[It's the morning of the final and Gladio is up early. Ravus' response only makes him smile and he decides to take one final chance.
He makes his way to the classroom with purposeful strides, a surprise tucked away in his bag, and he reviews his various study guides as he sits outside the room as he waits for it to open. Well, more like as he waits for Ravus to show up and unlock the door.
This time other students gather, likely eager to get in some last-minute cramming, so the surprise will have to be given subtly enough that no one else gets suspicious of its true nature.
And when Ravus arrives everyone begins shuffling out of the TA's way while simultaneously heading towards the door, which creates an actual sea of undergrads all hovering on the precipice of invading Ravus' personal space as they all wait to be first into the room. This is where Gladio's bulk comes in handy.
He deftly swoops into the space directly behind Ravus and plants himself firmly where he stands so that no one else can crowd around the TA.]
Figured I should try my hand at bribin' you for a better grade on this final. [There's a laugh in his voice and a smile on his face as he presses a can of Ebony into Ravus' free hand.]
Hope you like Ebony.
[Now the classmates closest to him are mixed parts chuckling and mourning not thinking of something similar. No one was any the wiser that Gladio already knew how Ravus enjoyed Ebony.
And only Ravus, Professor Highwind, and himself knew that he didn't need to bribe anyone for a better grade, though that didn't stop some finals nerves from setting in once he took his seat and the exam began.]
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He makes his way to the classroom with purposeful strides, a surprise tucked away in his bag, and he reviews his various study guides as he sits outside the room as he waits for it to open. Well, more like as he waits for Ravus to show up and unlock the door.
This time other students gather, likely eager to get in some last-minute cramming, so the surprise will have to be given subtly enough that no one else gets suspicious of its true nature.
And when Ravus arrives everyone begins shuffling out of the TA's way while simultaneously heading towards the door, which creates an actual sea of undergrads all hovering on the precipice of invading Ravus' personal space as they all wait to be first into the room. This is where Gladio's bulk comes in handy.
He deftly swoops into the space directly behind Ravus and plants himself firmly where he stands so that no one else can crowd around the TA.]
Figured I should try my hand at bribin' you for a better grade on this final. [There's a laugh in his voice and a smile on his face as he presses a can of Ebony into Ravus' free hand.]
Hope you like Ebony.
[Now the classmates closest to him are mixed parts chuckling and mourning not thinking of something similar. No one was any the wiser that Gladio already knew how Ravus enjoyed Ebony.
And only Ravus, Professor Highwind, and himself knew that he didn't need to bribe anyone for a better grade, though that didn't stop some finals nerves from setting in once he took his seat and the exam began.]