21 Aug 2023, 08:57
Wolfsbane and chocolate chips
Tes was reasonably familiar with the Hospital wing, and whatever nurse or assistant was inhabiting it for a multitude of reasons. The more mundane reasons were of course her tendencies to climb tall trees, run at breakneck speeds through hallways, or practice hitting bludgers until her arms turned to Jello and they ended up hitting her right back. She hadn't done any of that since she'd spent a month in America with her grandmother, sitting inside and learning to keep quiet and still.Date and Time: September 30nd, Saturday, Early Morning After the Harvest Full moon
ReducioImportant Note for September-October 2023: For these two months only, Tes is wearing nice black clothes, will be clean at all times, and her hair will be brushed and semi-neat. She is not wearing her signature bandanas, rather only a thick black bracelet made out of ebony wood to cover her werewolf bite. Her freckles are faded, and she has no sunburns. By default, her expression is bland, and she doesn't have her usual pep in her step. Anyone who has seen her before can see this is out of sorts for her, but she doesn't seem sad or like the behavior should be of any concern for her wellbeing, simply that she's more serious and less energized or joyful.
Rather, she was in the hospital wing related to a more magical ailment. That would be her lycanthropy, a condition she shared with several students at Hogwarts. She was closest with Colin McCoire, who was two years ahead of her and the first wolf she'd ever met at Hogwarts. She knew a few others, namely Nara who was a fellow second year Hufflepuff, and was nearby in her own bed. A new face was the one resting up after the long and harrowing night in a bed near her. He looked to be a Hufflepuff, and considering she hadn't seen him even in passing on the way to the shack until this month, she had good reason to believe he was a first year.
Tes had grabbed a few chocolate chip cookies on her way past the desk, planning to pick up her next batch of wolfsbane potion later in the month when she wouldn't have a chance to lose it or risk either of her roommates Avery and Isadora seeing it laying around and wonder what it could be for. There was always the post-moon check-up, to ensure no one had gotten themselves hurt, and to allow the sleep-deprived students a chance to rest up before returning to routine wizarding life. Tes appreciated Nurse Featherstone's penchant for treats and snacks, considering she was always hungry on a good day, and this was certainly not a good day. She'd been much more subdued than her first-year self when sneaking a few treats to snack on, silently grabbing a stack with a tired pout on her face.
Turning to Nara, she offered her one of the cookies. "Do you want one?" She'd either hand over the cookie or tuck it back into her pile before turning to the boy on her other side. "What about you? Chocolate chip cookie?" She offered the sugary treat. "My name is Tesla Stone. I'm a second year, Hufflepuff. What about you?" She hadn't offered the nickname Tes up as she did so comfortably before the summer; her grandmother's insistence that she go by her full name and not a childish nickname rubbing off on her, despite her dislike of the name coming from the muggle scientist Nikola Tesla. Her sentences also had a stronger tinge of an American accent, and a distinct lack of rambling or improper English.
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Interacting with:@Nara Alora, @Allen Kristiansen Mentioning:@Colin McCoire, @Avery McCall, @Isadora Everridge Wordcount: 475 Color=#7D6608
❁❀ Tesla "Tes" Stone❀❁ Hufflepuff ꧁Optimism is not ignorance꧂
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 9 | Wisdom: 4 | ArcPower: 4 |Accuracy: 7
Abilities: Werewolf and Broken Broomshaft
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Interacting with:@Nara Alora, @Allen Kristiansen Mentioning:@Colin McCoire, @Avery McCall, @Isadora Everridge Wordcount: 475 Color=#7D6608
❁❀ Tesla "Tes" Stone❀❁ Hufflepuff ꧁Optimism is not ignorance꧂
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 9 | Wisdom: 4 | ArcPower: 4 |Accuracy: 7
Abilities: Werewolf and Broken Broomshaft
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Tesla Stone⭑☾☀☽⭑ ⭑☾𖣂☽⭑Basil Blackwood
24 Aug 2023, 04:33
Wolfsbane and chocolate chips
Aching all over and a headache she was sure she didn't have last night, today was a bad day for Nara. But her face remained solemn as she looked up at the ceiling. Neither a hint nor guess that she had had a rather painful transformation on her face, but there were a few bandages on the upper of her right arm. Maybe a scrape or a bruise?
