breakfast of champions | mazie

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@mazie

it never ceased to amaze him at how much food appeared on the tables during meal times. he'd been seeing it for the last seven years of his life and it still always took him by a little bit of a surprise. he was sat with a plate of bacon in front of him, he'd had an egg and some toast but that had been eaten and the bacon was what remained. he'd gotten caught up talking to his friends, their conversation a heated one about who was going to win the next big quidditch game. luke wasn't really into quidditch much, well he loved playing it but he didn't really love watching it. unless he was watching someone he knew or his house play.

it was because he'd much rather be a part of the action than a simple bystander. when they left to debate the subject some more he took the chance to stay sitting at the table, telling them he'd catch up with them later when they could talk about something a little more interesting. munching on a piece of bacon he glanced around the table to see who was still sitting at the gryffindor table. "wanna slide the juice down?" he said, a quick grin turning his mouth up as he leaned his arms down on the table and he looked at mazie pond.

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Mazie loved breakfast. She loved the chance to run into friends before classes started, when almost everyone was in a good mood. She loved the cheerful chatter in the Great Hall as everyone slowly trickled in. It was enchanting, from her point of view and she looked forward to it daily. 

Today she sat on her own at first, arriving before most people did and eating slowly as people meandered in. Some people down the table were talking about Quidditch and she grimaced a little. Quidditch was not her forte, mostly because she thought Quodpot was a lot more fun. 

She jumped when she heard someone asking for the juice. It was right in front of her and she looked down the table to see Lucas smiling at her. "Ehhhh, what do I get for giving up the juice?" she asked, unable to help herself. "I won't give it up unless I get a fair trade out of it."

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@mazie

he grinned a little as she seemed to decide to hold the juice to ransom. he raised a brow a little, tilting his chin down slightly as he glanced down at the food that was still around him. he had a plate of toast, some muffins and a large plate that had at one point in the morning been full of bacon but he'd slowly changed that. he knew that it would be simple enough to reach over and grab the juice he could but why would he?

there was the chance for some fun to be had before hand. "i can offer you a bacon sandwich or a muffin with bacon on top .. or toast." he said with a grin as he tilted his head slightly to the side, waiting for her to either accept, deny or slide him the juice at the horror of her option. "i mean it's a pretty fair trade cause you get to talk to me at the same time?" he said, trying to keep a straight face to stop himself from laughing.

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Mazie watched Lucas inspected the food around him. She raised an eyebrow expectantly, curious to see what he'd offer her. This could definitely be fun. "Ooooh, a bacon sandwich ... what if I want the bacon sandwich inside the muffin?" Mazie wasn't trying to be difficult, but she also thought that sounded like the best option, even though it wasn't really one of his suggestions. She made a face at his second comment. "What makes you so sure that I want to talk to you?" She asked, though she was definitely teasing. She liked Lucas. He was fun and easy to talk to. Which was why she was teasing him right now. 

@luke

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@mazie

he laughed a little as she said she wanted the sandwich inside the muffin. he reached to make it, his hands making the sandwich quick and with a slice of a knife he cut the muffin in half, sat the sandwich in the middle and set the muffin top back. "ta da!" he said as he presented the plate to her. "this is what you meant right? because i think it looks pretty awesome." he said as he set the plate down to slide it across to her.

"did i trade enough for the juice?" he asked as he rested his arms down against the table and leaned on them. he put a look of mock horror onto his face as she joked about not wanting to talk to him and he tilted his head to the side a little, the look on his face changing from fake horror to a grin. "give me one good reason why you wouldn't want to talk to me?"

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Mazie watched Lucas, unable to keep herself from laughing as he went through with her silly request. This was why she enjoyed being around people like him. They knew how to have fun and mess around, which was way better than always being boring and doing what everyone else did. She accepted his muffin sandwich with a giggle. "Yeah, that's exactly what I meant," she admitted. Mazie grabbed the sandwich and took a bite, chewing slowly as she looked at Lucas. 

Once she swallowed, Mazie grinned and pushed the juice over to him. "I guess you know what you're doing. That's good enough this time," she agreed, laughing when he asked why she wouldn't want to talk to him. "I don't have a reason," she told him with a smile. "Just wanted to see if you'd come up with any fun reasons why I should. You failed at doing that, by the way," Mazie teased, offering a sweet smile to him. 

@luke

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@mazie

he grinned as she slid the juice over to him, seemingly satisfied with the monstrosity of a concoction he'd made her, though he'd had fun rising the laugh out of her. he poured the juice into his goblet, taking a second to take a long drink of the cool liquid. "i always know what i'm doing." he said with a slight grin as he wiped his hand across the side of his mouth, setting the goblet back at it's place on the table. he laughed, more than a little as she explained that she didn't have a reason not to talk to him. he folded his arms down on the table and he shook his head slightly, looking at her slightly sideways. "so it was a test?" he said as he reached to pull the crusts off a piece of toast, popping a piece into his mouth. "what would have been a good enough answer for you?"

