Paper Towns [Open]

[Eliza Vescovi]

Eliza was in a reading mood today. It felt odd for her - she was trying to have an unscheduled day, to do whatever she wanted. Of course, one of the first things she wanted to do was make a schedule or a to do list or something for the day, but she refrained. What little of the close friends she did have had told her she should relax up a little. Obviously, they weren't close enough, or at least didn't know her well enough. Being structured was how she stayed relaxed, so she knew everything she wanted to do could be accounted for, but she would at least attempt at going about her day another way.

Even if she had an idea of a timetable in her head. She couldn't help it!

The semi-relaxed girl looked through the shelves, scanning the books. She had originally gone through the non-fiction section, to find some unnecessary revision to partake in (it was never unnecessary to her), but instead she found herself in fiction, the books about fantasy. She let her eyes wander through the titles, those both recognizable and new to her, and tried to decide what to choose.

Lord of the Rings was always an idea, but she had read that multiple times before. Didn't make it any less exciting to pick up, but maybe she needed a little more variety... maybe even something that wasn't fantasy... she wasn't sure, she hadn't research any ideas. She pulled out one of the nearest books and began reading the blurb. This was why she usually planned first... stupid friends.

[Adaryn Breslin]

With graduation for Seniors having already passing, dorms were being emptied out and filled up with new people. One of her roommates had moved out, while the other two were staying until next year, or at least that's what she figured, because they both were juniors -or rather, incoming seniors now- just like Adaryn. But so far, she wasn't about her new roommate. The girl seemed quiet, and well, she was handicapped, but they had never really spoken before.

Adaryn was searching for another book in a trilogy, but she wasn't sure if they had it because it had come out relatively recently and well, libraries tended to be slightly outdated as it were. It was worth a try, though, right?

As she was scanning the titles, she turned the corner to round to the next bookshelf, and she saw a student in a chair, and Adaryn blinked. Long brown hair... could that be the girl that just moved in?

Adaryn took a few steps forward to see she was looking at a book that Adaryn didn't quite recognize, but she decided to comment on it. "Looking for a book?" Well, wasn't she sounding like a librarian? "I've never read that book, but I could recommend some authors if you're looking for fantasy?"

[Eliza Vescovi]

Moving rooms had been easier for Eliza than it may have been for others. She didn't exactly like it, but she was getting used to being in a different dorm, with different people. They all seemed fairly pleasant, no one was too loud or disruptive. Eliza herself wasn't necessarily quiet or anything, but she kept to herself at most times. And she meant well if she did have to speak to others, but it usually came out more... not friendly than expected.

The Hammel library was pretty well stocked, in comparison to some. Eliza had spoken with the librarian once or twice, and although he was flustered and completely socially incapable (at least, in her eyes), he did seem to have a passion for his job. She trusted that at least 80% of the books she might want would be here.

At the sound of a female voice, the brunette girl glanced up from her summarized reading. She tilted her head, and considered the offer. She recognized the girl, she was one of her new room-mates. She was probably supposed to speak to her and the others more often than she had... which mean an increase in zero times. This was a start, she supposed. "That sounds good." The book she held, which didn't spark her interest, she slid back onto the shelf, and then she got a hold on her wheels, re-adjusting herself so she could move at a moment's notice, and see the other girl better.

"You like to read." It was a statement, not a question. It would be a question if there was a possibility of an unknown - the girl showed knowledge of books, and therefore it was more likely than not that she enjoyed reading. Eliza had a stiff way of speaking - it was awkward in comparison to the social norm, but she was happy, so she was oblivious of any wrongdoings she presented.

[Adaryn Breslin]

Adaryn was most definitely not used to looking down when speaking, but she tried not to allow that to show in her expression. While Addie never really found herself interacting with a girl who was handicapped, she knew there was no difference between herself and the other girl except for a chair, and so she was going to treat her that way. "I do." She said, despite her words sounding like a statement rather than a question. "Fantasy is a favorite, with Dystopian Fiction as a runner up."

She stepped on her tip toes when she saw a title that jumped out to her, hoping it might have been the book she was looking for, but it wasn't. The spine just looked similar, and she couldn't quite read the words perfectly, and so that was a wasted effort. She struggled to put it back on the shelf.

"So," Adaryn said with a grunt, "Is there anything you are specifically looking for, or have a preference for?"

[Eliza Vescovi]

Eliza was used to people not knowing what to do with themselves around her, but she couldn't for the life of her discover the reason. Apparently the sight of her chair was daunting to most. It was just a mobility device, not some monster. She was pretty glad that the other girl didn't feel the need to kneel down in front of her and use a condescending tone. She got that quite a bit from adults, and it made her feel like they viewed her as stupid, when she knew she was far from it.

She nodded as the girl made her preferences known, "Nice." She replied. She said no more, because... why bother? Well, other than the fact this was one of her room mates, so she should probably be friends with them. Or try to be.

Eliza watched as the girl fought to replace a book she had pulled out and felt a little bad, but knew that there really wasn't much she could do to help. She looked around, wondering if someone else might come to the girl's aid, but that didn't seem to be the case. Her gaze returned to her company when the brunette girl spoke up again, and she shrugged her shoulders, "I'll read most things." Except the obviously inappropriate stuff, like erotic fiction and such. Ew.

