<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=161787.msg7631880#msg7631880">Quote from: mayovagn on 29-01-2013, 20:00:12</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>(James, Isi, Helen, Chad, Joe, Josh and Tank)<br/>September 5, 2012 - Before First Period Just inside the gym</strong><br/><br/>Isi blinked at the kids admission he wouldn't have kissed them, it was a little nice that he would have resisted if he could, but also kind of galling. "Something wrong with me? I'm not worth kissing?" She said quietly, immediately regretting it. That had been out of order. Isi took to nibbling her lower lip for a moment then addressed James, "Thanks. A lot. For helping. A lot a lot." Something was bothering her. She glanced back at the pudgy little kid, "Ah, they do this sort of thing a lot?"<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Josh's eyes went wide at Isi's demanding questions.  Josh stammered, "Um, no, no, no!  That's not what I meant.  There's nothing wrong with you as far as I know.  I mean, oh, this is coming out all wrong!  I just meant that I respect you and your friend too much to force myself on you, even for a kiss.  I want kisses to mean something, if you get what I mean.  Oh, God, I'm not explaining myself well at all, am I?"  He calmed himself as he gave a scared glance at James.  "Um, jocks always pick on smaller folks, especially if they're geeks or nerds or whatever you want to call us brainy folk.  It is just the way it goes, so I'm told."  He gave a small apologetic blush and smile as he turned away.<br/><br/>Then watching James hug Helen he looked at the two of them questioningly.  "Um, are all three of you an item?  I mean, I don't care.  I don't judge.  I'm just curious."