Room 118: Antigonish

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:14 pm

Mira cautiously headed up to what she was told was her room. She wasn't sure how much she'd be in said room, but she figured she might as well introduce herself and see what was going on...

by **Alex Kincaid** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:11 am

Alex was in the room, standing in the center of the room on her tiptoes. Her eyes were closed in concentration.

C'mon...

Slowly and with great difficulty, she lifted about half an inch off the ground.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:56 am

Mira poked her head through the door -- literally, through the door, without knocking or, uh, opening it -- and saw her new roommate hovering.

"Oh my!" she said, in surprise.

by **Alex Kincaid** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 3:46 am

After the initial surprise, a sudden sense of deeply-rooted shame floods Alex. She tries to turn away from Altamira to hide her face, but only manages to rotate slightly in mid-air before wobbling and collapsing to the ground.

Alex winces, "ow..."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:32 am

"Oh dear! Oh my, I'm so sorry!" Mira said, picking up on the embarrassment and going through the now-expected mental change. "Oh, cheese and crackers, I am so, so sorry."

by **Alex Kincaid** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:02 pm

"No, it's my fault," Alex says. "I shouldn't be using my powers, y'know?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:13 am

"No, no, it's my fault, I came in without knocking, oh geez. I'm so sorry..." she said, turning a crimson the same shade as her hair.

by **Alex Kincaid** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:02 am

"Don't worry about it," Alex says. She relaxes a bit. Something about Altamira put her at ease.

"I'm Alex," she introduces herself. "It's...nice. To meet you, I mean."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:23 am

"I'm...I'm Mira. I'm your...I guess I'm your roommate? Kinda?" she said, rubbing the back of her head.

by **Alex Kincaid** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:46 pm

"Kind of?" Alex asks.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:05 am

"I'm more in the medic center than anywhere else, but still...assigned rooms..." she said, abashed.

by **Alex Kincaid** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:54 pm

Alex suddenly felt a surge of protectiveness and polite concern, "Medical center? What's wrong? Are you sick?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:55 pm

"Well, kind of. Sort of. A little.

...I'm technically in a coma. A small one," she said, rubbing the back of her head.

by **Alex Kincaid** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:50 am

"Oh my god, are you okay?" Alex says. It took a second for the confusion to override the sympathetic response. "...wait, what?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:34 am

"Yeah, I, uh...sorry. Don't worry! I get that a lot," she cringed, at Alex's sudden reaction.

"It's kind of a long story...but I'm not really here right now. I mean, I am here, but not here, but I...oh gosh, this never goes easy."

by **Alex Kincaid** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:51 am

"Are you like...Ghost Dad?" Alex asks.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:49 pm

"No!

Maybe. I haven't seen that.

I...kind of can make people see me through telepathy? Sort of?"

by **Alex Kincaid** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:33 pm

"Wait. So, you're in my head?"

This made Alex very nervous and uncomfortable. She tried her best not to think about anything embarrassing.

Like that Panther/Namor hatefic she read this morning.

Damn it, brain.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:14 pm

"Well, I'm not really a normal telepath...I can't really see what you're thinking. It's just more like I'm there in your field of vision and whatnot, without actually, like, being there..."

As Alex's mind floated to slashfic -- and rather racier parts of the stories -- Mira's posture shifted as well. She leaned up against the doorframe and stretched out a little bit, trying to avoid eyecontact with Alex.

by **Alex Kincaid** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:41 pm

Alex quirks her head. "So, it's more like you're a hallucination? Except...not?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:59 pm

"A massive, shared hallucination with a mind of it's own, I guess you could say. Just...affected by the thoughts and the...feelings of everyone around her."

by **Alex Kincaid** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:05 pm

Any changes in Altamira didn't seem to register with Alex. "Wait...so, how do you mean affected? You match what I'm feeling?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:49 pm

"Something like that. It's the...subconscious thoughts and feelings of people around me. If they're grumpy, I become grumpier. If they're thinking about a movie star, I look a bit more like that star. If they're worried about being sick, I'll look paler and more frail. I'm always...always me, but flavored by the thoughts of those around me."

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:25 am

"...Are you okay? You're acting..."

A bit familiar? Something about her posture, the way she kept looking away nagged at Alex.

"Weird? I guess?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:39 am

"Oh gosh, I'm so sorry, it's just been a very...stressful day. All these new people, all these new places...it can overwhelm a girl, you know?" she sighed.

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:47 am

"Yeah...I think so? I'm pretty overwhelmed all the time, so you probably shouldn't worry about it," Alex says.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:51 am

"Oh no! Have you had a hard time since you've been here?"

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:04 am

"It's been hard, I mean, not that hard but it's my first time coming out," Alex says.

Alex coughs. "Out here. Sorry. Something in my throat."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:54 am

"Well, if there's anything I can do to help ease your tension, please, let me know..."

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 3:42 am

"That's so sweet of you," Alex says. "But I think I'm doing pretty good. You know?"

"...Do you need anything?"

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:16 am

"We all have needs, Alex. Some are more pressing than others."

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:26 am

Alex was starting to feel uncomfortable. What was going on? Her roommate was acting like one of her--

Oh.

Oh.

"Oh, umm," Alex says, standing up. "Maybe I should go. Leave you to your....needs."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:50 am

"Nonono, this is your room as much as it is mine. Perhaps even more so, as I'm not really here. I'm just inside you."

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:59 am

Phrasing?

Alex laughs nervously, "Yeah. You are kind of in...my head. Can't get you out of my head, right?"

What am I saying? Okay, she's acting like a character in my fanfiction. Maybe I can just not think about that stuff and she'll go back to normal?

Okay. Don't think any sexy thoughts.

...'

...

...Dang it, Alex!

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:05 am

"Why....why would you want me out of your head, Alex? Am I so upsetting? Is that it? Is the thought of sharing a room with a woman in a coma so wrong to you?" Mira said, taking short, shallow breaths.

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:08 am

"What? No!" Alex says. "I don't mind that at all."

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:11 am

Mira walked -- or floated, now that Alex took a closer look -- a bit closer to Alex. "Then...stay with me, Alex. We might have gotten off on the wrong foot, but I know we'll be good for one another..."

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:23 am

Alex stood there. She was frozen. She didn't know how to respond.

Say something! Anythin--okay, not anything. Some very calm and considered thing that you don't just blurt out in a pani--

"I'm gay," Alex blurts out.

...

...

Okay. That's not actually a helpful out of THIS situation.

by **Altamira Vazquez** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:44 am

Mira blinks, the sudden surprise throwing her head into a gear shift for a moment.

"...What?"

by **Alex Kincaid** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:18 am

"Sorry," Alex mumbles. "That was...weird of me."

"I mean, I like girls. But not you. That's...all sexed up on empathy and everything. I don't even know you and you're...well, it makes me feel like a creep."

With her panic abating, Alex returned to feeling a sense of concern for her roommate.

"... Sorry," Alex says again.

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