[b]Mark[/b]

Mark didn't quite know what to make of 'capture the flag'. He kept up a smile, yet his face betrayed a slight apprehension. He was surrounded by the fantastical, and he felt very far from that. Apparently further than Nikki, as she didn't seem all that put off by it, at least not outwardly. Perhaps that would mean it could be a laugh. Who knows. At the very least, it was nice to have his own insecurities echoed.

And then a new voice came into the conversation, and Mark gave her his moderately divided attention.

"Hi, erm could you guys help me out? I literally got here like twenty minutes ago and everyone seems to be doing stuff" she scratched her head laughing awkwardly "Oh wait, my manners, i'm Est-...Ella, Ella Seizu" she cut herself mid way and looked towards the three "nice to meet you!"

[i]...You know what, screw it. If I want to analyse someone, I'm damn well going to do it. If I come off as weird for accidentally derailing the conversation, then thats just something I'm going to have to live with.

Well.. she's got blue hair for starters. And based on how much effort she's put into her makeup and how freaking long her hair is, it would be reasonable to assume that it's dyed.. And that she is used to getting a lot of attention. You could probably assume that she actively seeks that attention, but thats getting ahead of myself. It could just be that she likes to take care of herself.

Hmm.. what else can we tell about her? Well, she has a slight blue glow about her. I'm going to put her into the 'fantastical' power section until proven otherwise. I can't really tell why she's approached us specifically, but the fact that we aren't half animal probably played a part in that.. So shes nervous because she wants to make a good first impression, or she just gets nervous talking to people. But no, thats impossible for someone that puts that much effort into their appear-[/i]

He cut off his own thoughts as he noticed the beginnings of scars on he arms: the rolled up sleeves made them just about visible. If he could have bitten his lip while keeping the world at a standstill, he would have.

[i]...Ah. There are a bunch of scars going up her arms.. A bunch. Now if it were on her forearms, I would have hoped she had a cat, but because they are mostly hidden from view.. That generally means.. Self harming. Could that mean that she is nervous talking to people because she was bullied? Maybe it's a problem at home: why else would someone popular want to leave it behind? Or maybe it's something completely different, and I'm overthinking this, and I'm freaking out at what I should possibly say to someone who is self harming, and what they'd then say back to me, and how the hell I'm going to handle something that demands that much commitment and patience to actually resolve..

...

Yeah, I'm overthinking this.[/i]

The world span round again, and his head twitched slightly, and his facial expression turned blank and indifferent. Nikki spoke.

"So, do you guys want to do something? We are free to practice after all.... But if you don't want to, that's fine. I just don't want to sit here doing nothing."

Mark was about to say something, but was cut off by Red.