06-24-2015, 04:35 PM
Jared smiled. Having a somewhat normal conversation was refreshing. The mention of high school was something that brought Jared way back. He started at age twelve. Barely out of the 'girls are gross' phase and still extremely awkward. He had never really had many girlfriends in high school for that reason with the girls in his class being two years older.
"Nah, I was quite the nerd in high school. Hard to believe I know."
he smirked. "Started at an awkward time and the girls in my class were two years older than me. I didn't really start that whole shindig until college. Enlisted after I got my bachelor's degree."
There were memories there too. "Found out about magic during a training exercise when a fellow Marine was injured. Wound completely sealed up - wasn't even a scar. No idea what happened until my Sergeant told me. He taught me how to use it and all that. Shit that was five years ago. Time flies."
The conversation was helping. The screams were completely gone from his mind. At least for now. Jared had no doubt they would come again eventually. He could only hope it wasn't during a critical time.
"Nah, I was quite the nerd in high school. Hard to believe I know."
he smirked. "Started at an awkward time and the girls in my class were two years older than me. I didn't really start that whole shindig until college. Enlisted after I got my bachelor's degree."
There were memories there too. "Found out about magic during a training exercise when a fellow Marine was injured. Wound completely sealed up - wasn't even a scar. No idea what happened until my Sergeant told me. He taught me how to use it and all that. Shit that was five years ago. Time flies."
The conversation was helping. The screams were completely gone from his mind. At least for now. Jared had no doubt they would come again eventually. He could only hope it wasn't during a critical time.