Too Cool for School

[mostlyajerk]

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[catchacold]

Stop staring. Bad manners.

[gotspeed]

I'm not staring, I'm just curious.

I looked like twice.

[catchacold]

You're looking every time I glance.

[gotspeed]

Well you're glancing first.

So stop glancing at me and I won't look.

[catchacold]

Science is happening. Pay attention to that instead.

[gotspeed]

I already covered this topic when I was like ten so I know what's going down.

You should be paying attention, it's on the test.

[catchacold]

Important for my "future"? I don't think I'll be around for that test, kid. Busy week.

[gotspeed]

It's not a "future", you don't need the quotation marks like it's some made up nonsense. You can have a future. Easy.

Just turn up to the test. It's like an hour of your day, just show for it.

[catchacold]

It is made up nonsense. What are you going to do with your future, kid? Get the Nobel prize? I'll be sure to follow your career.

Nah.

[gotspeed]

It's not. You have so much potential, you're a smart guy, I can just tell. You could have a really promising future if you tried more.

I want to go into law enforcement actually but more the science side, I'm aiming for CSI but I don't have my heart set on it. A Nobel Prize is a bit too much work for me.

[catchacold]

You can tell? From our inspiring conversation so far? I must be really impressive.

Would you look at that. Maybe we'll be working together. More or less.

[gotspeed]

The way you talk, just the way you are. You have a good vocab and you don't look half as vacant as your pals.

I bet if you put your mind to it, you could be anything but you won't because you don't think you're worth it or something. Which sucks, no one should waste their potential.

[catchacold]

That ain't exactly a lot to go on. Ever consider that you might have real low standards?

You don't know me. If you don't want to earn a beating, stop telling me who I am.

[gotspeed]

No, I can just tell when someone is good, I get these inklings. I don't know, I think you're better than you let yourself be.

You'd never beat me up either, you're not that bad of a guy.

[catchacold]

I've beaten plenty of people up. Even you should know that. Try paying attention to something other than science some time, maybe you can avoid walking into a fist.

[gotspeed]

I do, I get my ass kicked all the time, I know a lot about it and the people that do it. It's an area I can't really miss out on. Seriously, dude, I spent last Friday after school duct-tape to the flag pole. I'm not afraid of threats, especially not from you. I just don't think you'd do it.

I know your friends would, I know the people in your gang would but you? I don't see it.

[catchacold]

If you ever try to talk to me again, you'll see how very wrong you are.

I don't like fighting weaker people. Not because I'm a good person, but because I like the challenge. But I can make exceptions.

[gotspeed]

I don't believe you. Sorry.

After class I'm going to ask you again if you want to study with me and I'll ask every day until the test and maybe, just maybe, you'll want to listen to me. Maybe you'll want to do better.

[catchacold]

Or maybe you'll miss the test on account of being locked into a bathroom stall. Maybe.

[gotspeed]

Nah. I doubt it. You'd never do it.

[catchacold]

Stop wasting my time, kid. Help someone who wants your help.

[gotspeed]

I do. Often.

I want to help you too. I think you could use it, I guess many people don't.

[catchacold]

I'm already very good at what I do. I feel I graduated a while ago. I'm good. That's all I need. Science tutoring doesn't factor into that.

[gotspeed]

It should. Come on, it'll be fun.

I can give you a gold star :D and we can blow up mentos in coke if you're really good.

[catchacold]

You're actually making me sad now.

Shut up.