Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 20, 2010 20:07:16 GMT -5
Tebryn's primary use of the student lounge was hiding from the headmistress. Veronique couldn't put him in dresses and make him proofread fanfiction if she didn't come looking for him.
So he sat on the floor, his back against the couch farthest from the door, doodling on scrap paper. This was a nice hiding place.
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Olivia "Liv" Anemoi
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Post by Olivia "Liv" Anemoi on Apr 20, 2010 20:11:27 GMT -5
Olivia had been doing homework on one of the coffee tables closer to the front of the lounge. That done, she smiled to herself and stacked her textbooks neatly on the corner of the table. She glanced around, spotted a mop of curly red hair, and actually felt her curiosity shift into drive.
Olivia crept silently around the tables and chairs and couches, coming up to the one against which the-- boy? girl?-- student leaned. She crawled over the arm of the couch and curled on her hands and knees on the cushions, leaning in close to the person to see what they were putting on the paper. Turtles. Turles with wings and talons that were flying.
"That's an odd thing to draw," she commented.
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Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 20, 2010 20:17:52 GMT -5
Tebryn felt the girl's curiosity as she approached him. He ignored it, rather curious himself to see what she would do. He was not expecting her to come to close, that was for sure. Her breath on his shoulder was warm and lightly scented with what might have been strawberries, and though Tebryn knew she was there her voice nonetheless startled him a bit. He kept his calm, however, and pulled to the side only just enough to turn his head to arch one eyebrow at her. Another surprise. She was absolutely tiny. And oddly-colored. Her hair was so white Tebryn had to blink a few times to let his eyes get used to looking at that brightness.
He projected a tentative sense of welcome at her, tinged with a hint of his own curiosity and mild annoyance.
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Olivia "Liv" Anemoi
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Post by Olivia "Liv" Anemoi on Apr 20, 2010 20:26:54 GMT -5
Olivia stared at him-- though how she was suddenly sure the student was male, she couldn't know. "What? Don't you talk?" The projections hit her then-- it was sort of a Hi there, who the heck are you? sort of feeling. Liv wasn't too sure how she understood it. But she did. She smiled. "That's a neat trick. I guess you don't talk. That's cool."
She held out her hand for a shake. "I'm Liv." She paused then, struck by a sudden thought. "Does the... the trick work both ways?" she asked, wondering if he had sensed her approach. Anyone else she had done that do would have jumped about a foot in the air.
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Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 20, 2010 20:41:32 GMT -5
Tebryn let the smallest of smiles cross his features. She understood him, it seemed-- and that was equal parts very refreshing and mildly creepy.
Liv. Cute. A tiny name for a tiny girl. Tebryn took her offer for a shake and nodded in response to her question, strengthening the welcome in his aura. He was getting an odd feeling from her-- an underlying influence of heavy energy. Either Liv had a firecracker personality or she was a powerful mage.
Tebryn added a bit of challenge to his aura. Try to project back, little girl.
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Olivia "Liv" Anemoi
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Post by Olivia "Liv" Anemoi on Apr 20, 2010 20:55:31 GMT -5
Liv's expression brightened at the boy's smile. She sensed a challenge from him-- a go ahead and try. Well, okay then. She was curious to try out this odd form of communication. She hunkered down into a more normal sitting position, legs folded neatly beneath her, hands braced on her knees. She leaned forward a bit, and focused on only the most basic thoughts of what she wanted to say. She focused on a feeling of her age, and let that turn into an inquiry of the boy's identity.
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Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 20, 2010 21:15:39 GMT -5
Tebryn's eyebrows shot up as he was barraged with her projections. They came to his senses clear and structured, closer to full thoughts than the emotions he sensed from other people. So strange, that Liv seemed naturally adept at this communication.
Her age surprised him. She was a year and a half his senior? No no no. That made no sense. But his mild shock was cut short by her second inquiry. Who was he? He was a new pet for Vero.
Tebryn made a quiet grumbling sound in his throat. He contemplated just telling her his name. He was getting a headache.
"Il Tebryn. Sophomore."
