#rutgers

Sylvi gets a thoughtful, curious look about that fourth-wall notion.

Well, that's very concerning to the Storyteller but he plays it cool. The class itself goes entertainingly.

When it ends, Phoebe bounds along side Sylvi "You know, I think being a real life greek chorus could be cool, but only if the 'characters' couldn't hear me. Otherwise I'm pretty sure I'd get a boot in the ass. Hopefully a high end quality boot, not some tacky assembly line boot. "

"Well, yeah, there's a reason why we don't always use our 'outside voice' right? And I was thinking...if the chorus breaks the fourth wall, does that mean She-Hulk is her own chorus?"

"Perhaps SHe Hulk is Jennifer Walters Chorus, and Jennifer is She-Hulk's?"

"Oooooh!!! I like that. I think...like...there's a paper in that, right? Maybe? I mean, unless you want to claim that idea for yourself."

"Oh no, You smash away at that. " Phoebe is easy going

She laughs, and intones, "SMASH PAPER."

A grin, then coyly "How is a hetero college guy like an impatient reader?"

A blink. "Ummm...does skipping to the end figure in here at all?"

"Ding Ding... " Then she lowers her voice "a guy is checking out our asses. Sway Sway Sway or say nay nay nay?"

"Oh!" She joins in the whispering. "Is he cute?"

"Mmm dark hair, glasses, slender side"

"Oh, what the heck...sway away." A grin and just the right amount of hip action to intrigue.

Both sway just enough to allow them to pretend they certainly never did it on purpose. There's a THUMP sound, as if someone just hit a campus tree

(Perception plus Alertness)

/roll 3

((Trolls can't botch alertness, silly roller.))

(Nope. They're annoying like that 😉 )

something is said, but she misses what it was. Was it rude? was it apologetic? Was it flattering?

Phoebe however fights a laugh

"What'd he say?" she whispers.

"He walked into a tree and said 'Ah, Miss Karma, we meet again'"

She stifles a giggle. "Aww, we're agents of karma. Poor guy."

"He's got a sense of humor about it at least" A throaty chuckle escapes

"Gonna rub his bruised ego?" A nudge.

"Sure you don't want to?" Phoebe nudges back "We could flip a coin?"

"Mm. I don't know." A shrug, uncomfortable.

"Tell you what" She pulls a coin out "Heads, you check on him and make sure he's okay. Tails, I do. Deal?"

"Okay, but if I find out later you used a two-headed coin, we're gonna have words."

A sheepish look, she hands Sylv i the coin. It IS two headed "is it my face?"

She rolls her eyes and grins. "Nah, but I have friends like you. C'mon, lets both check on him." She tugs Phoebe along in an about-face.

They find the man putting his glasses back on and testing them out, only to see the ladies turning to him "Ah, hello" he says a light blush

"My friend here thought she heard a collision. She's considering pre-med, so maybe she can examine you?" An innocent blink.

"Fortunately I'm training to be a tree doctor" Phoebe states looking at the tree then at him "So I can help you both"

That gets a snicker out of Sylvi. "Oh...crap, I tried to keep a straight face, but...sorry!" she says to both of them.

"Aha" the guy chuckles and pinks a bit more "Sorry, I kind of had it coming. But I plead the 5th on why . I'm okay really. Still, nice of you to show concern for the maple here"

That gets Sylvi's curiosity. "Plead the fifth? Hmmmmmm....."

"Pre law" he says "I'm Raymond, by the way" He offers a hand to Sylvi first then Phoebe

Sylvi shakes his hand. "Sylvia, but most people call me Sylvi."

"Nice to meet you, Sylvi " He says his grip is not weak but she's a troll so by her gauge a bit under par, though it's a hand shake not a contest . Then he shakes Phoebe's hand too

"Phoebe, folks call me to ask about my Car's expired warranty" She shakes back

"So, you sure you don't want to ease your guilty conscience about that pleading-the-fifth thing?"

He grins at the joke then looks at Sylvi "okay, it's times like this I wish I were a poetry major, because I'm not sure how to fess up that i had a very human moment, and was completely enthralled by two beautiful women I never met before"

Sylvi considers and gives Phoebe a look of think we should take it easy on him?

Phoebe looks back at Sylvi He does give good 5th

It's almost troll like

"Well...okay, since you're clearly very perceptive, we'll call it no harm, no foul."