't mind you complimenting me on my beauty at all Lars, I never really get compliments like this, especially not from boys, although I'm not used to them, I do enjoy them when I receive them." she bit her lip with a shy smile coming through her features.

"You're so cute when you blush, did you know that?" Seffi asked, her smile growing more confident as the topic shuffled from her over to Lars, giving him some of the attention.

When she was complimented on her twirl, Seffi grinned and she took a mock bow to Lars, when he kissed her hand, she thought that it was something that was nice to experience, it was something that although involved touching, was not too bad to feel.

Grinning she nodded her head, going along with Lars; "Oh I would love to dance with you Lars, please do lead the way to the floor."

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:22 am

No way, was all he could think when Seffi told him she didn't mind him complimenting her at all. He couldn't believe they were getting along so well. Making friends had never been easy for him. Lars couldn't stop the blush from growing as he listened to her saying she didn't mind. "Well, I-I'll try to keep up the compliments then. You deserve to be complimented Seffi." Lars told her. Then he smiled shyly back at her.

"Okay, stop it. Now I am just going to blush even more." Sure enough, he turned an even deeper shade of his already bright red. "You are one to talk, when you blush I can barely think straight." Lars told her.

Taking her hand, he led her out onto the floor. Then, he started humming the Blue Danube Waltz, and counted in his head. "Alright, just let me lead, and follow me around. The rhythm should come naturally." he explained. That was one cool thing about being in a noble house, you learned how to dance, and treat ladies properly.

by **Seffi Dresner** Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:34 am

Seffi giggled lightly when she saw the expression on Lars' face when he was able to see how much she enjoyed what he said, it was going to be fun to see how he would compliment her in the future, maybe she would grow to like them even more, and maybe she would be able to accept them as the truth in the future?

"Why thank you Lars, I think that nice people deserve to be complimented, so you need to be complimented too, maybe I shall have to think up some for you."

Seeing him blush even more made Seffi grin lightly, it was something that she oddly enjoyed; "Awwww I'm sorry Lars, I don't mean to make you blush, although you are cuter the more red you go."

When he began to lead her in the dance Seffi merely nodded her head and she allowed herself to be lead around the staff room by her new dance partner, smiling all the while.

"Yes I'll let you lead me, just don't step on my feet." she joked.

by **Lars Ulric Wilhelm** Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:58 am

There was that beautiful sounding giggle again. She was clearly having fun teasing him, and he was enjoying himself for the first time, well, since he had been a little kid. Even then, he hadn't enjoyed himself this much though. "You don't have to do that. I am not that cool, just you know, genius. Which is more odd than anything else." he told Seffi. Lars had never allowed himself to grow an ego, that was something people could exploit. He had kept his arrogance, and temper in tight check for a long time. Lars was extremely tough on himself.

"It's okay. I don't mind it so much, since it is you making me blush. You know how to do it in a way that makes me feel special. I'm not cute, I'm a mad scientist who kills people. Well, not yet, but who will be killing people probably." he said, ashamed of what he was being trained to do.

Seffi was a natural, just as he suspected she would be. "Dancing is one good thing about my family, they teach you at a young age how to dance. As well as how to behave around beautiful ladies." he said, smiling at her. Lars was enjoying himself immensely.

by **Seffi Dresner** Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:36 am

Seffi raised her eyebrow when Lars said he wasn't cool, she was not about to go out of her way to make sure that he knew just how awesome he was simply because she did not know him well enough at all to tell him for sure!

"From what I've seen so far you're a lot more than just a genius, so you really need to stop thinking of yourself like that, after all, if you don't nobody else will think it for you, not many either."

When Lars told her that he was just a mad scientist that killed people, Seffi raised her eyebrow again and she sighed lightly, sure the boy knew how to put a downer on the conversation; "If you say so Lars. You're the genius so it must be true."

Running her hand through her hair, Seffi smiled lightly and was a little bit nervous, she had no idea how to dance, she was obviously not from 'that' sort of family;

"Ah well I was never taught how to dance, I should have hated it if I had to, I much prefer the way I was brought up. Learning about the mind and it's so interesting too."