Dawn of the Snake [Open]

A cold morning, just the way Esther Dawn liked it. The hot, humid weather of California never took well to her, resulting in her spending most of her days inside to avoid the heat. North Dakota was a different story, and she'd even sleep outside were it safe enough. Standing out front, she couldn't help but close her eyes and bask in the early hours of the day.  

Proceeding closer to the prestigious academy, the girl seemed to radiate assertiveness, walking with her head held high as if she had just smelt bad cheese. Authoritative, but also approachable.

Esther was an organized person, though she had yet to acquire a way around the school. Her eyes scanned the area, and spotted someone who had to be a resident. The way to do this was ask them politely where she could find the main office so she could get some information. So without further hesitation, she decided to slither over towards the stranger, giving them a light tap on the shoulder. Were they to turn around, they would see a young-looking girl with her hair in buns, a red skirt, and a dark-blue jacket disguising her figure.

"Pardon me, but would you mind being of assistance?" A grin crept onto her face.. no way like introducing yourself than with a smile!

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OOC Note: When our band director lectured our posture while marching, he always told us to hold our heads up as if we smelt bad cheese.

Mastin was reading, of course. He was walking to his temporary dorm when a particularly interesting line peaked his interest. The yearning brain just had to stop and take note. As he was scrabbling words he may or may not read ever again in the margins of the book, he felt a tap on his shoulder. With a startled jump, the nervous boy slowly turned around to find a moderately pretty girl. Great. He was fantastic at speaking at a time like this. With a nervous chuckle, Mastin pressed his thick glasses up his nose, resting higher against the freckled skin. "Oh, y-yes." Mastin said with a nod and fumbling to mark his page and shoving his book into his bags. "What do you need?"

This guy was rather jumpy.. and quite taller than her.. but nothing bad to look at certainly. "I am new here, and I was hoping you would be able to show me where I can pick up some information." Sinister eyes traveled down to the bag, and Esther tilted her head to the side. "You seemed to hide that very quickly.. what were you reading? I'm an avid reader myself." Of course, she wasn't the least bit curious regarding his actions; she was just making small talk. Not to mention, perhaps it was a book she hasn't read!

"O-oh? This?" Mastin asked with a small laugh, pulling out the book he shoved into his bag. He held it out to her; it was a thick book of moderate width with a black, red, and white cover. "The Lucifer Effect. It's about a study a man did on murderers and psychopaths. I'm reading it for fun." No later had the words left his mouth before he was internally kicking himself. He really needed to stop saying things like that; especially right away.

Taking the book into her grasp, she raised an eyebrow at him as he spoke, then watched him mentally scold himself. "For fun? I don't think that's very strange.. To each their own, yes?" Esther opened it, peeling a few pages over to skim through it.. and she smiled. This was definitely something she could consider reading. Snapping it shut, she took a few more glances at the cover before flickering her eyes upward to stare at the boy. "I bet this is very interesting; you have good taste..." There was a pause, as she was hoping to get a name out of him. "Cole. Esther Dawn Cole.. and you might be... whom?"

Esther couldn't help but wince at the crunching noises that were a result of that rather ignorant stunt the girl decided to pull. How.. gruesome. That must be her gift..

Although hesitant, she lightly grabbed Juliette's fingers with her pointer and thumb, gently shaking her hand before rearing back. "It's a pleasure, Miss Juliette.." She didn't seem disgusted or anything, just.. confused moreover. She couldn't help but take glances down at her legs every so often, then her own as she bit her lip. She did not want to experience that. "I'm at a loss, so a guide is exactly what I needed. I appreciate your help."