During Orientation: Miranda/Maya's Room

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:28 am

Maya sits on the floor in front of the door, curled into a ball with her face buried into her knees.

Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid.

She really didn't want to cry in public, but she couldn't go into the room. The door was closed, but it wasn't locked. Anyone could be inside.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:35 am

Jennifer knocks on the wall as she walks up the hallway so she doesn't surprise the girl.

"Can I come closer or are you going to run off again?"

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:39 am

Maya looks up, "Oh, hey."

"No. You're fine. You didn't do anything wrong."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:51 am

"Are you sure? Cause people tell me listening to peoples' thoughts upsets them. Not that I really try, it just kinda happens." she says, sitting down next to Maya.

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:00 pm

"I'm used to it," Maya says. "I mean, not really, but I think people know what I'm thinking all the time. Even though I know they can't."

"I guess it's sorta nice to have it be true for once."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:46 pm

"I know what you mean! I thought I was hearing voices in my head, you know, like the crazy people kind of hearing voices? Turns out I was just actually hearing voices in my head. It's pretty weird."

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:12 pm

"I think it's pretty cool," Maya says. "I'm sorry if I sort of freaked out on you."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:15 pm

"You got a pretty vivid imagination." she nods.

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:19 pm

"Yeah. My doctor says they're 'intrusive thoughts'," Maya explains. "Things like that get stuck in my head and they won't go away."

"I'd never actually do that stuff," Maya says.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:22 pm

"Of course not. Only sickos would. It was pretty gnarly though, like a scene from a movie or a book."

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:40 pm

"Yeah, something like that," Maya says.

"Those guys probably think I'm a freak now though. Especially Graham."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:52 pm

"You could tell them it was my fault. People think I'm weird anyway."

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:59 pm

"I can't lie," Maya says.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:02 pm

"Wow, you can't? Is that part of your mutation?"

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:14 pm

Maya shakes her head, "OCD. If I lie, I have panic attacks. All I can think about is that people will find out."

"It's just easier not to lie."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:21 pm

"Harsh. Your brain kinda hates you, huh?"

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:22 pm

"It's pretty mutual, but yeah," Maya says, grinning slightly. "Thanks for coming to check on me, by the way. It was nice of you."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:26 pm

"I had to make sure you wouldn't pass out and choke on our own vomit."

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:28 pm

"It's way more likely I'd fall down the stairs in this place. Break my neck. Just a loud, crunching, crack and then it goes dark," Maya says. "...What is with all the stairs? It's like an Escher painting."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:19 pm

"I don't think they had elevators when they built this place."

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:53 pm

Crashing to the bottom of the elevator shaft. Jennifer's broken body twisted like a rag doll in the wreckage.

"Yeah, maybe that' s for the best," Maya says.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:59 pm

"Fire escape slides?"

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:04 pm

"That's a bit safer, at least," Maya says. She didn't think the manor had fire escapes. Did it? She should check.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:14 pm

"See, there you go. Is this your dorm?"

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:16 pm

"Yeah, it is," Maya says. "Could...could you come in with me?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:18 pm

"Sure, but I'm not checking the closet for monsters." she says, pushing herself up along the wall with her back.

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:21 pm

"Oh god, don't give me any ideas," Maya jokes, standing up. After a minute of hesitation, she opens her door and steps inside.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:32 pm

Jennifer curiously follows her inside.

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:53 pm

There's no one inside, of course. Why would there be? It's not like there was anyone going around trying to break into people's rooms.

Maya had already moved her stuff in and it was...very organized. Everything was labeled and set into very exact spaces. Her clothes in the closet were arraged by outfit and day of the week. Books, DVD's, and music were arranged by genre and alphabetically. And wherever she could, Maya had arranged everything in fours. Four pencils, four pens, and four notebooks on her desk. Four pillows on her bed.

Maya sighed, relaxing a bit now that she was in a safe space.

"Thanks," Maya says.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:03 pm

"Wow, it's like I walked into one of those fake rooms at the furniture store." she says, picking up one of the pencils and putting it more or less back in the right place.

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:05 pm

Even though it was in exactly the right spot, Maya still went over and adjusted it slightly.

"Thanks," Maya says. "I try to keep it nice. In case anyone sees it. Visitors, roommates, burglars...ghosts."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:10 pm

"Or Ghost burglars. Those are the worst."

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:12 pm

"I know, right?" Maya says, laughing. "They don't even need the stuff. They're dead!"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:18 pm

"An old accountant, crushed by a toppled filing cabinet, forever searching for a pencil to finish his inventory report."

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:22 pm

"Poor lost soul," Maya says.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:30 pm

"A tragic tale for the ages." she nods. "He is going to appreciate your neatly ordered things."

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:31 pm

"I hope so," Maya says. "This takes forever."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:36 pm

"Think you'd feel better if an actual burglar stopped by to let you know they don't care?"

by **Maya Mills** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:39 pm

"No, that would terrify me beyond my capacity for rational thought."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:46 pm

She nods a couple times. "No burglars, got it."

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