"Paint?" Espen repeated, blinking at Altair. "Wouldn't using paint make the towel feel all ucky and whatnot?" he asked, throwing his own towel over his shoulder. When part of the towel caught in his hair, and he shook it out, he realized he'd have to wash his hair and then straighten it and then make it look...the way he usually had it.

I guess Altair's worth messing up my hair. Espen thought, smiling a bit. It's definitely worth seeing him shirtless, at least.

~

"Hey, Jordyn," Drew slouched over his lap, looking over at Jordyn an blinking. "Why'd you even talk to me in the first place?" he asked. "I mean, like, what you notice me, not just talk to me."

Espen blinked. "Oh," He looked around the room, wondering what to say then. He could change the subject, but it seemed like Altair could talk about painting all over his clothes for a while. But Espen couldn't, since he had no connection to it. So, he had to change the subject to keep the conversation going.

But he didn't.

Altair blinked a moment. "Anways, shall we head to the pool now?" he asked, padding to the door. He paused and looked back at Espen, cocking his head slightly as he went over his little mental map, formulating their path.

Too bad that maps were the only thing he could memorize like that. Everything else...not so much.

((Yup. XD)) 

( xD Espen can't remember most things very well, either. That includes birthdays, holidays, and names.
Yes, names.
Except for really unique ones. x3 *pokes Altair's name* )

Espen snapped out of his thoughts, taking a double take before locating Altair and grinning at him. "Yup!" he chirped, walking up next to him. He opened the door and stepped outside, sticking his hand in his pocket to make sure he had the room key. 

Altair smiled and padded down the hall, though he didn't go that far before he paused again to make sure Espen was following. He didn't want to end up leaving the slightly shorter male behind, figuring he'd end up getting lost.

((I fail at remembering birthdays. If I can link it with something, though, I can remember. c:)) 

( Slightly? ) 

Espen was actually standing right behind Altair, having stopped right before he bumped into the other male. He blinked at him, saying, "I'm following, don't worry. I wouldn't want to get lost or anything..." He chuckled a little.

(Same here, Rika. D: Even if I note the birthday down somewhere, I forget. e.e )

((I link birthdays with things I know so I can remember them. c:

Okay. My birthday is the 16th of June. MY brother's is the same day. My sister Briana's birthday is the last day of January. My cousin's is exactly six months after mine, on December 16th. My friend Autumn's is 15 days before mine, on the first of June. c:))

Altair chuckled softly before heading off again, smiling. "That's a good thing," he said after a few moments, looking back at Espen. "Not wanting to get lost, that is. A lot of people byt he time they reach highschool don't care one way or the other."

((I got lost my first day at the highschool. My cousin Christopher told me where to go, though. c:>))

( *blinkblink* o.o I can't link birthdays that way. Just my twin sister's, my mother's, and my friend's.
My birthday's on September 20th, so that means my sister's birthday is the same day. My mother's birthday is one month before it, and one day after it - August 21st. My friend's birthday is a month and twenty days before mine: his birthday's August first.

...And my brother's birthday is January...eighth? )

"I just followed whoever was willing to help me find my way around," Espen said, looking down. "Like you." He blushed a little. He didn't want to say much else. Maybe it would be a little too personal, in a way.

Altair smiled a little wider. "It's a good thing I took the time to memorize the map then, isn't it?" he asked, grinning.

((C:)) 

Altair blinked before looking at the door. He chuckled sheepishly, looking back over at Drew. "I stopped paying attention for a moment..." he told him as he took a couple steps back.

((Ffff. xD

I have a fruity frozen treat. <3)) 

( D: Can I have a taste?
LMAO. You typed Drew instead of Espen.
I would laugh even harder if you said Matthias instead of Altair. )

"Oh," Espen blinked at the door, then reached for the knob, pausing before he even touched it. "You think there's other people in there?" he asked, looking back at Altair.

((OOPSLOL. xD))

Altair shrugged lightly. "Who knows?" he said. "It's possible, I guess..."

((-holds out spoonful-

I think it's a smoothie. :D)) 

( Thanks. .o. *takes spoonful* )

"Eh..." Espen narrowed his eyes at the door, but opened it anyway, walking inside carefully, like someone could randomly decide to pounce on him or something. And then he realized there was no one there, and he let out a tiny "Yay,"

Altair padded in behind him, smiling wider. "Well, looks like we have plenty of swimming room, then," he said before moving to go change into his swimming trunks.

((Mmmm....fruity~

I have no clue what all fruit's in it, but it's goooood. x333)) 

( xD What colour is it? )

Espen looked behind him, and blushed slightly when he realized he'd have to change into his swimming trunks. He scurried off to find a place to change, and came back shortly after. He just sat at the edge of the pool, holding his legs over the water. Maybe he should test to see if the water was cold or not before he went in...

((Pinkish purple. c:))

Altair padded back in a few moments later, wearing nothing but his trunks with hsi clothes in his arms. After setting them aside, he ran over to simply dive into the water, surfacing quickly with a laugh. "Come on, Espen!" he chirped, starting to do the backstroke. "The water's fine~"

((xDDD)) 

( Purple berry! o.o )

Espen yelped, holding his arm over his head. "It's co-o-old!" he whined, shivering. He pushed off the edge anyway, squeaking slightly. Instead of climbing back out of the pool and complaining about the water being freezing like he would usually would, Espen dunked his head under the water, staying underwater for a minute, then popping his head back out, gasping.