ThatWeirdChick

Ivy Wood Academy

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Ivy Wood Academy

Amanda James

Match Office - Woods

"You're right about the age thing, I guess." She stared up at him, thinking for a moment before chuckling. "You know, your face will get stuck like that if you keep forcing that smile on your face." Amanda stretched her arms a bit. "I won't take offense if you have a resting face at some point. "  She walked to the door nodding and thanking him as she walked out. "I take it you're a bit of a DIY kind of guy? I make jewelry for myself and others sometimes.  It keeps me occupied and I think it's a little more meaningful that way." She kept up with him, naturally being a fast walker. "It's such a beautiful day as well. " she thought out loud as she admired their surroundings, taking it all in with a small sigh. She really loved nature.

She watched him from the corner of her eye. Things seemed to be going well, at least to her. She felt that she could be herself around him and he seemed to kind of be relaxing, a bit tense still, but it was progress. She was still as nervous as ever, but she started to calm down a bit.  It was something about him. Probably how casual he was acting made her realize he wasn't necessarily going to judge her outright.  She watched the clouds as they went by, finding shapes in them and wondering what the weather would be like later. She knew it might rain later tonight but it was a small chance. Maybe if they didn't get back too late, her and Magdaline would be able to run and go out together.

@Aspen Wren

Ivy Wood Academy

Amanda James

Match Office

He had to be half-giant or something. Not that it was a problem, she prefered guys on the taller side, but...his neck would hurt after a while of staring down at her. She felt bad for him, taking part of the blame in her mind. She raised an eyebrow and was a bit surprised.  "Liar, on the way in, some people asked if I was in middle school." She chuckled. "It's kind of a force of habit as well. Can't help it when I meet new people and it's not obvious that I am older than what most think based on my ever-so-youthful looks." She joked with a small giggle.

Amanda nodded as he answered her question. "I see. I like the woods here, never really went hiking before, as well as leather smithing. What else do you usually make with your leather?" Amanda mentally patted herself on the back for starting the conversation. His attempt at soothing her worked a little, she almost visibly calmed down at the mention of a walk and possible grabbing some food after. "Sounds like a great idea, Niall." She praised, turning on her heel. She was doing OK so far. He didn't seem annoyed either, so she had to be doing something right. She wondered what she would ask if there was another silence. Maybe his favorite food or maybe what his least favorite thing to do was.

@Aspen Wren

Ivy Wood Academy

Amanda James

Match Office

"It worked out ok, I was running a little late to get here." She smiled a little, rubbing the back of her neck. "First things first, I guarantee you that I am not 12, but, infact, 18." The shorter girl joke lightly. Her baby face usually got her held up and questioned before finally being allowed to go in. She inspected him and found that her Match was attractive physically. She could only dream that he had a personality to match. She wondered briefly what they should do before looking up at him again. She really should have worn heels. "Is there anything you want to do in particular? " She asked a little curiously.

Not much flew through her mind at the possibility of what they could do as a way to get to know each other. Maybe she should start a conversation about their interests. "So Niall, what do you like to do for fun?" She asked after a small silence had fallen over them. Maybe he was a writer like her and Magdaline. Or maybe they weren't his thing. She was sure she put no preference in the interviews she had conducted with the school online. Amanda felt the nervousness set in, and with that came the need to fill the silence. While she could resist the urge rather well, it didn't mean that she couldn't accidentally start talking too much. "I, uh, don't really know my way around yet, so I'm not too familiar with what we could do around here."

@Aspen Wren

Ivy Wood Academy

Amanda James

Cresent Dorms - Match Office

Amanda looked up at Magdaline with a small hopeful smile on her face.  "I'm gonna go into the medical field. I wanna be a PA, specifically. " She was happy to see that  her room mate wanted to start getting to know her. "Sure! Just let me finish-" Her phone started vibrating.  "Huh?" She picked it up and was a bit surprised. "Sorry, but my Match wants to meet me for the first time now. I gotta change and run over to the Match Office. Maybe we could maybe go out for some coffee or something when I get back?" She started digging through her bag and pulled out a light blue dress before running into the bathroom to change quickly. She grabbed her flats and jogged out after a few mintues.

