[color=Red][CENTER][h1][b]Amelia[/b][/h1][/CENTER][/color]

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Amelia felt sick to her stomach. And it wasn't just the feeling of not seeing home for a long time. The way her handlers had treated the whole thing. The voice on the intercom's nonchalantness about pretending to care. The sight of one young man effectively tied to his seat like he was some kind of monster in particular nearly made her vomit then and there. All the trappings of 'doing what's best for them' whether it really was or not. At the very least, she hadn't gotten it the worst. She'd walked on board in another white uniform with the chattering masses, but it didn't matter to her. She honestly wasn't sure if she'd rather also have come in restrained. At least then she'd have the look of resistance.

Amelia sat in her seat and waited for the countdown to take off. She glanced around. No one was really focused on her. All glances were directed at the windows, or straight ahead, or the more volatile individuals. The temptation to bail surfaced for a moment. She could probably pull it off. All it would take was a few moments and she'd be right back in her basement.

And then it was too late, and the shuttle began to lift. Amelia considered it for a moment more, before remembering an important lesson learned when she teleported off the top of a moving bus once.

[i]Splat.[/i]

So Amelia chose to bare the indignity and go with it. For now. All the same, she tried to focus on the speed and distance of the shuttle. Teleporting off a space station in orbit seemed like a total impossibility for now. But maybe one day she could pull it off.

Amelia fought the feeling of needing to puke as she stepped off the shuttle, but eventually got the hang of it. Of course, the need resurface real quick when she saw the school spirit team welcoming them in. "So, that's how it us, huh?" she muttered to herself. "We've always been at war with Eastasia? There is no war in Ba Sing Sae? Good to know." 

Amelia followed the crowd into the cafeteria, an irate scowl on her face all the while. As everyone began to find a place in the room, Amelia did her best to find a place to sit not filled with people she saw as sniveling apologists.