I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:37 pmMarie and Anna walk up to the office and knock, waiting patiently for an answer.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:37 pmRe: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:39 pm"You can come in, Anna and Marie," came the voice from inside.
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:40 pmAnna pushed the door open so they could walk in together. "Good evening, Headmistress," she said, smiling sweetly as they advanced. "We hope you're..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:43 pm"...not busy," Marie says, "We'd hate..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:44 pm"...To be an inconvenience," Anna finished, with a little smirk. Not that anyone here is likely...
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:45 pm...to be doing anything important.
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:49 pm"Well I rather ought to be getting back to my normal business hours, now that I've returned."
"If I may ask, you two haven't been around other mutants much before, have you?"
"If I may ask, you two haven't been around other mutants much before, have you?"
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:50 pm"I don't suppose we have. Of course, if someone didn't want us to know..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:07 pm"...it might be difficult to be certain," Marie finishes.
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:10 pm"No, just used to having each other, I imagine. Are you adjusting well to campus life?"
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:13 pm"Mmm, oh, it's interesting enough. I'm sure that most poeople would like..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:29 pm"...to be well rid of us," Marie says, "Or at least..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:13 pm"...not have to deal with us directly. Which is likely why we're..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:17 pm"...here," Marie finishes with a smile.
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:19 pm"I suppose the buck very well does stop here, as the Yanks say."
"Regardless, we've more than a few who come here from... sheltered perspectives."
"Regardless, we've more than a few who come here from... sheltered perspectives."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:25 pm"We're wondering if any of the staff who passed us along told you what..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:27 pm"...what exactly our circumstances are," Marie says.
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:30 pm"I've read your file, aye. I do hope there's no resentment over having to be here."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:21 pm"Of course not," Marie says with their sweetest smile, "It's..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:23 pm"...really quite interesting. Our old school didn't really..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:25 pm"...have nearly this number of fascinating people," Marie says.
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:28 pm"Well I do hope that not needing to hide yourselves has also done some good."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:03 am"It is nice..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:12 am"...to be able to stretch our wings a bit."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:50 pm"Aye, that's always nice," she said with a faint smile.
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:35 pm"It is," Marie agrees, "Although we did have a question, have you found anything..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:39 pm"...regarding what happened to our mother?"
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:40 pm"I'm afraid not. Our resources have been stretched a bit thin by recent events."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:46 pmThe twins nodded in unison. I suppose it's just...
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:49 pm...up to us then.
"We understand," Marie says, "After all..."
"We understand," Marie says, "After all..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:50 pm"...we're hardly a priority."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:52 pm"I wish I had a better answer for you, but the way things have been going, needs must."
"We've no intention of leaving you in the lurch, though."
"We've no intention of leaving you in the lurch, though."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:54 pm"I'm glad to hear it," Marie says, "Do you think..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:18 pm"...That we'll be able to go back home for a few days? There are some things we could not pack, and there are..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:18 am"...a few things we would like to take care of."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:33 am"I'm afraid that our agreement with Child Protection would require an escort during that, but otherwise it's quite possible to do."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:42 am"We see. So they don't want us there, either," Anna said. "I suppose that's not surprising, since no one..."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:44 am"...seems to be willing to take the chance we won't run off into the night as soon as your backs are turned," Marie says.
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:48 am"We have to work within the framework we've been given, regarding your care."
Re: I8dT: Office of the Headmistress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:52 am"Which is why everyone looks at us like..."