[center][h1][color=aaccee]Helena[/color][/h1]

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[@Zinita][@RabidAnubis]
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It was a good thing Helena believed in miracles, otherwise she'd struggle to explain why her stomach's contents were still where they belonged, inside her stomach.

It seemed both of her roommates had a bit of a... misunderstanding regarding what made the Ice Mage feel unwell. While Yon's comments about keeping some birds for her she could brush off, Daria's reaction was a bit... unconventional.

The catgirl began talking about some kind of flamingo. A spirit or a deity perhaps? Either way, the girl seemed to have some kind of... ritual in mind, as she pulled the knife out of the dead bird, blood leaking down her arm and even spraying into her hair. Then, she began to draw a circle. With bird-blood. With the bird's corpse in the middle.

Whatever appetite the mage had left had long thrown itself out of the tower, whether or not it survived to ever return would depend on the rest of this school year.

Then, Daria began to chant. Helena didn't keep too close a track of exactly what it was, more focused on not throwing up and being polite than anything. The catgirl ended the ceremony with something about excrement, before pushing Helena into the circle of blood.

The ice mage closed her eyes, worried something might happen.

When nothing did, she carefully opened them, and glanced at Daria for a moment, and then at the bird corpse. Taking a deep breath, she reached down, picked it up, and held it up. She had no idea what she was doing, but she'd read various books about cults in the past - quite some of them fiction, she'd had to admit - and holding up the... sacrifice seemed like it would fit right in.

Helena could only hope nothing would cause her to add her own stomach's contents to the mix as she still fought to keep herself from vomiting.

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[center][h3][color=98a563]The Girl[/color][/h3]

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[@Bartimaeus][@Ponn]
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Alura stared quietly at the photographer and her camera, saying nothing for a moment. There was definitely curiosity in the girl's eyes... but there was also something off about them. Her right eye's pupil and iris seemed like they were about to split, as part of the girl's skin began to get a bit of a darker tint...

Only for a new roomie to arrive! Immediately, Alura spun around to face her, a big smile on her face. [color=fedbca]"Oh! Hello! I didn't expect us to get a fourth roommate! This means two of us will have to share the big room!"[/color] The girl said excitedly, extending a hand. [color=fedbca]"My name's Alura, what's yours?"[/color]

At the same time, the drawings on Alura's book began to glow faintly, while the temperature in the room dropped slightly. Just enough to be noticable if you'd been in the room for more than a few moments. At about the same time, there was a faint whisper in Kate's ear, audible only to the photographer. [i][color=98a563]"You are quite a curious person, Miss Kate. I hope we get to talk again soon.[/color][/i]