23 Oct 2021, 02:48
Trouble Sleeping?
October 22nd 2021
11 pm
The whole thing hadn't been as bad as he expected it to be, he had made an effort to speak to some new people, he tried, as best as he could, not to cast judgement, at least until they started to speak back to him. This trip was something new, and he had decided that he would try a new approach to making friends, for as long as he could bear it, which after that feast might not be that long, in any case, his usual method of just allowing himself to naturally gravitate towards like-minded people was on stand by.
Back in the cabins set up for the international students, Valentin got changed out of his far from subtle blue uniform that he had opted to wear for the feast and into some black jeans and a matching shirt, that felt better. He spent most of the remainder of the evening chatting with some friends from Beauxbatons, mostly trading notes on who they had met in the castle, Val could never resist a good gossip.
The time quickly flew by and one by one the others went off to their bed to get some sleep, and when the last person had wished him a goodnight he realised he should've made an effort to get them to stay, he wasn't tired at all, and frankly he wasn't exactly looking forward to sleeping in the cabin. It was then that he decided that now might be the best time for a wander, something he often did when he was at a loss of what to do.
Turning in the opposite direction of where everyone had headed to get to the sleeping area, he quietly crept out through the cabin's wooden door, slowly closing it behind him so as not to alert anyone to his movements.
Stood in front of the door, he had no idea where to go now, this wasn't his school, or his grounds, and it's not like he had visited before, he hadn't even been here a full 24-hours yet. His gaze stopped at the open stretch of water in the distance, the light from the moon reflecting in the still waters. Having spent a large amount of his childhood in the city, this kind of landscape wasn't usual for him, around his grandparent's house there was certainly more greenery, but nothing of this magnitude.
He found a decent sized boulder along the bank of the lake which he easily climbed on top, and, with it having a fairly wide surface, lay down. Folding his arms up behind his head, they became a decent enough place on which to rest his head. The sky above was clear, each star easily distinguishable from the rest and from the almost black coloured sky, there wasn't a cloud to be seen to dim the light show above.
Briar Madeline (@Tory Williamson)
Hex #B22222 | Owner of Scarlet's Custom Aesthetics Shop
Scaret Salvatore | Valentin Everbone
Terrible Presence - STA 4 | EVA 4 | STR 7 | WIS 9 | ARC 7 | ACC 4
Scaret Salvatore | Valentin Everbone
Terrible Presence - STA 4 | EVA 4 | STR 7 | WIS 9 | ARC 7 | ACC 4
4 Nov 2021, 22:52
Trouble Sleeping?
whose light doesn't
have an off switch.
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Everything in Scotland so far had been a blur of chatter and excitement to Briar Worley, though she had enjoyed ever last bit of it. She found it quite interesting to learn about the other magical cultures and schools throughout the world. Everything here was much different than Ilvermorny was. And so many people! So many people to befriend from various different places on the globe. It was basically every dream she'd ever had combined. It was fun and all being at Hogwarts, but she was, at the very least, exhausted. No matter how social she may be, her social battery had pretty much ran out at this point and all she wanted to do was sleep.
Upon her arrival at her cabin after the feast, she had immediately changed out of her stiff Ilvermorny uniform into some more comfortable clothes and went to bed. She thought she'd fall asleep the minute her head hit the pillow, per usual, but she had tossed and turned, mind racing and eyes wide in the dark. Most of the time when she couldn't sleep on nights back in America, she just lay there until she finally fell asleep, so that's what she had naturally tried first. But it hadn't worked very well, and she found herself more awake within the next fews hours. Not knowing what else she could do, she had decided it'd be best for her to get some fresh air after glancing at the clock and realizing it was nearly 11.
Tiptoeing out of bed, Briar threw on her flannel so she wouldn't freeze and put some sneakers on, then creaking open the door slowly so she didn't wake anybody. Leaves crunching under her feet, she made her way through the pitch black towards the Great Lake, only guided by the moon and glimmering stars above her. The lake was calm and waves licked the shores. The 12-year-old glanced around for a good spot for a moment, eyeing a nice looking boulder that was close by and moving closer to it.
Much to her surprise, she wasn't the only one that couldn't sleep very well. There was already another boy there who looked around her age. He appeared to have dark hair, but it was hard to tell, considering how dark it was. She plopped herself down a foot or two away from him and sat criss-crossed, craning her neck to look at the magnificent sky and stars above for a minute before turning to him. "Hi there!" She said, surprsingly energetic seeing that it was nearly midnight. "I'm Briar- from Ilvermorny."
Apologies for the wait!
“We didn’t know were making memories, we just thought we were having fun.”
~Winnie The Pooh
11 Dec 2021, 18:51
Trouble Sleeping?
It was peaceful, which was odd, well it was odd in that Valentin wasn't one to seek out 'peaceful' things, no, he would much rather find himself in the middle of an amusing conversation, in which he was more often than not trying his best to wind up someone. But this was definitely still something he could appreciate, especially since there wasn't anyone else around for him to annoy him, as most people did.
Of course a good thing never lasts, and neither did this the peace and quiet he had settled into, he heard the footsteps long before any voice, and purposefully chose to ignore them, maybe they would spot him and wander off in another direction, he didn't see the choice to wander about the grounds at night a sociable one. The thought of it being a professor briefly crossed his mind, but knowing how rule-breaking always unnecessarily freaks them out, causing them to spew out detentions and words of anger and 'disappointment,' he figured they would've spoken up much earlier.
'American!?' he thought to himself after the female voice had made it's presence known, it must be another one of the international students, this peaked his interest in the stranger a little, he had yet to meet someone from the American school, and didn't exactly feel like he had made any lasting connections to those he met from the other schools, at least not so far. He rose from his laying position on the boulder and swivelled himself to face the girl, "evening," he replied.
"I'm Val, Beauxbatons," he said, he didn't even bother to introduce himself using his full name anymore, it wasn't that he didn't like being called it, he just liked the idea that it was only those he had known for a long time, or gotten close with, that used it.
He wondered if like himself, the girl had been less than pleased with the given sleeping arrangements and found herself wanting to get away from the cramped wooden boxes they were to call home for the next couple of weeks. "What's brought you out here then?" he asked, "got tired of those four wooden walls already, I know I have," he added, directing a slight grin in the girl's direction. "I wonder if anyone would object if we snuck into the castle and found somewhere better to sleep," he joked, letting out a small laugh when he was done speaking, "they probably would."
Soooo sorry with how late this is, been super busy lately
Briar Madeline (@Tory Williamson)
Hex #B22222 | Owner of Scarlet's Custom Aesthetics Shop
Scaret Salvatore | Valentin Everbone
Terrible Presence - STA 4 | EVA 4 | STR 7 | WIS 9 | ARC 7 | ACC 4
Scaret Salvatore | Valentin Everbone
Terrible Presence - STA 4 | EVA 4 | STR 7 | WIS 9 | ARC 7 | ACC 4