Survival Of The Fittest

Rick smiled at Fiyori's answer. It seemed like she thought a lot about it so far, with how calmly she replied. Unlike him. There was no panic, no fear of the unknown in her response. "That sounds cool. I'm sure you'll be great helping people."

Fiyori was great at a lot things, and she was smart. It was obvious she would have things planned out. They were both seniors and had to start thinking about those things. Most people were like Fiyori, having some goal to strive for.

"I'm... not sure yet." he replied. If he ask Fiyori about the future it was fair enough to tell her his lack of it. "Isaac is planning on working with our dad, but I've always been terrible with carpentry."

At least he knew for sure that he would never be a carpenter. One of the times his dad let him into his work shop, Rick nearly sawed off his pinky when trying to cut a piece of wood. he still had a scar on the upper half of his finger from that. Rick looked down at his hand, flexing his fingers back and forth. Maybe to check that they were all still there.

Ah, so she was still good at that. Projecting this image of confidence. Was kinda an important skill to her. And also it was kinda adorable. That meant, Rick was adorable. He replied with some kind of sincerity. Perhaps, if she interpreted it correctly, there even was some form of respect in his voice.

There he went though and admitted to his own lack of planning. Fiyori looked at him and smiled.

Yeah, he would make a shit carpenter. Her eyes darted to Rick's fingers, and it seemed as if he thought even the same. She chuckled as he did so, nodding in agreement.

"Well, true. But be careful about the pressure. Family can be really tough if you don't know what to do with your life."

Fiyori put her bag on. She stood up from her chair. Time to leave, she guessed. She liked talking with people, but for some reason felt displeasure with staying in the library. Gotta get some air. Shake them legs up.

"Anyway, I gotta go for a walk. Sitting too much'll kill me. Unless you, like, really want to immerse yourself in study... I'll invite you to do the same."

[Fiyori Senay, continued in Skeletons and Spaghetti]

Rick watched for a moment as Fiyori walked away, before looking back down at his phone. What she said was right. If he wasn't going to do any studying, it would be best to leave.

His hand moved across the screen, back to the episode he had been planning to watch. He tapped the "play" icon.

It would be best, but Rick preferred to stay in the comfortable space of the library for a little while longer.

(Rick Brea continued Elsewhere...)