Here Comes The Real World [Open]

[Eliza Stevens]

Eliza walked into the empty auditorium and took a deep breathe. School still hadn't started yet but being the newest theatre teacher, she was allowed to be in the school early getting set up for classes. She had never spent any time on stage during her time as a student at Hammel. She had been too depressed and introverted to even dream of going on stage. She wished she had done so sooner because once she found out how much she loved performing, she never wanted to leave the spot light. Getting on stage in high school might have even helped her overcome a lot of her issues a lot sooner.

But there was no reason to waste her time looking back at what she should have done differently when she was 15. She was 27 now and this was the real world. She was a strong adult who knew who she was and what she loved and she was ready to start this next part of her life at Hammel.

The girl walked up to the stage; there were no chairs set up at the time so she placed her arms on the stage and leaned forward, resting her chin on her hands. She looked around the stage trying to imagine herself up there leading a class of students. The idea was exciting but also nerve wrecking. She just hoped that she would be able to do her job well and maybe be able to help some students who were like her back in high school.

[Sienna Reid-Estrada]

There was an inherent difference between Sienna and relatively all of the staff and residents at Hammel, and that difference was that Sienna did not have a power. She didn't hold the same memories of the halls of Hammel aside from the past year. It could be a bit isolating, especially when going out with coworkers. Some went to school together, while Sienna had only come to Vermont a few years prior.

However, Sienna didn't take much of that to heart. Even though the history wasn't there for her, there was always a chance to make it. Sienna was forever the optimist, even if she had to grit her teeth for her to see it.

The theatre had always piqued her interest; Sienna was a performer at heart, with a love for music that was ever so present whenever it was she spoke about it. Surprising to the redhead was the fact that a woman (Or what she supposed was a woman considering her androgynous appearance) was sitting on the stage that usually sat empty when she arrived.

"Lost in thought?" Sienna said in an attempt to make her presence known. Sienna hadn't been around for long, but she did notice the slow, deliberate steps and the slow shift of their gaze. Then again, they could just be walking slow. Either works.

[Eliza Stevens]

Eliza was in the midst of imagining herself teaching class or directing a play and didn't hear the approaching footsteps. It was easy for her to get whisped away into her own mind and the possibilities for the future; she spent a lot of time just imagining and wondering how things would be for her. When a voice suddenly hit her ears, she jump a bit, her head whipping around to see who it was who had just questioned her.

"Oh.. Uh, yeah." Liza said. Her response felt a bit delayed, the words taking a few seconds longer than most people would to leave her lips. She moved away from the stage and towards the girl a bit, giving a friendly smile. "I'm Eliza." She said extending her hand out towards the girl. "I'm the new drama teacher."

She assumed from the girls looks and the fact that she was around before classes had started, that she also worked at the school. She wouldn't assume anything about her position though.

[Sienna Reid-Estrada]

Based solely on the woman's response (the slight jump of her figure), Sienna decided that she had been thinking and clearly was not expecting another person to be in the room with her. A smile pulled at her lips the minute the woman turned to face her, a flick of her wrist indicating a slight wave in greeting. "Didn't mean to scare the hell out of you," Sienna offered.

The whole extending and shaking of hands wasn't necessarily the most common greeting that Sienna had experienced. In fact, the redhead found it to be a bit awkward in connotation; it symbolized a rather distant introduction, to which her father believed was a negative sign, but not everybody was willing to kiss cheeks and lose personal space. The redhead took the other woman's hand with a firm shake, "Sienna."

When Eliza stated her position, Sienna's expression significantly brightened. "I was wondering when another teacher would be hired for that position. I teach English for the high school portion of the school."

[Eliza Stevens]

Eliza gave a smile and a little shake of her head as she shook the girls hand, "Oh no worries! I just wasn't expecting anyone else to be around really."

As she released the girls hand she pulled her arms back into herself, shoving her hands into her pants pockets. Eliza was a pretty friendly person but she tended to be a little awkward and overly formal at first, not really being sure how to deal with people right off the bat. She also still had a hard time not worrying about what people thought of how she looked. She could always tell when someone was trying to figure out if she was a boy or a girl. That bothered her a lot. Why did her gender have to be such a concern to everyone?

"Sienna." Eliza repeated back. It helped her remember names to do that. When the girl stated she taught English Eliza gave a big smile, "Oh cool! I love writing." She said excitedly. She wasn't just saying it to be nice either; she really did enjoy to read and write. If the woman had been a math teacher, her excitement wouldn't have been nearly as great.

Eliza gave a bit of a nervous laugh, "I'm surprised they hired me to be honest. I just finished my teachers license this spring so I'm pretty unexperienced when it comes to teaching."