[CLOSED] Maybe I'm a different breed

[bloodsinger]

WHO: Sophie Morgenstern & Segan Brooke
WHAT: New roomie arrives, Sophie is...mostly neutral.
WHERE: Room #102 on the Balamb Dorms.
WHEN: June 12 2066, sometime relatively early during the day.
SAFE FOR WORK? So far, so good.
OTHER NOTES:

[ Sophie had been notified that she would be getting a roommate before classes started. Now that classes were just around the corner, Sophie was pretty sure she would be getting her roommate that very same day.

The room had always felt a little too big for her to be by herself, but still, she hadn't really done much with it; so far it had been a place to go and sleep at night, or to meditate whenever she wanted to be alone with her thoughts...and Sigma. It was a bit surprising, but in the few weeks they had been together things had gone relatively well. The Bloodsinger was quite the old fashioned gentleman (or so he tried) and Sophie...wasn't, so they had their disagreements now and then, but for the most part the whole thing was starting to feel a lot less weird than it initially did. That had to be good, right?

The other reason for Sophie to be in her room was that she could shed off most of her clothes while in there without having to deal with people staring. She didn't even care about the stares (for the most part), but she had never been too keen to have layer upon layer. It had been easier back with her family, as they paid so little attention to her she could wear whatever she wanted, or didn't want to.

Right now? She's sitting cross-legged on a mat, wearing yoga pants and a sports bra; she could be doing that anywhere else but she was just walking around in her underwear not half an hour ago, so really, it's just better that she stays inside. Sigma has long since accepted the fact his vessel likes to get a little light on clothing now and then, although Sophie still gets the impression the Bloodsinger politely "looks away" whenever she does so. Talk about awkward murderous spirit-like beings.

Whatever, she's trying to keep her mind blank. Blank. Blaaaaaaaaank. Not thinking about anything. At all. Totally blank, yes.

It could be going better. ]

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[bloodsinger]

This is going to be fun.

{ Do try and be nice with your roommate, Sophie. }

Yeah, yeah.

Hey, it's okay. Come on in. [ The smile is still there on Sophie's face though; Segan has an easy going feeling that makes Sophie's doubts about sharing a living space melt away. She will probably need to start being fully clothed more often, though. Small sacrifices, one could say. ]

So what can you tell me about yourself? Just a basic rundown while you settle; we can do the whole deep and meaningful talking later.

[interceptive]

[ And obediently getting her things and making her way inside. Wow, this is a nice room...

You'll note, Sophie, that Segan is immediately going over to her side, and doesn't seem like the kind of kid to gawk at other people's stuff or touch things that don't belong to her. ]

Well, I transferred to the ASC Program of Balamb from Big Rock, an Acadmey in Canada. I'm from Alberta, specifically a tiny town called Redtree up close to the Rockies.

[bloodsinger]

[ Sophie nods as she knees to pick up her mat; her side of the room is pretty Spartan all in all, so there isn't really much to fuss over, although she appreciates Segan's default attitude towards other people's things.

She wasn't expecting to hear that name anytime soon though. She freezes for a moment, smile faltering a bit. The Rockies. ]

I know the zone. [ Her voice has grown quiet, but she manages to keep any dark undertones out of it. ] I think I even visited Redtree years ago, actually. Nice little town, if I'm remembering right.

[interceptive]

Oh, you did?

[ Blinking, clearly surprised. ]

We're not even on any map unless it's a map from a Keeper of the Vigil.

[ It was also pretty compromised due to Grendal's presence, at least until 2060. ]

[bloodsinger]

Didn't get there on purpose, if it was Redtree at all.

[ Certainly not showed in the GPS when she drove through it, probably six or seven years ago. Most certainly didn't stay around for too long, things being what they were. ]

My f- I have property on the Rocky Mountains, so going out for long drives was a thing I did sometimes.

[interceptive]

Oh, I see.

[ That made more sense. There were houses and mansions scattered all over the Rockies. The Great Tribe generally left them alone unless something fishy was going on in there. ]

So you're from Canada too?

