Sept. 8th, 2016 (5:20 am)---Whitman
Riley is woken up by such a noise and Jenny is already awake and dressed for a run. Riley is rooming with a...morning person. Soccer player before manifesting, Riley isn't going to be sleeping in if that noise happens every morning. Arrgh, the suspense hasn't been broken yet, Jenny still hasn't opened that box.
Yikes, growth spurt upon manifesting, Riley sporting a small C cup and hates it, she is, unfortunately, going to get a lot of attention. Jenny is all flustered, so cute, whoever she ends up dating is lucky. Ouch, doing farm work actually made her feel useful and cousin Brent showing up and taking them all over, Riley has had it rough since Gretchen left. An hour run to check out the surrounding area, just remember the rules about not going into certain areas.
All that anger Riley has to deal with, glad she has Dr. Chambers to help her.
I deserved every bit of fear and hate that girl had toward me too. After she ran off, I seriously considered bailing. It was only a matter of time before my part in her incident was exposed. I was an H1 sympathizer in a school of mutants.
One, I think Samantha might have run away for a different reason. Two, the school won't go advertising her past like that, so unless Samantha knows about it I doubt it will come out.
At least Jenny got Riley not to sulk in their room, though Samantha's friend glaring like that, I wonder what Samantha has told about Riley already. Yikes, to fall asleep and the next thing wakes up to an alarm so loud, good thing Riley doesn't have enhanced hearing beyond her exemplar nature.
So early only she and Jenny are the only ones awake in the cottage, 5:20 am is way too early to wake up imo. Ouch, this "disorder" sucks, sounds a lot like a form of social anxiety. *gags* What Riley's mom does to her, not even mentioning her to others unless she has to, makes me sick to my stomach. Any child would be a mess being treated this way. A natural defense against water so doesn't feel hot or cold from it, very useful.
If I wanted, I could make it so not a single bit of water ever touched my skin. Combine that with my ability to generate fog and pull water from the air, it was easy to see how I was labeled a TK.
Guess she hasn't learned how to use it to remove water from her hair yet.
Wait, her mother won't let Riley see old videos of her father, now that is just cruel to a child. Tidal Wave, her father died a hero before she even got to know him.
Aunt Jessica once told me that Mom was different after Dad was gone. Now she didn’t imply that Mom resented either me or Summer but I could see it sometimes. I think we reminded her of him. In a way, we were a piece of him. Now a sane person would cherish that but I think it pained my mother to look at us. Me, more so than Summer. More than once, I was told how much I resembled Dad. Sure Summer got his blonde hair but I had his eyes. At least I did before they turned their current color. According to Uncle Will, Dad’s brother, I got his stubbornness too. That little bit made me proud.
Instead of cherishing the children the man you loved left you, Riley's mom just sees her as a source of pain, her mother needs counseling past-tense.
Oops, she can't feel hot from water but can feel cold, getting angry at her mom and venting made her cause the water to become ice cold. Ooo, she figured out the trick of removing the water from herself already, nice. And Tanya sees her do that, seems Riley met her years ago at a Bar B Que party her family hosted, even remembers Tanya. Friends at 7 and not see each other again until 14, yet Tanya recognizes Riley after a moment. Both in Whitman too, fate arranged this, Riley needs more friends at Whateley.
No wonder Riley considers Tanya a good friend, growing up as she did in that family, starved for positive attention. Ah rats, can only do the water trick on herself. Oh no, Riley hasn't gone through power testing yet, I wonder what she will think of it. Darn, Riley has no resistance to Tanya's roommate's power. Tanya in room 229, Riley is in 215, just how many rooms are in each cottage?
Perhaps there was a new friendship with her waiting in the future. Perhaps not. I shrugged.
I really hope they can be friends.