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Olivia "Liv" Anemoi
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Post by Olivia "Liv" Anemoi on Apr 20, 2010 21:29:43 GMT -5
Olivia tipped her head to one side, pursing her lips at the noise he made. When he spoke she opened her mouth slightly in surprise. His voice was soft and raspy and a little deeper than she thought it would be. It was as pleasing to the ear as his features were pleasing to the eye. She leaned forward a bit farther without realizing it.
"Tebryn?" She liked that name. She was liking this boy more by the moment. She broke out into a new smile, beaming at him. "I don't remember you being here at Dunehelden before. Are you a recent transfer?"
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Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 20, 2010 21:33:49 GMT -5
That was one way of putting it.
Tebryn shifted his sitting position so he was indian-style on the rug, shoulders slouched, his hands gripping his ankles loosely. He projected the equivalent of a mental shrug, and a bit of nonchalance.
He was suddenly aware that the air in the room felt slightly warmer than it had before Liv's approach.
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Apr 20, 2010 21:45:30 GMT -5
Jason strolled into the student lounge, a sketchbook in one hand and a case of charcoal pencils in the other. His heels were muffled by the carpeted floor, and his skirt swished softly around his ankles as he walked. The room was nearly empty; only a young girl and boy were here.
Jason settled down on the couch beside the boy, watching him and his companion idly. He opened his sketchbook and set it across his knees, then took a pencil from the case, holding it loosely in his hand for a moment as he tried to decide what to draw.
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Olivia "Liv" Anemoi
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Post by Olivia "Liv" Anemoi on Apr 20, 2010 21:52:57 GMT -5
Liv watched Tebryn for a moment, pulling her long hair forward over one shoulder so she could play idly with it. She was, for once, unsure of what to say, and was rather grateful for the newcomer.
"Hello there," she chimed cheerily, running her fingers through her snow-white tresses. "Your shoes match your necklace, and I can't tell you how much I love you for that."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Apr 20, 2010 22:00:42 GMT -5
Jason looked up as he was addressed, and smiled at the girl who had spoken to him. She reminded him a lot of Aritha, with her white hair and tanned skin. He grinned at the compliment and shuffled his feet a little.
"Heh, danke. It wasn't actually intentional, but I quite like it." He looked at her a little more closely. "I don't think I've seen you here before. Either of you." He looked briefly at the young boy, who looked quite as androgynous as Zephyros did. Interesting. "Are you new here?"
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Olivia "Liv" Anemoi
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Post by Olivia "Liv" Anemoi on Apr 20, 2010 22:11:13 GMT -5
Liv glanced at Tebryn, smiled, and turned back to the speaker. They, like Tebryn, looked like they could either be a very pretty boy or a very handsome female. The person's voice could go either way as well.
Liv decided that knowing their gender was not important. Instead she beamed. "Aye, it seems we both are. My sisters and I all transferred here at the end of last semester, just before break." She nodded in confirmation of her own statement, and then let her gaze drift to the boy on the carpet again. She wondered if he would want her to introduce him. He was capable of speech at least, but seemed reluctant to use it.
Now that she thought about it, Liv realized she quite enjoyed communicating with Tebryn in that weird way of his. His responses had been tinged with what might have been mild shock-- she had to wonder if she was doing it right.
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Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 20, 2010 22:15:05 GMT -5
Tebryn narrowed his eyes at the new person-- not in an unkind way. The expression implied that Tebryn was smiling without actually doing so. This person had a feminine aura about them-- but, as Tebryn sensed when he probed a little deeper, the person was definitely male. He wondered why the older male was dressed like a girl. Had Veronique gotten to him, too?
Tebryn noticed Liv glancing at him and caught her eye, giving that same shadow-of-a-smile expression to her. He caught her unspoken inquiry and sent to her a mixture of admittance and encouragement.
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Olivia "Liv" Anemoi
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Post by Olivia "Liv" Anemoi on Apr 20, 2010 22:17:05 GMT -5
Liv got this and nodded. To the fashionista, she said, "This is Il Tebryn. I'm Olivia Anemoi." Her fingers ran through her hair again, finding a slight tangle and working through it.
