Saint Poemandres Boarding School

[revolverwolf]

That's... weird. She put the map down on the bedside table, confused. However hard she looked for Oneirius' office, she couldn't find it. It didn't exist. Then how the hell does he expect us to get there?

She ignored the worry for now. Oneirius would come looking for her eventually, and until then she could enjoy herself. There was the party that she could go to... And Sven might have been able to convince Rochelle to go. Though, maybe Lilli should just leave them alone for a while. Rochelle hadn't looked thrilled to see her back at the room, so maybe giving her a bit of space for a while would be good. And besides, there were other people she could talk to around the school. If she could only make the effort to befriend two people out of hundreds, what kind of person was she?

Okay. She'd make her way there and talk to the first person that caught her eye. Out of hundreds of people, it couldn't be hard to find one interesting looking guy, right?

She continued her musings while rooting through her desk drawers. She had been supplied food, drink and alcohol, so she had assumed that a hairbrush was lying around somewhere as well. Upon finding it she dragged it through her hair a few times, flicking it slightly at the end of each brush to complement the natural curl in her hair. She needn't make a huge effort, so she took only a minute or two, and when she finished she put the hairbrush in the top desk of her drawer.

And now all that was left was to get there. To the party. By the lake. With everyone else there... Watching her. Judging her...

 

[Quad08]

Nathan looked at himself in the mirror. White shirt, gold necklace, black pants, fancy shoes. He thought of slipping a pair of designer glasses on but figured against it.

Twirling his wand, he slid it into his pants pocket. Perhaps his target would also be at the party...

He made his way out, but stopped before he headed down the stairs. He really shouldn't go alone.

Hmmmm

He walked up to Lilith's door and knocked

"Lilith? You there? Its Nathan, I was wondering if you would like to accompany me to the party?"

 

[revolverwolf]

"Lilith? You there? Its Nathan, I was wondering if you would like to accompany me to the party?"

"Yeh, sure. Just... wait a sec." Don't appear too eager. He might not trust you still... She took just a second, making sure that she had everything that she would need (which was, as it turned out, nothing but the clothes she was wearing), and then opened the door to leave.

She laid her eyes on him, putting her hands behind her back and giggling slightly. "Jesus, Nath. I don't think you need to dress up that much."

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle smiled and laughed a little. "I guess you're right. Maybe we should find someone who knows where they're going and follow them." She looked around the hallway, and spotted an open-air balcony a little further down the hall, leading to a view over a courtyard.

"Hey... maybe I can see where everyone's going if I got a bird's eye view of the place. I'll be right back," she said as she headed for the balcony, unfolding her wings as she walked.

 

[Quad08]

"I like to make an impression"

He laughed, striking a pose

"I skipped out on the assembly so I had no idea if there was a dress code or not"

He confessed, slightly embarrassed at admitting that but quickly tried to cover it by holding his hand out to her

"Shall we?"

 

[revolverwolf]

Lillith grasped his skeletal hand, ignoring the initial shock of the feeling of bone wrapping around her own, and smiled. She couldn't tell, with Nathan being a skeleton and all, but she thought he would have smiled as well. "Lead the way."

She didn't know exactly why she agreed to go with him to the party, or hold his hand on the way there either, because they weren't especially close. She could call him a friend, but she'd be stretching the definition slightly. All she had thought at the time was that it would be nice to have someone walking with her to the party. He'd shown up just in time to stop her chickening out of going.

 

[Quad08]

"So tell me Lilith, did I miss much when I skipped out?"

Nathan asked as they made there way outside. The air was probably cooler in the evening, but he couldn't feel it, while a half moon shone up in the sky.

Lilith was a nice girl, despite whatever she was hiding. Still, what he had learned about her from the others was most interesting indeed...he'd have to keep an eye on her after his mission was complete.

 

[j1-2themax]

"Sure thing," Sven said as he watched Rochelle fly up to... he couldn't see exactly where she was headed. I'll just sit here and not get lost. Some "hunter of the night" I am. I'd probably get lost after five steps into the woods. He found a bench and waited for Rochelle to return. Who knows, maybe Carolina would bump into him on the way to the party.

 

[CounterAttack]

Without a second thought, Rochelle jumped off the balcony. She enjoyed a few seconds of free-falling before she opened her wings to their full extent and swooped upwards, laughing. The sensation never ceased to thrill her; the sense of freedom and the sight of everyone below Rochelle exhilarated her. She soared over the school and out to the woodlands, looking down to see where anyone would have gathered for the party.