7am-ish---Crystal Hall
Bwahahaha, just a cafeteria, considering the waterfall and other things inside, plus the quality of food, Riley has made, imo, a poor early evaluation. A normal, sensible breakfast, the description is making me drool, shouldn't comment when hungry. Her mom shames her for being 5'7" and a size 4! Okay, I want to smack this b, you don't do that shit to your kids!
No sign of Jenny, an hour late for meeting for breakfast, I hope she is okay. And of course, her Mom calls right now, that woman.
"What the hell do you think you’re doing?” said a voice on the other end as soon as I answered.
I sighed. “Well seeing as its morning, I’m getting breakfast like normal people.”
"Don’t get smart with me young lady!”
Okay, at this point I'd like to call child services for child abuse in the form of mental and emotional abuse for years. Ask her mom what she wants, mom says she is being rude now, sees faults in everything Riley does. *tries to calm down before I type something I will regret*
Oh, Mom is mad Riley switched to Whitman rather than being in the same cottage as her "too perfect" sister.
"Well do you know how embarrassed I was to get a call from the school telling me that I sent your things to the wrong room? Then to have your sister call, not you, to tell me that you’ve decided to change our plans and move into another cottage.”
*can't hold back* THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU, MA'AM!
"Be that as it may, you’re now stuck in Whitman apparently. I called this morning and they’ve already given your room away and there’s no more vacancies. See what you’ve done now.”
"You mean make a decision for myself? Perish the thought!”
"Well it ends now, I’ve made...”
STOP TRYING TO CONTROL YOUR CHILD'S LIFE IN EVERY DETAIL!
Destroy her phones, only way to stop her mom's harassment, great idea, Riley, I support this. Jenny shows up and isn't told about the call from Riley's mom, no need to sour Riley's mood more. And of course, Jenny guessed who the call was from, intuitive and smart girl.
“She’s got this thing where she has to control every aspect of everyone’s lives, like she thinks its her responsibility to do so. Do you know that before coming here, she never once asked me what I wanted. She decided I was going to go to Whateley, that I was going to stay at Dickinson because its where she stayed when she was here.”
Oh good grief, she probably will have set Riley up at the same college she went too upon graduating Whateley, or try to.
She sighed. “Clara made the decision for me. Said I’d be safer here then at home. I’d like to say she was wrong but...”
Just how bad are things at home for Jenny? Oh yeah, forgot about the cult for a moment, seesh, the authorities need to crack down on cults more.
"A gift from my mother” I said, holding up my arm. “They’re runes, one of her specialty spells. According to her, they’re for my protection. The thing is, I didn’t exactly ask for them. She put them there when I was sleeping, said I had an incident during the night.”
Hurt when Riley gets angry, has to work hardier containing her powers or another way for her mother to try and control her?
Apparently they’ll come off when I don’t need them anymore.”
"When is that?”
I shrugged. “Probably when I stop being angry.”
"So basically, they’re on for life.”
Jenny wasn’t trying to be a smart ass but it didn’t stop us both from laughing.
At least they can laugh about it, I think she won't need them anymore when she gains better control over her power. A blue-haired girl Summer's age and a couple of other girls, wonder who this is, it isn't Venus Envy come to rush Jenny, is it? Oh, Janette, Riley's RA, and having a wing meeting tonight, huh. Janette's hand is cold enough to make Riley shiver, hint to her powers I bet.
So that is how Jenny met Janette, and Mao brings up why Riley left the movie night, oh boy. Mao needs to learn more about interacting with humans.
"I have upset you then. I fail to see why it is such a big deal. The taller of the two clearly meant you ill will. Had you not left, she planned on confronting you.”
"How do you know that?”
"Body language.”
"You can get intent out of body language?”
"She was agitated and was perspiring heavily as well. Given the way she stared in your general direction, having no prior contact with Jiaying, I assumed she meant you harm. Given how well you interact with others, I drew the conclusion that you must have insulted her and she wished retribution from said insult.
Just what has Samantha told this girl about Riley?
