Turn that Smile Upside Down (Cori)

[Harmony Muller-Barton]

It had been a while since Harmony had really messed with anyone. She still had a little birthday money that was burning a hole in her pocket so she decided she should put it to some good use.

After visiting the local hardware and grocery store, Harmony arrived back at Hammel and walked around the dorms and randomly picked another room for some unlucky special treatment. Then all she had to do was wait until night.

Once she was sure everyone would be asleep, Harmony teleported inside room 403 and got to work. It took longer than she would have liked. Several times she cursed herself of being so short. And for not having the ability to teleport anything more than herself.

But as morning was coming and her plan was finished, it was all worth it.

Every single piece of furniture in the common area of dorm 403 small enough to do so was duck taped to the ceiling. She had even managed to tape down the things that had been on the tables so that they looked just as they had when she arrive, except now they were perfectly upside down on the ceiling. The couches had been way too heavy, so Harmony had instead stuffed as much fish and other cheap seafood as she had been able to afford under the cushions and in ever crack possible. And since the fish had been out of refrigeration for almost 24 hours now, they were really starting to smell.

She was just finishing up, ready to teleport back into her own room when she heard someone come out of their bedroom. And seeing the look on their face was too good to pass up. So Harmony hid herself as best she could, ready to run if she needed.

She was exhausted, and smelled a little like fish, but she was smiling.

[Corrine Moliere]

Being an only child had its perks. Namely, never dealing with siblings and the antics and pranks that came with them. Of course, being at the dance studio meant spending time with other children her age, but then they were far too focused on lessons to act goofy.

Which meant that she was wholly unprepared for the chaos that was lurking outside her bedroom door.

Years of early morning lessons had been ingrained in Cori. Even after her months at Hammel, her best imitation of 'sleeping in' was sleeping until about nine am. As it was, today she was rising with the sun. Still, it wasn't entirely her internal clock. There was a rather peculiar smell that was assaulting her and curiously inclined as she was, she found herself waking and venturing into the common room to search for the source.

Her first thought upon opening the door was that the smell was somehow even stronger and more vile now than it was before. "Ewww!" she squealed in shock, though her voice fell quiet as she recalled her roommates might still be sleeping - though how she had no idea how they could possibly ignore the smell. Her face crumpled into a grimace as her hand flew to cover her nose. For a moment though, any thoughts about the smell was quickly replaced by confusion and awe at the notice that at least half the furniture was suspended from the ceiling. How did that even happen? It certainly didn't happen naturally - she knew that much at least.

"What in the world?" she gasped, though the sudden intake in air had her coughing and choking on the heavy scent. Was that something rotten? Had someone left food laying out? But could it really be unconnected to the ceiling furniture? That would have to be put on the back burner and simply dealt with later though. The most important thing now was getting rid of that horrible stink. She was torn between running back into her room and praying that the smell was less potent there, or actually being a bit proactive.

Ultimately she decided on the latter, stepping further into the room with her fingers pinching her nose shut as her eyes searched for any sign of what was causing this.

[Harmony Muller-Barton]

The smell really was horrible. However Harmony had gotten a bit used to it since she'd been around it for so long. So while she could tell it reeked, she wasn't gagging at the scent.

There hadn't been much to hide behind with most of the furniture stuck on the ceiling. She Harmony had wedged herself behind one of the couches. Which meant it was really stinking and she was sure she was going to need a shower later. But it was totally worth it to hear the other young girl squealing as she came out of her room.

It suddenly dawned on Harmony that she didn't even know her victim's name. She didn't make it a point to learn many of her fellow students' names. She just couldn't be bothered to learn anything about the idiots that surrounded her at this school, even something as simple as their names in most cases.

Harmony started laughing a little, a hand over her mouth to muffle the noise, as the other girl entered the room. She should teleport to safety, but she couldn't now. Not when it was getting so good. It was worth the risk of getting caught.