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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 0:44:12 GMT -5
Daphne clasped her hands behind her back when they were done with the scan and pressed her lips together. She shook her head. "I don't necessarily plan for things. I was debating on switching jobs since you offered yesterday." She finished cleaning up her space. "Then... When can I start?"
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 1:03:02 GMT -5
"See ya in the long run." Alexandrea muttered as she left for class, passing by Jericho as she left. "You'll be late for class if you don't hurry~" she told him in a sing song voice, flashing him a smile as she glanced at him over her shoulder. Conner was going to be annoyed at her for that one but she couldn't help it. If Conner got jealous over Jericho maybe the newbie would actually get the picture and her ship would sail.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 1:08:33 GMT -5
"Dear miss, you can start tomorrow if you're willing." Darien offered, taking a small bite of his muffin. He was lucky he worked tomorrow instead of today because he spent entirely way too much time here trying to convince the girl. He resisted the urge to wipe his hands on his pants, thinking how uncouth it would be to do such a thing. He blinked in surprise at the flavor of the muffin and resisted the urge to spit it out. What was in that thing?! With difficulty, the government official swallowed the mouthful he had before turning back to the conversation. "I can always give you a tour of the building today if you'd like."
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 1:30:21 GMT -5
(and her ship will sail XD my lawrd)
Jericho blinked and watched as she left. He wondered if she was aware or just completely foolish to display herself in such a way. It was practically suicidal. "Hmmm..." He frowned and closed his locker before following the girl towards their next class. Maybe there was more to this life than black and white. He straightened himself out and entered the line to get into the classroom. Thoughts can wait until later.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 1:31:53 GMT -5
Daphne nodded and checked the clock. "I would like that. My shift ends at fifteen hundred hours," she said. On the inside, she was holding back her urge to jump up in joy. She could finally quit her job and do something a little more with her life. Mayhaps it was the change that Daphne was looking for.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 1:57:22 GMT -5
Alexandrea made it in time for her next class and sighed, plopping her jaw in her hands as her elbows rested on the desktop. She glanced at the time and sighed longingly, noting how long they hand till lunch. The instructor walked by and whacked her hard on the head, causing her head to hit the desk. She let out a low growl, raising her head slowly with a dark glare. She was so use to this by now she didn't bother apologizing to the teacher as he walked on by. He long since stopped restraining himself from disciplining the girl since she was the sister of a government official. She needed more manners anyways.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 1:59:33 GMT -5
Daren smiled and gave her a small half bow. "It would be my honor to pick you up at the allotted time then. Would you be agreeable to that Miss. Daphne?" he asked her, a nasty smirk on his face as he bowed. His expression cleared as he rose from his bow and turned gave her a nicer smile.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 2:16:15 GMT -5
Jericho sat in his usual seat by the window and tried his best to sit up straight. Before the last few days, he had been well behaved. It wasn't until a seed of doubt planted by his grandmother, was what made him restless. His eyes moved to the camera up in the far right corner of the classroom. He found it a little unnerving that their every move was being recorded and couldn't help but feel like eyes were burning into the back of his head. The girl's words from earlier still stuck with him.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 2:18:24 GMT -5
Daphne smiled innocently and folded the towel, tucking it between the two coffee machines. "That would be wonderful," she replied.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 2:39:15 GMT -5
Time passed slowly for the rebel, nearly making her cry tears of frustration as her headache roared. When the bell rang, Alex nearly bolted from the classroom, not caring about how she looked. She made it to the hall before moving towards the closest water fountain. She dug in her bag for ibuprofen and popped a few pills, washing them down with the water from the fountain. "Ugh. Why me?" she muttered to herself as she straightened up, glancing around her. Seeing the normally crowded hall separated into two paths made the teen want to scowl. "Oh. That's why." she muttered to herself, turning to walk the opposite way.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 2:45:47 GMT -5
"I shall make my leave then. Till then Miss. Daphne." Darien told her with a half bow once more before turning to walk out the doors. He made it to his house in a short amount of time and promptly threw away the muffin and dumping the coffee down the sink. "How anyone could like those is behind my understanding. What did she put in that thing? It made it taste atrocious!"