Thinks about all that, respond to Mao, and it is Jenny back in control, this could lead to some seriously bad communication at this rate. I wonder who Riley got as her advisor, hope they can handle her without being pushy. Oops, misremembered her as Exemplar, physical changes threw me. Fog generation and ability to pull water from the air, heat resistance, and tiny healing ability, I wonder if her fog generation is part of a bigger power that needs the training to unleash her potential.
Genetics, even mutant ones, can be cruel. Heh, no clue if girls go to the bathroom together, their unique upbringings have sure left them clueless about certain things, or at least stereotypes. Pain worsening, okay, that doesn't seem like a power control issue anymore, but her mother trying to control her temper by force. And no makeup, aww, I bet a lot of guys would like that look. And her power isn't lame, just don't fully understand it yet.
Ugh, cornering someone alone in a bathroom, no matter what issue you have with them, is a huge bully move. At least 6'7" if not taller, high-level Exemplar or PK brick, not good. Not moving and picking a fight like this, whoever this girl needs an attitude check. Gretchen a boxer and taught Riley, good, have something to work with. No fight, huh.
"She doesn’t need this shit, you know. Not after what you and your friends did to her. She had a rough time you know. She was almost better then you showed up. She was opening up again, she was smiling again. Then she saw you and you...”
She was getting angrier with every word.
That’s when the fist came.
It happened so fast that I didn’t have time to react.
There was a rush of air behind me and suddenly, Jenny was there.
If not for Jenny this girl could have killed Riley, she saved them both. Metallic tink, cat ears, stripes, just who is Mao?
And Jenny becomes ruthless when protecting a friend, this girl better back down or end up with a broken hand in Doyle or worse. Forced to apologize before Jenny lets go, yikes. Calling them Puta before leaving, this girl needs to have her temper checked, protecting a friend is noble, but this went too far. So glad Jenny followed Riley into the bathroom, though with how fast she moved when Mao was in control I think she isn't telling the whole truth here.
9:32am---Schuster Hall/The Quad
Lost in Schuster Hall, 2 minutes late for meeting with her advisor, let's see how the advisor responds. Chastizing her for being 2 minutes late.
"Now then” he continued, looking back at his computer and typing. “It would appear you arrived a day late.”
"Unforeseen circumstances, I was...”
He interrupted me again. “Your tardiness appears to be a habit I see.”
I don't like this guy, I'm betting her mom had him assigned to Riley.
"Like I said, it was beyond my control...”
"Problem with authority as well.”
Okay, I hate this guy now. And yup, her mom set up her class schedule over the summer with the hardest classes possible, leading this guy to blame Riley for him having to fix "her" mistakes, ugh.
This guy is the trigonometry teacher, great. Bringing up transcripts on Riley, I hope it humbles this man a little.
I’d always been a bit of an overachiever. It was one of the things that I had and Summer didn’t. She wasn’t an idiot but she wasn’t as smart as me either. When I started school, Mom immediately tried to drive a wedge between the two of us. Once again, she favored my sister. She tried to push the two of us against one another academically. So that only pushed me harder. I wasn’t a super genius by any means but I wasn’t an idiot like the other kids around me. It wasn’t all subjects either, mainly Math and reading. Mom tried to ignore it, the school didn’t. I was in advanced Math classes starting in about fifth grade or so. So yes, I really was taking trigonometry as a freshman.
At least she gets one class she wants so far, I hope she fixes the mess her mother made of the rest.
Who is this mystery woman who saved Riley from having to hear all that typing? Good grief, how many poor boys saw this woman walking around the school before she ended up here? Olivia DuBois and she is Riley's advisor now, I like her already. Hehe, how Olivia manipulating this man, love it. Even got to loan her his office, she is good.
Calling Riley famous, read Riley's file, who is this woman? A bit photosensitive, she turns off the lights with a snap of her fingers, and her eyes purple shine actually glows in the dark, impressive already.
