I'm not a people person

"Did you get that off a fortune cookie?"

The school was empty for the summer, though the grounds were still filled with the students that lived there or came by to use the gym. Laying out in the sun, Randall lifted his hand up toward the sky. He stared at it for a long moment before flexing his hand, his skin rippling and disappearing. It stayed invisible for a short minute before flickering back into the visible world. Making a face, he rolled over, his face now buried in the grass.

“How so?”

I felt it. I met a girl who is completely unbelievable. 

"She gotta name? Or did you fall for a girl you don't even know?"

This was the last apple.

She laughed a little “well it’s nice to meet you Jaq”

And you, San. Would you kill me if I called you Sannie?

"Yes I probably would"

This was the last apple.

“I know it is. Mononoke means spirit or ghost in Japanese, and I’m called that because I have the ability of mediumship”

Oh, that makes sense. I’ve got sound manipulation, but people usually just stick with Jaq. 

She laughed a little "well it's nice to meet you Jaq"

“No I don’t. Do you?”

I was never really sure, but I do now. 

"How so?"

“No, no it does not make sense. It sounds absurd”

Guessing you don’t believe in love at first sight, then?

"No I don't. Do you?"

This was the last apple.

“San. But people call me Mononoke. Whatever works best”

That’s a mouthful. Why– what was it?

"I know it is. Mononoke means spirit or ghost in Japanese, and I'm called that because I have the ability of mediumship"

This was the last apple.

“Trust me, I’ve noticed”

Name’s Jaq.

"San. But people call me Mononoke. Whatever works best"

“Uh-Huh, I still don’t believe it. I guess being a skeptic allows me to make my own opinion rather than one others have made”

But– see, San– It’s more of a vibe than an opinion. Does that make sense?

"No, no it does not make sense. It sounds absurd"

San rolled her eyes “How is it you can prove you are cool? It seems impossible”

Its just something people just know about me. You’re the skeptic here. [He grinned]

"Uh-Huh, I still don't believe it. I guess being a skeptic allows me to make my own opinion rather than one others have made"

This was the last apple.

“Thanks. I hope it will”

There are a lot of unpleasant people out there. 

“Trust me, I’ve noticed”

This was the last apple.

“I couldn’t really care less” she said “I have two foster brothers who eat like wolves, so fair is not in my vocabulary”

Tough kid. Good for you. You’ll need that out in the big wide world. 

“Thanks. I hope it will”

“I dunno. I’m a pretty big skeptic, it’ll take a lot to prove it”

Clue me in, oh so powerful Miss Skeptic. 

San rolled her eyes “How is it you can prove you are cool? It seems impossible”

“Okay what ever you need to tell yourself” she said chuckling again

Okay, fine. How can I prove it?

“I dunno. I’m a pretty big skeptic, it’ll take a lot to prove it”

This was the last apple.

“You wouldn’t have too anyway. At my house its first-come-first-serve so I’m use to getting some good I want”

Nice to hear. So many people are concerned with being fair nowadays. 

“I couldn’t really care less” she said “I have two foster brothers who eat like wolves, so fair is not in my vocabulary”