Filipendulous [Riss]

[Philomena Snow]

Philomena liked being outside. Granted, it was still quite bright out and she wasn't exactly on good terms with the Sun and anything that radiated too much heat or light... she was in an alright mood. Good because she had coffee, bad because... sunlight. And people. She sat against the tree by the pond, both legs in front of her, one over the other, as she took another gulp of her liquid caffeine. She didn't so much at the moment, the regularity of her power practising had decreased, so her insomnia wasn't... so terrible. Some nights, she slept; other's, she didn't. She knew it would continue like that until she got bored during the twilight and began fiddling with the shadows or sitting in them. And then the vicious cycle would begin again... such was her life. It wasn't like she minded.

A brisk wind swept over the area, not even making Mina so much as shiver. She dealt with the cold better than she dealt with the heat. If anything, she was hiding in the shade of the tree to keep herself from being coated in the slick sunlight. She sighed and looked up through the branches, contorted by nature's hand. Just like she was. The dark-haired girl's expression remained nonchalant as she looked back down and at the water nearby, as always, avoiding social contact. Because it was unnecessary.

[Riss Ziyi]

Chemistry class was probably the thing that Riss hated the most, at Hammel. She could deal with pretty much anything else- the weird powers some people had (weirder than most, that was), boring maths classes and droll physical education, but chemistry... no. Really, no. And the juniors were doing that awful smelling class today, which just made the whole of the block smell like rotten eggs. Riss couldn't stand it- they had told her that it was happening today, of course, considering that it set off her power, but that didn't make it much better when it just got everywhere.

One hand clamped over her nose and mouth as she stalked from the building, trying not to look so much like she was going to throw up as she felt, she headed quickly towards the biggest green space in the vicinity. The pond wasn't huge, but it would do, with its trees nearby- and a wind, thank god for a wind! She raised her eyes to the sky as she walked quickly to the edge of the water, reluctantly prizing her hand away from her mouth in the hope that the air would be fresh, and she could rid herself of the terrible taste of chemicals. Thankfully it was fairly quiet; there weren't hoards of younger students milling around to give her concerned looks and bet with each other on how far she was going to throw up.

[Philomena Snow]

Chemistry. It was alright. Unless she had to work with other people - Mina hated that. People. They never understood simple vocabulary like 'quiet', or 'silent', or 'alone'. Seriously, how difficult was it? Mina was fine with, even happy with, most subjects. The one's that allowed her to be left alone were her favourites though. So she could be in her own thoughts, and not the constantly babbling, loud ones of others.

A girl. Mina flicked her eyes over. Not half bad looking. A bit on the weak side, it seemed. She'd been able to smell those fucking rotten eggs from the science labs and she wasn't keeling over. She shook her head a little and took another drink from her flask. Some people.

Oh well. She wasn't that important anyway. The look on Mina's face remained nonchalant and uncaring. If the girl upchucked, she wouldn't do much either. Might feel a bit of pity, but whatever.

[Riss Ziyi]

Standing at the edge of the water, Riss looked down at her reflection and slowly peeled her hand away from her face. So far so good... she breathed a sigh of relief at the fresh air and slightly damp smell of water, thankful for the outdoors. Hopefully the wind wouldn't turn around and blow the terrible stench back at her again, but for now it was passable.
The fish stared back up through the water at her, mocking with the slow gulping of their mouths, the lazy swish of their tails backwards and forwards. She scowled. Well, she was stuck out here now until the bloody chemistry class had cleared away that foul odor, and who knew how long that might take. Hours, from the potency of it; bloody juniors.

Better make herself comfortable then. She turned away from the cynical fish and spotted a girl sitting under a tree, a pretty good spot to make camp. The tree might block a bit of the wind, too. Decisively, she stepped over to the tree and sat down, looking at the girl for a moment before setting her bag on her lap and starting to rifle through for a bottle of water.