"I was able to rearrange some things. It seems your mother consulted with Mr. Ding Dong and tried to work your schedule around your sister’s. We both know you don’t want that.”
I knew her mother would pull that, but how does Olivia know all this about Riley?
She wasn’t wrong though. “My mother is a pain in the ass.”
She frowned “Cherish her, you only get one.”
I raised an eyebrow. “And my sister?”
"Well as much as you’d probably like to kill her---trust me on that one---there are fates worst than death.”
Okay, I want to know more about Olivia's history now, sounds like she lost her mother and misses her dearly and something horrible happened to a sibling of hers worse than death.
Class schedule in order and going for a walk, with her energy and attitude why do I suspect she is connected to Gretchen somehow.
"They never are” chuckled my companion as the two of us headed for the stairs. “My roomie and I were like oil and water at first. We had a bit of a rocky start but she’s my best friend now. We did everything in school together.”
Okay, we haven't met an Olivia DuBois in Gen 1, I wonder.
She smiled. “We talk pretty much everyday. We formed this unbreakable bond here. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for her, you know?”
Wait, we haven't seen more of Gretchen's story yet or who she ends up as roommates with when she finally gets to Whateley, could Olivia have been her roommate?
Olivia knows about the incident, Riley believes it is because it is in her file.
She smiled coyly. “I didn’t. I’m not a teacher, I’m a Grad student.”
Bwahaha, oh, Olivia is good. And Riley thinks she is a 'shrink' using ambush therapy on her, oh boy, I hope she is wrong about Olivia. Shadow manipulation and Riley can't run further than 20 feet before being caught, rats. Still have five minutes, darn, Riley was right.
A file with blank papers inside, tricky.
"To be fair though, I did read your file but I didn’t really need to. You’re an open book, Riley. Parental issues, authority issues, sister issues. Angry, stubborn, Me against the world. Classic misanthrope, blah, blah, fucking blah. I get it, trust me, I lived it. You think the world is against you, you think EVERYONE hates you! More blah and blah and blah.” She paused for dramatic effect. “ I’m not going to tell you you’re wrong because what kind of advice would that be. I am going to tell you one thing though” Another pause, this time with a breath. “Grow up and stop whining.”
Whoa, they got the perfect kind of psychiatrist to handle Riley and her issues.
“No, I can’t but I will because you need to hear it. Yes, your mother is probably a bitch. She probably does favor your sister more. Trust me, been there, done that. Yes, you’re a loner and you hate everyone around you. You’re horrible to them, blah and blah and shit. Tough break, the world isn’t perfect. We can’t change that. We can however learn to deal with that shit. If you let me, I think I might be able to help you. If you’re interested?”
Blunt and to the point, sometimes it is the only method that works.
Ask why she should trust Olivia and doesn't get an answer because time is up, dang, she is a bitch.
She was the most insufferable woman I’d ever met, I HATED people like that. Yet, there was something about her that I just couldn’t quite place. Something almost familiar. Sure I’d never met her before but there was still something.
Thinking about it made me smile.
I’m not sure why.
She reminds you of Gretchen I bet, such close friends tend to rub off on each other. And late again, good grief, hope the powers testing guys are still busy with someone else so they aren't annoyed too.
10am-ish---K Lab
The time to get to the lab for testing, plus navigating to it, they need to give the freshmen maps of certain buildings. Dang, she has a map and the tunnels are still confusing, that sure says something about the tunnels. Girl wearing a hoodie like that and calling her Laura, don't tell me it is Tia. Guessed right even before reading it, nice to see Tia again. At least Tia helped Riley go in the right direction.
At least the woman doesn't say anything after Riley admits she is already late, even maps only help so much in the tunnels, yikes. Yeah, even being told about Whateley can't prepare you for seeing it in person or experiencing life there. Ooo, the testing suit, I don't think anyone likes wearing those. Okay...do I even want to ask about Summer's roommate?
