Valentine's Day

[liz_riley]

OOC: Backdated to 14 february, open to everyone. Come and get your goodies! =D Professors included!It was that time of the year again. That special day of romance she'd first heard about two years ago when she got to St. Catherine's. Although she didn't have her special person back then, Liz had put a lot of time and effort in creating small gifts

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[bardic_gypsy]

ooc: I almost feel bad doing this to Liz, she seems like she'd feel really guilt about it even though it is Robin's fault

Robin had a terrible habit of paying more attention to her violin than where she was walking, usually she was nimble enough to just not whack a pole, or tent, or person, but she was also used to the free flowing movement of a gypsy camp, not concrete or brick wall. Plus her luck had to run out some time, and it certainly did.

As she turned a corner she ran smack into Liz because her eyes were glued to waxing her bow and not who she might collide with. Out of instinct a startled scream nearly welled out of her throat, but Robin dropped her violin and clamped a hand to her throat suppressing the sound. The other hand dropped her bow and shot out to steady the girl she hit, whom she didn't particularly recognize.

[liz_riley]

OOC: It's alright. Characters are meant to be tortured. <3 ^^

Although being a Seer, there were still many, many things Liz could not predict. Such as who would turn around the corner with their eyes glued to an instrument. Unlike Robin, a startled scream did come from her throat and her basket filled with chocolate goodies fell to the ground.

"Ow... I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," Liz immediately began to apologize as she bent forward to pick up the packages of chocolate and cookies. "Are you alright? I hope I didn't hurt you... I'm really, really sorry..."

[bardic_gypsy]

Robin panted a bit and coughed not able to even think about responding to Liz's concerns for two reasons. One, the near scream was just as detrimental as any scream could have been and the gypsy could swear a fire had bit lit in her throat. Two, her violin was dropped in all of the scuffle and it lay not so far from her splintered, not quite broken into pieces, but certainly unplayable. Robin had another coughing fit as she tried to control her emotions over the destruction of her violin, she hastily signed an apology not realizing Liz probably didn't understand. It was her own fault, and from the profuse apologizing the other girl felt terrible, not to mention had dropped items of her own. As the gypsy coughed she guiltily prayed to The Trickster he had not deigned to break anything the other girl had dropped

[liz_riley]

"Y-you are hurt..." Her own basket and goodies forgotten, Liz quickly stepped over to her classmate. "Your throat... it hurts, doesn't it? I can... I can feel it..." Fingertips brushed lightly over Robin's throat, searching for painful spot.

"It's alright, don't worry about it," Liz then said in a soothing voice as she looked up. "It won't hurt anymore. I'll take the pain away. It's... it's the least I can do. It doesn't really work on... on violins... I'm really, really sorry about that."

She had found the right spot. Still uncertain of how this power worked, Liz closed her eyes and began to wish very hard the pain would go away. Soon, she could feel that faint, warm tingling in her fingertips that let her know Robin's pain would be soon gone.

OOC: She only takes away the pain and heals the wounds that caused the blood. I doubt she could ever help Robin give her voice back and if I wanted to let her try that, I'd first discuss it, of course. ;) This is just like a painkiller, but more effective.

[stcatsfiresoul]

Rei walked the hallway, a serene smile upon her face that had been absent for nearly a month now. The mysterious girl always seemed a little unapproachable, but she had truly been down the past few weeks and had little to do with anybody. Only the very few people she considered 'friend' had spoken to her at all, but today, she was again walking the hallway once more for a social visit and not merely to go to class. Something...or rather, someone...had put her in a rather good mood this Valentine's Day

[liz_riley]

OOC: Of course. XD You know her.

"Rei-chan~!" The name sounded clear above all other sounds and Liz hobbled happily towards her dear friend and fellow Seer.

When she got a bit closer, though, the girl tilted her head to one side as she looked at Rei. "You seem happier than before," she stated with a smile. "Did something good happen to you today?"

[stcatsfiresoul]

"Yes," Rei said a little slyly. "In fact, things really couldn't be better." A small, mysterious smile was the only hint she offered, but the reason why shouldn't be too hard to guess.

"These are for you," Rei said instead, offering her shorter friend the flowers. "I'm sure that you probably get beautiful, freshly-cut flowers all the time, all things considered. But, I wanted to get you a small something." She then explained further. "I wanted to thank you for always being such a good friend, so I felt that you deserved something more special than a simple Valentine's Day card."

[liz_riley]

Liz accepted the flowers with a broad smile and held them near her face for a second to take in the lovely scent. "Thank you, Rei," she then said. "Oh! And I got something for you as well..." Liz took out a package wrapped in pink foil and handed it over to her friend. "That's for you."

[cruisin_gal]

Jessie rolled back onto campus atop her Harley, having skipped the day simply because she didn't feel like being surrounded by all this sappy, sugary, pink crap as far as the eye can see. Flowers on desks, ribbons tied to lockers, red and white and pink envelopes stuffed into mailboxes. "Ta Hell with all that damned candy," the girl muttered to herself, feeling a little bitter and jaded. "Would have rather ate me a steak anyways

[liz_riley]

There had been only one person Liz had been unable to find the whole day; though she had to admit she hadn't searched very hard either. There was something about Jessie that scared her. It was probably the tough act and often rough and harsh words. They reminded her of her father. But Liz knew Jessie wasn't a bad person and that behind the rough outside, there was a gentle inside.

"M-Miss Johnson...?" Liz asked in a small, soft voice. "I... I wanted to give this to you..."

[cruisin_gal]

"I ain't 'Miss' nobody," the much taller blonde sharply replied without really thinking. "The name's Jessie."

She pulled off her dark sunglasses to look directly at the short brunette who had just addressed her. Her attitude was obvious and her personality was often self-destructive in many ways, but she was not unnecessarily cruel. There was no need to act strong and independent in front of someone practically cowering before her; trying to intimidate so shy and timid a girl would prove nothing. She seemed scared enough already.

"You wanted ta give me somethin'?" Jessie's voice softened somewhat as she wondered why anyone would bother with someone like her. It took her a few moments of silent thought before she continued. "How come?"

[liz_riley]

Liz winced at the harsh words and gazed apologetically down to the ground. But at the question asked in a much softer voice, she looked up again, blinking this time in confusion.

"Because... well..." She searched for a way to explain it, but couldn't find it. "...Because I do it for everyone?" Liz finally said hesitantly.

[seven_delta]

It was Thursday

[liz_riley]

Before the mage could walk away, Liz caught a glimpse of the blue hair and she immediately rushed after it.

"Oh, Seven? Wait a second... Excuse me... Oh, I'm sorry..." The girl apologized as she wriggled her way through the group to reach the lonely mage. In her hand, she held a package, wrapped in red plastic, which she offered to Seven. "Here. For you. Because it's Valentine."

[seven_delta]

"Yes," came the polite but overly-formal reply. She tarried as she heard her name called and grew a little curious when one of the girls from the hospital asked her not to leave, as had been the case back then. "Liz," she said as a simple greeting once the petite girl emerged from behind the wall of her friends.

That detached look changed into a more confused one as a brightly-wrapped package was placed into her hands. Instead of being immediately opened, it was brought to eye-level where the serious girl inspected it, analyzing it under the lights. "A Valentine," she concluded, though still puzzled. "Question: A Valentine is a small gift presented to a current or prospective romantic partner, correct?" She blinked in confusion. "I...do not understand. Why is this package for me?"

[liz_riley]

"Oh, it's... well..." Liz gave her a shy smile. "I just like giving people presents. I like everyone. So I give everyone a present. I like you as well, so I give you a present. I like Katelyn more than the rest, so she'll get something really special."