4 Aug 2022, 04:34
On Wednesdays We Wear Pink!
Forward Dated: Wednesday, Sep. 7th
@Reena Delgado
To be clear it hadn’t started out like this. It’d originally been a tiny gag, spelling his housemates clothes and hair different weird colors while they were still half asleep or not paying attention had just been a lighthearted prank. Meant for a quick giggle to see who would notice first or if they arrived at breakfast with neon green hair and pastel purple shoes. Harmless! Just silly fun.
But then it escalated. Something small that had spiraled into a prank that as of yesterday went 4 days strong. Today would mark the 5th day.
It wasn’t really bad per say. Said escalation had begun when a few people had ‘cheated’, and by cheated he meant had been tipped off way too early by their friends before so much as leaving the common room! Was it so bad that he’d wanted to redo? So had begun Elsian targeting said cheaters the next day, being all the more careful to cast when they were away from friends. For the rest of the day, it was like a little game. Every time he spotted one of his special targets and could get away with it Elsian would re-spell their hair or clothing; a few had taken the joke really well, going so far as to try and pick out who was doing it. It’d been like a game between him and them. They look around, try to find out who did it while laughing; he’d already gotten caught by 2 people, they’d thought it was hilarious. He’d been more careful after that.
One target in particular had been a challenge to stay hidden from and that was Reena Delgado. The 2nd year wasn’t in any of his classes, so he’d taken to hexing her clothing and hair during meals, when passing in the halls, or upon seeing in the common room.
She was the only one that had been so quick to realize she’d been hexed all on her own. She was fast, always seemed to catch on not even 5 minutes later that something was off, but Elsian had gotten better at doing the color change when she was too busy to notice or unable to fix the new eyesore of a makeover due to not having her wand at the ready, like when she was eating.
It was all in good fun! Not that the girl in question seemed keen to agree on. So far, she’d also been the only one obviously grumpy about the prank, he’d almost thought to stop but figured since he planned to stop the whole game tomorrow it’d be fine. So instead, he’d come up with the grand idea to hex the girl Hot pink from head to toe for the entire day!
He’d already gotten her this morning and continually in the halls between classes up to lunch. Said Lunch break had just ended, the next of the classes getting ready to start an Elsian was gearing up to color the girl's hair and robes once again before disappearing into the crowded halls of the courtyard.
He paused by one of the archways leading from the halls out to the fountain, carefully pressing himself against the stone wall next to a few fellow 4th years from his classes, joking around and chatting for those last few seconds before rushing to class. It was perfect camouflage, wonderful to blend in as the younger Gryffindor walked right past him to get to her class, back turned to him. Following her would have been too obvious after all.
First were the shoes. “Multicorfors,” he said quietly, casting his wand towards her shoes, painting them a wonderful hot pink as she kept walking. Seemingly none the wiser…
Perfect.
Next the robes. He took a step closer, barely into the hallway to get a clear shot when some kids blocked his aim. “Multicorfors.” His wand whipped to her robes next. They bloomed into an overbearing hot pink.
O but the horrible timing for a laugh. A girl laughed loudly, right next to the younger Gryffindor. She’d immediately notice now…He sighed, going to slip his wand into his sleeve and pretend to be listening to his classmate's bicker. It was a mistake. No sooner had he gone to slip back to the wall than Hufflepuff and Slytherin apparently decided to finish their friendly argument over who was stronger by roughhousing enough to send the Slytherin boy stumbling right into Elsian. His wand hovered in the air, still pointed at Reena as he threw a hand out to balance the other boy, it was too late though, and the 2 boys went down hard.
His wand rolled on the floor, stopping against his shoe as he sat up with a groan. His eyes caught onto the 2nd year; oh shit. Shit she’d totally seen. It’d take an idiot not to put 2 and 2 together.
Elsian laughed, rubbing his head and snatching up his wand as he got to his feet. He stared at the tiny 2nd year contemplating his options.
“I was, um-” he looked down, “I like your shoes.”
Shit shit shit.
