Worlds Collide [Open]

[Sebastian Bolstad]

His arrival at Hammel during the summer break had been something of a blessing for Sebastian. Though there were still students and staff milling around there were significantly fewer than there were mid-term, making the place a touch less terrifying than it otherwise would have been. He was still very much a stranger to the school though, keeping to his dorm as much as possible and only socialising when he had to. It was achieving the goal of keeping him safe, out of harms way and separated from all the other freaks and abominations in this place. But he was still used to having others around him, and he was quickly getting lonely.

Scrawny fingers brushed through long blonde hair, tying it back into a neat ponytail secured with a navy blue hair tie as Sebastian made his way towards the salad bar in the cafeteria. So far the salad bar had been the only part of the lunch menu that he had explored, and he was quite happy to keep it that way. Seb didn't know how they cooked or prepared the food here and he wasn't prepared to risk contaminating himself with it. He had already been mutated by something, he didn't want to make it worse by exposing himself to the vileness of mass produced, additive filled garbage.

After selecting a mixture of the raw, fresh vegetables and picking up a fruit pot for after, Sebastian made his way to an empty table and sat quietly. Nearby two girls ate pizza and fries and were being obnoxiously loud, and Sebastian wrinkled his nose slightly in distaste. Maybe this was what his mother had meant by the curses destroying decency and manners. Two lettuce leaves and a piece of cucumber were put to one side of the tray and he began to eat in silence, occasionally casting blue eyes around the room, watching out for any sign that he needed to leave.

[Maria Mason]

Maria was taking a walk outside when she decided to grab something to eat. Not many students were around thankfully. She wanted some quite time or maybe make a friend. OK she wanted to make a friend. She got in line and was undecided of what to get. She wanted a salad which she sometimes got when she didn't want pizza or something else. Plus she didn't want anything hot today. She made herself a salad using no dressing or anything. Maria never liked dressing. It was too thick for her liking. After getting a water as well she looked for a seat.

She rolled her eyes at two girls who were overly loud. Why they got so loud during summer was beyond her. She saw a person sitting by their self. Maria didn't know if they would want company or not. Looking around she only saw people with friends and those two girls. No way was she sitting with them. She didn't know them anyway. She decided on sitting with that person. She walked up to him and said "Is anyone sitting here? Everyone else is with friends and those girls are annoying". She really hoped he said yes otherwise she was sitting by herself.

[Sebastian Bolstad]

Sebastian had seen the girl selecting her salad as he had watched with casual curiosity the people milling around. So far no one had bothered him and that had been something of a relief. As lonely as he was becoming, sometimes not knowing the people that could cause him harm was a blessing. He was still terrified of the people here, of what they could do, and though he hadn't been on the receiving end of any of their abilities he thought it was probably only a matter of time until he was. That was something he was absolutely dreading.

As the girl approached the table Seb gave her a polite smile but his wariness was apparent in his eyes. When she mentioned the loud girls the flicker of a smile crossed the blonde's lips, but he was too polite to voice his agreement out loud. “Umm, no, no one is sitting there. Please, feel welcome.” Sebastian slid his tray a little closer to himself, making sure there was plenty of space for her. A few sweetcorn kernels were added to the solitary lettuce leaves and cucumber slice on the tray. “My name is Sebastian. It's a pleasure to meet you, miss.”

[Maria Mason]

Maria smiled. "My name's Maria. Those girls are loud during the summer but when school starts back up their super quite. Maybe with all the boys coming back they shut up" she said. Maria stayed the same girl. The shy but friendly girl who loves books. She wouldn't change for anyone. If they didn't like her too bad. "So how do you like school so far" she asked. 'Did I ever see him around? This place holds so many students I can't be sure' thought Maria.

[Sebastian Bolstad]

Sebastian gave a polite smile in response to Maria's summary of the girl's behaviour, but he honestly wasn't too sure what she meant. He had never had much experience of those his own age, especially not in a social grouping such as this, and so he took her word for it. Clearly she knew them far better than he did. “Perhaps so. Maybe they do not want to seem so outwardly vocal in front of possible suitors.” Sebastian chewed thoughtfully on a tomato slice.

“I'm not too sure yet, I'm afraid. I have not been here long, and haven't taken many classes yet.” In truth the place terrified him to his very core, but he was intelligent enough to know better than to outwardly admit that where he might be overheard by those who might wish him harm. “Do you like it here, Maria?”