[b][i] – Kathy[/i][/b]

“Actually, it wasn’t too bad. Packing and moving-in was always troublesome, but I got to see a lot.” Kathy said, shrugging. “Country-wise, maybe Japan? I was there during early spring and got to see a whole street filled with blooming cherry blossoms.” She smiled at the memory. She had stood out like a sore thumb there and felt uncomfortable every time she was in a crowd, but the view of thousands of delicate petals blowing in the wind had made an incredible impression on her. “State-wise I’d say California. Lots to do there, and the warm weather was great.”

When Crash kicked open the door in the middle of changing, she was beginning to think he [i]wanted[/i] to make her embarrassed and suffer from the potential side-effects of high blood pressure. [i]‘I swear, one of these days I’m going to be the first real victim to die of embarrassment.’[/i] She thought, covering her face to hide her blush and to block her own view. Her responses would have to wait until she could trust herself to remember how to speak normally again. [i]‘So his entire family is made up of shape-shifters.’[/i] She noted, [i]‘I wonder what that was like. It must have been nice to have people to consult about your abilities...’[/i]

[b]“Ah the jig is up then, it was that librarian earlier wasn’t it? She gave you my full name.”[/b] Crash said. Nodding, she slowly lowered her hands again. Her cheeks were still a little red, but it was at the level where it could just be mistaken for makeup or due to warm temperatures. Catching the unnatural way he cut off his sentence, she raised a brow in question but didn’t say anything about it. After a small moment of thought Kathy smiled and told him, “I’ll keep calling you Crash then. I think Caleb’s a good name but everyone else seems to know you by Crash, so it might get confusing if I start calling you something else in front of the others.”

The eyebrow went back up at the serious-expression on his face as Crash prepared to ask another question. After a small but dramatic pause he finally asked, [b]“What is… your favourite colour?”[/b] She burst out laughing, knowing he had done it on purpose. “That’s all you wanted to ask?” Nodding in response to his suggestion to talk and walk, Kathy stopped in front of Crash and pretended to make a slight curtsy with a non-existent dress of air just before she went out into the hallway. “I’ll tell you, but I have 3 conditions this time.” Waiting for him to close the door, she continued their conversation with a slight pout on her face. “One, you have to promise not to laugh. Two, you have to tell me yours. And three…” Taking the Acriflex in her good hand, she gently poked him on the right side of his stomach where she had caught sight of a bruise. “You need to tell me how that happened.”
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[b][i] – Leroy[/i][/b]

[b]“No, I found nothing.”[/b] Answered the dark-haired boy. Shrugging Leroy said, “Pity. But you’ve still got time right?” Watching the guy eat, he took the plate of cake off his tray and placed it back down onto the table. “Hey, do you want this? I didn’t touch it, and I don’t plan on eating it anymore.”

Turning to the guy with the awesome tux, Leroy smiled and replied, “Pretty cool is an understatement. No idea what your Rainbow array is, but if it can make your tux change colours like that then I think it’s awesome.” Picking his tray back up he added, “Leroy, nice to meet you Darwin. I’ll be right back.” Walking over to the trash, he scraped off his unfinished chicken and placed the rest of the tray where all the unclean utensils and the like went, waiting to be cleaned. He then went back to where all the food and drinks were being served, and returned to the table with a glass of water. Holding it out to Seven he said, “Here. It’ll help you get the bad taste out of your mouth.”