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Date Posted: 23:13:47 05/03/11 Tue
Author: asiacheetah
Author Host/IP: ppp-71-128-195-9.dsl.sndg02.pacbell.net / 71.128.195.9
Subject: Chapter 11
In reply to: asiacheetah 's message, "The Recruit (working title) - Michael pre-LFN story" on 03:47:50 04/25/11 Mon

Chapter 11

“Hey Michael, wait up.”

Michael turned around to see Adam jogging up to him. He had just spent an hour trying to survive Jurgen’s latest mind games. He sometimes thought the main lesson Jurgen was trying to teach him was to become completely paranoid and distrusting of everyone. As always the sight of Adam lightened his grim mood.

“Michael you gotta help me out. There’s this cute red head in Comm I’d love to get to know better.”

“How can I help?”

“Well, I was hoping you can give me some tips, some pick up lines I can use to get her attention.”

“Pick up lines?”

“Yeah. Come on, help a brother out! You must know tons of ways to pick up chicks from your Valentine training.”

“We don’t use pick up lines.”

“What? Then how do you get the mark’s attention?”

“You listen to them, find out what they like, and become that person.”

Adam seemed stumped by that explanation for a while.
“Well that’ll only work if they’ll talk to you in the first place. How do you get their attention in the first place?”

That’s actually a good question. Strangely every scenario he had trained on included the target approaching him instead of vice versa. He made a mental note to ask Caroline in their next session. He responded honestly: “I don’t know. You place yourself in proximity to them, draw their attention however you can, and they come to you.”

“Well that’s easy for you to say. What does a guy do when he doesn’t have the looks to capture a girl’s attention?”

“You’re not a bad looking guy.”

“Thanks Michael. Your compliment is overwhelming. I think I’ll go get that tattooed across my forehead: not a bad looking guy.”

He just grinned at the sarcastic reply. “Why don’t you try complimenting her on how she looks?”

“That’s it? That’s all you can help me with.”

He simply shrugged: “I went to an all boy Catholic school remember? Never had much of a chance to try out lines.”

Adam shook his head at that. “Fine, but if I crash and burn you have to really help me.”

“Of course.”

*****

Adam found him in the exercise room a few hours later. Judging from the look on his face, he did not get the reaction he hoped from the object of his desire. His guess was confirmed by the droop in Adam’s shoulder and by a heavy sigh.

“Hey Michael.”

“Hi. I take it, it didn’t go well?”

“Yeah. She looked at me like I had two heads and high tailed outta there.”

“What did you say to her?”

“I did what you suggested, I complimented her on her look.”

“And how did she respond?”

“Nothing. She just looked at me funny and she couldn’t leave fast enough.”

“Wait, what exactly did you say?”

“My exact words?”

“Yes.”

“I said: GIRL you look FINE!” Adam exaggerated each word spoken.

He just looked at Adam in disbelief. “Well of course she’s going to look at you funny. You don’t leer at a woman and expect a good reaction.”

“What do you mean leer? I wasn’t was I?”

“It sounded like it.”

“What was I suppose to say?”

“You tell her nicely that her hair looks nice, or outfit, whatever. The key is to say it politely.”

“Well how was I supposed to know that?”

“Common sense.”

“Oh, okay wise as*s. You gotta help me make this right.”

“How?”

“Talk to her. Tell her I’m a good person to get to know.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Come on, Michael. Do your buddy a solid.”

“Fine.”

*****

He dreaded telling Adam what happened when he talked to Tanya for him. It did not go at all according to plan. He had not really opened up to anyone other than a few people since he entered Section. Apparently when he approached Tanya, she took it as a sign that he was interested in her. The whole time he was trying to talk to her about Adam, she was not so subtly telling him her interest lays elsewhere. He finally had to let her down gently after she told him she had no idea who Adam was.

Now he had to figure out a way to let Adam down gently. He hoped this latest development would not impact the budding friendship they were developing. He could count on one hand the number of people he could be friendly with inside Section. Before he was ready, Adam intercepted him outside the mess hall.

“Hey, Michael. Did you have a chance to talk to Tanya?”

“Yes.”

“Well? What did she say?”

“I don’t think she’s interested.”

“What? Why? She doesn’t even know me? She’s not even the slightest bit interested in getting to know me?”

“No. I’m sorry.”

“You mean you worked your magic and still couldn’t get her to agree?”

“Sorry.”

Adam looked at him for a beat, looking thoroughly confused. “Wait. Was she not interested period or just not interested in me?”

He attempted to deflect the question: “What do you mean?”

Adam was instantly suspicious of his cagey answer. “You can tell me the truth. Did she hit on you instead?”

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

Adam shook his head muttering: “Of course she’d be more interested in you. Asking you to approach a girl, what an idiot!”

Adam noticed the concerned look on his face and clapped his shoulder in reassurance. “It’s okay. Bros before ho!”

“What?”

“You never heard that term? It means friends don’t let a woman get between them.”

“Okay. Sure.” That still didn’t make much sense to him.

“Let’s go eat.”

******

A few weeks later, Adam came up to him, brimming with excitement.

“Hey, Michael. I took your advice and got a hot date with a girl down in DRV.”

“Which advice would that be?”

“You know, complimenting girls in a nice way, asking about them, that kind of stuff. It sure is a lot of work, but I got a hot date lined up.”

Michael smiled at Adam who was practically hopping around in excitement.

“Congratulations.”

“Now, I need your advice on how to behave on the date.”

He groaned at the request.

“Come on, help a brother out!”

“Didn’t this end badly last time?”

Adam just gave him his best lost puppy dog look.

“Okay, I give in. The important thing not to do is…”

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