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Apr 20, 2010 22:25:57 GMT -5
Jason nodded and smiled warmly at the pair. "It's a pleasure to meet you both. I'm Jason Hiller."
He looked curiously at the androgynous boy. It had felt to Jason like he was smiling, but his lips hadn't actually moved. It was just a positive feeling that the boy seemed to be projecting. Jason felt too, oddly enough, that the boy seemed to be looking into him. The look -- or the feeling of a look -- didn't seem to be threatening at all, just curious. Jason could understand that. How many other men went about dressed like women on a regular basis, really?
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Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 20, 2010 22:36:58 GMT -5
Tebryn felt Jason's curiosity and sensed that the older male must have realized-- at least to some extent-- what Tebryn was doing. Tebryn stretched forward a bit to glance at the open page of Jason's sketchbook and smiled again, this time using his lips.
"Pleasure's ours," he said. Huh. He had spoken more today than he had in the last week. He was still a little perplexed at the ease with which Liv had taken to Tebryn's preferred form of communication, but decided that he rather liked the idea of having an interpreter. He kept his eyes on Jason as he spoke, but he made sure to keep Liv in his line of vision.
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Apr 20, 2010 23:01:50 GMT -5
Jason smiled back at Tebryn, interested to hear his voice. It was deeper than Jason would have expected it to be. His way of projecting his feelings was definitely very interesting, too.
He looked back at Olivia, noticing for the first time how long her hair was -- proportionately longer than Aritha's. How much did she spend on shampoo and conditioner? Probably a fortune, he thought. Had she ever cut it in her life? He doubted that.
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Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 21, 2010 20:50:04 GMT -5
Tebryn caught Jason's interest. That usually happened when he spoke aloud. The second wave of curiosity got his attention, though, and when he deciphered it as being directed toward Liv Tebryn could not help but agree with it. The girl's hair fell over her shoulder and pooled on the cushion beside her. It looked soft-- he almost wanted to reach forward and pet it.
Tebryn blinked a few times, feeling heat building in his ears. Knowing he must have been blushing a bit, he picked his paper back up and went back to doodling. Flying turtles. With talons. And beaks. Not girls.
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Apr 21, 2010 21:36:34 GMT -5
Jason glanced over at Tebryn's notebook, watching unobtrusively as he drew. Flying turtles? Hah. That was interesting.
"You're really good," he complimented the boy. "Are you in art class?"
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Il Tebryn
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Post by Il Tebryn on Apr 21, 2010 21:39:48 GMT -5
Tebryn looked through his hair at Jason. He half-smiled and shook his head. Nope, no art classes for him. He had signed up for psychology instead.
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Apr 21, 2010 21:53:20 GMT -5
Jason felt rather than heard the boy's reply. He wondered if he'd ever get used to that; it must be some kind of power Tebryn had. Interesting.
"Psychology sounds interesting," he smiled. "It's not really my thing, though. I've always been an artist, myself. Ever since I was able to put pencil to paper. Or crayons, or finger paint, or markers, or anything, really." He laughed.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Apr 21, 2010 22:03:28 GMT -5
Zephyros peeked his head in and his slightly stormy expression brightened immediately. Walking in slowly, he snuck up carefully on Jason and leaned over to wrap his arms around his boyfriend's neck. "Anything?" he asked archly, then buried his face into Jason's shoulder. "I have no idea what you're talking about, but..."
Grinning, he looked at Jason's companion and paused. Was that...? "...Liv?"
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Apr 21, 2010 22:09:26 GMT -5
Jason looked up and grinned as Zeph sneaked up and hugged him from behind, leaning his head against his boyfriend's. "Mmm. Hello, love."
When Zeph spoke to Olivia, he raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Oh, you know each other?"
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Olivia "Liv" Anemoi
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Post by Olivia "Liv" Anemoi on Apr 21, 2010 22:14:56 GMT -5
Olivia beamed at her cousin and was up in a flash, giving Zephyros a running hug and latching onto him with all four limbs. "Hi there, Zeph!" she cheered.
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