Slow time (open)

[victor shamble]

    Okay maybe he could understand one joke. The marry thing. He gave a smile, although it was weak, it was stronger than the ones he had given before. And it actually looked like a smile! A weak laugh left him, it was a little funny.

    "Some people do in a way. They...they work so hard on what it is they're doing, it makes that illusion that they're married to it." Victor said, his smile vanished though. "Course, I don't mean...anything bad by it."

[jang jin ah]

"So, the boy could smile." She thought to herself as she caught a glimpse of a smile. It wasn't a big one or a toothy one but it was still a smile by definition. Silly her. Of course he has the ability to smile just like every other two legged being, heck a four legged one could too if it was identifiable. It was just a matter of whether the boy wanted to or not or whether there was any right reasons to smile without appearing to look like a complete crack in the head. The Third Year had also noticed that he was stuttering a lot less now. It was still evident but just not so obvious anymore. "Relaxed?" A suggestive thought.

A smile is always welcoming...in the right place of course and she did like to see more of it. Being a first year is always tough at first for most people. It wasn't made any easier especially living in the four walls infested with all those rampaging healthy young adults on a belated hormonal outburst. 

"Maybe I should be the first in history." She joked, wanting to see the smile again. Perhaps hoping it did be a little wider. 

[victor shamble]

    It was a hard thing for him to do. Smiling that is. Considering all the downs he knew but oh well. Sadly though, the smile didn't return. Sure, he gave a weaker one than he had earlier and he shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't really sure on what to say to her.

[jang jin ah]

Unfortunately he didn't smile again. He did but it was much weaker and was not much of a smile. All she got as a response was a shrug. Nana dislike (trying not to hate) the people with whom she is engaging in a conversation with, giving her a body response instead of words. "You need to smile more." She commented. The boy seriously need to learn to smile and do so more often. It doesn't take much facial muscle and it makes a whole lot of difference compare to his current expression. For all he knows, it might slowly change his life for the better. Life perhaps wouldn't feel such an arse. 

"Like this." She pushed the corner of her lips upwards with her long fingers. She doubt he did be able to. This kid reminded her of those bully victims that eventually belittled themselves, self blame and all those negativity. 

[victor shamble]

    "I..I know how to smile. But...there's no point in smiling when it means nothing." Victor said. "It just be a fake one."

    Some people used fake smiles, but not Victor. If he was to smile all the time, it surely be fake. And having anything in terms of expression or friendship was being fake, it wasn't good. Not at all.

[jang jin ah]

"You did be surprised as to how useful even a fake one can be." She could understand from where he was coming at. No one likes a pretentious person nor being pretentious. It doesn't mean Nana was a pretentious person but having a smile and being pretentious as whole is two different thing. Besides, there was also no written rule as to one having to be happy in order to receive the right to smile. Despite how cruel life may be for the longest of time, a smile wins at the end of the day. She knows it. Been there, done that. What more evidence needed.

She gave a sigh as she spoke on, not interested on hearing his opinion. She was doubtful whether an impact equivalent to his hand getting chopped off would eventually make him realize its worth and beauty. "There is no rule saying that there has to be something in order to smile." A smile, with or without any intention can be a sword and a shield that no bullies can penetrate. Wielding it in a way she wielded her gifted beauty and brains. "Are you afraid that a fake smile may attract fake things in return." A fake smile doesn't lead to a fake friendship but it has the mysterious ability to detect an approaching fake one.

[ooc: OMG~! I totally forgotten about this thread. SORRY~!!! >_< Had a feeling that something was missing ~_~ Ok I had no idea what Nana just ramble on =3=]

[victor shamble]

    She honestly was never the one to receive the fake end out of everything. His family didn't want him around, they showed that very well. Besides, you want a nervous person to go around smiling a fake smile? Oh yes, very wise. It'll just get the bullies mad and they'd demand to know what he was smiling about and no matter his answer, it wouldn't be good enough. So, here's to going to the hospital wing or just straight back to the dorm.

    "Everything I know is fake." Victor answered simply as he sat there. "I don't want that anymore. Besides.....it never did me any good."

OOC: It's okay.)

[jang jin ah]

"Everything I know is fake. I don't want that anymore. Besides.....it never did me any good."

Everyone in this wretched world hold a fake part within. Some were just good at covering it up with make up and distracting worldly things. Genuine people seems like a rare species as are true gentleman that once hold doors for the ladies. These days, they can't even hold the door for some old lady on a stick. Nana was always the confident one hence she couldn't much comprehend nor be patient with those kids that took on unnecessary self pity and blaming. True. They may not be as good looking as her nor the bonus brains to rock that look but she was certain that they have something they could do far better than her. 

There is a wide range of smiles as there are a wide range of reason to smile. Nana did not ask nor expect him to be smiling like a completely idiot high on weed to those known bullies. It did defeat the purpose. Victor surely wasn't getting on her nor does the girl has the explicit golden patience to slowly drag him out of that shell. 

She sighed and shrugged. ""You just got a bad bargain." But, the kid is a new eagle that has probably been into a cooking pot and out with its wings badly damaged that it could not fly as how it used to. Mental note: Research on stuttering and bullying.

It would be time to hit the library soon. Nothing sounds refreshing and thrilling than a voluntary research. Nana...Nana...that true Ravenclaw freak. "Erm.. You can just smile at me like when you bump into me in the hallway or classes. In return, I'll help you out with your future Transfiguration nightmare. First year is still pretty much a bliss." She winked at him. There is some good if you know where and how to smile at.

[victor shamble]

It was always a bad bargin then. Everything that he did was one and it didn't matter how hard he tried to change it. He ended up making it worse and worse to the point where he gave up trying to fix it.

He didn't know how to respond to that wink. A response in words was being formed until she winked at him. It took him a few moments but he eventually responded by nodding his head.

"Okay....I'll try..." Victor answered, a smile did try to form but once again it left him.

[jang jin ah]

"Okay....I'll try..."

A smile did try to form but it left him once again. Nothing great was expected on the first try but at least there was a try to begin with. No great inventions or discovery was produced on the first try. It takes over a hundred of tries. However,, before it reached the thousands, Nana should be done with her books on studying ways to help with bullying victims. Books and researching are a Ravenclaws forte. "It's a good first try. At least you are willing to try." She smiled kindly at him. "If anyone bullies you, tell me...I'll put my transfiguration skill to good use. It's been a long time anyway." She continued on while mumbling mainly to herself on the 101 ways of transfiguration tortures.