Penny laughed, "Sorry. I kind of got overwhelmed seeing just how big the city was, and lost focus. It isn't as easy as you think flying covered in flames, but it sure beats walking" She said. She was more then pleased that Damian seemed to drop his line of questioning, and that Mayt was content to let Penny find out how to talk with Sasha in her own time. She looked about when they told her where everything was, and she sai, just as Damian left"Thanks. I should probably secure a room. I'll see you guys later!" She took a few steps, then hesitated, looking back to Mayt. "Thank you. For not saying anything" And then she went up stairs, to find an empty dorm. It was easy, the ones occupied were closed, the ones unoccupied open. She claimed one where she'd get lots of sun, and then proceeded to unpack her backpack. It just had a few things in it, and she wanted to be able to see them.
Finally, she lay down on the bed, and began to ponder what she was going to do. Sometime during that, she fell asleep.
Sasha made sure Angelo was okay, before rising, seeing Damian and Mayt interacting with the red-headed Wizard, Penny. She didn't want to interrupt, mostly because there was something she didn't think she understood going on, so she looked about. She saw Kelthar in the corner, practically passing out, so she went over to him, gently shaking his shoulder. She smiled, and said, "You missed S class. What were you doing? No matter. You should go up and sleep" She nudged him up, and made sure he'd get to bed without falling asleep half-way through a step.
She was tired herself, despite having not done much, and soon headed up to her dorm room. She climbed into bed after changing clothes, and checking her injuries, and was asleep in seconds.
She woke in the morning to a knock at her door, and she groaned, climbing out of bed and stumbling to the door. She brushed back hair that was probably going everywhich way, and rubbed her eyes with one hand as she opened the door. She blinked when she saw Penny, and frowned. "morning. What can I do for you?"
Penny seemed a bit stunned, but it was clear she had been awake for a while. She swallowed, and said softly, "I have to tell you something, and i doubt its going to be easy to hear. May I come in?" She said this fast, as if afraid of loosing her nerve, and Sasha sighed, nodding and stepping aside. She went over to her bathroom, and brushed her hair, splashing cold water on her face to help wake her, before turning to Penny.
"Um. Well...22 years ago...I uh...oh. Damn. I'm your sister" Penny stumbled, before finally saying it, "As near as I can tell, our mother was in trouble, and couldn't raise me and well, I was taken in by a nice family. I tried to find you all when I was 16 but..I guess I was too late there. I've been trying to find you since then and well...here I am" Again she spoke fast as Sasha stared at her, blinking slowly. "I have a picture of our mother, I can show you. Just after I was born..." She rummaged through her pockets, coming out with a small picture, yellow with age, and clearly it had been looked at a lot.
Sasha took the picture from Penny, slightly numb, and stared at it. She swallowed, and sunk doing on her desk's chair, closing her eyes, slowly shaking her head. This couldn't be. Why now, after all those years, when she desperately wished for some semblance of family? Why, when she had all but given up on any family? She handed the picture back, dropping her head into her hands. "Please. I need some time" She said softly, and Penny nodded, "I understand. I'll be down stairs" And she hurried out of the room, tears in her own eyes.
Sasha took three deep steadying breaths, before rising. She went about the business of getting ready, going through the motions, before finally heading downstairs, with her sketchbook in hand. She stopped at the top of the stairs, hesitating, not knowing what to do.