She wanted to sit up and look around, but the exhaustion was creeping in (as it often did). A part of her wanted to give in and sleep the day away, but then her day was wasted- and while she wouldn't mind it normally, today was different. If she wasted today, then that would be akin to her lycanthropy winning some sort of mental game.
Hearing the voice of Tesla caused a chain reaction in Nara's chest. Her lips pressed together, and she sat up, facing Tes. "Oh, yeah, thanks." Nara reached out, grabbing the cookie from her friend and leaning back against the frame of the hospital bed. Her head moved as she watched Tes offer the cookie to another person. Right, his name is Allen.
"That's Allen." Nara hummed, tired eyes glancing him down. She took a bite out of the cookie, it wasn't tough to chew, which was a factor to be thankful for. The weirdest side effect Nara suffered from was a slight ache to her jaw for some time after she transformed. Well, that and the weird smell of wet fur that took a few days to leave from her nose.
"So..." she spoke, slow and drawing out the 'o' sound. "Was it- was the whole transforming with some other people bad?" Nara had kind of hoped Allen would remember the conversation they had a few days prior- because if not, then that would be a really bad conversation starter. "I mean, I remember it when me and Tesla did it the first-time last year. It- I don't think it was that bad. Did you, Tes?"
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25 Aug 2023, 04:10
Wolfsbane and chocolate chips
⋄ September 30th 2023 ⋄ Interacting with: @Tesla Stone ⋄ @Nara Alora
The headache and fatigue were bad enough, but the overwhelming sense of embarrassment that engulfed the Hufflepuff boy was even worse. Allen, still struggling to fully accept this aspect of himself, would have much preferred to retreat from the world than spend the full moon around numerous other werewolves.
With weary eyes, he stared blankly at the wall until a stranger's voice offering a snack snapped him back to reality. Allen felt genuinely grateful for this unexpected act of kindness, though all he managed in response to the blonde girl was a bashful smile and a simple "Thank you" as he accepted a cookie.
Nara, whom he had met earlier, kindly introduced the first-year student. "Nice to meet you, Tesla." he said. Although he clearly found socializing a challenge, Allen was doing his best to be friendly for the time being.
The question Nara posed was a difficult one to answer. Now that he had people who could relate to his condition, Allen wanted to be honest and at least try putting his feelings into words. However, he knew it would be tough to do so without sounding overly gloomy.
"I suppose it'll take some time for me to adjust to not being alone." he admitted with a shrug, still lost in thought but grateful for the company. The older students appeared to be acting casual, despite having recently undergone the transformation, which left him wondering if he was merely making himself feel worse about the situation.
31 Aug 2023, 04:42
Wolfsbane and chocolate chips
Tes nodded politely as Nara introduced Allen, a bit surprised that they both knew each other. Nara was a plenty nice girl, but she wasn't always the most outgoing, simply on a matter of it taking a lot of effort, and Allen seemed rather quiet and soft spoken. Neither were the sort to start a conversation. She couldn't muster up a smile in greeting, despite the fact that normally her bubbly self could smile even after the worst of her transformations. However, his quiet demeanor meant that she could feel herself softening a bit, wanting to offer any comfort she could for the younger boy, and despite her lack of energy for a smile the warmth was clear in her voice as she said, "It's nice to meet you too, Allen. Are you a first year? I haven't seen you here before."
She was surprised when Nara asked how it was for Allen, transforming with others around for the first time. Her hands froze where she was lifting a cookie up to her mouth for a bite, suddenly locked in place with a flash of panic. Alone? He'd been transforming alone with no one there for him until this month? It sounded like Nara had had the same experience before Hogwarts. Had Tes really not remembered to explain that she'd never been alone on the full moon? At least, not until- She glanced down, broken out of her spiraling thoughts to see her cookie had snapped in her hand and she was dropping crumbs on the clean white bedspread.
