forum Alfea College (Closed)

Started November 23, 2021 by @emilyevewrites group

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Aiya went to stand next to Mila. "She's clumsy," she said to Mila, grinning grimly at Nissa, "huh?" Something about her is naturally off, but she has such a good reputation people tend to ignore it. Despite this, she seems malevolent on this specific day; she seems to long to see Nissa get hurt. Whatever she wants, it is no doubt that she won't tell anyone. She stares back at Mila, waiting for her reply with anticipation shining in her eyes.

Mila jumped a little when this new fairy seemingly appeared next to her and started talking. “Oh… Well, I guess so. But it's not the worst thing she could be.” she offered, since she didn't recognize either the woman next to her or Nissa. “Especially on the first day back. It could just be nerves.”

(If you wanted just to do something simple, you could have her approach Farah to talk to her or ask her a question or something like that before she gets to Saúl.)

( @Gonta_Gokuhara)

Asra was rather excited for the upcoming year at Alfea. She had enjoyed her previous year there, though there was the occasional getting embarrassed for being super forgetful. Even so, she was looking forward to her second year. Maybe she'd get a chance to make up for everything that happened in the year prior if she was lucky. She saw Headmistress Dowling as she walked by, and she decided to talk to her about the school year.

"Hey!" Despite this being a more formal conversation, her voice had the same energy as it would have as if she was talking to friends. She couldn't do much about the tone of her voice when she was excited. "I was wondering, what's in store for my second year here? I know it's a stupid question, but I tend to forget about things…"

Farah sighed under her breath as another student approached her. She made brief eye contact with Saúl – who she noticed was smirking in amusement, much to her chagrin – and faced the student with a formal smile. She recognized the girl as Asra, who she had just been speaking with Mila about. Flighty and forgetful, she'd said then, and it didn't surprise her to see not much had changed. But if she remembered correctly, this was the girl who had been a part of several embarrassing scenarios last term, so Farah found herself feeling sympathy for her.

"Hello, Asra," she spared a brief greeting, especially since Asra had simply dived right into the conversation. "Second years build on the powers learned in your first year, experimenting more across your particular element, but some of the more advanced second years have potential to begin developing other elemental abilities. However, I don't believe that will be the case for anyone this year." She realized that she was essentially reciting her speech for the second years gathering tomorrow in the Stone Circle, so she stopped herself.

Asra nodded as she listened to the headmistress, trying to make some mental notes to herself to work on remembering important things. She could easily remember all the embarrassing moments where she forgot something important and made a fool of herself in front of everyone during the previous year, yet she could barely remember quite a lot of what she was learning in class. She generally had a bit of trouble paying attention, which contributed to all of this.

After a moment, she spoke. "Thank you, Headmistress." Her tone was much calmer and more formal as she said this. Memories of the prior school year had removed a lot of the excitement, so there was no longer an overwhelming amount of energy in her tone. "Anyways, I best be on my way. I don't want to bother you." She knew she was probably being a bother, so she walked away, ending the brief conversation.

Farah's mouth hung open slightly as Asra simply turned and walked away. After a moment, she shook her head with a smile and made her way over to Saúl, who was still wearing the same smug expression as earlier.

"Ms. Dowling, you're very popular," he teased.

She tilted her head and narrowed her eyes. "Mr. Silva, you may need to begin searching for other forms of employment."

Saúl grinned. "I'm just glad you could spare a moment of your busy day to chat with me."

This made Farah roll her eyes. "You were the one who wanted to talk to me."

"Was I?" He feigned thinking in a very exaggerated motion, which was so unlike him that it caused Farah's stoic composure to break into a genuine smile.

"You are infuriating," she snapped, but the playful glint in her eyes gave her away. With Saúl, she felt like she was a teenager again.

"I suppose I'll see you guys at the Stone Circle," Aiya said, "I'll be in my dorm if you need me." As she walked away, she grinned cunningly back at Asra as she walked away.
"Seems it's all good guys this year," she said once she was sure she was out of everyone's ear reach, "I suppose it's always been that way, though. It keeps me on top of the villain chain, at least."
(Yes, I know they're all suitemates, Aiya just doesn't know yet.)

Mila only nodded as the third year walked away, more than a little confused by the whole interaction. She didn't recognize the other fairy or understand why she had chosen to speak with her in the first place. It felt like she was missing a large piece of a puzzle but decided not to dwell on it. It was only the first day after all, and since she wasn't a mind fairy there was no point in her trying to take that as anything more than a strange random first encounter as she made her way to the dorms, finding hers with no problems.

(K. Also I'm just assuming that Nissa doesn't know Mila)

Nissa eventually made it to her dorm, a bit out of breath. She opened the door, letting out a breathless laugh as she carried her bag inside. "Man, almost thought I wouldn't find this room." She said, looking around. Her gaze landed on a fairy with pale blonde hair. "Oh! Hey there. Name's Nissa, and you are…" She trailed off, waiting for the fairy to introduce herself.

(that’s fair.)

Mila turned when she heard someone, presumably one of her dormmates, walk in and introduce themselves. “Mila. Nice to meet you, Nissa.” she smiled politely as she set down her belongings. It was a bit of a surprise that the same fairy who had nearly run into her and the headmistress was one of her new roommates but there was no reason to bring that up.

"Nice to meet you, too." Nissa replied, smiling. She set down her belongings and brushed her bangs out of her eyes. "Any idea who else we'll be rooming with?"