Closed Tree Buddies (Or Ground Buddies) PV Samuel Moreno

─────Samuel sat up in the tree, watching the sky in quiet contentness. He was in a specific spot- the branch was far enough from the trunk that it bent under his weight, but it had enough room that he sat, balanced, holding a textbook- it was a herbology textbook, and he thought studying out in the trees would be interesting. He hummed to himself, studying the book quietly. He balanced upon the branch easily, Sam practically lived in trees- since when he was young, it was often to be found within the trees and at the highest points.
He was caught up in his own world, reading the book in interest, that he barely realized someone was trying to scale the tree. He only realized when he heard the slipping against bark and the girl falling into the mud.
"Hiya! I'm Tes. I didn't think anyone would be up here, it's a bit too icy and cold to be outside!" She said, his eyes peering down the branches at the girl. He raised a brow, a little curious about her. She was covered in the mud that collected under the tree- one he had carefully avoided. He chuckled a little, closing his book.
"Hello. Its not that bad.. in my opinion." He hummed, leaning a little to get a better look at the girl. He wasn't entirely surprised she had fallen- Tes looked very inexperienced, she didn't have the best stance in his opinion. He shut down his slightly judgemental thoughts to shift in the tree, preparing to head down if she needed help in any way.

─────"I guess it's not that cold. I've spent too much time inside recently, and I'm not used to it anymore!" Tes said, and he would watch her face twist into slight confusion before fading. He chuckled a little, shrugging. Sam could understand that- He never seemed to be cold, but that was likely because he was so use to it. He watched the girl ward off the dirt. He placed his book down on his lap as she returned to the tree and she started climbing once again.
"What's your name? I haven't seen you around before. You a first year?" Tes huffed as she climbed the tree, and he tilted his head a little. Curious about her behavior, maybe. She seemed determined to climb the tree despite her failure- which he didn't see that often. He hummed, figuring he could entertain a conversation.
"My names Samuel, but uh, call me sam i guess," Sam spoke, just loud enough so that she could hear " Yeah, I'm a first year." He clarified, a soft tilt to his head. Her form was.. bad. Sam was no person to judge, but he knew what spots she could of easily put her foot into or strategies to get to the top, but she seemed to miss them. Of course, nobody was a tree-climbing fanatic like he was, so it was expected that people would know the things he did about trees.
"I don't remember this being this hard last year," She said. Sam chuckled at her, a smile creasing his face. He didn't mean to giggle, but he felt it was funny in his opinion. "What're you reading?" Tes asked, and Sam tilted his head in curiosity. He looked down at his book, before returning her gaze.
"Encyclopedia of Toadstoals.. i had some extra money so i bought it just for fun" Sam said softly, looking back down at the book awkwardly. He was use to being called a nerd, but he didn't want to.. well, be made fun of when he was in the tree he found- the safe space he created for himself.