[color=Silver][CENTER][h1][b]Natalie Ellis[/b][/h1][/CENTER][/color]
[hr][hr]


"I kind of know what you mean," Natalie answered. "Most of the people here have abilities of some kind so the mere fact you have one doesn't make you an outcast. And thanks. This was actually the book we were going to be reading in junior year, but I...uh...well, didn't make it to junior year, let's say." A tense, melancholy silence settled as Amelia started sketching something. Natalie though about talking more about the book but decided against it. Her therapist had told her to open up more if at all possible, and talking about a book felt...boring, honestly.

Luckily, Amelia started talking again. Natalie opted to ignore Freaky D for the moment. She did not have a good opinion of him. The cafeteria incident, she viewed as entirely his fault, both for kick Archie and being the reason there were no security present. He was pretending to be cool and rebellious when he was actually being reckless and dangerous, and didn't seem to be showing any remorse. Part of her hoped his recklessness would get him into serious trouble so he could realize the error of his ways.

"You like to tag?" Asked Natalie, before looking over at the sketchbook. It wasn't drawings of what was in from of her, or the kind of artistic sketches you'd expect to find. Everything in this book looked like a graffiti design. Natalie had no problem with graffiti usually, but The Promise was so futuristic and pretty in its aesthetic. Why would anyone want to mess with that? Why would they want this space station to look like downtown?

At that point, Natalie saw that both Lynn and Archie were approaching. Natalie actually looked pleased to see them. Sure, none of them had talked much that day but at least they had talked. And they'd done more than that. There was now some kind of palpable bond between Natalie and Lynn. They had fought side by side in a sense. Natalie might be reading too much into it, but Lynn certainly sounded friendlier than Natalie remembered.

"Noth much, Lynn," Natalie answered. "I was just enjoying the evening by the river, reading. Amelia just got here too." She glanced at Archie but had absolutely no idea what to say to him. What would she want someone else to say if she were in his shoes? Well, truthfully, she wouldn't want them to say anything until she went first. So, Natalie waited.