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.

Comments

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))

[redcrystalflies]

"Hmm?" Nakuru paused to let Manuela catch up with her. "You mean, am I a mutant?" Now that was an odd question. Why would she be here otherwise? "Yeah, of course I am." She smiled and cupped her hands together, letting a few spinel fragments grow and meld together to form a little flower there. "Ta da," she added, knowing full well that she was purely showing off and delighting in it.

"So what about you? What's your power?" she asked curiously.

[napalmblood]

She watched Nakuru show off her power with wide eyes, looking fascinated. "That's so great!" she gushed once she had finished. "It's beautiful! I wish that I could do something like that! My power-"

Manuela drifted off. Well... she wasn't supposed to go into a lot of detail about what was up with her. Hearing that she had a virus might freak people out, but she technically was a mutant after all.

"My power is not nearly as good," Manuela lamented. "My blood... lights on fire."

[redcrystalflies]

"Aww, thanks!" Nakuru grinned, obviously quite proud of her power. She considered trying to "lock" the flower so it wouldn't disappear, but she still had to show Manuela around the Institute, and that meant she didn't have time to take a sudden nap or fuel up on massive amounts of protein and carbohydrates right now.

Nakuru tilted her head curiously as Manuela hesitated. She was about to prompt her to continue when... "Wow," she said, not quite sure what else to say. "Um, that's... unique," she added lamely, unable to come up with a more positive description at the moment.

[napalmblood]

Manuela smiled awkwardly and shrugged her shoulders. "It's okay," she assured her. "I would rather be normal anyway, if I cannot use my powers in a way that doesn't hurt people." That was one of the best things about coming to the Institute. Now she wouldn't be forced to hurt people with her powers, as Leon had assured her repeatedly.

Besides, she had found ways to be useful with her powers before. Like, for instance, helping to kill her father after he mutated into a sixteen-story monster intent on destroying the world.

Manuela decided to change the subject. "Do you like going to school here?"

[redcrystalflies]

"I'm sure you could find a way to make it helpful," Nakuru protested. "You just have to get creative, that's all!" Okay, so it was a lame attempt at being supportive, but what could she do?

"I suppose it isn't bad," she said thoughtfully, glad to have the new topic of conversation. "I mean, it's school, which means sitting through class, but there are a ton of awesome people here, and the clubs and stuff are really great. So are some of the electives too, I guess," she added as an afterthought. "It's certainly more fun than a regular school, I can tell you that much."

[napalmblood]

"I would not know," Manuela admitted, but if Nakuru liked this school then Manuela was certainly willing to give it a fair chance. It probably didn't matter that Nakuru was obviously not shy at all! Manuela just had to think positively and stick with people like her that could show her the ropes.

"I am sure I will be fine. I just need to get used to it," Manuela said, nodding her head sagely.