Open RP: Lake/grounds

[nopower-overme.livejournal.com]

((Sarah needs to be more social, feel free to come and talk to her. I'm on IRC if you want to chat about it first. xD))

Reaching the end of the section in the book in her lap, Sarah's gaze left the page and traveled out over the lake. Thus far, she had been what she considered successful in learning, despite having had no classes to attend. She had discovered books in the library that apparently were the last texts used when classes used to happen regularly and had been using them as an outline to steadily make her way through the coursework. This self-guided independent study, even in subjects she did not care for much, was more initiative than she had in her first year of college, but then, that hadn't been necessary in a school where they had classes. So far she had determined she was average at wand work and surprisingly good, in her opinion, at Potions and Care of Magical Creatures. It was hard to judge the latter, of course, with only written work and no classes to interact with the creatures, so perhaps she'd have to track down a way to do so. It was the former, however, that she was most concerned with, as there were still things she had questions on and knew she could use a teacher... she just had not gotten the nerve to do so yet.

She sighed, leaning back against the tree as she looked around, unable to concentrate and go back to her book. There were not many people around where she sat, as it was not close to the lake or the castle, but there were enough to observe. That had become one of her favorite non-studying activities, as the temptation to know more about the people from different times and places and races was far too great to resist.

Comments

[a-tin-solider.livejournal.com]

"It is quite different. As I said, I had expected something much more like the Academy. However, your admiration is not necessary."

He considered telling her why - because he couldn't feel homesick, exactly, so ther ewas nothing to admire as he was overcoming nothing - but decided against it. It would probably be best to save that information for later. it tended to unnerve people.

[nopower-overme.livejournal.com]

"But you still have it even if it isn't necessary," Sarah said cheerfully and then cocked her head to the side, considering how to proceed now that the topic had been covered. What they needed was something to do. Finally she grinned. "Data, have you seen the giant squid yet?"

[a-tin-solider.livejournal.com]

In a remarkably human moment (perfectly contradicting everything he'd said before), Data opened his mouth as if to speak, realized what she'd actually said, and then shut it. He blinked.

"Giant squid?"