Old Amsterdam

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Dia won't want to be with anyone, anyways. She doesn't understand that your of stuff.

EDIT: Also, a ship stays a ship until they get together. And like Reg and I said, I don't see either Zeke nor Dia getting together with anyone anytime soon.

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Dia bit her lip, her mind going through dozens of thoughts.

No. Stop. Like the Headmaster said. Control it. Help...

Closing her eyes, Dia focused on her breathing. Wasn't that supposed to help calm you down? She felt like she'd read that somewhere before...

She had to admit it hurt to be pushed away. But she couldn't blame Zeke for it. She was cold to be around. And she had just trapped him in ice, even if the Headmaster had freed Zeke.

She could fix this. She just needed to concentrate. Could she let her fears and worries drift away, just for a little bit? Or at least lessen them enough?

She didn't feel like she had a choice.

She let out a deep breath, having realized she'd started holding her breath.

Dia felt something from her core. A stirring, like a great snake connecting her to...

The water.

For the first time since her powers had awakened, Dia felt a sliver of control. For the first time in what felt like forever, there wasn't a chill around her.

She opened her eyes, slowly moving closer to Zeke. She doubted she could replicate what the Kano had done for her, removing the water, so she settled for the next best option: her own body heat.

Carefully, slowly, Dia snuggled (she couldn't think what else to call it) up to Zeke.

And slowly the water left on him started moving, unbeknownst to her, and turning into little floating ice crystals around them.

"I'm sorry, Zeke. Please don't hate me," she muttered.
@Regitnui

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@Aiyanna, depends on what happens later and how Dia reacts...

@Regitnui

Working on that now. Or trying to, anyways.

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@Regitnui

Done, hehe.

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@Zelosse

Dia took the ice rose with wide eyes. "It's... Perfect," she murmured in an awestruck voice. "Perfect structure. Perfect resemblance."

She looked back up at the Headmaster, wiping away her tears. "Thank you," she said softly. She practically hugged the rose, already thinking of how she would be able to carry it with her everywhere.

Everything else around her started falling into place in her mind, and she let out a little gasp.

She turned and ran over to Zeke, sitting on her knees, and threw her arms around him. "I'm sorry, Zeke," she said quietly into his shoulder. "Are you okay? Is the camera okay?"

I will be better... Somehow.
@Regitnui

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@Aiyanna no matter how serious he is, always assume DM will kill someone off.

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@Aiyanna The only ship I care about with Dia at the moment is

Dia x Zeke

But we'll see what happens.

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@Zelosse made sense to me, and have me a lot to work with for character development.
@Stern Algorithm anything is possible. Dia has always been preoccupied with herself and her worries to even explore relationships or feelings romantically.

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Dia looked at the Headmaster wearily, confused on so many accounts now.

"The basic underlying truth is that it can kill you. We're mostly water. What happens when that water freezes immediately inside you?" She asked through her tears, sounding different than normal. "The other underlying truth is that water expands upon freezing, unlike anything else. Given purity, water turned ice is structured, uniform, simple even in it's complexity. It can promote healing, in an abstract way, or quicken the end of things."

She gingerly took the offered hand, closing her eyes. "Please, I need help. Everything is wrong. I'm wrong. I want to heal, not hurt," she continued quieter, sounding much more like her normal scared self. "I-i-i want to be..." She trailed off, unsure of what she was even saying anymore.

"I made friends for the first time today. Assuming I didn't lose them now. It's a step forward, isn't it?" She asked, looking for answers.

Is he right? Can he help me control it so I don't always make people cold around me? Will I ever be remotely normal again? she questioned herself.

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@Zelosse if it happens, I swear Dia better walk in on them dancing or something. Her reaction would be priceless.