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 2:50:05 GMT -5
When the bell rang for lunch, Jericho got up from his seat and like all the other students, he got in line for the exit. His eyes started to grow a little heavy. Jericho shook himself and went back to his locker to fetch his food. He took out his sandwich and his water bottle and walked off to go find a place in the cafeteria to sit.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 3:01:17 GMT -5
Alex sighed as she gazed at the cafeteria doors, her water bottle held loosely in her hand and a sandwich in her mouth. She loathed to be in the cafeteria but from the notes that she swiped from Conner (That boy had everything in his arsenal ) her target would be in here almost every day. She let out a sigh before entering the cafeteria, scanning the room to find the boy. The noise in the cafeteria annoyed her but she knew that any conversation would be masked in here.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 3:13:24 GMT -5
Jericho listened to the drone and chatter of the rest of the students as he ate his own food in silence. He said a couple of hellos and how are yous to some friends passing by, but nothing beyond that. He just wanted to wat his lunch and be done with the school days. He stared at his sandwich and silently thought to himself. Something feels missing... like finding the last puzzle piece in a pile of other puzzles. His thoughts were muddled and snuffed out before he could even form a coherent sentence.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 3:25:16 GMT -5
Alexandrea finally found the teen in the throng of chattering people and started towards the teen. She studied him with observant brown eyes and couldn't help but have a small smile form on her face. "It looks like the seed has already been planted, I just helped nurture it, that's all."She hummed to herself as she moved to sit down across from the teen, taking a sip from her water. "You okay there Jericho?" she called out, hoping to snap him out of his musing. He looked lost enough in thought to need a compass to come back and she couldn't help but feel a ding of satisfaction with that expression. "Jericho?"
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 9:25:30 GMT -5
Jericho snapped out his thoughts and lifted his head. He made eye contact with the girl front earlier before looking down again at his sandwich. Suddenly he didn't feel so hungry anymore. "Uhhh. Yeah. I'm fine." He stared blankly at his food before a small sense of panick because to rise. What was happening to him? Was he crazy? Going insane?
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 15:22:17 GMT -5
Alexandrea frowned slightly at his reaction and held her water bottle with two hands in front of her. "Are you sure..? You don't look too well..Did you want me to get the school nurse?" she offered, now slightly worried. Was the seed of doubt too much for his mind? She knew that she didn't have to think much about it, she was pretty adaptable but it seemed like the boy wasn't as adaptable as she and Conner thought.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 16:13:23 GMT -5
Jericho frantically shook his head and made eye contact with the girl. "I'm fine, really." He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand. "I've just had a lot on my mind lately..." he lowered his voice a little, paranoid that someone would hear him.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 17:01:43 GMT -5
Alexandrea noted the lowered tone and her eyes softened slightly at the obvious paranoia and confusion he was showing. "Hey. I need you to take a deep breath, hold it in for a few moments then release it slowly. You look too worked up and it will attract unwanted attention Jericho." she told him, reaching out to briefly place her hand on his shoulder so draw attention to her so she could meet his gaze before removing her hand once more.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 23:17:03 GMT -5
Jericho ran a hand through his hair and took a deep breath. "Okay... I'm fine... Thanks." he stared at his food with the same blank stare that everyone else had and started eating his lunch. Maybe he was just overthinking things. "What's your next class, by the way?" He asked, his mind slowly calming down as he eased back into his normal, monotoned voice.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 23:26:09 GMT -5
Alexandrea couldn't help but give a small sigh, shifting to lean her jaws onto her hands with her elbows on the table. "My next class is the thing they call calculus. That needs to eradicated." she muttered, a despondent frown gracing her face. She hates math with a passion. She couldn't imagine how Conner could love that wretched number book. She gave another sigh and her eyes flickered up to look at him, noting how he was closing off again. At least he wasn't panicking anymore. "What about you?"