He looked back up. He had nothing to lose; he pointed his wand at her hair, sweeping his wand in the needed gesture. “Crinus Muto.”
He grinned down at her brightly as her hair turned a matching pink to her robes. He ran like hell.
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
4 Aug 2022, 06:04
On Wednesdays We Wear Pink!
action: about to kill the cat kidTo be left alone was clearly far too much to ask. All Reena wanted was to survive her classes and sleep. She just wanted to eat and play with her cat. She wanted to relax, but some random kid had other plans. This has been going on for a good 4 days, and it was pissing her right off. Someone, some little rat thought it would be a great idea to hex her clothes her hair to an annoying color. As if she wouldn't notice. She would always spin around in a circle like a fool, unable to find the culprit. The hair she could deal with since she was a metamorph. But the clothing was totally getting on her nerve.
Just this morning she headed to breakfast, head hung low as she looked around. She had thought she was safe until breakfast. Was it too much to ask just to eat her omelette in peace? Really. Halfway through her (delicious) meal, she noticed students looking at her. Instantly cursed in Spanish and dropped her meal, reaching for a curl. She focused and turned her hair to it's normal color until she finished eating. Whoever this kid was, they were annoying. Sure, it was funny the first time. But the more it lasted the more she just wanted to squish the dumby.
She knew that she wasn't a specific target, she's seen it happen to other people. Of course, she never said anything and would let them walk around with lime green hair. Reena hard shorter hair and still knew when her hair was changed. Yet they always laughed and they found it funny. Ha ha. Yeah, when she grumbled she got weird looks. And she would give them an equally weird look because did no one else find this annoying?
As she considered all of this, she had totally let her guard down. She suddenly realized how empty the halls were, how much in the open she was. Was she late? She glanced down and kept moving.
She blinked.
She must have looked into the sun, because she now saw a hot pink blotch. But she quickly realized she hadn't messed up her eyes, someone had messed up her shoes. Her perfectly good, totally dirty white converse. They looked wrong in this color. She felt blinded. Suddenly her robes turned into an equally eye-assaulting shade of pink.
Just then she heard a burst of laughter. Heart racing, she looked up and saw a group of students. It had to be one of them! It had to be! But who?
As if answering her question, a boy fell out of the group and on to the ground, his wand right in the air. Instantly her eyes shimmered with anger as she glared daggers right at the boy. "It's YOU!" She took steps forward closer to the boy, clearly indecisive on what she should do to him. "You little- I'll- you'll-" She waved her hands uselessly. The boy stood up and she looked him in the eye. She was 5'3 yet still was looked down upon. No fair. He was older. But she played sports and she was determined to prove she could be twice as scary.
"I like your shoes." Then her hair. And like a smart kid, he ran.
She threw down her things and immediately took after him, no longer caring about class. All she needed was herself and maybe her wand. "YOU ACTUAL GILIPOLLAS! bastardYou're SO annoying!" She already had images in her mind of her throwing him out the window or something.
@Elsian Cox
11 Aug 2022, 03:42
On Wednesdays We Wear Pink!
@Reena Delgado
He choked on a laugh hearing the girl's yell. Pausing in the halls he peered between the windowed gaps of the walls, laughing quietly as he tucked his wand into his pocket sleeve. Something crashed against the ground noisily. A few people gasping or laughing; he looked up, surprise and horror washing over him as he realized what was about to happen.
He screeched loudly from where the girl had almost grabbed him by surprise, scrambling away out of the hall and back into the open part of the courtyard, using a few of his own classmates as human shields whilst he scurried away, quick as a cat.
“Oh shit, oh shit, oh shiT,” he shrieked, unable to keep the laughter out of his voice even when hopping the fountain and practically leaping over a few younger boys sitting down on the edge of the fountain.
Sprinting across the open area and back into one of the opposite halls he was ever thankful for his long legs as he ran. Pausing in the hall, once again peering through the open windowed parts of the walls he gripped the corners, peering at Reena with a lopsided grin, “c’mon, it was just a joke!” he’d back away, playing cat and mouse between the ‘windows’ with the girl before quickly hopping through one of the open arches or slipping through the main exits depending on where she tried to catch him.
