[center][color=ed145b]Irina Ivanov[/color]
Auditorium: [@HecateProxy][@Jinxer][@Thundercrash][@Lillium][@SheriffLlama][/center]

Irina’s conversation had been cut a bit short as Uriel made his entrance into the auditorium. Irina had quieted down the voices in her head by now so there was no way that she knew he was coming. She watched him as he sat down and listened to what he had to say, her eyes widening a bit at the audacity of him actually suggesting the scientists give Irina drugs. She didn’t know whether to be angry or surprised. A bit of both would probably do, but she chose to keep quiet and not respond to him after he was done. 

More people arrived, and the energy in the room began to change. It livened up Irina bit and she found herself actively listening to the other speak. Or think. That might have been the reason why the way the room felt had changed. The voices were back in her head and there were people talking around her. Usually she’d find it overwhelming but at that moment she found it pleasing. It was keeping her awake and aware. She shot Nikolai and quick glare as she got a taste at his ‘colorful’ thoughts. A bunch of curse words and fighting going on there. By the way he looked at her, she knew that he knew what he was doing. Her attention was quickly taken away from Nikolai and drawn to the other Russian girl that was there with them. She was very quiet during the day but at night it was the complete opposite. She was the one next door to Irina’s room that kept her up at night. Irina simply stared at the girl as she went to take her seat, wanting to stay away from her thoughts. They were too intense and too intimate for Irina too handle. 

Luckily, Abel had walked in and had enough in his mind for Irina to become preoccupied with. She had no idea what any of his thoughts meant but they were extremely aggravating. So much computer talk. Irina had learned from Esme to tone other’s thoughts down a bit, so that was exactly what she did whenever Abel began picking up on the technology around him. What she couldn’t tone down though was the swearing that followed. She turned over to Abel as she watched him remain cool and collected. With a small smile, Irina reached up and placed a hand on his knee. [color=ed145b]“Any louder and [i]they[/i] might hear you too.”[/color] She smiled at her own little joke which was made just as Lucie sat next to Abel. Irina smiled at her as well, mainly out of politeness. She hadn’t really spoken much to the French girl but she often found herself either agreeing with whatever she usually said or seconding whatever she said. Plus whatever snide comment Lucie made usually made Irina laugh.

[i] [b]“Good morning, everyone.”[/b][/i] 

The strange voice made Irina turn around immediately. She hadn’t heard any new thoughts which took her by surprise. The woman that had spoken had not been seen before which filled Irina with unease. She was frighteningly beautiful and spoke as if she had been doing this for years. Not knowing what was going only made Irina’s anxiety grow. Her mind usually leapt at the chance to read other’s thoughts, which was completely involuntary. Irina had grown used to her mind doing so and it offered a sense of relief once she knew what the others were thinking, but it wasn’t working with this lady. 

Nilin was her name, and she was practically giving Irina a nervous breakdown. [i][color=ed145b]’She’s probably another mind reader’[/color],[/i] Irina thought as she looked at her up and down.
Another voice caught Irina’s attention once more and she turned to see that Arthur had turned to look at her right as he thought of her name. [i][color=ed145b]’How….. What….’,[/color][/i] The surprise on her face was clear to see, right before it turned to excitement. Arthur had just spoken to her using his thoughts. It was the weirdest experience but amazing nonetheless. She smiled at Arthur before composing herself and turning to look back at Nilin. She heard nothing that the others said after that. Her mind was in deep thought as she thought of the mental exchange that had just happened. [i][color=ed145b]’What if I can do that to other people? I can have private conversations. These people wouldn’t know what I would say…’[/color][/i]. With  the thought of the endless possibilities of what her newly found discovery could bring, Irina began to slowly work with her mind. She didn’t know what she was doing, but there had to be someone in here that was open minded enough to hear her out. Sure it would be a bit intrusive but it was for the greater good, so she went on trying to probe each mind, saying the other’s names and listening intently to see if anyone heard her.