"Oh, I've actually never transformed alone before. My momma is a werewolf too, and otherwise I've at least gotten to hear if not see the others at Hogwarts," she paused, brushing the crumbs into a pile and putting them on the plate next to the remaining cookies, hands still trembling slightly from the thought of being alone on the full moon again, but no longer as acutely alarmed as she'd been moments before, "Actually, I'd never had to transform by myself over the last three years until just last month. It was the worst thing I've ever had to do. I really don't know how you two managed it without going mad," she shuddered at the memory of the cold, dark cellar, locked up with no one to howl at or play with. "You'll get used to it soon enough. It's much nicer to transform with others around. There's all sorts of things you can do if you're not cooped up in the shack, too. It's really not that bad." Tes smiled wistfully, remembering all her nights of running and playing in fields with her momma back home at the farm.
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Interacting with: @Nara Alora and @Allen Kristiansen Wordcount: 447 Color=#7D6608
❁❀ Tesla "Tes" Stone❀❁ Hufflepuff ꧁Optimism is not ignorance꧂
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 9 | Wisdom: 4 | ArcPower: 4 |Accuracy: 7
Abilities: Werewolf and Broken Broomshaft
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Interacting with: @Nara Alora and @Allen Kristiansen Wordcount: 447 Color=#7D6608
❁❀ Tesla "Tes" Stone❀❁ Hufflepuff ꧁Optimism is not ignorance꧂
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 9 | Wisdom: 4 | ArcPower: 4 |Accuracy: 7
Abilities: Werewolf and Broken Broomshaft
Trunk
Tesla Stone⭑☾☀☽⭑ ⭑☾𖣂☽⭑Basil Blackwood
2 Sep 2023, 06:14
Wolfsbane and chocolate chips
Context clues were, admittedly, one of Nara's stronger suits. While she seldom interacts with people, she had read way more than a few books, and watched an infinite amount of television shows, so reading people was something she wasn't too terrible at. But actually conveying her point and feelings were a completely different ballpark.
She watched Tesla's face drop at the mention of transforming alone. How lucky she must've been in order to always transform with someone! Her mother and stepfather were there, technically, but they weren't there really. Even when Nara took her wolfsbane potion and was very clearly in control of herself, her mother would opt to let her stay outside or in opposite rooms of her muggle stepfather. It wasn't the worst thing in the world, but it still kind of sucked.
"Well... I mean, I don't think transforming alone is horrible. My mum usually lets me hangout outside during the transformation. We've got a pretty big backyard, and she'll stay up with me. My stepdad is a muggle though, and she gets kind of worried that something might go wrong, so he's not allowed to be near me. Her words.
"What happened last month? Were you not with your mum or something like that?" The taste of the cookie has come bland in her mouth, and Nara opts to hold it instead of finishing it.
At what Allen said, Nara couldn't help but nod along. "No, yeah, I get that." She waved her hand and tilted her head a bit. "I'm still not really used to it, honestly. I don't know the other werewolves that well or anything like that. It's a bit intimidating, isn't it?"
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4 Sep 2023, 22:36
Wolfsbane and chocolate chips
⋄ September 30th 2023 ⋄ Interacting with: @Tesla Stone ⋄ @Nara Alora
Both of the second-year girls appeared to be genuinely nice people. Perhaps he was still feeling a bit confused about undergoing transformations with others present, but spending time with them after the full moon was quite pleasant. Allen sincerely appreciated the opportunity to talk with them.
"Yes, I'm a first-year. It's my first year with paws and fur as well," he replied to Tesla while awkwardly scratching the back of his neck, which was loosely covered with a Hufflepuff scarf.
He listened with great interest as Nara and Tesla shared their thoughts on their experiences. Although he didn't display much of a reaction, it was undeniably a significant moment for him to have people freely discussing a topic that had been an absolute taboo in his family.
"Don't you also worry that someone from the shack might recognize you at school? Seven years is a long time to keep a secret hidden..." his voice grew more timid as he continued to speak. Even the mere thought of his secret being exposed was a nightmare to contemplate.
"I don't know what I would do if people found out." just as he finished his sentence, he realized he was indeed speaking with two people who were aware of the said 'secret'. With an embarrassed little smile, he shook his head in an attempt not to offend them. "Except for you two, of course!"