[COLOR=GRAY][hr][CENTER][img]https://i.imgur.com/4TsfIrH.png[/img][/CENTER][indent][sub][COLOR=#D90037][B]Location:[/B][/COLOR] [I]Intake House - Pacific Royal Collegiate & University - Dundas Islands, Pacific Ocean[/I][/sub][sup][right][COLOR=#D90037][b]The Homecoming Trials #1.24:[/b][/COLOR] [I]Icy Starfish[/I][/right][/sup][/indent][sub][hr][/sub][INDENT][sub][color=#D90037][B]Interaction(s):[/B][/COLOR] [I]Katja, [@Zoldyck][/I][/sub][SUP][RIGHT][COLOR=#D90037][b]Previously:[/b][/COLOR] [I]The Collegiate Circle Jerk[/I][/right][/SUP]
[INDENT]Trace stood there in an athletic bra, fitted briefs, and knee-high socks. People in bikinis had more skin showing than them. Yet, when Katja entered there was an instinctual urge to cover themselves. They’d grown up around nothing but brothers, so it was practically second nature. Yet, when the realization hit of who it exactly was, Trace dropped their arms. [color=#D90037]“No need to do that. You’ve probably seen worse if you evah been to any beach.”[/color] They pulled the shirt over their head and continued to talk, [color=#D90037]“but if it would make you feel bettah. Then I’ll turn my back to you, and you can to me. Eh?”[/color]

They unfolded their joggers and slowly slid them on, missing the leg hole a couple of times before getting it right. The silence was even more obvious now that there was someone else in here; like a lukewarm pool that no one could decide if they wanted to be in or not. So, Trace quickly fastened their joggers and slipped on their trainers, tapping the shoes on as they walked towards the door. [color=#D90037]“All yours,”[/color] they said as their back was still turned away from the other woman. [color=#D90037]“Good luck, but I’m sure you’ll do alright. But uh—if Banjo is on your team, could you do me a favah and punch him in the jewels? You can make it look like an accident. He’s just an absolute wanker that needs some emasculation.”[/color] They opened the door and started to slip out. [color=#D90037]“Alright, here’s to us hopefully getting’ roommates that we can borrow clothes from. Cheers!”[/color] 

With that, they were out in the hallway. They pulled the back of the trainers up as the heel was still crumpled against their foot.  Slowly, they started to make their way toward the buses. The sooner this was over, the sooner Trace could get settled down again for the second and—hopefully—last time. 

This all felt immeasurably stupid. They figured they should be happy that this wasn’t some detention camp or community service disguised as a boarding school. But did they have to swing this hard into school spirit? While some of the kids here seemed well adjusted, despite being enemy number one over spiders, snakes, all of Australia, bombs, plagues, and cilantro, some of them seemed to have experienced the worst of it. Trace’s experience was not great, but it had been made better by the nigh constant intervention of their dad. Alienation, bullying, othering, and violence were the tip of the iceberg for some kids here. While others seemed to be living in a sitcom, laugh track and all.

Trace passed through the doors and made a brisk jog to the buses, trying to avoid their arch-enemy the sun. They wholly ignored what was seemingly a mostly naked Banjo. Any guilt they had for asking Katja that favor melted like an ice cube up a cat’s asshole.[/INDENT][/INDENT][hr][color=#D90037][SUP][table][row][/row][row][cell][color=#2c2c2c]- -[/color]|◄ [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5428103][COLOR=GRAY][b]FIRST[/b][/COLOR][/url][/cell][cell][color=2c2c2c]-[/color][/cell][cell][color=2c2c2c]-[/color][/cell][cell][color=2c2c2c]-[/color][/cell][cell][center]◄ [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5431648][COLOR=GRAY][B]PREV[/B][/COLOR][/url] || [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5432272][COLOR=GRAY][B]NEXT[/B][/COLOR][/url] ►[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/center][/cell][cell][color=2c2c2c]-[/color][/cell][cell][INDENT][right][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5432272][COLOR=GRAY][B]LATEST[/B][/COLOR][/url] ►|[/right][/INDENT][/cell][/row][/table][/SUP][/color][/COLOR]