[The force of that steady, keen stare was more than a little unnerving to a boy who wasn't to very much attention at all; he averted his eyes quickly, twin streaks of high colour painting his cheekbones and even the tops of his ears, then managed to look back a bit more politely.]
Hi. I'm - [Introductions weren't really necessary, were they? He pursed his lips thoughtfully, then concentrated on clearing his expression enough to look, at least, unbothered by the slip.] - well, guess you heard, I'm Eugene Roe. Y'can call me Gene, though, if you prefer.
[His voice gives him away as not being a local, or at least not always having been a local, almost as soon as he opens his mouth; it's got a soft, lilting drawl that speaks to somewhere in the South, not as strong as when Eugene first arrived but still very pronounced. In fact, he's been in the school since the 9th grade, which led many people to assume he had simply come from a different junior high than they did when he had the brief visibility of a new kid.]
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Date: 2016-10-09 05:22 am (UTC)Hi. I'm - [Introductions weren't really necessary, were they? He pursed his lips thoughtfully, then concentrated on clearing his expression enough to look, at least, unbothered by the slip.] - well, guess you heard, I'm Eugene Roe. Y'can call me Gene, though, if you prefer.
[His voice gives him away as not being a local, or at least not always having been a local, almost as soon as he opens his mouth; it's got a soft, lilting drawl that speaks to somewhere in the South, not as strong as when Eugene first arrived but still very pronounced. In fact, he's been in the school since the 9th grade, which led many people to assume he had simply come from a different junior high than they did when he had the brief visibility of a new kid.]