4 Apr 2023, 17:17
Adventures take a while to start
@Adya Oakes
"Miss! I am trying to reach my destination with no bones broken."
"Aagh! I'm sorry," Irina squealed, laughing as she quickly released Adya. "Hugs are just so amazing." She winked and grinned broadly.
"My sister and I usually deal with that too but not by the teachers- but some people asked if we're twins, though I don't know why, Anvi is an inch shorter than me and looks more like my dad. However I can't deny that she's the prettiest."
Irina gave a sympathetic chuckle. "Yup, I know just what you mean. I don't think we look similar at all! Someone used to thik that me and my brother were twins but it doesn't happen very often."
After Irina had slipped and laughed it off, Adya had said, "Maybe I'll prevent you from slipping next time!" Irina smiled. "I'll be impressed if you manage it. I have an unfortunate amount of bad luck! That being said, if you catch me, you can be my good luck talisman!" she joked.
Once Irina had finished speaking, she saw the Adya, who had been listening intenty, suddenly seemed distant and uncomfortable. "I don't know but I'll be content with wherever the personality tests sort me." Adya closed her eyes and rested her head against her chair. Irina stopped as she realised Adya looked like she was about to cry! She shuffled closer to her again and laid a hand on her shoulder.
"I know you don't want pity but would some empathy be okay? This is pretty terrifying for me, even though I have some vague idea of what's going to happen! So I'm not even going to try and imagine what you must be feeling right now."
She paused, trying tot think what would be best to say, in a 'I want to help but not pity you' sort of way.
"You seem to be perfectly capable of coping with this on your own, not to mention able to hold yourself together despite how much has changed. It's genuinely impressive - but I'm here to joke with and say 'I'm fine' too even if you're not feeling fine. And as I said earlier, Wizarding World Expert over here!" She leapt from her chair and posed in a comical way, hoping it would lighten Adya's emotions.
I don't have a train of thought. I have 7 trains on 4 tracks, all narrowly avoiding each other when the paths cross, all the passengers are screaming and there's that annoyingly calm female conductors voice in the background.