Title:           Guardians of Normality Chapter 3
Author:          Whatevers
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First Edit:      Monday 8th of September 2014 02:30:28 AM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Monday 24th of November 2014 04:10:30 PM CDT

>The two of you walk towards your car, you open the passenger side for Rarity and she thanks you before going around to the driver’s side
>Flopping down onto the seat you smile at Rarity while turning the key
>the car starts as cleanly as you could ever hope and you go on your way
>Rarity is the first to strike up a conversation
>“Norman darling, I can’t say I know you very well outside of the class we share.”
>Clearly an invitation to share things about yourself
“Well I am fairly normal.”
>A real Casanova here
>She went on
>”But Twilight talks about you a lot. She says you’re like an older brother to her. As well as mentioning you like Xbox, my sister has one as well.”
>Random detail to give out Purple. Is that all she has told Rarity. Big brother and Xbox?
“Your sister has good taste.”
>Good. Deflect the question. That’s just great
>You didn’t know where she was going with this, so you didn’t know what to say
>You had heard Rarity was a bit of a diva at times so you wanted to play it cool for the first date
>”I hope so. We’re very different so I can’t be sure if she’s making the wisest decisions. But she’s never done anything wrong and if she is playing games with people like you, what is the worst that can happen?”
>actually a lot of bad shit can happen. Xbox is no place for kids. Because they suck.
“Well Rarity, I’m glad I could make you feel better. You seem to care for your sister a lot.”
>”I do. Sometimes we fight but the other day she drew the cutest picture of our family and got an A on it. It made me so happy.”
>Rarity continued to talk about her sister, then her family, then her boutique
>You earnestly tried to pay attention to everything but driving to the cinema could be tricky, and the people in this town were poor drivers
>fortunately, the more she talked the less you had to
>and therefore had fewer opportunities to be an idiot
>”Oh dear, I have been talking about myself this whole time. Tell me about you Norman!”
>Damn
>She sounded so chipper and hopeful
>It only made it worse
>This girl is either the most sincere creature on the planet or really good at this
>maybe both
>probably not since she couldn’t be too sincere at that point
>answer the damn question you fool
“oh well, uh, I play Xbox”
>no girl ever wants to hear about your autismal past time
>”Of course, but that’s just a hobby. Who are you friends, what teachers do you like, where do you work?”
>she knows I work? Purple must have told her. Work. Big Brother. Xbox.
“Well,” trying to sound as confidant as possible, “I have a few friends. Brad,” You heard a faint scoff from Rarity but she looked very pleasant and interested still, “Nolan, Scott.”
“Mostly just them. I like all my teachers, except for Miss Geraldine who teaches English.”
>”Ah.” Rarity commented
“Know her?” you asked
>”Of her darling. I hear she deducts a lot of points if you don’t do assignments exactly right. Rainbow Dash has her.”
“Yep. She also yells a lot.”
>Rarity just nods
“I work at Frankie Furbears Pizzeria. Just a cook.”
>”I remember my sister and my birthday’s there. Did they ever fix Frankie? I heard he had broken down not too long ago.”
“Yes, the owner tried repairing the problem himself but eventually just forked over the cash after Frankie almost fell on a security guard.”
>”Oh good. Glad to hear it. The guard was fine correct?”
>you nod
“Aside from that I don’t have any interests, well aside from a budding interest in fashion.”
>admitting this was a gamble
>on the one hand Rarity loves fashion
>on the other it isn’t manly
>”Really darling?”
“yes”
>”That’s fantastic. You simply must come by the Fashion club. Do you know when we meet? Where we meet? Oh I should tell them you’d like to join. No, forget that just come by. They would love to meet you. Do you have a style?”
>Aryan Beauty is certainly excitable
>you entered a parking lot across the street from the theatre and looked for a parking space
“I know about the fashion club, but I am not sure about my style.”
>”I could look it over and assist you Norman.” Rarity offered, as you found a nice spot and parked the car
“that would be great but I think it might be too simple for your tastes Rarity.”
>”Nonsense darling, while I may have an urge to make things lavish I respect minimalistic styles too. If I go too far you can always veto my suggestions. I won’t be hurt.”
“well, that would be great. But let’s focus on the movie.”
>”Ah yes. Guards of the Galaxy.”
>”Guardians” you chuckle nervously
>this movie was not exactly on Rarity’s mind
>but she’ll warm up to it you hope.
>After getting out you helped her out of her side and walked her to the theatre
>it was kind of awkward for you
>you knew she liked being treated like an old timey lady
>but you didn’t know the proper way to do these things
>if it annoyed her she didn’t show it
>but it’s not like girls are bad at hiding displeasure
>you saw it with your mom when your dad would take some liberties in public
>Upon arriving at the theatre you notice a crowd of people approaching
>you inform Rarity of your plan and leave her, rushing to make sure you get to the ticket vendors before them
>you do and you pay for both tickets and return to Rarity
>”Very smart darling. And thank you for buying my ticket. I brought my purse, would you like a treat? My treat.”
>She chuckled a little at that
>After walking in you decided to take her up on that and got some junior mints.
>she got a small popcorn and a water
>the cashier at the food mart gave you a look when she paid
>now you worried you fucked up
>did Rarity test you back there?
>The movie was showing in theatre 14 so the two of you made your way there
>surprisingly empty, but then again it was showing on the IMAX screens as well
>which you did not spring for
>the two of you sat down
>only 7 minutes until show time
>perfect planning