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Episode: Pilot
Words: 233
He wants to talk to her.
He wants to. That doesn't really mean he will. He's more of a "get approached" type of guy. Jeff asked him what time it was, that's why they started talking. Britta asked for a pencil.
Abed Nadir can't talk to Annie Edison. Not unless she starts talking to him first. For the record, he doesn't think she will even though they sit next to each other in the front of the class.
And he considers this after the bell rings and she's gotten up and left. He considers it further when Britta asks him to join her in Jeff's study group. Abed decides he has a believable excuse to talk to Annie now. It's a new school year and he's already been asked to join a study group. That's a step. What harm is another step?
So when he sees her by the drinking fountain, he squares his shoulders and marches over. He almost forgets what he wants to say when she looks up at him, blue doe eyes wide and a few droplets of water glistening on her pink lips. There's no point in trying to be smooth. That's not him. He's uncomfortably aware that he lacks the social skills. Just before he stands there a moment too long to be acceptable, he opens his mouth,
"Do you want to join a study group for Spanish?"