[center][h1][color=springgreen]Paulina Benson[/color][/h1][/center]

The sharp glare that Paulina sent Alister's way said volumes of how she felt about his outburst, and she laid a protective arm around Ashleigh's shoulder. That arm tightened in response to her friend's increasing distress, and when she made her own sudden exclamation Paulina shifted her chair over and pulled the girl's head to her shoulder, stroking her hair reassuringly. [color=springgreen]”Shh, you’re okay. You’re alright,”[/color] she murmured, before turning her attention back to Liam.

His revelation about the Outsiders was of particular interest to her. The name itself implied that they possessed a quality suggesting that they came from "elsewhere" for lack of a better term; that whatever they were, they were quite alien to everything else. The fact that they could possess people was particularly concerning. However, there was one point that she needed clarified. [color=springgreen]"Everything you said up until the Outsiders bit, I kinda figured was the case. An accident that snowballed. Okay, moving on. Quick question about these Outsider thingies: can they possess anyone, or do you think it happened just because of your powers?"[/color] She'd file away the comment about his family for another time.
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