Riley hates drawing attention, her new bust, and the testing suit, yikes, at least she has a female tester. Oh, so there are more testers, forgot that is common. Brutal power testing later and Riley learns it isn't hydrokinesis, I suspected as much. At least the next woman is friendlier to Riley. Taken to Lab W, Dr. Martin is the nice woman and Dr. Phelps is there. Wait, Lab W, as in Warping?
Scientists all over the world have been trying to figure out my family for years. It wasn’t unheard of for families to have multiple mutants but for them to all manifest the same powers, over and over again. Things like that didn’t happen. As far back as my great-great grandfather, people have been trying to figure out why and how it was possible. There were many theories, most seemed to think that one of my ancestors made a pact with a powerful spirit but of course that was a bunch of crap if you ask me. Personally I think we were just lucky.
So the Spencer family even defy the Whateley staff's understanding, dang. Wait, the more she pushes her power the more the runes increase the intensity of the burning, so when she gets angry her powers flair up stronger than usual.
"That was amazing, I’ve never seen anyone create fog like that before. It was so thick, I couldn’t even two inches in front of my face.”
I huffed. “That’s me, Riley Spencer, Subpar Party Favor.”
She chuckled. “Nothing about you is subpar, far from it in fact.”
I've been saying it, Riley's power is far more impressive than she realizes. More testing...great.
The breaks between getting shorter and shorter. It turns out the more I use my power, the more tolerance I built up to the debilitating after-effects. After three or four times of the fog alone, they started adding different factors to the environment. Making it hotter or colder for instance. That apparently changed the density of the fog. Working in the heat was a lot easier for me too. When it got colder, I found it harder to control things. When they added water into the mix, things took a different turn. Not only did I start to feel less pain but I was able to control the water around me as it fell. Much like what I could do with the water from the shower.
This is a power, that with use to build up tolerance and experience in use, will be a lot more impressive than hydrokinesis, imo.
"I have seen some truly remarkable things in this lab over the years but nothing quite like that.”
"So I was right then?”
He nodded excitedly, finally looking up from his screen. “You Miss Spencer are not a hydrokinetic, you’re a Warper.”
Woohoo, when the testers say they have seen nothing quite like your power before it means big things.
“Its simple really. You’re not controlling the water, you’re changing it. The fog is just the start. With practice and training, no doubt you will be able to change the very density of the air itself. It’s incredible. What’s more, right at the beginning, the sensors picked up hydrostatic pressure fluctuations.”
"That’s not possible!”
"As impossible as it is, it was there. No mistake about it.”
"What’s hydrostatic pressure?”
I was so confused.
"Its the pressure exerted onto an object underwater” explained Dr. Martin “the further you go down, the more pressure you feel. It’s what happens when you swim and pop your eardrums.”
"This type of pressure should not be experienced outside of the water” explained Dr. Phelps “Yet, somehow, you’re able to generate it in the air.”
"What about the atmospheric pressure?”
"She was controlling that too...”
Holy...I knew her power was more impressive than she thought but not by this much, that is a lot of power.
As soon as they did, they explained that my control of pressure apparently did not exist outside of the fog I created. The stronger my fog, the more pressure I was able to control and even change.
That just bumped it up to potentially one of the most dangerous powers I've ever read about. And a new codename to go with this revelation, nice.
12:45pm---The Quad/Crystal Hall
Hydrostatic, perfect codename, those who don't know what it means will underestimate her, those who do will be afraid of getting on her bad side. MID with a picture of her smiling, much better.
I still looked weird without my makeup and as soon as possible, I was going to pierce my lip again. I looked a bit doe-eyed in the photo though, a deer caught in the headlights too frightened to move. I wonder if they’d allowed me to retake it?
Aww, you look cute, besides when you have your regular look and show someone your MID and they try to say that isn't you, you can confidently state it is. Warper 4, TK 2, now there is a potent combo, especially with the nature of her Warper powers.
