A Lesson on Inertia - Ella Open Tag

[Ella Tate]

Who knew the days leading up to a date could be so harrowing? Ella certainly didn't fathom it. When was the last time she'd gone on a date? That's right, when she was Rhys' age. God, was he young or what? What was she doing with a younger guy? She wasn't old enough to be a cougar. That was a stupid term by the way, what female cougar would go for a younger male cougar in the wild anyway?

Such was what Ella started thinking about as she went for her run around the compound. She had no upcoming recruiting missions, nor did she have any paper work so she was free for the rest of the day. Policy dictated that she stayed in the school compounds so she might as well utilise the vastness of Hammel's area for her workout.

The cold air gave her lungs a pleasant burn as the ground crunched under her feet. Ella usually stopped every so often for a water break or even just to breathe but she kept on going. One thing was for sure, she could not wait for Friday. She could finally get a drink, a smoke and just unwind.

Thoughts of the weekend filled her mind that she didn't even see the impending crash about to happen...until she banged against the person, twirled around for a second and fell down on the cold, oh so cold ground on her butt. "Fuu...dge."

[Anette Blackwood]

Anette thought it would be a nice little stroll out around the Institute. Boy was she wrong, it was freezing cold and she wondered why her “gift” wouldn’t work for her today. She was in a happy mood, the clouds should’ve been cleared and it should’ve been shiny and warm and such.

Maybe she was losing her power. That made her stop and think. She had stopped right in the middle of the path, looking up at the sky as if it was going to give her the answer. She sighed and closed her eyes, just standing there in the cold, trying her damned hardest to change the weather.

Until...something hit her and hit her hard. Anette went, well not flying, but skidding along the pavement and she held onto her arm. It was certainly ridiculous, but she was afraid that whoever or whatever had hit her broke her arm in the process. Immense pain shot up from her arm and it made her cry. Then...it started raining. She glared up at the sky and sighed, trying to get up to help the other person up.

What she saw was strange; it was an adult that had accidentally hit her. Hanging her limp arm by her side, she held out her good hand and smiled down at the woman. “Are you okay?”

[Ella Tate]

The fall must have triggered something in her that quelled her powers long enough for the person she had knocked over to strengthen theirs because a sudden torrent of rain fell on them, making her shiver in her sleeveless hoodie before she reactivated her powers to make it stop. She looked up at the person she had knocked into and bit her lip. It was a little girl, probably no older than twelve. And one hand laid limply against her side. Shit, did I break her arm?

And there the girl was being so sweet trying to help her up. Ella shook her head and pushed herself up despite having a sore bum. "Oh gosh, did I hurt you?" The recruiter asked, looking down at the other hand. "Why are you asking me if I'm okay?" Ella chuckled incredulously. If the girl was injured and it was her fault for not paying attention and thinking way too much about boys, or rather one...particular boy, she wouldn't forgive herself.

"We need to get you to the doctor's office if you're hurt." The dark-haired woman bit her lower lip in worry.

[Anette Blackwood]

“Don’t worry,” Anette said slowly rotating her wrist. “I’m fine; I think it’s just sprained. Gosh, for a moment there, I thought it was broken.” She gave the older woman a bright smile and looked up at the cloudy skies again. She wasn’t making this kind of weather, even though it reflected her mood perfectly, it bothered her.

No matter how hard she had tried in those few minutes, the only thing that had come down was rain and it had drenched them both. Sighing, she looked at the woman again. “Well, enough about me, are you fine? You took quite the fall.” She examined the woman and saw no cuts or bruises to see of.

“Well, you look alright,” Anette said cheerfully, massaging her aching wrist.

[Ella Tate]

When the weather didn't change, Ella frowned. Maybe the weather wasn't manufactured. Weird. Shaking the thoughts out of her head, Ella returned the young girl's smile. How sweet was she being so concerned over her instead of herself?

"I think we should get inside anyway. I'm not letting you get hypothermia on top of having a sprained arm. God, I can't believe I didn't see you. You're a tiny little thing aren't you?" The recruiter pulled the girl in and moved to a shade. "Maybe we should just go to the doctor's office, just in case." Ella decided.

"I'm good. I fall a lot so that was nothing. Don't worry about me. Are you new? I didn't recruit you did I?"

