[X] A little bit of this, a little bit of that~
"So," You ask as you look your cards over, "How do the two of you know each other?" Jerome shrugs, and asks Lauren if she has any Fives.
"Nope, Go Fish." Turning to look at you, she continues, "Well, he's my cousin on my mother's side so I've known him since forever. When we both got acceptance letters for here, we decided to go together so we'd have someone we knew around. Any Queens?" Jerome twitches slightly when she asks you that. You wonder...
"No," You smile. "Go fish." Looking your hand over once again, you smirk lightly. "I'm sorry Jerome, but I'll be taking that five of yours." He hands it to you, and you slap it and your own five down with a flourish. "So you two are cousins, huh?" They look nothing alike, honestly. "I don't want to pry, but..."
"Then don't," Jerome interjects. "Lauren, do you have a Queen?" Your suspicion is confirmed as Lauren hands over her card with a scowl.
"Don't be mean, Jerome!" She insists before turning back to you, "Honestly, it's not that big of a deal- My uncle married a black girl instead of a white one is all. Nothing wrong with that."
"Nothing at all," You agree quickly. After a moment of silence, you raise an eyebrow. "It's your turn-"
"Actually, sorry to break the game up," You turn quickly to see a young man in a fine black suit walking up, red hair bound into a loose ponytail. "I'm Mr. Riot, Brownworthing Acadamy's... Groundskeeper, I guess you could say." He stops and looks you all over. "Huh. I was told I'd be picking four students up. Where's..."
Screams start up outside. Mr. Riot stops for a moment then dashes out. After sharing a look, you and the cousins follow him.
Once you reach the outside, you see Mr. Riot blast what appears to be a giant locust of some kind out of the air with what appears to be a fireball. As it drops to ground level, you realize that the thing was easily the size of a small car. It howls, and Mr. Riot curses under his breath.
"Those Weta just don't know when to strop growing, do they?" He comments, as energy gathers around his hands.
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