A week. It had already been a week. When she first arrived at this place, Robyn had thought it was a paradise. A place where she could be free and be like everyone else. She was beginning to realize however this place was quite the opposite. She had stayed locked up in her (rather fancy) apartment most of the time and the very few times during the week that she had gone outside she had worn regular clothes, to fit in more. As in, the only part of her that was her usual flickering-sketchy-self was her exposed bodyparts. It was a weird feeling having clothes on that wasn't of her own making. Anyway, the few times she had been out of her apartment people had still looked at her sideways. People had whispered as she passed, some thinking she can't hear them and others not caring. She heard and saw every one of them. Gasping, staring, whispering as she walked by. This wasn't a place where she could fit in at all. It was a prison. She couldn't leave. The trumpets blared, jerking her awake. She hadn't gotten used to those kinds of awakenings yet. She sighed and rubbed her eyes, and made her way over to the window. Other than her appearance, she was a completely ordinary girl who had slept in her pyjamas. Pyjamas that flickered and looked just like she did. Opening the shutters halfway, she looked outside. People were starting to wake up by now but she saw a few people already outside, going to... Well, wherever, really. Robyn thought, [i]Why not?[/i] and changed outfit. She wasn't the kind of girl that used makeup. Why would she? How could she? Her appearance didn't make it impossible, just... Unnatural. [i]To hell with their sideways looks and their sneers.[/i] she thought nervously to herself, trying to be tough. [i]I'll go to the cafeteria and eat breakfast like everybody else. And I wont care what they think. I wont.[/i] she kept telling herself, gathering the courage to venture outside despite her appearance. Her insecurities. At heart, she was still a lonely and shy girl. This was a big deal to her. Changing didn't take long, and there wasn't really any other morning routines she had. She got out of her apartment quite quickly. Looking around, she didn't see many other people. She could hear a few others leaving as well, but it seems Robyn was either early or late. She couldn't really tell anymore. Once outside, she was met with a quite astounding sight. She was headed to the mall area when looking up, she could see a thin line stretching from the top floor balcony. Was it a person? After a few seconds it became clear that yes, it was in fact a person. [i]Stop staring, Robyn.[/i] she thought to herself, averted her eyes, and kept walking toward the mall. The entire way there she was met with odd gazes and sideways looks, just like she had thought she would. Her built-up courage was starting to slip away with every whisper she heard and awkward eye-contact she got with passerbys. Finally, she arrived at the mall. Being as she was, she didn't digest food like most other people. She got whatever she thought looked good and found the most discreet, off-placed corner to sit in, where the least amount of eyes would find her. She took her dry piece of toast (without butter) and her bowl of cereal without milk, and she ate them slowly, absent-mindedly. She avoided any moist foods. She didn't even know how her own body worked that well. She didn't need to go to the bathroom, so she guessed the food she ate was absorbed by her odd body and expelled in other ways. She really had no idea. It would look odd, a cartoon-girl eating a real bowl of cereal, but by now she had gotten used to herself. It's the other people looking at her that she had never gotten used to. She decided to do some looking of her own. She saw an older, scary-looking fellow munching down his food. She saw a... She looked away. She became concious about a few eyes peering in her direction every now and then. People had started to notice her that hadn't already. More and more people came into the mall to eat their breakfast. Robyn hoped with her entire being that this situation would be over soon...