Eren did his best to not leer at Melanie's '<i>Tia &amp; Tamera's </i>' as she took a flier from the top of the stack. Slightly disappointed that the two of them had struck a dead end. Eren held back a disgruntled sigh. He had tried his best to persuade her, but hell, he knew it was a longshot to begin with. So he quickly overcame the rejection and looked on the bright side.<br/><br/>Thanks to him and Athena, Melanie was now able to expedite her search for new roommates. In exchange, she told them of where the sorority & frat houses were. Greek street. Why throw a party when they could crash one? There'd be way less clean up.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Oh, it was no big deal. Really. You're welcome."<br/>
"Yeah, Eren...Eren  Colson. We're from 101. "</span><br/>He grinned, simultaneously noticing that Melanie didn't bother to his shake hand in return. So he played it off by running it through his short, messy jet black hair to save face.<br/><br/>With an uncommon maiden name like Drowsten, Eren wondered if this girl came from money? She certainly did carry herself like she did. Who didn't, No, wouldn't want<i>that</i>type of reputation? Eren's golden eyes flickered over to Athena and then back onto Melanie. He wondered if she had come to the same conclusion? He noticed she was looking at a blonde bombshell before she turned her attention back to the gorgeous ebony figure -- apologizing for taking up her time.<br/><br/>After Athena offered to design a tattoo for Melanie, they made their departure, while continuing on with their Scooby-Doo shenanigans. He heard her call him Fred. Which earned her a scoff. Eren was genuinely offended. He often felt that Fred- their leader- was<i>the least</i>popular of the Mystery Gang! Though he was voted<i>'best-looking' </i>in school, so there was that.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Ok, Daphne. I'll follow your lead!"<br/>
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"Yeah. There is definitely ton's of people online selling stuff. I checked earlier. But maybe there's a Target or a Wal-Mart we can check-out around here? We can go window shopping and if we see anything we like; We can have it delivered from there."</span>Eren's ears had perked up with excitement when she said that she wanted a beer. Athena was a risk taker too. It was illegal for anyone under 21 to have that- as well as tobbaco. Which was literally a buzz kill.<br/><br/>Eren listened intently as Athena rambled on for a minute until she was finished talking.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Life is too short, not too. You live &amp; you learn; And you can't learn if you're aren't living it to the fullest." </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(209, 213, 216)">He reasoned, hoping he hadn't confused her. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"You know, you aren't wrong for modeling your ideals after 'Pitch Perfect'. Life isn't meant to be picture perfect. I mean, just look at Fat Amy. She gave zero fucks what anyone thought about her or what she did with her life. So long as she was happy..."  </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(209, 213, 216)">Eren patted Athena on the back allowing his hand to linger for a moment- before following up with, </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Let's go live our best lives &amp; grab ourselves a cold one! We can worry about getting cool with the student council or whether or not we can convince the Dean to let you play later."  </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(209, 213, 216)">Then he gave</span>her a reassuring wink & pressed onward.<br/><br/>It was clear Athena had big dreams. But now wasn't the time to stress over something as big as that. They needed to take the edge off. It was only a little past 10am, but he figured it was 5 o'clock p.m.<i>somewhere</i>. Eren soon found himself at Mo's. No. Not that ( Moe's )<i>tavern</i>- but a beach bar. He wanted to open the bar's door for Athena but a violent vibration was set off in his pocket- distracting him. By the time he disabled it, he looked up to see her already holding door open for him with her hips.<br/><br/>Eren smiled and said,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Thanks."</span>while inwardly cursing himself out. Making his way inside- the first thing that he noticed about the pub was its ambiance. There were fancy chairs with tables & candles all over the place. It also appeared to have no roof, a large neatly trimmed bush & was surrounded by tall palmetto trees. Leaning against the bar's countertop, Eren contemplated heavily on how he was going to score them both a drink- with no fake IDs. But the fiery red-head was already more than just a few steps ahead of him.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"SA-WHEEET! How didja? You know what? Nevermind. Thanks!"</span>He shrieked, accepting the brown bottle by the neck; casually surveying the room for a place for them to sit. The bar was crammed save for the lone table with the baby-blue eyed blonde from before. Eren snagged a seat next to Athena- across from the new girl. He was shocked to discover that Athena wasn't a natural red-head. But<i>damn</i>did it look hot on her! He thought as he reclined in his seat, slowly sipping his drink before resting the bottle on a coaster.<br/><br/>Shrugging off the revelation, Eren withdrew his iPhone to check out his notifications from earlier.<br/><br/>"<br/><b><u>SHOW YOUR SUPER OTTER SPIRIT!</u></b><br/><u><b>Superhero Dress-Up at the Meet &amp; Greet!</b></u><br/><b><u>Prizes will be awarded by the Miami Beach University Communication Arts Senior Class! "</u></b><br/><br/>After Athena introduced him to their new friend, he replied,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Yo! What's up?" </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(209, 213, 216)">He greeted before breaking into an announcement. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Have you guys seen this yet?"</span>He turned his phone screen towards both girls.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(251, 160, 38)">"Its trending all over MU's Facebook page!"</span>He figured that this little tidbit would make for a great icebreaker.<br/><br/>(<a class="username" data-user-id="12842" data-username="@freckled_beauty" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/12842/">@freckled_beauty</a>/<a class="username" data-user-id="37935" data-username="@IfIWereInYourShoes" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/37935/">@IfIWereInYourShoes</a>/<a class="username" data-user-id="39216" data-username="@Pastel" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/39216/">@Pastel</a>)