Tower of Terror PV Seren Yong & Evelynn Decipio Closed

Seren was quietly climbing the stairs of the Astronomy Tower, her expression showing a combination of fear, confusion, and the desire to TRY to hide the emotions running through her. When she had received the letter from Professor Horne, her stomach had utterly dropped... She was thoroughly convinced she had failed an assignment or else had somehow broken a rule was in ever so much trouble. She had opened the envelope with trembling hands, tucked out of sight from anyone she knew, because the last thing she had wanted was to have anyone see her failure.

When she had pulled the parchment out, she had begun to read and then her expression had begun to change, becoming thoroughly confused. She was not in trouble, or at least she did not seem to be, but she had no idea as to why SHE was being summoned by the Professor for such a strange and oddly specific instructions... And rather scary instructions, too, after all. She had to stand at the edge, which made the poor girl want to shake and run in fear. However, her fear of getting in trouble was powerful enough that she was going to force herself to walk to the edge anyways.

She did wonder, though, why SHE had been singled out. She had managed to casually ask a few classmates if they had gotten any messages from any of their professors, and no one else had said they had. It was very strange indeed, and yet she had gotten her courage up and decided to go. If nothing else, she had to make sure that she did not get on her professor's bad side.

Finally, the slender young lady made it up and onto the top of the tower. She glanced around, trying to see if anyone she did NOT know had been summonsed as well. She spotted an unfamiliar older boy, but he was not over where she had been told to stand, and he seemed to be doing homework of some sort. She bit her lip, but decided not to say anything to him... She really did not want to interact with too many older boys, after the Ball. She began to walk towards the place she was supposed to be, though she slowed and almost stopped when she was close but... Not at the edge. Her skin was pale, as pale a white color as was possible for her to be, and she was trembling with fear. After a moment, she managed to push herself forwards, only truly stopping when she got to the edge. She quietly looked out, murmuring "Now what in Merlin's name am I supposed to be seeing here...?"

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Date | 15 June, 2022
Interacting | @Jack Burnett & @Seren Yong
Hex Color | #A13330

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Coded by Rafael D'Spacito

As Farron's classes didn't start until well in the afternoon she typically didn't show up to her classroom until after most of the other classes had gotten out. With the odd hours that she had to keep with her occupation it made it to where she could sleep in and get ample rest. Her schedule was normal by all means, just... shifted. As she arrived to class with a key in hand, Stinkbug on her shoulder, a pile of parchment tucked into the arm with the key, and a coffee clutched in her other she noticed the door was... unlocked.

She racked her brain for the last time she had locked up. Surely she had remembered to lock the door? Well. No matter. Most of the students were just letting up out of class anyway. Surely, no student would break in and break rules. She walked in humming a little diddy to herself before dropping everything off at the proper locations. Stinkbug where the office used to be, the files and coffee on her desk, the key tucked away into her desk drawer. Just out of a paranoia, she did a lap of the classroom. Trying to verify that all of the instruments were still calibrated, nothing was out of place, nothing was broken. It was when she made her way up to the observation deck that her brows furrowed in anger. "Oi! What in Merlin's name are you doing on the deck? In my classroom no less?" Her hands came to sit on her hips. "Mister Burnett and Miss Yong, I expect an explanation and I expect it now." Ah, the professor that never used last names, using last names. Now that was intimidating.

"And Miss Yong please, get back from the edge. I don't know what daredevil shenanigans are happening but it stops now." She herded Seren back, not wanting the girl to accidentally slip and fall. Now wouldn't that be disastrous. Not that she really could- there was a railing for safety. Even if she did fall it would catch her.

You both have been caught! Evelynn is safely tucked away. Detention will be served, unless they can talk their way out of it.

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When Jack heard the first set of footsteps traveling up to the observation deck, he tensed, ready to spring into action. At first, he didn't think Seren was going to go to the edge since she didn't move there immediately but took her time. Eventually, however, she just barely made it and had spoken when a new set of footsteps reached Jack's attentive ears. This time he tensed for an entirely different reason. He wasn't expecting another person up there for the deed he planned to commit, after all.

The sight of the professor caused his eyes to widen in alarm. His mouth opened to speak as was his habit when he was nervous. "Professor, it's my fault, not Yong's," he said quickly. "I, um...sent her an owl earlier today asking her to come up here because..." He looked down at his shoes, smiling sheepishly. "Well, it's embarrassing, really. But I'm the reason she's here." Glancing shyly over at Seren, he wondered if the girl would understand what he was implying.

"If anyone should get into trouble for us being here, it's me. I take full responsibility." He owed the poor, innocent underclassman that much, at least. Hanging his head in what might have been shame, he awaited the professor's response.

@Seren Yong, @Evelynn Decipio, & @Farron Horne

Seren's face had begun to scrunch in confusion and nervousness as nothing seemed to be happening, and then she heard a voice... The professor's voice, no less, yelling at her and the older boy she did not know... And using her last name. Seren jumped and her face crumpled, because she had no idea what was going on, why she would be in trouble for just following what she had been told to do in the letter. She began to turn, her head actually a little turned towards Professor Horne, and her expression was showing only shock and betrayal.

And then the stranger boy spoke up, leaving her turning towards HIM instead, the betrayal outweighing the shock now. She had been tricked by this boy? She did not know him.

Her blue eyes went wide and huge and she looked between the Professor and him, several times, before speaking up. When she did, her voice was soft and filled with upset and sadness and also confusion.

"I... Yes, as he said, I received an Owl that... Told me to come here. I do not understand why, but I thought... I thought I was going to be in trouble if I did not come." She did not know if she should mention the part about how the letter had CLAIMED to be from the Professor. Part of her wanted to, so that Professor Horne would know that Seren had thought she was following a teacher's orders. Another part of her, the more generous part, thought she maybe should not, because the boy had at least admitted to his prank so readily, and was willing to take responsibility for his trickery.

Finally, she simply said "I truly did not mean to be breaking rules."

The entire time she spoke, her expression flickered between a mask hiding her emotions, and having everything on show, as if she was TRYING to hide them but still not very good at it.