Gretchen would often tell me about Mistress Zodiac, the Warper she had some trouble with before coming to Whateley. The very same one who also killed Mom’s Dad. Mom always detested them after that, even if she tried to hide it. There used to be a Warper in The Good Neighbors, called Motormouth, he could talk so fast that he actually gave people headaches. Summer and I used to love it but Mom hated it. Eventually, he retired from the bizz. He lives in Florida now, living the easy life. Uncle Jeff---his civilian ID---still sends us cards and presents every year for Christmas and Birthdays.
Hating Warpers because a Warper killed her father, Riley's mom is a piece of work. If she lashes out at Riley over being a Warper, says she is disowning her, I hope the authorities deal with her. Oh, and a new detail about Gretchen's time before Whateley we have yet to see, can't wait to read and learn more in the future.
I was still a bit bummed about the regen bit. Apparently, it wasn’t actually one of my powers but an after effect of the runes that were used to heal me. After manifesting I was unconscious for a couple of hours and was covered in cuts and bruises. Mom broke some rules when she used runes to heal me. A small part of me was glad to see the Regen gone too.
Always forget about the annoying parts of Regen, at least Riley doesn't have it anymore as she wants. Saw Sam in the hallway, seems like Sam wishes to talk, but her friend stopped that, darn it. And now the guy Riley's nicknamed Brad Pitt Jr. is coming over, even an out of the way bench in the quad is still easily seen.
Darn that smile of his, now Riley is stuck chatting with him and his friend. Cody and his friend Parker, and Cody wouldn't shut up about Riley, uh oh.
“I’m Parker Danes, Cody’s roommate, you can call me Crowd Control.”
A devisor with a codename like that, bet he makes some interesting concoctions.
He was looking for me?
My heart fluttered.
No, stop that!
Riley's emotions are going to get her in trouble if she doesn't keep them reigned in. Heading to lunch in the Crystal Hall with them, and Cody brings up how Riley said she was going on a bathroom break the last time he saw her. Cody holding the door for her makes Riley blush, oh boy, she has it bad. Sitting on the 2nd floor and being part of a training team, if Cody knew all that entails he might be reluctant about joining a training team any time soon.
She dropped into the seat next to me, without a care in the world. It was such a graceful, fluid motion that it left Parker with his mouth hanging open. It hung that way for a few seconds too before Cody pushed it shut. That didn’t stop him from staring though. I’m not going to lie, Jenny was something to stare at. If I wasn’t careful, I might go gay for her. Well, bi at the very least. I wonder if I would be able to juggle both her and Cody at the same…
No, BAD brain!
Hehe, hormones are a hell of a thing to deal with. Poor Parker, that shy and having a crush on Jenny at first sight.
Parker got over his shyness pretty quickly and started exclusively talking to her, much to my roommate’s discomfort. It was weird because she acted almost like she never got this kind of attention before. Especially from a boy. How was that possible? She was gorgeous, unless she wasn’t always so. It made sense I suppose. Some of her behavior didn’t quite fit. She had a great body but she always covered it, every inch of skin. She was shy and demure around everyone but me too? Almost as if she wasn’t comfortable in her own skin? Parker wasn’t helping either. Every time he spoke, he moved a bit closer to her and she moved a bit back. Parker didn’t notice. Jenny’s body language was enough to tell me that she didn’t like it one bit.
Uhm, don't tell me Jenny is a changeling and used to be a guy, but didn't note this in her Whateley paperwork? Or she is a lesbian and just uncomfortable by attention from a guy?
Non-lethal grenades, good idea.
"Well I think it’s neat” said a voice from the other side of me.
I jumped.
I think we all did.
I snapped around and sitting next to me was Sam.
Where in the hell did she come from?
"Sam! Where did you…?”
She giggled. “I’ve been here for a while now actually, you four were so engrossed in talking that I just thought I’d wait for an opening.”
Okay, Sam is going to be picked up by one of the spy agencies when she graduates, because I don't think they were that focused to have missed her, some part of her powers maybe?
