Past These Lonely Times (OPEN)

[Jayson Matthews]

There was something remarkable about the still and quiet air that filled the empty training room, then again, Jayson wasn’t exactly a fan of big crowds of people, especially when they were paying attention him specifically, so it made sense that such a stillness would be appealing for him. His black boots echoed softly against the wooden floor, his hands dipped into the pockets of his brown, leather jacket. His eyes, silver and piercing, gazed around the room for a moment, as if inspecting it. The lighting was warm and evident, yet not overly baring, perfect for Jayson. Taking a moment to look at his feet, a faint smirk hit his face for a moment as he gazed at his shadow, his eyes lingering on the dark outline, before he finally turned his gaze back to the room, deciding to find a good place to sit and relax, after all, it didn’t look like anyone was going to be here for some time.

Then again, not a lot of people came up to Jayson, he’d gotten a bit of a reputation for being a lone wolf, somewhat of a mystery some people would say, rarely talking much and when he did decide to speak, it wasn’t usually with a happy grin and a bounce in his step like some of the people running around this place, honestly, they looked like they belonged in a straight to DVD Disney movie. Jayson wasn’t sure if he would even call himself mysterious, he just kept people away usually, he didn’t tell people to go away or suffer a painful death, he wasn’t a complete asshole, but when it came down to it, most people in this place, hell most people anywhere, had a short attention span and if you didn’t give them your full attention off the bat, they wondered off to find someone else to bother. It was just the nature of things. Sad, but undoubtedly true.

His eyes finally fixed on a particular spot, a large window, it’s shutters closed and a large window ledge just beginning to be used. Making his way over, he pressed his back against the small wall supporting the ledge and slid back slightly, his feet slouched over the window ledge and one arm pushed behind his head. A perfect spot, he would have to remember this, away from the classes, that he should be in right now, and the people who seemed only interested in the most trivial things, like the latest gossip, which boy was into which girl, it was all so annoyingly childish and Jayson was beyond those kind of immature topics. He’d grown up fast as a kid and it showed especially when he was next to people like that.

Deciding it be best not to pay anymore mind to those kind of people, he shut his eyes for a moment, sliding one leg up slightly, getting more comfortable, his strong leg tensing under the black material as he stretched for a moment, his silver eyes slowly staring to close, he was so very close to finally getting some peace and quiet...

[Lani Hunter]

Lani was really getting sick of this. His ears rang from the most recent lecture about getting control of his power. He had control... sort of... when it was being nice. He sat in a trained expression of indifference as his math teacher yelled at him about how the next time he fooled around with his power he was going to find himself on his rump in a puddle outside the gates. "Good." Lani said suddenly his eyes flashing rebelliously. He rose gathering his books and started to the door, "I'd rather be there than here." He opened the door without touching it ignoring the teacher following after him. He slammed the door behind him and in the teacher's face locking it this his mind. It shut with a little more force than he intended and the slam echoed down the hall. Lani paced along the halls waiting for the shouts to follow him and him to be again called down to the office as the teacher took his argument to someone higher up. Lani had never been in trouble per say but he had several 'warnings' under his belt.

Lani had finally gotten around to calling his parents and intending to apologize for his actions and then rant about this place. It had not gone as planned. They had been so happy he had called they battered him with questions then when Lani tried to rant they told him it was the best place for him. That had left him with a sour taste in his mouth because as much as he hated to admit it he knew they were right. He could be somewhere were people didn't let him get away with stuff because he was a telekinetic and could level a place. Just the fear that he would break kept him out of most trouble. Anywhere else would have probably just beat him senseless for some of the things he had done. He acted aloof and confident when he walked in the halls. But he was more insecure than anyone here. His fear of his power had kept him from seeking his trainer at the assigned time. He had no problem doing little things but drilling it and working to do one thing perfectly was where Lani got messed up.

Lani let his mind wander as he walked down the hall oblivious to the cacophony behind him. He checked his watch absently not really caring about the time. It wasn't like he never skipped his classes before. It would be out of the ordinary if he started going very often. But that was actually his lasts class of the day and he wasn't sure what exactly he was going to do to kill time. He wandered the halls dodging a gaggle of children. Glancing back as the teacher finally got out he dodged down the hallway toward the training rooms and vanished into the shuffle of people walking to their classes. He wasn't overly tall or short which helped him not stand out and he could just melt into crowds with a lot of skill. He just had one of those faces. That and the fact that he was new helped out a lot. Especially when he wanted to disappear for a few hours. Though now unfortunately when he went missing for more than a few hours and the staff didn't see him at meals the came looking for him to make sure he hadn't made a trip over the wall again.

He sighed picking a random door and listening for voices to make sure it was empty. He ducked inside brooding. Ever since that one night he had been watched like a hawk and he hadn't had a chance to get out of this place in ages. He looked out the window of the door to make sure no one had seen him go inside, namely that teacher. He drew an easy breath and turned seeing the person standing there. He visibly jumped, startled. "Um..." Lani said at a loss for what to say. "Hey, sorry are you practicing?" He asked, he didn't want to invade someone trying to work on their power.