She started off for the Match Office.  A million thoughts ran through her mind on the way there. Did she look ok?  Would he like her? Was he involved with someone else and want to just let her down before she got any ideas?  Hopefully she didn't talk too much around him or annoy him too much. She got to the front door, taking a deep breathe before going in. There were a few people inside, but only one guy was alone and seemed to be waiting for someone. Man...he was tall. She was only 5 foot 3.  She should have worn heels. Amanda glanced at her phone for what his name was before mustering up some courage to walk over to him.  "Hey, are you Niall?" The girl asked as she approached him.

@Stargenie44@Aspen Wren

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Amanda James

Cresent Dorms

She listened to what her roommate said, nodding to let her know that she was paying attention to her. "I'm more into chapters and novels." She grinned to herself. So far, things weren't so bad. It seemed like Magdaline was genuine. "If you meant subject matter, I really like writing Sci-fi and fantasy kind of things, with a little romance in there from time to time. " A small awkward silence fell between them and while she knew that the older girl was probably was thinking or focusing on her painting, she still kind of felt like she caused it. It wasn't like her to be this outgoing but when she was nervous, she talked a lot. She set the fairy lights to the side and continued to unpack for a minute or 2.

When Magdaline responded, she jumped a bit at her voice and took a minute to process it. "Sure thing." Amanda walked over and left it at the foot of the other bed. "It's on your bed." Amanda returned to her stuff and continued unpacking. She wondered where her sheets were.  She  finished up her first bag and moved on to the second one. This bag contained some jewelry and accessories that she had brought along like little clip-on bows.  Amanda took this time to really think about everything that had happened over the past year, how she was accepted here, to her parents saying yes to her moving here. It had felt so surreal to her.

@Stargenie44

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Amanda James

Cresent Dorms

Amanda smiled up at Magdaline. "Hiya, I'm Amanda, what's your name, Roomie?" She was relieved that she wanted to help her with her bags. She tried to jog her stuff to the empty bed but it ended up looking like a speed waddle. "Thanks for the help." She rubbed the back of her neck and gently took the remaining bags from Magdaline. "Wow, I thought the room would be a bit smaller-Wow!" She saw the wall that her roommate was painting and took a few steps closer to it.  "I see you're savvy with a paintbrush." She turned to smile at her. "I'm a better at writing than the visual arts." Was she coming on too strong? She hoped not. Maybe she was just quiet? That could be it...

The shorter girl gazed up at the wall with a goofy grin on her face before going back to her stuff. "Don't let me interrupt your flow. I'll just be over here unpacking if you need me." She grabbed a bag and. Opened it up, putting clothing away in their rightful places in the dresser near her bed. "By the way, would you like some fairy lights for your side of the room? 'Cause I got extra and it helps if one of us wants to stay up and the other wants to go to sleep." She help up the extra strand of lights. "I got a white strand and and black one, both go with my theme, so it's up to you."

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Amanda James

Dorms

Amanda knew she was running late for everything. She really shouldn't have had those cupcakes before driving over to the school....or those slices of cake. Some students looked at her weirdly as she dragged her bags towards the Cresent Dorm Building. It wasn't her fault that she had a lot of stuff and was short. Some guys offered to help but she nicely declined, mainly because no boys were allowed in the female dorms. Also the fact that she didn't know or trust them helped as well.  "Alrighty....where do I go..." She mumbled to herself as she looked at the room numbers. She finally arrived at her room after what felt like 10 minutes. She took a deep breathe and knocked. 

Now she had a few things to do today, first she had to go and chat with her guidance counselor about switching a class with another, some point this week she had to meet up with her Match (man they were fast at finding her one), and she had to make a bracelet before she forgot the design idea in her head or started not wanting to do it. Hopefully her roommate and her could be friends as well, that would be great! But she was getting ahead of herself.