“Amaya’s in power testing right now. She’s real sorry by the way, even if she’ll never admit it. She got it into her thick head that I hated you but...”
Sam doesn't hate Riley, glad that Riley saved her, all a big misunderstanding, glad that was the case. Amaya, a nice name for her friend.
"You were crying earlier?”
"Not because I was scared...just happy to see you and angry at what my parents tried to do...”
Pink hair and blushes the same shade, cute. Samantha Ridley aka Void, cool, I wonder what her powers are unless I'm forgetting them.
"I can’t show you because we’re not supposed to use our powers that way...”
I wonder what she means by this.
“I’m Cody Jenkins but you folks can call me Cattle Prod”.
Electricity from his hands, learn how to regulate it and so many uses.
Jenny talking with Sam to avoid talking with Parker, I know Parker came on strong, but I wish to know why it seems Jenny has no experience chatting with guys.
Strangely enough, Jenny was in most of mine. Cody and I shared two, Parker and I four. Lucky me. I was only in one of Sam’s sadly. She did announce that I was in at least five classes with Amaya though. Apparently she’d seen her roommate’s schedule. Fate must hate me.
At least she has friends in each of the classes and Amaya can be a potential friend now that she knows the truth about how Sam feels. Polar Vortex, so that is Jan's codename. And the wing meeting is after lunch, don't tell me, the near fight earlier pushed it sooner.
1:05pm---Whitman
Ah, the community room on each floor, nice to know more details about it. Riley and Jenny show up first, followed by Ratel who is making a lot of noise, Ratel goes up to introduce herself to Jenny only for Mao to say she smells like vermin, oh boy. Water Lily aka Bonnie is Ratel's roommate in 213, nice to see they get along. Uh oh, the reaction to Jenny's handshake means Ratel wants to fight her. More girls, one with wings and one with intense red hair and barefoot, I love Whateley for the diversity of the characters. The next 3 girls stand out as well, with such interesting looks.
The pair that followed her seemed fairly normal but they definitely screamed Queen Bitches. The one with the white blonde hair went to the table and sat at the head of it, looking with contempt at the rest of the room. I took an instant dislike of her and that stupid sliver streak in her hair.
Well, there is trouble waiting to happen. Native American girl has it hard, especially with the QB giving her that glare. Sam needs to get used to many eyes upon her, Amaya isn't always going to be there to shield her.
Okay, I like Jan, anyone who can suggest being called the Idiot with a sense of humor is good in my books.
The Queen Bee didn’t wait. “I’m Silvertongue, Jessica Roth, I’m a Siren and I’m happy to be here!”
Arrgh, it grates on my nerves, such ego.
Her friend was Goldrose, Alexis Wallace.
The other two girls at the table were Agateno (the Cherokee girl who didn’t give a name) and Nyx, aka Claire Marshall.
Interesting bunch already.
The winged girl was Russet, her barefooted friend was Firestep. The girls on the couch were Jamie and Flicka. Flicka said her first name, I think it was Melissa but Jamie interrupted her. She had more to say about herself but I ignored it. The really short girl was Pullaparte, call me “Barb”, the girl next to her with the black scales was Hexplate. The room shifted to Sam and Amaya. Sam introduced herself as Void, giving a few quizzical looks before Amaya spoke up. Who the hell calls themselves Stellar?
Hhm, Firestep, wild guess but speedster who creates flames when she runs.
Heh, the shock of Mao talking and learning there are some spirits who can talk like that, that is minor compared to some of the things you will learn and experience at Whateley. And Riley makes an enemy of Silvertongue by just saying her name and nothing else, eep. Silvertongue giving Riley attitude but she isn't having any of it, goes to walk off, and Silvertongue was going to say something until Amaya put her hand on Silvertongue's shoulder.
"Back the fuck off, Barbie!”
Amaya.
I was not expecting that.
