[center][h1][i]A[sub]lice[/sub] A[sub]manda[/sub] A[sub]nette[/sub] A[sub]nderson[/sub][/i][/h1]
[sup]Passionate Songbird[/sup][/center][hr][indent]
Alice took note of her partners' reaction. It could be summed up in one word: cold. After you've worked in theater for a certain amount of time, one thing you learned was how to read body language, certain tells give away how a person was feeling. You had to learn how to imitate those tells, to make your acting more convincing, and to really put yourself in the moment and become your character. Applying these skills outside of the stage wasn't something she usually had to do, but she [i]knew[/i] what it meant when a person as assured looking as Mikayla pretty much avoided shaking hands - oh, and the fact that her strained mockery of a smile never reached her eyes.

For some reason or the other, her new partner didn't like her. Great first start.

The announcement about Monster Hunting came as a surprise to her, but didn't bother her much. Oh, it limited her choices sure, but in all honesty, she was satisfied with being in Music already, she didn't really care what her second elective was. In any case, Alice withheld a sigh as she followed Mikayla off the stage, quietly noting that a few students in the front row suddenly went quiet as she passed. This puzzled her - of course, she was also unaware that Mikayla was glaring daggers at them. If she'd known, she may have been more than a little cross with her partner. As it was, Alice was willing to put up with her as far as her patience would allow. Anymore than that, well, suffice it to say those that have worked with her were aware, Alice was not without her fangs.

She followed her, and was sorely tempted to ask her questions, talk, anything to break the silence between them because she really, really disliked the silence, but at the same time, the air around her made it obvious that flapping her mouth carelessly would be a bad idea. The problem was she didn't know a thing about the other girl, and had no idea where to begin with her. It was like trying to sing a song without knowing the lyrics. 

As she was contemplating a way out of this awkward situation, an audible snap rang through her ears and Mikayla tumbled down. Her boot heel had snapped, and from the way she wasn't getting up, it looked like she'd sprained herself too. 

Alice rushed to her partner immediately. She inspected the injured limb. "That was a bad fall," she stated bluntly. No point in asking if she was okay, with how that ankle was swelling. "That looks nasty, no way you're walking like that. C'mon, I'll help you get to the clinic and we can put some ice on it." She said, as she attempted to haul her by the shoulder. The clinic was a bit far from here; she hoped Mikayla could put up with that ankle until then.[/indent][hr][@karamonnom]