[bloodsinger]

United States, actually.

[ The Morgenstern retreat mansion was pretty damn high up, all things considered. And now Sophie wants to sit down and open a map. Maybe later. ]

Manhattan, born and bred.

[interceptive]

I see. I've always wanted to go there.

[ She's kind of really always wanted to travel. Oh, and excuse her as she talks to you while fixing her stuff! ]

[bloodsinger]

It's...a good place to be a tourist.

[ She has sat on her bed by now, watching Segan move around. ]

Right now it sounds like madness, but if in the future you actually decide to go, let me know. I can arrange some things.

[interceptive]

[ ... :O ]

Are you sure?

[ Wow you're kind of really nice. o_o ]

[bloodsinger]

Yeah, I am. My family...well, I kind of have a lot of money. And properties...and contacts.

[ Looking kinda embarrassed right now. ]

Right now Netsach is probably keeping tabs on everything so I would be lying if I told you I can magically make a plane come pick you up later today, but in a few months I should at least be able to access some of it.

Not that I really feel like doing so anymore. Wouldn't say no to a roomie request though.

[ And yet, she should probably inquire about her company and how it's going. ]

[interceptive]

Then I'd really like that!

[ And then, remembering... ]

Although I have a feeling that the only time I'll be able to do anything but study will be in December.

[ Because of the program she's enrolled in, of course. ]

[bloodsinger]

You and I, Segan. I guess if you can survive being my roommate for six months then you certainly deserve me treating you a sublime New York experience.

[ Not that Sophie is a bad roomie, but hey, you never know. ]

[interceptive]

Hey, I survived regular Nights of the Living Dead for sixteen years, and Mean Girls version Hunting Academy for the next five.

[ Grins. ]

I think I can manage.

[bloodsinger]

And here I was thinking my High School and College experiences were traumatizing enough.

[ She was the rich, pretty and strong girl half the school wanted to date. It might have only sucked to Sophie, really. ]

Then I think we're going to get along just fine.

[interceptive]

Yeah.

[ This was already so much better than nearly every year she spent at Big Rock.

Anyway. ]

What Program are you enrolled in here?

[bloodsinger]

ASC? Accelerated Special Cases.

[ She stands up and quickly grabs a pair of jeans, some random bra and a shirt from a drawer, then she enters the bathroom. ]

You?

[interceptive]

The same.

[ While she's getting up herself and opening her bags. Might as well unpack now that she has a good feel of the room. ]

That makes us classmates and roommates. That's kind of nice!

[bloodsinger]

[ Sophie walks out of the bathroom a moment later, no longer looking like an attention seeker internet photo sharing female (there's a shorter, much more offensive for that look). She's also loosening her ponytail. ]

It is pretty nice, and perhaps not completely random. Where do you stand, supernaturally speaking?

[interceptive]

[ Blinking, a little confused. ]

I'm a Technomancer, if that's what you're asking.

[bloodsinger]

I never know how to ask that. Saying "what are you" sounds a bit offensive to me.

And I'm a Bladian, since we're sharing.

[interceptive]

[ Well, when you put it that way... ]

Oh. [ Huh. ] Bladians are pretty rare. I think you're the first one that I've ever met.

[bloodsinger]

Yeah? I guess if you consider we tend to die relatively fast...

[ Here, have a ridiculously exaggerated shrug. ]

But I'm a bad example for a Bladian, anyway. Which is why I think I ended up on ASC.

[interceptive]

Bad example?

[ That piques her curiosity, of course. Segan's knowledge of Bladians is pretty much all textbook. ]

If... if you don't mind me asking, anyway.

[ And belatedly realizing that this could be a sensitive topic. Of course, Segan. Of course.

[bloodsinger]

It's okay, you were bound to find out eventually.

[ A smaller shrug as she sits on her bed again. ]

It's sort of convoluted and it involves a lot of touchy subjects, that's for sure, but for now let's just say that I didn't have a say in whether I became a Bladian or not. My Bloodsinger- Sigma, he was meant for me, in a way. My lineage and him go way, way, way back.