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 24, 2018 23:46:19 GMT -5
"You think so?" Jericho tilted his head to the side as he bit into his sandwich. In a way, it was a little fascinating how freely this girl was speaking. That wasn't even allowed. She could get expelled. Or even executed. Both are very likely "Are you sure you should be saying stuff like that?" His brows drew into a concerned frown.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 24, 2018 23:54:30 GMT -5
Alexandrea sighed at his words and straightened up from her slouch. "No, I'm not.. I could die from saying this. My brother.. He's the secretary for the BIS and if he found out I wasn't like them," she said quietly, gesturing to the chattering crowd around them subtly "he would kill me himself. I just can't live like that anymore." she told him knowing that even with the din of the crowd drowning out their conversation from eavesdroppers she was taking one of the larger risks that she's taken since joining the Rebellion.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 25, 2018 0:08:39 GMT -5
Jericho's frown deepened. "Why are you telling me this?" he whispered. It came as a surprise to him that someone would trust him with such sensitive information. Now that he thought about it, she always stuck out like a sore thumb. There was something about her that was different than the other people that he's talked to. "You realize that I could literally tell anyone in this school about you..."
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 25, 2018 0:18:39 GMT -5
"You could." Alexandrea agreed quietly, studying Jericho intently in front of her. Her pulse was racing and her adrenaline was high. "But you wouldn't. You would have told someone by now if you wanted to." she whispered, coming to a decision. Jericho was a fit with their group but he needed to grow a bit while. He was close, but not close enough yet. Maybe he would surprise her more that he has today. The bell rung and her heart leapt into her throat. She felt her throat close up and she didn't say anything more to Jericho, nodding to him as she rose to get to class on time.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 25, 2018 0:40:15 GMT -5
Jericho watched with a blank stare as she got up from her seat and walked away. He stared down at the table before getting up from his own seat and went to get ready for his next class.
(should we skip to the end of the day?)
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 25, 2018 0:52:14 GMT -5
Yup!)
Alexandrea sighed quietly, closing her locker with the things she needed for the night. The day was a long one for her, one filled with headaches and confessions that left her drained. Sometimes she wished that she could stay at the base with Conner all day. It would be interesting enough at least.
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 25, 2018 1:06:17 GMT -5
Conner had woken up hours ago and was checking in on Alexandrea every once in a while. He glanced at the time and turned his communication device on. "Alexandrea, do you copy? How are things going? I finished mixing all the dyes needed for the small graffiti stunt. You'll see a lovely surprise tomorrow morning." He mused. "How did the progress go with Jericho?" Conner sat up in his chair and clicked through the school cameras until he saw the brunette boy rummaging through his locker. His throat went dry and he swallowed, feeling his neck and ears heat up.
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Post by SnowStorm on Aug 25, 2018 1:48:03 GMT -5
"Five by five little wizard." Alexandrea told him with a small sigh, running a hand through her hair. At the thought of receiving a colorful gift in the morning, Alex couldn't help but smile. "Oh? I look forward to it. I just need you to be careful." she told him with a small smile, knowing that he was probably stalking either her or Jericho with the cameras by now. "As for the newbie, he would need more time. We can't spring it on him all at once."
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Post by Swiftpool~♥ on Aug 26, 2018 0:42:46 GMT -5
Conner nodded, then realized that they couldn't even see each other. "Don't worry your pretty little head, miss. I'll be as careful as I can." He chuckled and leaned forward to watch Jericho from the cameras. "We'll take it slow with him then. Don't wanna scare him off. How did you even get him to talk to you in the first place?" He wondered out loud as he switched the camera, shifting his attention back to Alexandrea.
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