Crawling out from under the rock {Jayda} (Sept. 21st, 1pm)

[Rhiannon Nightridge]

Rhiannon managed to pull herself from her room that day and make it to her classes, bleary-eyed and cranky from her sleeping arrangements. Everytime she stepped into her bedroom, she could cut the tension in the air. It was after lunch now and she flopped into a chair in the common room to get some homework done, dark circles under her eyes, water bottle beside her arm bubbling a little from her stress and irritation.

[Jayda Nightridge]

Jayda spotted Rhi as she passed through and threw herself into the seat beside her, pushing her fringe out of her face, only to have it flop back a moment later.

" 'Sup pint-size?"

[Rhiannon Nightridge]

"Hey Jay, just keeping ahead of the game in classes. Getting the work done early so I can swim more." She glanced up from her paper at her sister, her pen continuing to move as she looked back down and scribbled more. "How are things working out for you here?" She said in a light, slightly curious tone.

[Jayda Nightridge]

"Its going okay, they seem to understand me here on a lot of levels... I'm still kind of socially retarded though I have made some interesting friends." Jayda shrugged.

"Just been trying to give you some space - lay off the protective thing.."

[Rhiannon Nightridge]

"That's good, I'm glad things are going well. And I appreciate the laying off the protective thing, sis. I really do." She bit her lip as she considered her bitch of a roommate and put her pen down, crossing her legs and sitting on them, lotus-style. "I dunno if I'm doing as well."

[Jayda Nightridge]

Jayda sat upright and looked at Rhi with intense eyes, it took her only a moment to ascertain it was a person not a thing that was annoying her. Rhi would have been much more blatant about things.

"Who was it?"

[Rhiannon Nightridge]

"It's nothing Jayda.. just my roommate and I don't get along very well. She's kind of self-centered and irritating, that's all. And she was being nosey the other day at breakfast about you... you know how I am when people pry." She pulled her knees up and rested her cheek on them lightly. "I don't have to like everybody."

[Jayda Nightridge]

"You have made some friends haven't you? I can't have you just dwelling in your room like... well, like me." Jayda shrugged.

"I'll talk to this chick, straighten her out."

[Rhiannon Nightridge]

"I've been kinda focusing on the work.. taking my mind off things. It's an adjustment like hell for me." Rhiannon shook her head vehemently at Jayda. "No, I'll deal with it. You can't go around rescuing me from every little irritation."

[Jayda Nightridge]

"Its what I do Rhi, what the hell else am I good for?" Jayda said with a smile. She wrapped her arm across Rhi's shoulders and gave her a squeeze.

"You are the social butterfly, not Me, go out and make friends for the both of us. Is it the coursework that's knocking you around.. 'cause as far as the people go, you belong here."