Burn it off (Matt)

[Matt Davis]

He looked over her as she stood there with that look of a deer who just heard a twig under your boot snap. As if waiting for something more to happen. One side of his lips slowly hiked until she finally took her seat. A good bit away from him. That was fair. He didn’t smell too good right nwo, he was sure of it.

When she said the name of the school his face twisted a bit as if he had bit into something sour. It was a flash of a reminder, but it was one he was getting closer to. He leaned forward some and his eyes lowered to his ear buds. They swayed next to the strings of his hoodie like those little metal balls businessmen have on their desks.

“Yeah. I’m pretty new. Still trying to figure it out here. What about you?”

[Kailin Bishop]

To say she missed his expression of discomfort when the mentioning of Hammel passed her lips, she blinked. Some students had a negative manifestation to say the very least, and so maybe the idea of being at Hammel wasn't incredibly pleasing, but never had she seen an expression twist with such bitterness in reference to the school itself. Only their manifestation. She was thoroughly confused.

But that was said and done, and really, Kailin had no intention of bringing it up again. However, she did find out that the face in front of her was,at least, two years younger than her. He could be younger than JJ. She tried not to let that fact get in the way of their decent banter - after all, she wasn't there for anything other than making a new friend. She had plenty of friends from the several classes - in the highschool portion, at least.

"I'm a senior. Been here since I was around 12," So by the time she left hammel, she would have been there for a total of six years - a long time, but something she had been expecting. Kailin was even noticing a significant improvement with her ability to control her power. She could hold out for longer without getting a headache, which was a miracle. But then again, when you were focusing all your energy on trying to get your mind away from something else, you worked as hard as you could, and that was exactly what Kailin did.

"So what are you, Freshman? Sophomore?"

[Matt Davis]

Senior? Nice. Matt had spoken to a few people so far, but he didn’t recognize any of them to be seniors. He rolled his shoulders and stood up. He stretched his arms up and leaned to the side before standing back up straight.

“Yeah, I’m a sophomore here this year. I just showed up though...you kno, getting used to everything and such.” He looked over the field to a few of the other women jogging about the track. They were moving at a slower pace than they probably should. Still able to talk and without sweating. He shrugged and looked back to this new, sociable senior. She was pretty, and looked good in her physical gear. She had to be in good standing with the school.

“So...Do you play anything? Or want to work out with me some, or something?” He asked with a genuine smile, motioning to the bleachers, and then towards the track. “Might bring out some ladders or… I could do whatever.”