[Anette Blackwood]

Anette allowed the recruiter drag her into the shade, listening to her ramble. It made her laugh and she grinned at the woman. “I am a little small. I suppose going to the doctor’s office wouldn’t hurt any,” she said still massaging her wrist and wincing when it partically hurt.

“No, I don’t believe you did, because the person who picked me up at the airport was man. And...I’ve only been here for a couple of days. So, I am pretty new. I’m Zaeric’s little sister, Anette Blackwood.” It seemed to her that she was saying her name more in these couple of days than she did in a week before she came.

[Ella Tate]

This girl was adorable, thought Ella. She resisted the urge to pinch the girl's still chubby cheeks. "Oh good you agree. If not I would have had to carry you over my shoulder." Ella joked, showing her grin.

"Oh okay good. I'd be a very bad recruiter if I didn't even know my own recruit's name. I'm Ella and I can honestly say I have no idea who Zaeric is." She grinned sheepishly as they walked over in the direction of the doctor's office. "So you're really new...how was your recruitment experience?" Ella asked, always curious how other recruiters worked.

[Anette Blackwood]

Anette grinned back and said, “You’re grinning, so I can tell that you’re joking, but part of you is really serious.” She stuck her tongue out at the woman and looked outside once again. Why wasn’t her ‘gift’ working?!

“Well, they didn’t actually come pick me up. I had shown my ‘gift’ and accidentally had a friend in a mini freak tornado, so the parents of hers said that if I was shipped off to somewhere else they wouldn’t press charges. So, my mom sent me on my way, on a plane on my own, calling Hammel first to give them my plane information. It was a man who picked me up and he wasn’t very talkative, so I didn’t talk either,” she said taking a deep breath. She followed Ella to the doctor’s office wondering if she could really have a broken arm if she could move it so well.

[Ella Tate]

"You know me well already. Good girl." Ella smiled at the girl, slinging an arm around the smaller girl.

"And what is this gift you speak of?" She asked. "Aaah...I think you got Saul. Saul's one of the strong silent types. But he gets the job done. Good man." The recruiter smiled affectionately at the mention of her fellow recruiter.

"So do you already have a trainer set up with you?"

[Anette Blackwood]

Anette laughed letting Ella swing her arm around her.

“I didn’t even get his name. Well, I was kind of hoping to have information about the school before I arrived, but I don’t see how that was possible when he didn’t talk, but he wasn’t rude either, so that must count for something,” she said quietly.

“I wasn’t even aware that you could have trainers here. I’ll have to ask someone where to find them usually.”

[Ella Tate]

"You can usually get more information from the main office. There's always someone on staff willing to walk you through everything Hammel." Ella assured Annette. She would do it herself but who knew if the girl would rather be exposed to someone else. Maybe someone closer to her own age.

"Oh you will get a trainer soon. They assign trainers to you once you've settled down and stuff. I'm sure your itinerary is sitting on your desk right now."

They were nearing the doctor's office and Ella dropped her arms to her side and let Annette walk in front. "You want me to come in with you or do you think you're good by yourself?"Ella asked with a small smile.

[Anette Blackwood]

Anette smiled at Ella. “Thanks for that information. I’m sure I can find someone around here...anyone actually.”

“My room. Duh! I forgot there was a piece of paper on it when I left this morning...goddess only knows how it got there in the first place,” she said shaking her head in disbelief. “It’s been a weird couple of days.”

“You can come in if you’d like. I like you Ella,” Anette said grabbing her hand, squeezing and letting it fall and entering the doctor’s office, looking around for some kind of doctor or someone to help her with her paining wrist.

[Ella Tate]

Ella chuckled at the girl's consternation, patting her on the shoulder. "I don't blame you. I can be an airhead at times too," a bit of an understatement, Ella.

When the girl took her hand and told her she liked her, Ella had to admit, it tugged at her heart strings. Who'd have thought, Ella Tate an affectionate big sister? Okay, so it's a bit too early for 'affectionate' but the girl did say she liked her. That was a step in the right direction.

Okay, Ella...no need to freak out. Just stay calm. She just said she liked you. Nooot the end of the world. She thought to herself. "Well, okay then." Ella gave the younger girl a small skewed grin and followed the girl in.

[OOC: Wrapped for Ella! Thank you for keeping true with this thread ^^ Ella appreciates it]