[center][b][h1][color=gold]Collab; Saying Without Thinking[/color][/h1][/b][/center][hr][h2]
[center]Location: Ashford Institute Main Hall[/center][/h2][hr][center][sup] Featuring: Jason Green [@Eric Horst] & Heidi Williams [@Silver Carrot][/sup][/center][hr]


It's not difficult for one to lose track of their surroundings. Distractions, crowded areas, or just losing any sanity the mind contains are ways to do it. Jason was in thought about such ordeals, alongside recent encounters with the staff members after they found out about several of the stolen chairs being his fault, and he was still trying to think of a better way to evade notice next time, mumbling quietly under his breath as his sneakers made their usual Tap against the floor. He was so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he didn't notice anyone else in the halls with him.

At least not until he collided with them.

[color=1b1464]"Oof!"[/color]

Heidi, on the other hand, was constantly, uncontrollably fully alert. It was a side-effect of her mutation she wasn't quite used to yet; noticing everything. Even when she tried to switch off or daydream, her brain registered everything that it was currently possible to see, touch, smell or taste. 

But not to hear.

She was taken completely by surprise when Jason walked into the back of here, and couldn't help but let out a little yelp. Before she'd even fully turned round, her brain had run through all the probable scenarios that would lead to that sensation, and somebody bumping into her accidentally seemed the most likely, given her deafness. Most other common scenarios were disproved by little details, such as if some overbearingly clingy girl was being overbearing, surely they'd have embraced her. Or if it was a bully, they'd have pushed her, and there'd be a much smaller point of impact.

So she wasn't surprised to see somebody looking flustered and surprised. The old Heidi would have apologised now, for some reason, but the new Heidi saw absolutely no logic in that, and instead waited for Jason's apology. Then her soul caught up with her brain, realised how harsh that sounded, and decided to apologize anyway, for thinking such a thing more than for the actual bump.

[color=gold]"I'm sorry!"[/color](edited)

[color=1b1464]"Sorry? Pretty sure I'm supposed to do that here."[/color] Jason's voice was currently flustered,  though his posture said otherwise. [color=1b1464]"I wasn't lookin where I was goin, that's my fault, sorry about that."[/color] His right hand withdrew from his pocket and snaked into his hood, scratching the back of his head bashfully.

This girl, Heidi he believed her name was, at least that's what he'd seen on the student list, was one of the mutants without an ability that could be seen from what he'd heard. Fascinating. 

His glaring red orbs ran up and down her in a quick fashion, quickly coming to the conclusion that she was both pretty, and probably wouldn't enjoy him staring at her like a weirdo for to long. His eyes moved away from her to the wall. There, small wings twitched, as a fly stood alone on the wall. Seemed that even a building of mutants wasn't enough to dissuade insects from  wandering in. If only that were true of the entire world.

Heidi's eyes flicked to the wall for a millisecond as she followed his gaze, noticed the fly, assumed he was looking at the fly, and looked back at him. He was probably trying to avoid staring. Heidi, though she wouldn't describe herself as shy, could relate to somebody being socially awkward because they tended to verthink things. luckily for Heridi, the next step in the conversation was kinda obvious.

[color=gold]"I'm Heidi. Heidi Williams,"[/color] she greeted as she held out her hand to shake, and smiled up at him.

Awkwardly, Jason returned the shake. He wasn't used to others being so overly friendly in front of him, but it was a nice change of pace.  [color=1b1464]"Jason. Pleasure to meet you."[/color] Heidi's eyes were quick, she certainly picked up on things far faster then others, he was pleasantly surprised by this. [color=1b1464]"So uh...what were you doin before I bumped into you? Literally."[/color] He chuckled slightly as he finished.

[color=gold]"Well,"[/color] Heidi answered, [color=gold]"I was actually about to investigate what was going on outside. This was slipped under my door."[/color] She held up the envelope containing the letter and money that Jason would also have recieved. [color=gold]"I was thinking of going along. Music isn't really my thing, but it might help me make some friends a little faster."[/color]

Removing his own envelope from his pocket, Jason quickly compared the two against each other, finding them to be exactly the same, though he assumed his held at least one more paper within it due to one of the staff offering the male students a ride to the event.

[color=1b1464]"Seems we have a common goal. Even if you don't enjoy music, going to this will certainly be a way to help you meet people. I mean uh...you wanna go...together?"[/color] The proposition sounded more like a date than anything, but it'd be something. 

Probably.

Heidi ignored the fact it sounded like a date, because to dwell on it would likely cause a social meltdown and a storm of crippling overthinking. Why couldn't have she ever been asked out before she developed this mutation, when she could just talk to people without overthinking everything she or they said? Instead she just smiled an innocent, naive smile as she forced her mind to become blank.

[color=gold]"Sure!"[/color] She answered. [color=gold]"Is that okay with you? Oh, I should probably tell you know in case it causes a misunderstanding later. I'm deaf. My mutation is hyper-intelligence, which lets me read your lips, but if I'm not looking at you when you're talking, and I blank you, just...yeah."[/color]

Tilting his head to the side, the red eyed individual regarded Heidi differently for a moment. He hadn't been expecting that. Deafness hadn't seemed to hinder her communication in any regard, so the fact that she couldn't actually hear him was somewhat of a surprise. 

[color=1b1464]"So you...can't hear my amazingly beautiful voice right now? What a shame."[/color] He was clearly joking, he didn't hold his voice in that high of a regard, he hadn't made it this far by being arrogant. No reason to start now. [color=1b1464]"No worries, I'll tap you if I desire your attention."[/color] 

He felt way to cheesy, he normally wasn't this punctual, but for whatever reason, he felt compelled to be cheesy. Regardless, it was clear he wasn't bothered by her deafness.

Heidi chuckled at his joke out of politeness, though it did raise the question of whether his voice was actually beautiful, or was be being sarcastic? For Heidi, that question was borderline philisophical. If a dog barks in the forest, and Heidi doesn't hear it, does it make any noise?

[color=gold]"Alright. In that case, I'll be wearing earphones before we get to the place, so nobody wonders why you poke me before you talk to me. Once we're there, I imagine it will be so loud nobody hear anybody else anyway."[/color]

[color=1b1464]"Right then, let's hope nobody thinks I'm bothering you to much. It'd be a shame if our get together was mistaken for something else and we start a riot, though with music in the background it might almost be appropriate."[/color] He couldn't help but snicker again.

Jason wasn't really worried about such a thing, he just thought about things that could go wrong and put a funny twist on them. A lot. 

[color=1b1464]"Well then, meet you there my radiant beauty."[/color] There was a pause, and then Jason's fingers pinched the bridge of his nose. [color=1b1464]"What the heck did I just say..."[/color] He mumbled to himself.

[color=gold]"Wow,"[/color] Heidi replied, quickly turning red, [color=gold]"I wish I could just...say things I was feeling without thinking like that. I envy you. Anyway,. I'll see you there, and by then it probably won't be awkward. Fingers crossed. See you!"[/color] She called out, grinning, as she headed out the doors first. At the first stone step outside, she turned and waved to him.

Waving back, he merely grinned. This was going to be a good time.