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Post by Pearl on Feb 9, 2009 19:30:32 GMT -5
"Aww, you're shy." She smiled warmly, taking a step toward him. "That's an endearing quality. You'll probably grow out of it, but it stlll is quite sweet. I was never very shy..." she laughed a little at herself. "So Jack...are you new to the school?"
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Post by Jack on Feb 9, 2009 19:36:20 GMT -5
He resisted the urge to look at her and mumbled an answer. "Yes. A week." And he'd never grow out of it. No matter how hard he tried, he didn't trust anyone. It was too soon. A week ago he'd nearly died. He didn't even know his own name.
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Post by Pearl on Feb 9, 2009 19:42:15 GMT -5
"You really don't have to fear me..." she tried to beam happiness. "I'm not so scary. Unless you need a new wardrobe. Then only your clothes should fear me." she tried to joke to make him feel more at ease.
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Post by Zombie on Feb 9, 2009 19:47:04 GMT -5
Zombie noticed Pearl was trying to get Jack to open up. That was nice of her. She was a good person Zombie could tell, even if she didn't throw very good parties. As she made her way to the dance floor she stopped by Pearl and whispered in her ear. "Merci. For trying to get our little Turtle to come out of his shell." She said and walked away to leave them to see what Pearl could do. Zombie knew she was probably a whole Hell of a lot less scary then she was.
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Post by Pearl on Feb 9, 2009 19:57:03 GMT -5
Pearl winked back at Zombie, smiling. Ok, maybe she wasn't horrid maybe just...different. She wanted to help Jack, too. She couldn't be all bad.
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Post by Jack on Feb 9, 2009 20:13:42 GMT -5
Jack tensed up when Zombie left. He didn't want to talk to anyone, but at least he knew more about Zombie than this girl. He fidgetted, unsure if he could escape.
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Post by Pearl on Feb 9, 2009 20:16:05 GMT -5
"Hey..." she could see how uncomfortable he was. "Really, i'm weird too. Don't feel so alone..." she reached a timid hand out and laid it on him. "I'm sorry for all you've been through. I can feel the pain and fear you feel. I can't fix it with any magical power...but I can offer a willing pair of ears to listen to anything...and someone always open to helping in any way I can."
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Post by Jack on Feb 9, 2009 22:07:17 GMT -5
He felt the warmth from her hand and tensed up, but didn't pull away. He knew that if he startled her, he'd be startled, too. He didn't respond to her. He was still eying the door. It was so loud and crowded in here, it was unnerving.
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Post by Dream on Feb 9, 2009 22:15:22 GMT -5
Dream stood by the doorway, shyly watching. She knew Zombie greatly disliked her, and all the other students were a little scared of her. She wasn't even sure if she should be her. Parties certainly wern't her thing, but believe it or not, she just couldn't stand the fact that Zombie hated her. Someone being scared of her...well...that she was used to.
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Post by Pearl on Feb 9, 2009 22:23:36 GMT -5
"You don't like crowded places, huh?" she heard his mind say. "I would like to get to know you...if that's ok with you...would you be more comfortable talking...somewhere else?" She'd only meant to show up for a bit anyway, just to prove that she could stand Zombie, and that she wasn't a snob. She liked parties a lot, but one on one situations were great ways to really get to know someone. Especially if it put the other person at ease.
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Post by Jack on Feb 9, 2009 23:08:59 GMT -5
Jack was startled, and slightly offended, when he realized that his mind had been read. He was still wary about being with people, but anything was better than being with a whole room of them, so he pushed his discomfort away and nodded slowly. "Uh... ok." He noticed another girl in the doorway. She looked exactly like he felt.
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Post by Dream on Feb 9, 2009 23:10:39 GMT -5
Dream caught the look in Jack's eyes. She wasn't completely telepathic, but she could sense people's wishes and desires - and right now his seemed to be tuned into hers. She was a bit overwhelmed watching Pearl in action - she was so aggressive, and so beautiful...it scared her a little bit.
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Post by Pearl on Feb 10, 2009 2:23:41 GMT -5
Pearl moved toward the door and caught the eyes of Dream. "Oh Dream! I'm glad I bumped into you again! Well...not so much bumped as--" she cut herself off. "Anyway, I hope we can talk sometime...in a nonsocial setting. Jack and I were just about to get out of here...if you'd like to join us, you're welcome." She knew large gatherings weren't particularly Dream's thing either.
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Post by Zombie on Feb 10, 2009 15:23:30 GMT -5
Zombie was happy to see Jack was at least getting to know someone. However, she was a little bummed that people were leaving. She hadn't thought that Pearl would saty long however, she didn't seem to like Zombie and more then Zombie liked her.
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Post by Jack on Feb 10, 2009 16:23:39 GMT -5
Jack hung back a little, unsure of whether to follow her or not. He'd much rather just go back to his room and pretend to study.
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