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[sub][@Hey Im Jordan] & [@smarty0114]
Location: The Halls of the Academy → The First Year Nightshade Common Room[/sub][/center]

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[indent][indent]The door shut behind Charlie and Niko, and Teddy ran a hand through his hair, taking a moment to regain his composure before turning to Hyoon. [color=facade]“The bit about him wanting to snog me was quite helpful, thanks for that.”[/color] Teddy shook his head, disappointed but not all that surprised. Besides, he’d wanted this, right? He shifted his gaze to the pile of wet clothes, mocking him from the floor, and muttered, [color=facade]“He’s going to bring the magic junkie here, isn’t he. Of course he is.”[/color] 

He put on a smile, obviously forced, and took a seat on the edge of what was now his bed, facing one of the few people he called a friend. [color=facade]“I’m assuming your day has been infinitely better than mine?”[/color]

[color=C3B1E1]“Well, you know what they say. You get what you deserve.”[/color] Hyoon cooly replied as Teddy complained about her mentioning Charlie’s feelings. She didn’t quite hear what he said - she thought she heard the term ‘junkie’ thrown around, but Hyoon hardly cared. As much as she treated the entire Academy like her personal manor, the fifth year dormitory and whoever got dragged into it was hardly her problem. [color=C3B1E1]“Are you seriously sitting on the bed while you’re still dripping wet?”[/color]

[color=facade]“I don’t see you holding a wand.”[/color]

She shook her head before she pressed on to discuss her day so far. [color=C3B1E1]“Well, you know me. I can’t complain. For some reason, they still let me stay here…”[/color] She trailed off a bit, shaking her head. She knew there was an idea with the staff that she ‘kept the vampires in line.’ If only they knew the truth. [color=C3B1E1]“I like when there are people here, when the Academy is empty it’s too… quiet. The only benefit is Lightwood lets me watch my shows in the big hall.”[/color]

Teddy smirked. [color=facade]“You are the strangest millennial I’ve ever met,”[/color] he said. There were precious few people in the world that Teddy liked, and even fewer that he respected. Hyoon had managed to claim a place on both lists. He had spent much of his time at Hawthorne ingratiating himself to her, earning her trust. Of course, his grandmother had asked him to do all of that, but he liked to think he’d had some choice in the matter. Hyoon was the leader the vampires needed. He just needed her to want it a bit more.

[color=facade]“They let you stay here because they’re afraid of you. I’m sure they don’t want to deal with the fallout of an eviction notice.”[/color]

[color=C3B1E1]“Please, who would be afraid of me?”[/color] She rolled her eyes then gestured with a single hooked finger as she turned to head out the doorway. 
[color=C3B1E1]“Come.”[/color] She said in a voice that was in-line more with a command than a suggestion. Expecting Teddy to follow, she left the room without looking over her shoulder as she continued to speak. [color=C3B1E1]“I”m bored, Teddy. There haven’t been any interesting new students in years - no offense, but I count your year. You’re fine, and the Valentine brats aren’t too bad, but… someone [i]truly[/i] interesting. I remember when Lucius was a student here… did you know even back then he was complaining about wanting to upgrade the place? Now, granted, then all he wanted was a television in the common room, but nobody ever really signed the poor guy’s petitions. Bastard.”[/color]

She rolled her eyes and looked over her shoulder at Teddy, her dark eyes a little harder than they normally were. [color=C3B1E1]“My point is, I think I want to babysit the first years. Maybe a first year to start. Singular. Thoughts? I’m hoping there’s something out there that’s new…”[/color]

Teddy blinked. Hyoon was meant to be a great liberator, the vampire who freed them from the Academy’s chains. He thought that he could get her there, [i]Adventure Time[/i] be damned, but here she was, more concerned with adopting a first year than with seizing any type of power. [color=facade]“Are you asking me if I think it would be enjoyable to spend my free time babysitting? Because I would hope my answer would be obvious.”[/color]

[color=C3B1E1]“Oh, you seem to still believe in the illusion of choice.”[/color] Hyoon sounded almost disappointed when she said that. She sighed and rolled her eyes. She didn’t understand why her peer was so opposed to the idea of adopting a first year. [color=C3B1E1]“I’ll do it myself if you don’t want to participate, but I surely can’t think of anything [i]better[/i] to do with my time. There’s nothing else they can teach me here, you know that, I know that, and so do the professors. I’m just a fixture here. Like one of those damn gargoyles.”[/color]

She paused.

[color=C3B1E1]“I hate those things. They’re so tacky.”[/color]

Teddy rolled his eyes. [color=facade]“I think there are plenty of things better than building influence with the least influential, but perhaps that’s just me.”[/color] The young vampire had quite obviously not cooled off from his conversation with Charlie. [color=facade]“You’re ancient and powerful, and if you are [i]truly[/i] nothing more than a fixture, it’s only because you allow yourself to be.”[/color]

[color=C3B1E1]“Yes, yes, Teddy. I’m just [i]so[/i] lazy and decrepit that I’ve allowed myself to become a fixture. Haven’t we had this conversation several times?”[/color] She retorted. [color=C3B1E1]“I am not Charlie Valentine, and I don’t think you should get snippy with [i]me[/i] because of a spat with him.”[/color] Her voice was something of a hiss as they walked together through the halls of the Academy. [color=c3b1e1]“Do you not see the value in teaching first years how to behave?”[/color]

Teddy sighed. [color=facade]“I guess you have a point. Just, you know, make sure they’re useful. I don’t have it in me to deal with an idiot all year.”[/color] She was right, at least about the Charlie of it all. In truth, he wasn’t sure how to feel about bringing up a potential replacement, but like Hyoon had said, he had little choice in the matter. Hyoon would do what Hyoon would do, and he would do his best to make sure he benefitted from it. It’s what he had always done. [color=facade]“Is it too presumptuous to think you already have someone in mind?”[/color]

[color=c3b1e1]“I won’t say I’ve picked one already, but I did watch them from the corner during the speech. There are a few interesting ones, but I was thinking we’d just stand near the first year dorms until one of them is brave enough to approach us.”[/color] She explained her plan as if it were the most perfect plan in the world - and to her, it was. It was basically an active litmus test. Any first year who was too scared to approach them would hardly be worth her time, but… [color=c3b1e1]“If they’re brave enough to walk over to us while we’re standing there menacingly, then maybe they’d be a good option for adoption.”[/color]

Teddy made a small, soft noise of displeasure and glanced up at one of the many clocks that adorned the walls. [color=facade]“I’ve got to meet Roxanne in thirty minutes, but I suppose there’s no harm in seeing how this plays out.”[/color] Teddy followed her, moving stiffly in his wet clothes. [color=facade]“I wish we had a wizard I could trust to dry me here. These wet rags won’t inspire anything other than laughter.”[/color]

[color=c3b1e1]“With any luck, I’ll find you one right now. Hopefully soon, before you smell like wet dog.”[/color][/indent][/indent]