[hr][hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/KywmMAL.png[/img] [hr] [b][color=A2797E]Location:[/color][/b] Margaret Carter - Winter Carnival [b][color=efcde8]Magic Items:[/color][/b] None [b][color=A2797E]Sabine First Day Fit:[/color][/b] [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8b/e4/2e/8be42e323106417d5fd25bb84a45c339.jpg]Plum Top, Black Fluffy Jacket with Gold Embellishments, Dark Blue Jeans, Dark Purple Boots[/url] [b][color=efcde8]Millicent First Day Fit:[/color][/b] [url=https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4eSg5F2DioplmWc171iBzSwFM4QNozExOlA&s]Twisted School Girl[/url][/center] [hr] It was supposed to be a fun carnival. Millicent embraced Dorian, squeezing him so tight. It had truly been so long since they were together. [color=efcde8]"Dorian! I am so beyond thrilled to be here with you! And Danni! And April! Big family reunion up in here!"[/color] While Millie had a nice reunion with beloved family members, Sabine bit her lip and thought about all the ways she was blessed with found family. [color=A2797E]"No, Percy, we had enough of that over break. But a cute birthday post can't hurt. And I won't make you wear animal ears or a tail this go-around, how about that?"[/color] It was supposed to be a fun carnival. The tone of it all shifted. Sabine could feel something. It wasn't so much anything physical, but emotional. Mental. Spiritual. She looked around to see what had changed. Did someone spike the hot chocolate? Did a kid get hit in the face with an ice-filled snowball? And then Danni was on fire. And the boy from before, the one Sabine had met, flirted with, and threatened with a lobotomy, appeared. And he was also on fire. Panic ensued as the lot of them scampered around trying to help. April had managed to get Amelie away. The others got to work, helping both of them out. Danni was safely extinguished and Chase was put out shortly after with a fire extinguisher. There was a brief lull as people composed themselves, as best they could in the moment. It was supposed to be a fun carnival. Millicent had no idea how to help. But it seemed everyone was okay. Or as okay as could be expected physically, at least. [color=efcde8]"Everyone cool? Do we need a moment to maybe step away? Take some deep breaths?"[/color] She didn't know the history before she strode up to everyone, but it didn't take a superpowered empath to know there was some anger, sadness, fear, all mixing amongst this group. It seemed to her that Chase, her roommate, had a history with Percy and, by extension, some residual anger from the others, like Leah. And one of the other new kids, Ben, was just as confused as her, probably more so. But Millicent knew this wasn't her tale to tell, and it would, perhaps, be best if those impacted handled it on their own. Sabine, however, was reeling. Sabine listened as Percy broke down, wondering how it could have gone so wrong that Danni had befriended Chase, to one of the new kids she hadn't met before, but was clearly with Chase, being confused, to Chase essentially on his hands and knees, begging for forgiveness or to be punched in the face. Sabine found herself back in her childhood. She had grown up privileged, but that didn't mean she didn't face her own demons. How long was she labeled a villain for doing nothing? How often was she put in situations where, no matter what she did or said, she was labeled as wrong, evil, a freak? Her own family, aside from her mother (and she was still reeling from that dream), had seen her as a liability, something to contain and hold. Society painted her a villain; Leah and Dorian thought of her as such before she got to know them. Sabine's journey with her sexuality was tamer than most. She knew early on that she did not really care if it was a boy or a girl. But she still struggled with the wording. Her first kiss was with a girl, but the girl said it was only a test and that she didn't fancy girls. The next was a boy who only did so as a dare. She was a weirdo, and the boy lost the best. Eventually, she had come to terms with the fact that she needed something more. Something tangible, emotionally, with those she was interested in. It was why Leah was so great and things with April...well, they didn't pander to much in the long run. And that was on her. To hear Chase tell it, he seemed to struggle with a lot of things internally. That struggle lashed out on someone he cared about. It wasn't an excuse, but it was an explanation. Chase had been dealing with this for a long time. Sabine didn't blame Danni on confronting him and finding a friend in the end; he had that superpower. She also could not blame Percy for being hurt seeing someone he cared for get close to another who hurt him so deeply, even unintentionally. And now they, as a group, were almost here playing judge, jury, and executioner with Chase. That wasn't fair. It wasn't right. This was not their story to tell; their place was in the background, allowing the parties involved to lay it out and come to some reconciliation. Sabine felt herself welling up, but she didn't want to take away from Chase or Percy or Ben. So she remained silent. Chase needed someone on his side, though. He needed someone to tell him he had an ally, someone who understood where he had been and where he was. Sabine closed her eyes and sent off a telepathic connection to Chase. She wanted to be careful, knowing the last time she did this she ended up hurting someone and being permanently connected to another, but she managed to get a solid hold. [color=A2797E][i]"Chase, it's Sabine. Don't freak out, I am communicating telepathically. I want you to know that I understand, I get it. I've been in your shoes before. This is between you and Percy and I didn't want to take it away from you all. Just know, I see you, I hear you. And I am here to talk about it if you need someone."[/i][/color] Sabine broke the bond and opened her eyes. The tension still there. This was supposed to be a fun carnival.