Wallflower [open also]

[napalmblood]

Characters: Leon, Manuela, and anyone who wants to say hi to the shy new kid
Location: Roundabouts the school
Time: Afternoon sometime
Content: Recent Brohood escapee Manuela returns from the hospital into something even scarier. School.
Format: Proseity
Warning: Cute.

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[meester_kennedy]

Leon stepped out of his office, planning to do something entirely unrelated, only to find Manuela sitting there, much like she had for most of the time since she'd come to the school. He considered her a moment, and sighed.

He stepped in front of her and offered his hand. "How about a tour?" He smirked a bit at the girl.

[napalmblood]

Manuela just about jumped at the chance to stay with Leon for a while. "Yes please," she said, standing up and putting her books down on the chair. She grabbed at his hand immediately and looked far more at ease.

"I am supposed to go to class at noon."

[meester_kennedy]

"Well, then. Let's just stick to the basics. You already found the offices. My friend Claire is right upstairs, pretty much over our heads," he pointed accordingly, such as he could with his hand still in a cast. "If you need anything, you can ask her if I'm not around. I'm still doing a lot of work for the government, so I need to leave the school on occasion. My boss is John Sheppard. If there's any trouble and I'm not here, go to him. He'll take care of you. Got it?" He didn't want to spook her with such talk, but he wanted to get that out of the way. He didn't know if anyone would be after her, or even what her well-intentioned potential friends would be up to.

[napalmblood]

Her hand tightened slightly on his.

"Do you think they will come after me here?" she asked. She didn't want the other students or the adults here to get hurt because someone came after her. Nevermind that she was too scared to talk to most of them.

There was a nice desk in the dorm she could hide under!

I am so sorry this is so late. T_T;

[redcrystalflies]

Getting punished by the staff for sneaking off campus and risking life and limb in a daring rescue mission? Hardly fun, but Nakuru wasn't alone, so it was bearable. Dealing with her parents finding out? Eep.

As she was wandering the halls and trying to figure out a way to spin this before the time zones matched up and she got the inevitable phone call, she spotted a girl sitting quietly outside of Mr. Kennedy's office. The poor thing looked so skittish just sitting there, Nakuru decided to do her a favor and take her mind off of whatever was making her so nervous.

"Hi there!" she said brightly, crouching down a little so they were at eye level with each other. "I don't believe I've seen you around here before. What's your name?"

((OOC: Potentially causing time paradoxes by alluding to events that haven't yet fully played out? Sounds like fun to me! XD))

No problem!

[napalmblood]

Manuela just about jumped out of her seat with somebody suddenly talking to her. She stared at the other girl for a few moments, as though processing what she had said.

"Ah..." Then she quickly snapped to attention. "My name is Manuela."

Thanks!

[redcrystalflies]

"Manuela, huh? That's a pretty name!" Nakuru laughed softly, trying to get Manuela to relax a little. "My name's Nakuru. And don't worry, I don't bite, hard or otherwise."

She glanced toward the nameplate on the door, then looked back at the other girl. "So what are you doing waiting outside Mr. Kennedy's office? You don't look like the kind of girl to get in trouble with him... Are you hiding a wild side?" she teased.

[napalmblood]

Well, this girl seemed friendly enough. The sudden someone-to-talk-to had still caught her off guard, to Manuela was scrambling to try and sound natural.

"It's very nice to meet you," she said. "Leon is actually someone I know. Ah, a friend of mine. He has been helping me get used to this school."

[tembloroso]

Rictor didn't spend a lot of time indoors, and what little time he did was, aside from all of the schoolwork, usually spent in front of the TV. The cold New York winter, however, was forcing him inside more often than he would ordinarily have liked. He had taken to exploring the school, searching out all the bits and pieces that had escaped his attention during the warmer months. It was on one such escapade that he came across Manuela.

"Hey," he said, stopping to peer at her. She looked terrified. "You okay?"

[napalmblood]

Manuela looked up at the boy who'd greeted her and looked like she shrank a little bit. "Ah... yes! I am okay. I'm just waiting for Leon," she assured him. "It is my first day as a student here. But I am okay!"

[tembloroso]

"Oh," she didn't look okay, but Rictor didn't really want to press. "Uh, I'm Rictor. It's cool if you're nervous, though, first day in a new school. Where you from?"

She sounded Colombian or Amparan, maybe even Venezuelan. Wherever it was, he probably had an uncle there.

[napalmblood]

"Yes, I have not been to a real school before," she admitted. At least everyone she'd talked to had been understanding about that. She thought they would all think she was very strange for being tutored at home instead of going to a school like this.

"Ah, I am from Amparo," she answered. "Near a village called Mixcoatl."