avery jaeger
age: twenty-one xxxrole: human #2
faceclaim: cody christian .hexcode: #132845
faceclaim: cody christian .hexcode: #132845
Avery's gaze automatically flickered over to the doorway at the innocent jingle of the diner's slightly rusted bell. The sound had made the man coming in tense up. He relaxed slightly, entering the diner and holding open the door to let in his female companion.
Those two are the ones I noticed outside, Avery mused to himself before returning his attention to his work. He continued writing his equation in neat, orderly rows, paying no heed to the two newcomers.
However, that changed quickly. Avery could sense the two approaching his table - their footsteps were actually surprisingly light. Avery continued writing his equations, only lifting his head when the duo stopped directly in front of the table. The college student smiled politely, wondering why they had come to his table, and not anybody else's.
"Excuse us," the taller of the two said after a short moment of slightly awkward silence. "Hi, sorry to bother you, but we're traveling and we were wondering if there was any way to...catch a ride west around here. Hopefully tonight."
Furrowing a brow, Avery responded amiably, "You didn't bother me at all. In response to your question, you could always catch a cab." Avery frowned, catching his mistake. "But then again, cabs aren't all that common in this particular area." Avery took note of the two's bags. "How did you get here anyway? By airplane, by car?" Avery didn't mention it, but he thought either was highly unlikely, given the fact that the two had asked for a ride. "It doesn't look like you're carrying that much.
"If you want though," Avery continued. "You can call Uber or something. You have to have the app, though, and this is just a guess, but I'm assuming you haven't downloaded it?"
Avery certainly thought he was talking way too much at this point, but he wasn't going to leave these two travelers hanging and deny them any help. His stepsisters - and Calista - had always said that he was too helpful for his own good, that he was going to make things inconvenient for himself in order to make things convenient for someone else.
"You know, there are a lot of people who have drowned just to help someone else breath," Calista's voice sounded in Avery's head.
"Is it really worth it to sacrifice yourself for the sake of someone else?" Calista's voice was now replaced by Louise's. "It may sound absolutely horrendous to you, Avery Benjamin Jaeger, but your own life is worth more than anybody else's."
He loved his sisters and cherished their advice, but Avery had never been too good at saying no.
"Or," Avery said uncertainly after a few moments, "depending on where you want to go, I could drive you there." The girl furrowed a brow, clearly intrigued, pulling out a wallet.
"No charge," Avery said hurriedly, mentally hitting himself for refusing money. He was in college; he couldn't just give a couple strangers a ride to who knows where with no charge, but Avery's mouth clearly couldn't shut up. "Don't worry about the money."
Just as Avery thought that he had doomed himself for life, the girl with the wallet shook him out of his thoughts. "Listen," she said impatiently, reading over Avery's shoulder. The man was startled by her upfront demeanor. "Avery Jaeger, is it? Well, don't try to be so selfless all the time. Let me guess, you're one of those overly altruistic types who can't not help anybody and doesn't give a shit about himself? I have something to say to you about that. If you offer something, demand something equal in exchange. If you're going to drive us to where we want to go, then you better not turn down what we have to offer in return." Avery met the younger girl's steely gaze. "Got that?"
Avery wondered what the girl's companion had to say about this - if Avery wasn't so polite (or passive, as some would say), he would've called the girl rude.
Avery smiled softly, having yet to drop his politeness for a more casual exchange. "If it makes you more comfortable," Avery began, "then I won't stop you from giving me something in return. I would love to drive you, however, my car is currently at my house. Unless you find a better means of getting to your destination, you won't mind waiting a little bit, would you?"
Those two are the ones I noticed outside, Avery mused to himself before returning his attention to his work. He continued writing his equation in neat, orderly rows, paying no heed to the two newcomers.
However, that changed quickly. Avery could sense the two approaching his table - their footsteps were actually surprisingly light. Avery continued writing his equations, only lifting his head when the duo stopped directly in front of the table. The college student smiled politely, wondering why they had come to his table, and not anybody else's.
"Excuse us," the taller of the two said after a short moment of slightly awkward silence. "Hi, sorry to bother you, but we're traveling and we were wondering if there was any way to...catch a ride west around here. Hopefully tonight."
Furrowing a brow, Avery responded amiably, "You didn't bother me at all. In response to your question, you could always catch a cab." Avery frowned, catching his mistake. "But then again, cabs aren't all that common in this particular area." Avery took note of the two's bags. "How did you get here anyway? By airplane, by car?" Avery didn't mention it, but he thought either was highly unlikely, given the fact that the two had asked for a ride. "It doesn't look like you're carrying that much.
"If you want though," Avery continued. "You can call Uber or something. You have to have the app, though, and this is just a guess, but I'm assuming you haven't downloaded it?"
Avery certainly thought he was talking way too much at this point, but he wasn't going to leave these two travelers hanging and deny them any help. His stepsisters - and Calista - had always said that he was too helpful for his own good, that he was going to make things inconvenient for himself in order to make things convenient for someone else.
"You know, there are a lot of people who have drowned just to help someone else breath," Calista's voice sounded in Avery's head.
"Is it really worth it to sacrifice yourself for the sake of someone else?" Calista's voice was now replaced by Louise's. "It may sound absolutely horrendous to you, Avery Benjamin Jaeger, but your own life is worth more than anybody else's."
He loved his sisters and cherished their advice, but Avery had never been too good at saying no.
"Or," Avery said uncertainly after a few moments, "depending on where you want to go, I could drive you there." The girl furrowed a brow, clearly intrigued, pulling out a wallet.
"No charge," Avery said hurriedly, mentally hitting himself for refusing money. He was in college; he couldn't just give a couple strangers a ride to who knows where with no charge, but Avery's mouth clearly couldn't shut up. "Don't worry about the money."
Just as Avery thought that he had doomed himself for life, the girl with the wallet shook him out of his thoughts. "Listen," she said impatiently, reading over Avery's shoulder. The man was startled by her upfront demeanor. "Avery Jaeger, is it? Well, don't try to be so selfless all the time. Let me guess, you're one of those overly altruistic types who can't not help anybody and doesn't give a shit about himself? I have something to say to you about that. If you offer something, demand something equal in exchange. If you're going to drive us to where we want to go, then you better not turn down what we have to offer in return." Avery met the younger girl's steely gaze. "Got that?"
Avery wondered what the girl's companion had to say about this - if Avery wasn't so polite (or passive, as some would say), he would've called the girl rude.
Avery smiled softly, having yet to drop his politeness for a more casual exchange. "If it makes you more comfortable," Avery began, "then I won't stop you from giving me something in return. I would love to drive you, however, my car is currently at my house. Unless you find a better means of getting to your destination, you won't mind waiting a little bit, would you?"