[h3][color=f49ac2]Chloe Caldwin[/color][/h3]

Jensen had kindly offered Chloe one of his finest pancakes. Sarah looked on in disapproval as Chloe said thank you and picked up one of the floppy brown discs with a fork and slapped it onto a paper plate. Now, she had orange juice, a sandwich, and a pancake. A hearty meal for the most important one of the day! Right? 

Nilin made her way into the room, and immediately Chloe got a little nervous. She moved away from Jensen and the pancakes and moved back to a table. It was subtle- but she was actively trying to avoid Nilin. She had done it over the course of the last few months, and since Nilin isn't eager to mimic the powers of everyone she sees it had been easy. When the Experts first learned that Nilin could mimic powers they immediately commanded that this must not be allowed to happen. They said it might mess something up, that Chloe could not be sure of the nature of their connection and that it were best if no outsiders began to snoop around in her head. It might be nothing, but it might be everything. There was no sheepish cowering on Chloe's part. It was just a barely conscious decision to keep a little distance. That's all, that's all. Chloe began to calm down a little bit when Sarah made eye contact with her and made a hand gesture that all was well. Chloe heard a dull thud from upstairs.

[color=salmon]"You lot say, [i]nothing,"[/i][/color] Bridget said after bumping her head into the door frame. 

There was really only one option. Sarah looked at Chloe crossly, as if she had read her mind on what she was about to say. 

"Ms. Caldwin, don't be ru-"

"Nothing," Chloe said with chipper, false obediency, chuffed at her stupid joke. She took another bite of her sandwich and waggled her head from side to side as if she were the smartest person in the world, looking at Bridget while doing so.

"It wasn't even that clever," Sarah mumbled, running a hand down her face. She glared at Chloe. "She's new here, Chloe. You know not her temperment. I mean not to judge on appearence, but she does look like something a child would be afraid of being underneath their bed- if she could fit."

Chloe briefly looked at Sarah's direction and shook her head, knowing for certain that Bridget would appreciate her little joke before going finishing her sandwich and cutting into her pancake with a fork and knife, thinking about the parade. Meanwhile, upstairs, Reginald was looking over Viorel's shoulder as the photo of the girl was shown.

"By God! What kind of she-beast is that?" He said, incredulous, making the Sign of the Cross as he took a step back from the foul imagery.

"Calm down, dude," Arnold said peaking over Reginald's shoulder, who was peaking over Viorel's shoulder. "It's just a kid." He furrowed his eyebrows. "A really troubled kid, I'll admit, but still a kid."

Reginald shook his shaved head underneath his helmet. "In my day, a witch like that would be burned at the stake," He said disapprovingly. 

"In your day [i]Chloe[/i] would be burned at the stake," Arnold said, raising an eyebrow. Reginald reflected this on a moment. "Hmm. Touche."

"It's pronounced 'Touché'," Clarissa said as she meandered past. Reginald grumbled something about the French and began to stomp his way downstairs. Arnold looked at his wrist where there was no watch, and sighed, deciding to vanish and wait out the morning until the parade, as had Joanna.

Chloed quickly waved to Reginald as he appeared at the top of the stairway. He waved back and looked at her plate. "Pancakes, young Caldwin? Do you wish to have diabetes?" Sarah nodded in agreement. Chloe scowled and indicated with her fork that there was only one pancake there. If only they could read her mind, for she also said 'I can eat whatever I want!' with her facial expression. If she were in private she might counter verbally, but they both knew that she was embarrased to talk to her Experts in public and thus had to put up with their teasing. Reginald walked down the stairs when Viorel appeared behind him. Viorel's presence, of course, immediately filled the room.

Chloe ducked her head, realizing that Luka and Myles were in trouble for something as he called out their names.

"You're not in trouble," he added with an important addendum. Chloe visibly relaxed, going back to eating her pancake.