[u]Poppy[/u]

Making a huge fuss bout it didn't seem like the right call. After all she hadn't even met this Theresa. On the other side of things she couldn't feel comfortable with the arrangement either. Poppy had to ask herself [i]Is this girl for real?[/i] So far it was hard to separate a suggestion from a joke. In any case there was no way she was going to take her advice about the headmaster. Nikki disapprovingly brought her hand to her face which made Poppy giggle in spite of her predicament. 

Thanks to what she said next she at least had a potential way out. [i]Crossdresser vs bugs...[/i] Not exactly the best options, however the decision was hers. "I guess I'll give Theresa a chance... just make sure your creepy crawlies don't make a nest or something in the other bed, alright?" Poppy shuddered at the thought of not only being in the same room as a swarm of them, but having to sleep with them and always watch her step.

(about out of creative juice for this scene until others show up)

[u]Vespera[/u]

[i]Typical Valjean, swinging until the very end.[/i] For all his big talk she knew that the chances of him losing against Henry and just about any other meta was near absolute. It didn't much matter what their power was. The three predators were generally so evenly matched that the addition of a partner was sure to tip the scales. He wasn't dumb enough to actually try anything though, at least not here. Deborah the faker swooped in to calm him down. [i]The signs are everywhere you brick, maybe you should pay a little more attention to physiology class and use your senses a bit more.[/i] Vespera didn't need to be no Vera to know Valjean was being used. Heck even those without a power like hers or background in behavioral knowledge should have been able to catch that face she made. [i]It'll be interesting to see who he explodes on once her charade falls through.[/i] How it had lasted this long she had no idea.

[i]Wonder if Sam here is going to take his challenge. Only one way to find out.[/i] With any luck she would have found somebody that she was similarly confident she could use as a stepping stool. Vespera wasn't about to let Valjean have all the fun.

"Me join in? Too amateurish, too public." Vespera winked at Henry. She was refuting her involvement this time but generally acknowledging what he said to be true. With that said she likewise turned her attention the ghost from the past. However she didn't break it for the sake of any of the other students. Dragonfly did seem to have his hands full.

Even though Vespera knew full well who it was the shock of the reunion rand both ways. For her it was simply being called 'Vess' again. Those words uncorked a torrent of memories and emotions she didn't particularly care to relive. From a time when she herself was trying to fit in, before she donned black. Back when she was ignorant and weak. This was the her Chris must still see when looking at her all these years later. She trembled briefly before regaining her composure.

[i]Erratic heartbeat, stumbling on words, redness in the face. He's nervous rather nervous to see me.[/i] They were never that close, the fact that she avoided everyone and trusted nobody the biggest contributor. Still, she always remembered him as being nice. A few times she caught his wander eyes towards her. The last of which she remembered, a few days before the accident the ended up locking gazes for a few awkward moments until they both broke away. [i]Did I mean something to him?[/i] Her diagnosis of what she remembered with the knowledge she had now told her yes.

[i]Wonder how he'd feel if he knew me now.[/i] A part of her liked being recognized for something other than being a monster or bitch. She was going to try her darnedest to keep anyone other than herself from influencing Chris on this matter.

Vespera approached him so they could keep their conversation more personal. "Yes it's me. Might have moved on if the education elsewhere could compare." This she was sure sounded strange considering how much she used to reject the system. She uncharacteristically struggled with her next set of words, somethng that wasn't so uncommon way back when. "Ho-" [i]How have you survived.[/i] "Wher-" [i]Where have you been hiding out? Why?[/i]

In the end all she said was "I guess we have some catching up to do... Could always take it slow on out way over to Administration."