Her brow furrowed, "Are you alright there, ...um..." She struggled in her memory to find a name for the face, but nothing came to mind, "I'm sorry, I don't remember your name." If that wasn't an invitation for an introduction. Eliza didn't give her own name, though, just sat intently waiting.

[Adaryn Breslin]

Well, this girl seemed to be even more distant and quiet than she had been originally. Even today, she still kept her words to a minimum unless she had a reason to speak, but Eloise had very much rubbed off on her, and so her shy nature has dulled over the months. Of course, it was far from entirely over, but she wasn't so worried about it like she was before.

It was nice.

"Yeah," She struggled as she finally placed the book on its corresponding shelf. Jeez, where was Terrence when she needed him? The librarian had always been able to grab the books she needed whenever she couldn't reach it; he was tall enough, after all.

"Adaryn," She offered, taking no offense to the lack of a name from the girl. "And you are?" Addie might as well ask, because well, this girl did seem to be her roommate, after all.

[Eliza Vescovi]

Eliza was... interesting, when it came to social contact. She was capable of it, and generally spoke more the closer she was to the person, but at first, yes, she could seem a little distant or cold. She was stuck in her own thoughts a lot of the time, and switching from them to reality was difficult. And her social methods were... rather blunt, really. She spoke honestly to a fault, and her conversations never really held statements of possible confusion - she was clear and concise. Honestly, she could probably do well to relax a little, but she was happy as she was.

Eliza helping this girl right now was like a monkey asking a turtle to tell it where the sun was in the sky. Neither could do the job easily, but at least one of them had the capability to. Eliza struggled with the short height of being stuck in a chair on a regular basis, but she was used to it.

Adaryn was a pretty name. "Eliza." She replied, smiling for what probably seemed to be the first time during their whole conversation. "You have a beautiful name." She mused, looking up at the short girl. She was trying to be more friendly, honest!

[Adaryn Breslin]

"Thank you," Adaryn responded with a slight blush. Compliments weren't really hard to come by now-a-days with the people she was hanging out with, but they always elicited the same response. "Your name is equally so," Adaryn tried formality, mainly because responding with the same comment seemed a bit insensitive, but of course it probably just made things even more awkward.

"So, Eliza..." She started, trailing off trying to figure out how to bring this up without seeming odd? "Were you switched into room 404 by any chance?" That honestly wasn't very hard to ask, but Addie had a tendency to make things far worse than they actually were. A bad habit she needed to break.

"I've been living there for a few years, and I think I saw you when you were moving in, but we never really met."

[Eliza Vescovi]

Eliza developed a more relaxed smile when the compliment was swung back around. It would make anyone feel brighter, it was simple psychology. "Thanks, but Adaryn is more interesting and it sounds warmer." She said, casually accidentally making this a little like a debate, "Adaryn is the better name." She wasn't say any of this necessarily to please the other girl or suck up to her - neither of these things came to mind. She was simply explaining her point of view.

The brunette cocked her head a little, "Yes?" She asked, at the half finished sentence. The actual question came and she nodded, "Yes, I am in 404 now." She confirmed, "I saw you as well. I recognized you just now but..." Eliza trailed off a little, "I probably should have spoken to you sooner." Social courtesy. Seeing as she would be around Adaryn and the two other girls for some amount of time, it was probably for the best that she did at least know their names.

She considered the topic of room 404 for a moment. "...do you know what the other two girls are like?" It would be easier for Eliza to approach them in the future if she knew how they were.

[Adaryn Breslin]

Adaryn was almost taken aback by the way the girl seemed to debate with her about their names, but she decided to think nothing of, especially since it wasn't worth arguing about it. However, that would definitely make things interesting if this was how all their conversations would go. She really hoped not. Adaryn was too much of a passive person to debate.

"I'm not the most social butterfly either, so at least we are talking now, I suppose?" At this point, the books were entirely forgotten. After all, it'd be rude to be thinking of something other than the girl in front of her. When the topic of the other roommates came up, she shook her head.

"They don't really talk much - they're twins, apparently, and keep to themselves. That's all I know."

ooc: I know that I retired Ivy but since this was made before then, I'm just going to keep it as though Ivy's still in the dorm at the moment.

[Eliza Vescovi]

It was in her nature to back up her opinion as if it was fact because... well, it was just as viable. It wasn't like she was looking to debate about anything, it just happened to happen, was all. She probably did so more than she realized, however.

Oh well.

"Yes, this is good." It would definitely be better in the long run than just letting time pass without any prior knowledge of her surrounding company. Besides, as cold as the young girl seemed to be, she didn't hate people or anything. She just struggled to see the point in socialising all the time.

It was odd to see Eliza come off task, but this was at least a little important. And she had time. She knew she had time. She nodded, "Ah." Twins would most likely stay in each others company more than anything else, so that was understandable.

Overall, it seemed like she was in a good dorm. If the other two were so weren't disturbing enough for Adaryn to notice, and the girl herself didn't seem too loud or annoying, then she was in a very good place indeed. "I think I will like having you as one of my dorm-mates." It was an outright statement, but nonetheless true.