"She might not talk, but she can tell one hell of a story"
Dia doesn't talk by choice, only a few people know why. She communicates by sign language and so her friends were left with no choice but to learn the language so they can understand her.
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The young Castillo woman has never asked anyone out on a date. She's always been the one who's been asked out, but she's never been the one to ask the question.
The first time she was asked on a date, she was 14. His name was Matthew Pham and they had biology together. He was shy and nervous, as was Dia after he asked her. She didn't know what to do or say, but she kindly said no. Class was awkward for them after that but only for a short while, for Matthew had asked another girl out and they began to date.
High school was a struggle for Dia. Aside from classes and balancing her friends, and family, she was discovering herself, her sexual orientation, and to top it all off, dealing with the loss of her parents during her senior year.
She didn't date much during high school, but she had a boyfriend during her junior year, Bryan Stephens. He asked her out, she said yes. They went out a couple more times and then he asked her to be his girlfriend, again she said yes. Bryan was her first relationship, it was fun and sweet. It lasted the whole school year and they went to junior prom together. But like all teenage relationships, it came to an end.
Dia did have crushes in high school, both boys and girls, but she never acted on either of them. It wasn't until after high school that she began to date women. But again, they asked her out. Even her first girlfriend, Harley Cromwell, was first to ask.
She thought that after that relationship, she would be able to ask people out, overcome her anxiety or stop being shy, but she couldn't. She crushed from afar, she couldn't bring herself to tell Brunnhilde how she feels– how she felt about her.
So perhaps it was that Dia was tired of being the one asked, instead of her doing the asking, or she wanted to overcome the anxiety that was building up inside of her, whatever it was it gave her the courage to ask the guy she likes out on a date. The best part was that he said yes.
Now she hopes that Joshua will be able to understand that she asked his great uncle out on a date.
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Joshua explored the Avengers compound as he went into rooms and chatted with a few members of the team. He was asked about his black eye and he told them that it was because of a book. Stupid, he thought, really stupid.
The place is bigger than he thought, he got lost for a minute but was able to find his way back to the main areas. Soon enough, Joshua found the game room and gasped when he saw all the games. They only have three games at the bar, Pac-Man, Galaga, and a Jurassic Park pinball machine.
Meanwhile, there are about ten games in that game room, and probably the same amount of board games stacked on a shelf. He spotted the large television and the many game consoles set up.