They were likely drawing attention at this point with the little scene they were causing. They weren’t exactly being subtle.
He hopped the window. Leaning forearms propped against the windowsill, chin in hand as he looked at the girl. “What, not a fan of pink? Should I have stuck with the neon green?”
This was funny and all, but he was quickly getting a little fearful for his own well-being. Even Elsian knew he was playing with fire. He stepped back, getting ready to book it through the halls to his next class. “This was great, 10/10 bonding experience, but would you look at the time!”
Another step back, a sharp grin, “see you around flamingo hair!”
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
24 Aug 2022, 21:49
On Wednesdays We Wear Pink!
action: throwing a rock at the kid with 1 strength She was after him instantly. They ran out towards the fountain, where Elsian swiftly hopped over a few boys sitting there. Reena practically bulldozed them as she shoved them (by accident, excuse you) into the fountain as she ran past. She would have apologized but she was on a mission, dead set on throwing Elsian off the astronomy tower or something.
He ran towards the 'windows' and she tried to follow him, before quickly realizing she could try trapping him. She reached through to grab him, but he dodged and popped up at another opening. She dove through, trying to grab him but missed again. Next time, she threw a fist and missed him by a hair. At this point, he grinned. "C'mon, it was just a joke!" Reena huffed angrily as she tried to grab him again. "Well it isn't very funny, is it? I could appreciate a joke if you could actually make a funny one." He escaped and she turned on her heel.
"Urgh!! Stay STILL! Why'd you hafta choose me, huh?!" Elsian placed his head on his hands in an innocent way, and Reena glared daggers at him. "What, not a fan of pink? Should I have stuck with the neon green?" Reena inhaled sharply, and let out a jagged breath. Her breathing became quick and heavy, and she looked just about ready to scream until she broke every glass in the castle. Her fists were clenched, and her hair switched colors with every breath she took. The boy stepped back, then he took a couple more steps.
What, he would just get away? That easily? Without even fixing the colors? Yeah, not a chance. Quickly, she grabbed a rock laying on the ground and chucked it as hard as she could at Elsian. (you decide if it hits, but I hope it hurts :fieryelmo: )
@Elsian Cox
1 Sep 2022, 03:40
On Wednesdays We Wear Pink!
@Reena Delgado
Hand clutching his chest he gasped, swooning against the window with a dramatic look. “Oh my poor shriveled heart, you wound it so.” He sighed, slipping away around the entrance way as she got stuck in the window.
Oh, she looked so angry.
He wished he had his camera. Maybe he should go get it for tomorrow?
As for that little question…well, it wasn’t as if she’d been part of some big special plan. The tiny joke had just escalated. With her being one of the random choices but it didn’t help that she could fix her hair so easily. That’d been cheating. She’d basically declared war by doing so that first day. And then when she acted the way she did? Well, it’d kinda looked like she’d taken it as a challenge herself! “Well everyone just seemed so pleased with seeing the neon robes, I'd have hated to disappoint the public.” He cooed.
He slid around some younger kids, hurrying away. Something smacked right into arm as he turned around a corner to disappear…until classes changed. And it hit him hard. A small hiss of pain escaped him, the older teen going to gingerly rub his arm as he slipped away between the crowded halls and towards his next class, pausing in a semi calm hallway. Bloody hell did she either have a killer arm or a disgusting amount of luck! Was this karma for his neon pink sins? Impossible. His work was a gift to the world and a joy to behold.
The only answer was good luck or good aim. That or the angry pink gremlin child had sold her soul to the rock gods in a feat of despair over her new neon lifestyle.
A horrifying thought.
He continued on. Wincing in pain. He probably needed to redo the colors next class rotation…hopefully she didn’t catch him. He’d need to be careful, or he might actually get bludgeoned by the girl hitting him with her books or neon shoes.
Hnn.
Well. Might as well get funny pictures to mark this grand eyesore if he was likely going to perish in the process. They could put it on his grave. He could only hope they also gave him a neon pink grave to match the cause of death.
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...