paintcoatedclubpresident:
*She had every intention of avoiding the rather reckless transfer student from this point forward, and she had expected her to leave her alone as well; Hence her surprise upon receiving the tap on her shoulder. It wasn’t enough to cause her to stumble back, but she did inhale a tad sharply at first; The shock quickly passed in favor of a slightly nervous demeanor. It was barely noticeable, but there WAS a hint of admiration somewhere in her voice; Deep down, she DID respect Ryuko for her incredible confidence, something that she would never have… After taking a step or two backwards for personal space reasons, she spoke, explaining herself…*
“Well, um… yeah, that was the plan, to just walk away. No, I don’t want to try and fight you of all people- You’re kinda scary and intimidating and way too strong for me. Besides, even though there’s a really big reward for beating you, it’s not like it’s completely mandatory; I’m quite content with my current social standing. Being a three-star really doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest…”
*There didn’t really seem like any reason to be nervous anymore; Ryuko wasn’t synchronized, and she didn’t seem like she was going to be violent, and Paintra definitely didn’t have any plans to aggravate her, so she was regaining some of her confidence… It was just a conversation between two students, right? Nothing to worry about…*
“Erm, my name’s Paintra. Paintra Koizumi… I’m the president of the art club and all. I already know who you are, of course… Oh, and thanks for standing still long enough for me to finish my sketch. I, um… I really appreciate it.”
[✁] “ So that’s how it is, huh? “
Leaning more onto her left side than her right, she placed a hand on her hip. Now that she thought about it, this kid (kid? how old was she anyway?) had to be one of the smartest damn people on the whole campus. At the very least, the most self preserving. Ryuko never went so far as to beat anyone to a pulp that didn’t damn well ask for it in the first place, though she couldn’t have made any guarantee that the art club president wouldn’t have been stuck in the care of some medical professional for a few weeks, should she have tried.
[✁] “ I can respect somebody who doesn’t go pickin’ fights they can’t win, ya know? M’one of those hard heads that can’t, so it’s kinda reassurin’ t’know there’s somebody around here who doesn’t stick their head n’their ass. “
Oh, yeah. That’s why she’d been standing around, hadn’t it been? She’d never been a model for a picture before, that much she was certain of. Always had been too busy back at her old school kicking random kid’s asses to ever bother walking into the art classroom where that sort of thing could happen.
With that thought in mind, Ryuko perked up slightly, straightening her posture. [✁] “ You think I could take a peek at it? The sketch, I mean. M’not really an art expert, so I’ll probably tell ya it looks good either way, but... “
