Location: In a grassy area amongst the tents
Time: ~7:30am, the morning of the Welcome BBQ

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It was about seven thirty in the morning. The sun had been up for a little over an hour, sending a beam of light onto Elspeth's shut eyes and effectively waking her up. Grumbling a bit, she turned on to her side, away from the light. But the magic of sleep was lost and she found herself blinking awake. Whether or not she was ready, the day was here for her. Despite having lived in a dorm for a year now, she still hadn't quite figured out the most conscientious way to get out of bed when other people were still asleep around her. Some of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team was snoring loudly, having stayed up late the night before. A few had possibly already woken up, but Els didn't bother taking full role in her head. Instead, she blearily headed toward the trunk at the foot of her bed to see what clothing she had that wasn't yet sweaty.

There was a wrinkled black t shirt smushed underneath her art box that, upon smell inspection, didn't seem so dirty that she couldn't wear it. A pair of green cargo shorts was the only choice she had, bottoms-wise, so she didn't even bother checking its scent. As she was about to get changed she heard someone stirring in their bed, and she froze, hoping not to wake them up. Thankfully their snoring restarted and she breathed a small sigh of relief. The trouble with dorm living was that she rarely found that she got a quiet time to herself in her own living quarters. As much as she'd grown to love her Ravenclaw family, there were times (especially early in the morning times) when she just wanted to be awake by herself. Which led to her second dilemma - where should she change? Walking all the way back to the bathroom was a surefire way to wake someone up, but changing out in the open was risking someone seeing her in her underwear. Man... I miss being an only child sometimes. With a quick scan of the room to double check that everyone was asleep, Elspeth threw off her panda pajamas as fast as she could and whipped her tshirt and shorts on before slipping out the front door and into the morning air.

She slipped her sandals on, wondering if anyone found it odd that she didn't want to wear her shoes indoors before thinking It is... it is way too early to care about that. There were a few early risers either straggling toward the barbecue station for breakfast, and a couple in athletic shorts looking entirely too put together. Elspeth made a small grumpy frown. How dare people know how to be better people than her. And before they've even had toast! The more she looked around the more she found herself tensing up a bit from jealousy and her usual morning grumpies. That's when she heard a very quiet voice in her head. "Focus on the breath going in... and out..." Professor Jensen had talked a fair amount about breathing at last month's yoga activity.

Elspeth took a deep breath in, closing her eyes. The air ran back down her throat, filling her lungs and expanding her belly before she exhaled slowly. A small bit of that tension melted as she opened her eyes again. There was a quiet around the tents that would soon be broken by more students waking up. Maybe this would be a nice chance to try out some of what she'd learned. Of course, she knew almost no yoga at all, so now that she thought about it, it'd be kind of tricky to actually practice anything formally. Bending down, she sat cross legged with her hands on her knees. Maybe some more breathing would help her figure out what she should do next.

She was just starting to fall into the rhythm of her breath when she heard someone walk up to her - ... Oh man... please don't be a slytherin. please don't make fun of me. Her eyes stayed shut tight despite having lost all focus on her breath. Instead, she pretended to not notice them and waited for them to make the first move.