Thank you for all the great feedback from Quinn on the Couch! I really appreciate all your kind words.
And we're off to the races for the Dialogue Introduction portion of the I'm Hearing Voices blogfest. I decided to go back in time to when Quinn first met Alec. This takes place about ten years before the start of Rosetta and a lot happened in that time, so the Quinn you see here should be a little different from the Quinn who was on the couch on Monday (or, you know, the Quinn who actually shows up in Rosetta).
Without further ado: When Alec Met Quinn...
“Hi. I’m Alec.”
“Ah! Shit... uh, I mean crap… I mean, uh, sorry. Hi.”
“Are you… alright?”
“Yeah. Sorry. I, um, drop things a lot.”
“Well, that’s okay. I like to pick things up.”
“Hah! That was either the worst pickup line ever, or—”
“Actually, it was just a crappy comeback. I was… I’m not really… that good at meeting people.”
“Oh. Sorry.”
“No, it’s no problem.”
“So… Alec?”
“Yeah. Alec Hannigan. I’m… new, I guess.”
“A bitten wolf?”
“Yeah. Geoffrey just brought me here.”
“How long ago were you bitten?”
“Three weeks ago. Geoffrey found me right after and took me to a safe house until I… stopped trying to eat him.”
“Oh. Well, that’s… good.”
“So, uh, who’re you?”
“Right. Sorry. I’m Quinn. Dunlap. I was born a werewolf. Lived here my whole life.”
“All… seventeen years?”
“Hah! Good try. I’m fifteen. And I don’t look any older, so don’t bother lying to me.”
“You do! I thought you were at least my age.”
“No, you didn’t.”
“I did! Why would I lie about that?”
“Because you’re trying to impress me.”
“Why would I do that?”
“I don’t know! Because you’re a 17-year-old boy, and that’s what boys do.”
“Maybe I’m not like other boys.”
“Yeah, right. Maybe you’re just like other boys. But I’ll give you a chance to make it up to me.”
“Oh, yeah?”
“Sure. I need someone to help me put these spiders in Carson’s bed anyway.”
Cute! I like them already :)
ReplyDeleteHa! This was fun to read. It kept me interested, and I definitely got a sense of the mischievousness.
ReplyDeleteDV--I LOVE that Quinn has already figured out that teenage books will always try and impress the girl. LOL! Great job :)
ReplyDeleteQuinn is so straight forward. I love that Alec was trying to impress her. And that bit at the end about spiders! Great!
ReplyDeletecute! I can feel the chemistry already oozing from this scene.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm a sucker for awkward and clumsy guys :)
Oh, great zinger at the end. That told me so much about Quinn.
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Ok, Alec and Quinn meeting was adorable.
ReplyDelete-“Yeah. Sorry. I, um, drop things a lot.”
“Well, that’s okay. I like to pick things up.” - - So cute!
And poor Carson! ^_^
Very cute scene! A lot of fun to read!
ReplyDeleteEewww ... spiders. Hate them. HATE them! And just to get back at me, one bit my ankle the other day.
ReplyDeleteEven so, I like this :)