[u]Poppy Flanagan[/u]

Poppy felt her stomach beckoning her to eat. With the type of things on on at this academy she guess this was going to be a common occurrence. [i]Why can't everything be normal long enough to eat...[/i] She knew that was never going to happen. Anyways thinking like that would be faulting Theresa for something she couldn't control. Furthermore herself. Thankfully somebody else came to join them that looked to be of the good sort. He even asked if he could sit, a tad overkill, but polite. Especially if he was friends with Theresa. [i]Ego stroking, huh. Fights are nasty enough, it must be ten times worse with powers.[/i] Not that she had any real experience in fighting. Just a few scrapes with some of the lousy kids at her former school.

"Hello, it's nice to meet you!" Poppy said with genuine enthusiasm. That was until Theresa mentioned getting roomed with the girls. She was constantly aware of her roommates lifestyle, when it was brought up directly it made her rather uncomfortable. What she said next even more so. [i]Power training...[/i] Her mind formed a scene where everyone was lined up and asked to demonstrate their ability one at a time. [i]I don't know what I can do or how to do it. I don't want to.[/i] This was getting Poppy rather worked up. She shrunk down in her seat and looked between the others and off across the cafeteria.

[u]Vespera[/u]

As she took her seat Vespera noticed the others reactions to her. She didn't acknowledge most of it. [i]How childish.[/i] Amanda had an annoying way of letting her no she didn't want her around. What actually got to her was what she whispered to the new kid who'd pissed off Chris. [i]Doesn't she know I can hear her?[/i] it wasn't one of the obvious parts of her power, but she could have easily caught on. That or went to her daddy. Now that she thought about it she didn't think he'd even help out his own daughter in a way like that. At least he was consistently a stickler.

The boy tried to play it off like they were flirting, which could over very well been the case. Just not at the moment. Despite what Amanda said about her she didn't go around challenging all the new students. Only the ones that though they were all that. Particularly ones that got attention from boasting, and Vespera would give it to them. Make sure that they were prepared to back it up. She was right that she hoped they were weak so knock them into their rightful place, however there was no better feeling than overcoming a challenging adversary. Because of that comment she decided that she would avoid challenging him, unless he really asked for it. Instead she would see if Amanda was feeling froggy.

"You know it's rude to whisper at the table" Vespera chided. "Is there something you have to say?" She briefly stared Amanda down. A cheeky grin played across her face.

"My day actually has been quite lovely. What about yourself? But wait of course your not interested in conversation." Amanda had wasted no time in trying to send her and them tinman off. [i]What could be more important to Amanda dearest than saving face?[/i] If she knew she could hear her then she knew that Vespera was challenging her. from what she'd seen the girl was quite eager to tussle. Much too eager. "I'm fine where I am, thank you."

The metal mans sudden lesson on lesson on sociopaths caught her off guard. Nothing that she didn't know, but it seemed a strange coincidence since she'd just sat down. A number of people held that impression of her, and it did more or less fit the bill. Her particular psyche came from having half the mind a a predator that trapped it's prey and sucked them dry. Upon conclusion the message he was trying to give still wasn't clear, and since he didn't single anyone out it was best not to dwell on it. After the two of them shook their names were made known to her.

Matt's objection was rather bold and amusing. "With what? Amanda here? Don't let me stop you."

"I bet you do." At this point her tone was that of agreement. "Most of the men here are so young." She brought her pointing and thumb together to indicate size. "Not to mention inexperienced." Vespera smiled back, his message was quite clear. She wasn't planning on trying to get close to him, but she didn't let people take stabs at her unchallenged either.

[u]Karlie[/u]

The day everyone arrived was sure to be boring, so Karlie uncharacteristically holed up in her dorm. With the exception of entering the cafeteria long enough to get something to eat and checking to see if they gave her a new roommate yet. Didn't seem so. It that didn't take very long to check wearing her running shoes. Sure there were people to talk, but since there wasn't class she claimed it as a lazy day. In any case missing the lame as speech the headmaster gave last year was fine by her. It was sort of nice to have some alone time, though if somebody had knocked at the door she'd have immediately ditched that train of thought. As it was her longest standing friend on this rock, Mary Jane, was always there to lift her spirits. She kicked back and watched South Park. It wasn't her favorite show by any stretch, but it had some weird shit in it. That made it a good option for when she was soaring high as a kite.

Next on her list was dressing up and fucking around with her powers. When she was all finished she lay on her unmade bed laughing exasperatedly. Various articles of clothes were strewn all about. She knew it was going to be a hassle to gather them up and put them back, but she didn't care. She had time to kill. After removing a lab coat that had been unceremoniously draped over the TV she clicked it back on. This time she hit the input and clicked on her PS4. Previously she was a fan of the Xbox 360, however the Xbox One didn't impress. Like buying a sofa and paying to sit on it. At least there was some good games for PlayStation now. Last time around Microsoft got all of the good contracts. Without a moment's though about what to play she popped in Grand Theft Auto 5. [i]This controller is going to take some getting used to.[/i]

Later that evening she was about to light up again when someone did knock on the door. [i]Ooh, whoever could it be?[/i] She took a peek through the peephole. [i]Shiiit![/i] It was a staffer. Karlie quickly hid her piece and sprayed herself with some body spray. Finally she messed up her hair for good measure, if he asked she would say she didn't feel so good and was resting. Then she opened the door and pretended to rub sleep from her eye. "What up?" she yawned. Turned out it was nothing to get worked up over. [i]Looks like I'm getting another roommate after all.[/i] Dana wasn't exactly what she had in mind, but it could be worse. It wasn't that she didn't like her, in fact quite the opposite. What bummed her is that it would limit her activities in the dorm. Not that it'd matter too much, starting tomorrow she would only return for curfew. The only day spent alone in almost a year.

Thankfully she still had a night to herself, since for whatever reason the arrangement was last minute. Maybe it had something to do with Dana's disability and making sure she was all situated. That accelerated her time table on getting her stuff picked up. She looked between the mess and the lump in her blanket. [i]Nah, I'll do it later.[/i] With that she went for her light once more.

At 7:00 Am the next morning it was still there. Karlie sat up and put on her headphones, once it was over she hit play and got. She stepped on a catchers mitt and cursed herself for procrastinating. Now she'd have to take the time since she was going to have to move her stuff. [i]Eh, screw it.[/i] Breakfast had started and she didn't want to miss out on any interaction. After stuffing everything in her chest she slipped on the first articles of clothes she laid her fingers on. A grey tank top work under a loose, teal, long sleeved shirt and a pair of black yoga pants.

Once Karlie ran the gauntlet she emerged holding a plate heaped with scrambled eggs, bacon, and a couple slices of toast. Today she deliberately stayed clear from where the people she knew well were congregating. No better way to start off the day than meeting some new people. As she walked between tables she was on autopilot, what she was looking for is tiniest little bit of conversation she could jump in on. She found it in a couple of girls she overheard talking about running. One of them she knew. "Hey, Victoria. How's it going girl?" Karlie invited herself to the table.

"You guys run too? That's pretty cool. I wouldn't mind a partner or two except mornings don't do it for me." Karlie shoveled a large bite into her mouth and continued. "I'm curious about this secret workout routine though." Seeing as Victoria introduced herself she thought she'd do the same. "I'm Karlie by the way. I like your hair." By contrast her own looked atrocious, but she didn't give a damn.