Issue 1 Downtime

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:56 am**

Kay is sitting at one of the tables, ignoring what's left of her food in favour of doodling in her notepad.

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Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:52 pm**

Theresa walked in, shooing a woman in a suit away. "Shoo! Go go go! Babysitter no longer required. I'll be a saint I promise." The woman looked as if she didn't believe that, but she nodded and left. Theresa sighed and went about trying to get her food.

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:59 pm**

The wide-shouldered boy looked lost and confused as he got into line near Theresa. This was all just way too alien a situation for the poor lad to be his usual self. He was both in awe and, to his embarrassment, frightened by it all. He desperately wanted things the way they had been until mere months ago, and knew they never would be.

He was so lost in thought that he very nearly collided with the girl... and didn't even notice.

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:42 pm**

"Hey, watch out," Theresa said, somewhat loudly as she steadied a glass of juice unsettled by her own attempt to avoid collision with the larger boy.

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:50 pm**

Kay glanced up at the commotion for a moment.

Then a moment later she looks up again to make sure she saw that right.

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 3:46 pm**

Steve shot out of his stupor.

"S-sorry..." he said with a mild Southern twang, hating how awkward he felt.

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:35 pm**

"No harm done," she said, inadvertently falling into a twang of her own.

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:40 pm**

"Resa!" suddenly comes the excited shout from the fish-girl running up to them before she throws her arms around Theresa. "You decided to come afterall!"

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:46 pm**

He was about to speak more when the fish-girl ran up. He caught himself staring and averted his gaze, staring at the closest food item instead. He would appear suddenly smaller to anyone susceptible to his powers.

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:06 pm**

"Oof!" Theresa said, managing to set her tray down in time. "Didn't have much choice in the matter. Juvie or Institute. Long story." She stopped and blinked at Steve. "Did you just get smaller?"

Posted: **Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:10 pm**

His image blinked back to normal size.

"Me?" he asked, briefly confused, "No I... just felt small..."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:20 am**

"Juvie? What did you do? Oh wait, is it because of that registration thing? That sucks... So you still don't wanna be here?" she rattles on, only stopping herself when she notices Steve and his (now again) impressive stature.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:44 am**

"My parents decision to withdraw me, not mine," Theresa said to Kay briefly before turning back to Steve, "My name's Theresa and this is Kay. What's yours?"

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:14 am**

"Oh... well... It's still nice to see you again." she says, totally not sounding dejected or anything.

"Hi." she turns around to Steve.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:01 am**

"Steve," he answered with a smile, recovering a little of his usual self, "Sorry about just now, I'm just... really... new to all this."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:22 am**

"Everyone is," Theresa reassured him. "Where are you sittin', Kay?"

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:36 am**

"Oh, just over there." she says, pointing over to where she'd been sitting.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:44 am**

"You want to come sit with us, Steve? Kay knows her way around here, she can probably give us both a hand."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:46 am**

"Sounds good," Steve nodded, "Lord knows this place has me lost."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:56 am**

"Sure. I think we all got lost the first couple days. And there's this rumor about secret passages too, but no one actually found any."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:07 am**

"Now your just messing with me... right?"

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:09 am**

She shrugs. "That's what I heard. I dunno if it's true. There is a hedge-maze though."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:27 am**

"It's an old house in England. There have to be secret passages."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:34 am**

"See? She gets it." she chuckles.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:40 pm**

"And creepy English child ghosts too I bet," he joked.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:46 pm**

"I haven't seen any." she says probably a little too seriously.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:17 pm**

"So... umm..." he began, scratching the back of his head as they approached the table while carrying his tray one-handed, "What can you two... do?"

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:26 pm**

"I'm Aquaman, except lamer."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:59 pm**

"And I'm Storm, but without the stunning white hair... or the control..." Theresa said sheepishly.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:44 pm**

"They say I'm some kind of telepath. I don't really hear thoughts as much as see them, so far anyway."

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:51 pm**

"You... see thoughts?" she asks, sitting down at her tray. Suddenly she looks confused.

"Where's my sketchbook?" she asks, looking around and finally under the table.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:55 pm**

He put his tray down and stooped to help her look.

"Is that it?" he asked, pointing.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:00 pm**

"That's a tray someone dropped..."

"I just put it down for, like, a minute!"

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:05 pm**

"Wish I could help you find it," he said apologetically.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:09 pm**

"Damnit damnit damnit! Where did it go?"

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:12 pm**

He scanned the floor again and then stood, looking back towards the food line.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:35 pm**

Theresa poked her head around under the tables, trying to help Kay look for the sketchbook.

Posted: **Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:20 pm**

But they wouldn't find the sketchbook, which was tucked neatly into Haley's backpack as she walked out of the cafeteria, a mischievous smirk on her face...

Posted: **Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:03 am**

After a bit of searching Kay slumps down in her seat, looking devastated. "It's not here anymore. Somebody must have taken it."

Posted: **Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:30 am**

"That sucks," Theresa said. "Maybe you can put up one of those 'lost, if found' flyers in the dorm."

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