04-17-2018, 01:57 AM
[div style="max-width: 600px; text-align: justify; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt;"]maker, adults really don't know how to take a joke, do they? either it flies completely over their heads, or they try way too hard to seem cool and relatable or whatever. steve's reaction is somewhat adorable—melantha cannot deny it. the way he gets all flustered by the insinuation that he and stark are a little more than just friends. it touches the part of her with a love for romantic stories. it almost warms her heart. but whatever effect steve's endearing reaction might of incited within the girl is immediately destroyed by steve who definitely belongs to the group of cringe-y old people that try way too hard.
melantha was not very interested to begin with, but the moment stark opens his stupid mouth, her soul appears to have abandoned her body like a puppet without its master. her eyes are vacant, gazing intensely into some distant point as if it possessed all the secrets of the universe. several years passed. generations came and went. only after the super volcano erupted and all the continents reformed back into one giant super-continent does stark finally shut the hell up. suddenly she comes to, the life returning to her features before she refocuses on the tiger several seconds later. "oh? you're done? thank the maker, i thought i was going to rot before you ran out of breath." her response is delayed, as if she has just been snapped out of a reverie. she is quite the skilled actress, and it is almost believable were it not for the poison dripping from each sarcastic word. mel really does not appreciate supercilious behavior. it is unbecoming of others. there is nothing quite like people questioning her intelligence and maturity simply based on her age. why do grown men always feel the need to lecture her? perhaps stark is simply feeling defensive because mel hit the nail on the head and he is pining after steve but is too emotionally detached to admit it. "as educational as your tirade was, i recommend you two have a discussion about your feelings later in a more private setting," melantha turns to regard steve directly. "hopefully your friend is less condescending to you than he was to me. you are far too kind for that sort of treatment." what she means to say is that if stark actually likes the guy, he should ditch the chuckle-fuck persona and have a true heart-to-heart, but in mel's experience, most guys like him who are fully grown and still behave like a child find acting like an adult is extremely difficult.
at this point, the young huntress only acknowledges steve's presence. she neither looks at stark, nor does she twitch an ear in his direction when he makes a sound. only one person here has proven to be worthy of her respect. all others might as well not exist. "it is a pleasure to meet you, steve. you are more than welcome to stay in snowbound. my name is melantha and i could show you around the camp, if you would like." everything abut her plain visage displays a polite neutrality, from the slight crinkle around her olive eyes to the subtle upwards curve of her lips. but it is impossible to tell how genuine it all is.
melantha was not very interested to begin with, but the moment stark opens his stupid mouth, her soul appears to have abandoned her body like a puppet without its master. her eyes are vacant, gazing intensely into some distant point as if it possessed all the secrets of the universe. several years passed. generations came and went. only after the super volcano erupted and all the continents reformed back into one giant super-continent does stark finally shut the hell up. suddenly she comes to, the life returning to her features before she refocuses on the tiger several seconds later. "oh? you're done? thank the maker, i thought i was going to rot before you ran out of breath." her response is delayed, as if she has just been snapped out of a reverie. she is quite the skilled actress, and it is almost believable were it not for the poison dripping from each sarcastic word. mel really does not appreciate supercilious behavior. it is unbecoming of others. there is nothing quite like people questioning her intelligence and maturity simply based on her age. why do grown men always feel the need to lecture her? perhaps stark is simply feeling defensive because mel hit the nail on the head and he is pining after steve but is too emotionally detached to admit it. "as educational as your tirade was, i recommend you two have a discussion about your feelings later in a more private setting," melantha turns to regard steve directly. "hopefully your friend is less condescending to you than he was to me. you are far too kind for that sort of treatment." what she means to say is that if stark actually likes the guy, he should ditch the chuckle-fuck persona and have a true heart-to-heart, but in mel's experience, most guys like him who are fully grown and still behave like a child find acting like an adult is extremely difficult.
at this point, the young huntress only acknowledges steve's presence. she neither looks at stark, nor does she twitch an ear in his direction when he makes a sound. only one person here has proven to be worthy of her respect. all others might as well not exist. "it is a pleasure to meet you, steve. you are more than welcome to stay in snowbound. my name is melantha and i could show you around the camp, if you would like." everything abut her plain visage displays a polite neutrality, from the slight crinkle around her olive eyes to the subtle upwards curve of her lips. but it is impossible to tell how genuine it all is.