"How dare you touch me, you Immigrant.”
Amaya was hispanic but she was at least six foot four and by the look on her face, that was probably the wrong thing to say. Suddenly she was getting taller, a lot taller. Her head almost touched the ceiling. The muscles in her bare arms started to bulge too.
Oh, Silvertongue is one of
those kind of idiots. If you are white you are an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. Ratel wants to get in on the brewing fight, Goldrose isn't going to back up Silvertongue so the b just storms off. SIlvertongue is going to be a real pain.
Nice way to apologize by Amaya. Ugh, Ratel, don't go picking a fight with Amaya. Duffle and suitcase of stuff her mom bought for her and forced her to pack, donate it to someone else I say. Oh god, if Jenny wears those yoga pants and does a morning routine outside she will get an audience of guys and girls much like Taka.
While she was droning on, I noticed something not mine sitting on the bed between my bags. Walking close, I saw it was a black motorcycle jacket. It wasn’t new either, it was scuffed up and worn.
I wonder, did Gretchen have Olivia hand-deliver her old motorcycle jacket to Riley?
A patch of a pink flower, yup, has Riley shaking as she realizes whose jacket this is and who is it is from. Riley thinks Gretchen had been in their dorm room, was here, and didn't see her, ouch.
It was her handwriting.
A warning that sent chills up my spine:
BE CAREFUL LITTLE BUG, THEY’RE WATCHING YOU.
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Oh crap, don't tell me whoever sent her group of old "friends" after Sam somehow knows where she is and is keeping an eye on her?
From first meeting Riley, learning about her family life, and the mess she got caught up in, it has been a wild ride. Epsilon, the mysterious organization, just what is its reach, its purpose in sending a bunch of thugs after a mutant girl, the kind of threats it can send after Riley are still a mystery. How Summer manifesting at 11 ruined their relationship, how their mother treats each of them, it is sickening a parent can do this to a child. Riley's attempts to run away, to get out from under her mother's thumb and control, you just want to yell at her mother for such emotional and mental abuse to a child for years.
At least Agents Carter and Grace of the DPA helped her out, even if she didn't want it. Rereading my comments from part 1, forgot it was confirmed Jenny is Clara Fairchild's little brother turned sister, they have the same last name and how Jenny acts is a huge clue. My memory isn't what it used to be. Never learned who Tina Royce worked for as I recall, another mystery. Riley's ex Brody's murder, will it ever be proven it was murder?
And rereading comments, can't believe I forget Mao is The Great Tiger of the West, one of the four great spirits of Japan. Riley wishing to find Gretchen in New York, living on the streets until she did, her stubbornness could have cost her life. Mao's words of wisdom to Riley are some of the best advice a spirit has ever given someone. All the staff and other people who helped her and Jenny along the way.
And another reminder of how badly Riley's mom controls her children's life, spelling their home those ways. Her grandfather had fought Mazarin as part of the Golden Aces, I love Golden Age style tales, wonder what Mazarin was like in his younger days.
I'm glad all of Riley's mom's attempts at controlling her life were adverted, Jenny being her roommate in Whitman made me happy. All the hints at Riley having more power than she believed could not have prepared me for the reveal of the true nature of her powers. Those can be dangerous, even lethal if applied right. Heh, reading my comments on part 2 show my memory has issues, we learned Riley and Jenny's dorm room number and their RA's name then.
Firefly aka Linette, little cutie and loved how Riley learned about Shisa too. Heh, forgot Riley knows about Poe's secret due to Gretchen. Learning how Summer acts towards Riley, sisters should support each other, what Summer does in the name of obeying their mother is wrong.
So glad that Samantha isn't upset with Riley and the whole thing with Amaya was a huge misunderstanding. I hope they can all be friends because Riley is going to need a lot of them. And Olivia is the perfect counselor for Riley. I can't wait for the next story with Riley and/or Jenny, such a fun read and so many new things to learn alongside them.
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