courage teach me to be shy

Gil Gupton. Eighteen. Unemployed. Scared of... everything.

[speak-of-deville]

Maybe you’ll see the point after going through, then.

[gulliblegilgupton]

Why would I go through if I don't see the point in the first place, though?

[vivianthornes]

Easy target?! Those kids were like 10 years old… 

you can uhh use my towel if you want, it’s got a little sand since I was lying on it … here…

[gulliblegilgupton]

I never claimed to be intimidating, miss. It's just a thing that happens. People who like to do this sort of thing... they just sorta know they can.

I don't want to be a bother. I can get fresh clothes at home. Though it's quite a shame, I actually really liked that shirt.

[damonravenscroft]

Because i’m clearly better than you are. 

[gulliblegilgupton]

"Better" is an awfully general term. I can't have any idea what you mean if you just say you're "better" than me.

Though you certainly don't seem like a better person, so that can't be what you mean.

[damonravenscroft]

You know, for some strange reason I just don’t believe you. 

[gulliblegilgupton]

And why should I care if you believe me?

[speak-of-deville]

Why else would you avoid it?

[gulliblegilgupton]

Because I just don't see the point of it....?

[speak-of-deville]

Too scared?

[gulliblegilgupton]

I'm not scared. Why does everyone think I'm scared?

[damonravenscroft]

Why not? Are you scared?

[gulliblegilgupton]

I'm not scared... I just figure... why bother with that when you could be enjoying all the food?

[gulliblegilgupton]

[gulliblegilgupton]

Haunted house? Uh... maybe not right now.

[toodleoo-stromboli-blog]

"I aced one midterm and I only have three more to go!"

[gulliblegilgupton]

That's a good thing to high five over! I'll high five for that!

What're you taking?

[vivianthornes]

No, sorry I wasn’t exactly paying attention. Umm you don’t look like a bad guy, why would they mess with you?

[gulliblegilgupton]

Since when are bad guys the ones that mostly get messed with? No, I'm the much more common victim, the easy target.

[atlantispond-deactivated2014120]

Lana rolled her eyes as Little Louisa jumped on her back, pulling on the red head’s hair. “Gil!!”

[gulliblegilgupton]

"Alright, alright," Gil said, laughing so hard his words came out a bit garbled. Walking over to Lana, he tapped Louisa on the shoulder and fake-whispered, "Mean old Lana isn't in the mood for piggy back rides right now, but I'll give you one."

He gave the small girl a conspiratorial grin as she nodded, and once she'd clambered on, he did a small victory lap around Lana. "Success!" he cried, "I am victorious- ow!" he exclaimed in pain as Louisa tugged on his hair. "Alright, alright, we are victorious. Happy?"

[atlantispond-deactivated2014120]

"Hey!" Lana tried to grab Gil’s shirtsleeve before he had jumped away.

"You’re going to help me- Michael! Stop!"

[gulliblegilgupton]

"Oh, I'm going to help. But first you're going to admit I was right about the candy."

[atlantispond-deactivated2014120]

"God, these children are crazy!"

"Why did I bring those sweets…"

[gulliblegilgupton]

Gil smirked, and quickly blurted out, "I told you so!" before leaping out of Lana's reach.

[war-kingsley-blog]

"So you're saying baking is like chemistry?"

[war-kingsley-blog]

Warren sat up, pondering over Gil’s question.  Was he feeling alright?

"Yes.  I’m fine." he laid back down, looking back up at the clouds, "I guess I’m just feeling blue is all."  He’d been feeling that ever since he got back from the berry farm, dropping off the last of the puppies that were meant to leave.

[gulliblegilgupton]

"I-if you say so, War. I mean, that was- you were- um..... I don't know what that was." Tentatively, Gil sat down next to his friend in the grass. He was almost certain he wasn't getting the whole truth, but also didn't quite want to hear it.

[gulliblegilgupton]

Yeah! High five! Why are we high-fiving?

[vivianthornes]

I saw of couple of kids running that way with a bundle of clothes… I’m gonna take a guess and say they were yours…

[gulliblegilgupton]

Thank god I at least have my trunks... It's kinda chilly though, and they took my towel too.

Do you happen to know where they went?