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Mazie rolled her eyes when he said that he always knew what he was doing. He seemed like the kind of guy who liked to pretend, but that didn't make it true. She smiled over at him as he drank the juice she'd finally given him, allowing herself to laugh a little. At least he was funny. That was nice. She smirked and nodded when he asked if her question had been a test. "Definitely." Then he asked what would have been a good enough answer. Mazie shrugged. "There are all sorts of things you could have said. Like ... why wouldn't you want to talk to a guy who can make something like this?" she lifted up the sandwich he made for her. "Or ... doesn't everyone want to talk to a guy who's as handsome as me?" Mazie was just having fun with it now, but honestly? He couldn't think of one excuse to try and make her laugh or want to talk to him? The conversation was fine, just not as fun as she wanted it to be, really. 

@luke

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he laughed a little as she listed all the answers he could have said. apparently his wasn't good enough. he leaned forward and rested against his arms. "well i didn't think it needed to be said how handsome i am." he joked, as he tilted his head to the side. "how about, well why wouldn't you want to talk to a guy whose as funny as i am?" he grinned slightly, shifting in his seat a little as he looked across at her. "why are you silent on these things? you should be trying to convince me why i should be trying to hard to talk to you." he was teasing her of course. it was a light enough conversation that he wasn't worried about her taking anything the wrong way, though if people were listening to them they might think otherwise. "it's a two way street."

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Mazie quirked an eyebrow as he joked back, somehow keeping her expression serious. Yes, that was something she was definitely proud of herself for doing. She shrugged at his comment about how handsome he was. Then he played her game. Mazie smiled and nodded, "Okay okay, I can accept that one. Funny. Now I'm just going to have to ask you to prove how funny you are ..." she trailed off expectantly, really just enjoying the conversation. Luke was fun to talk to. 

Then he mentioned how she should be convincing him why he should be trying to talk to her. Touche. Mazie grinned, shrugging her shoulders. "Well, just in case you haven't noticed, I am very pretty. Also, I know how to take some good-natured humor. But ... the biggest reason is that if you get on my good side then I might invite you to join me on one of my stellar adventures sometime." She quirked an eyebrow challengingly at him. Honestly, not a lot of people could keep up with her on her "stellar" adventures, but she had no problem giving them a chance. Especially if they were fun to talk to and hang around with. 

@luke

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luke grinned a little and he shrugged his shoulders a little. "you know, i had noticed that." he said when she mentioned how pretty she was. he wasn't going to deny it. she was cute but that wasn't the most important part. the fact she was funny and could take jokes that were said back to her. if there was one thing he didn't think was cute was when girls tried to joke or make jokes but didn't like them back. it just made things a little more boring. "stellar adventures?" he queried, leaning forward just a little. "do these adventures take place at night? hence the stellar, or are they just that awesome they need the extra introduction?" he asked with a grin as he lifted his glass to sip his juice.

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Mazie smirked when he said that he noticed she was pretty. Of course, she'd been partially joking, but she knew that a lot of guys found her pretty. That was why she'd been on so many dates. The cool thing about this conversation was that Luke was someone she could have fun with. He was easygoing and willing to do things that some others may not be interested in. She nodded when he started asking about her stellar adventures. "Both!" Mazie answered easily. "They sometimes take place at night, and they are all awesome enough to be termed stellar." She looked over at him and quirked an eyebrow. "Why? You interested in doing something fun?" 

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he laughed a little as she explained that all her adventures were always stellar enough to be called stellar. he could live with that, if he was ever invited along on one of her while rides. "i'm always up for doing something interesting." he said as he leaned a little closer to her across the table. "we have a little time before classes start? how about we ditch this place and try and find an adventure." he said as he used his hands to push himself up as he stood, looking down at her with a grin. "you game?"

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Luke was the kind of person Mazie could appreciate. He didn't back down from a challenge and was always up for some fun. Just like her. So when he said he was always up for something interesting, she took a quick bite of food, wanting to finish the last bit quickly. She had a feeling they were about to go off and do something fun. Only moments later, he proved her right, suggesting that they find an adventure before class started. Mazie grinned and nodded. "I am always game for an adventure. You know anything fun and slightly less-known about the castle?" she asked. Often, she'd found that the most worth it adventures were found in places where less people lurked. Besides, since he was from here and had an adventurous spirit, he should know at least some things about the castle. 

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(sorry it took so long for me to respond! Gonna be better now. More than happy to keep going with this one, but if you want to end it, we can)