She noticed a large group starting to form near the lakeside, and even from this height it looked pretty big. No doubt there's going to be a lot of people there, she thought as she banked and turned back to school, flying low to look for the balcony she had jumped from. Finding it, she dove lower and swooped upwards to kill her speed, then landed lightly on the balcony, folded her wings and walked back to Sven, a little out of breath.

 

[j1-2themax]

Well, that was quick, Sven quipped to himself as he saw Rochelle return. As Rochelle swooped in, Sven stood and asked, "So, did you find the party?" As she got closer, he noticed she was out of breath. "You need a minute to rest?" Sven asked, motioning towards the bench he had just been sitting in.

 

[CounterAttack]

"Nah, I'll be fine in a few minutes," Rochelle said, her breathing a little faster than before. "And I found what looks like the party, there's a large group of people near a lake, just inside of the school gates. We should see it as soon as we walk out the front doors." She paused for breath, then said, "Or maybe we'll hear it first, it looked like a few of them were setting up some band equipment or something on a small stage."

 

[DownpourLiar]

Carolina continued fixing up the meals, putting them in the bowls and handing one over to Dillon. ?Well, there?s no doubt you have amazing skill.? Glancing out the window she noticed groups of students all heading in a general direction. ?You don?t think the party?s already started,? she asked glancing at the clock, shocked from how late it had gotten. ?Well, when you?re ready we should head on down. Thanks again for coming with me by the way. I would hate not knowing anyone there, I?d just end up standing by awkwardly,? she admitted.

 

[revolverwolf]

"Not really... A few magic tricks and a headache. You turned up just in time to see... well..." Me, acting like a psycho. Lillith looked down, ashamedly remembering the events of the morning, and let her grip on Nathan's hand relax. She didn't try to explain her actions, since she would most likely push him away with rambling, half-confused apologies and excuses. Instead she said "...I promise I won't act like that again."

 

[Quad08]

Nathan chuckled

"We all have times when we go a bit...crazy. You don't need to apologize for it"

Indeed those words may ring true for himself depending on whether or not his target showed up at the party

 

[DuplicateValue]

Dillon smiled. "It's no problem, really. It'll be fun."
He thanked Carolina for the food and began eating quickly, finishing the bowl in a matter of minutes. He took it to the sink and washed it, leaving it on the draining board and turning to Carolina. "You ready to go? There's no point in staying around here if it's nearly started."

 

[revolverwolf]

She gripped his hand again and nodded slightly, raising her head after she did so. "Thanks Nath." She brushed the hair out of her face with her free hand and tried to smile once more, though it was half-hearted.

They kept moving hand-in-hand towards the lake. "Why'd you pick me to come to the party with you? Didn't any of your roommates feel like coming?"

Spoiler: OOC

Trying to think up interesting stuff that won't dissolve into Lillith endlessly apologising, lying or drawing the spotlight back to herself, yet I'm drawing blanks. She has a lot of things to explain, which might make for semi-interesting conversation, but I can't find a believable, natural way to transition into any of it. =/

 

[j1-2themax]

"Well, all right then. Let's get going." Sven let Rochelle lead him the lake because while he had a good idea of where he was going, he wouldn't have been surprised if he managed to get them both lost yet again. When they got close to the gates, however, Sven heard a high-pitched screaming coming from the nearby lake. Sven was going to rush over until he heard the guitars kick in. Oh, jeeze, this had better not be playing all night, Sven thought to himself. He joked with Rochelle, "I almost wish I bought earplugs."

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle quickly rubbed one hand up and down the side of her head. The music was loud even from this distance, and she didn't like the style. "Yeah, me too," she said with a small smile. "Mother of Angels, they call that singing? If I knew some decent musicians, I would give this crowd a show they would never forget." She hesitated. "Have you heard me singing?"

 

[Quad08]

"Well it certainly sounds like they choose a...loud band to play at the party"

Nathan said with a laugh as they got closer to the party zone

"No, he's basically knocked out cold at the moment. Not sure why, this looks like something he'd love to join in"

He turned to her

"Why do you ask? Does it seem odd for a skeleton to ask a snake women to accompany him to a party?"

 

[j1-2themax]

"A couple of times. Though it may be faint praise, you're a heck of a lot better than that guy," Sven said, motioning towards the stage. He remembered himself singing along with Rochelle under his breath when they first met. Sven was beginning to reconsider getting any closer when he felt a hand on his shoulder and a voice ask, "Hello, Sven. Enjoying the music?" He turned to see Mark's ugly grin and responded, "I don't hear any music, but I wish they'd turn the noise down."