Lilacs — Roleplayer Guild

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
A new rule has been added to the OP!

If you are inactive for a week without notice, your character will be struck through on the character roster. If you continue to be inactive after being struck through, your character(s) will be removed from the character roster after 7 more days. While you're welcome to come back, you must reapply. If your character is struck through, but you explain why you were unable to post, your character will not be removed from the roster, on the condition that you will post in the IC in the near future. Of course, this is a case-by-case and I understand that people have obligations outside of roleplaying. I'm very flexible about this, but I'm not going to let this roleplay die because someone randomly disappears.

This will be enforced, and if you disappear, there's a chance that your spot will be taken by someone else, and your character may be rejected if there is a surplus of roleplayers participating in this.

TL;DR
If you can't post or you know you won't be able to for a while, please please please just quickly say that you will be busy and unable to post. While there are always exceptions, try. Please. Please. Please.

On that note, on Wednesday, I'm going to be heading to New Orleans (25 hour bus ride on my birthday... yay...) and I most likely will be unavailable from the 26th-30th.

"Far beyond the looking glass..."

Graduation is the beginning of a new era.

Eva thought that it made much more sense to say that graduation was the end of an era, and that the first day of college was the beginning of a new one. This thought resonated with her even more, now that she was actually standing in front of the large university. Clutching her bags in her hands, she balked slightly, the days of mental preparation forgotten as she gazed upon her new home. It seemed so foreign, unnatural. At the moment, she wanted to run back home and curl up in her bed, safe from all of the people around her. Maybe it wasn't too late to become a hermit, and live alone in the woods. Would she be happy here? Would she find chances to be alone? Would she make friends? Would she be able to maintain her grades? Would she survive? And most important of all: Could she keep her secret? Many questions swirled about her mind as she stood there silently, her knuckles turning white as her grip tightened.

Almost instantly, she absorbed a cascade of information that washed over her, informing her of exactly everything she packed, when she packed it, how many times she's worn certain clothes, what every word of her favorite book was, all the songs on her iPod, and that her favorite dress shirt was getting wrinkled, just to name a few. Feeling a wave of dizziness, Eva shut her eyes tightly, exhaling slowly as she willed herself not to faint. Not now, not ever. Please. As Eva felt herself drifted away from consciousness, she bit down hard upon her lip, the pain bringing her back to the present, slowly but surely.

"Strange, isn't it? Looking at this place and thinking, 'Wow, this is going to be my home.'" Eva's eyes snapped open as she twisted her upper body to see her mother stepping out of her car, and her father following close behind. Each of them had some of Eva's bags in their hands as they assisted carrying her luggage to her new dorm. Thinking in hindsight, Eva would've had a much easier time simply teleporting them to her dorm, but she had no idea how far it was, and she couldn't do it all at once. And her parents didn't know about that peculiar ability she had. She would've been found out for sure.

"I still can't believe that I'm here..." Eva murmured, glancing at the school once again before turning to rest her gaze on her parents. "It's so surreal. I knew this was coming, but now that I'm actually at this place, it feels like I'm in a dream."

"If that's true, then it's time to start lucid dreaming sweetheart, because we should go get settled at your new dorm." Her mother said with warm eyes. She opened her mouth to say more, but closed it, unable to say what she had wanted to. Besides, it wasn't time for goodbyes yet. They still had a little bit of time to spend as a family. Mrs. Coleman unfolded the campus map, and scrutinized it briefly before nodding towards one of the buildings. Mr. Coleman looped his wife's arm through his own, and the couple led the way to the female dorms, with Eva trailing after them.

Once in the building, they made a beeline towards the desk. At this point, Eva made her way in front of her parents, approaching the desk as she placed her duffel bag on the ground. "Hi, I'm Eva Coleman, and I'm here about my dorm?" She had already whipped her brand new student ID out of her wallet and presented it to the receptionist, not needing to touch her to know that she was going to ask for the identification. After a slight exchange of words, Eva had her new dorm key in hand, and they were standing in her new home.

Her parents placed her belongings in the room, and they stood there in silence for a little bit, none of them knowing what to say or do. After a long period of silence, Mrs. Coleman remarked quietly, "Well, I suppose we should go now."

Her father looked upon his daughter in a slightly strained way before turning his head away. "Yeah..."

"I'll walk you out." Eva murmured softly, nearly tasting the bittersweet air in the room.

Within minutes, they were standing in front of the school once again, all awkwardly standing around and unwilling to be the first one to say good bye. Then, Mrs. Coleman reached out to Eva and wrapped her tightly in her arms, burying her face against her daughter's shoulder.

"Remember to get enough sleep, and eat three meals a day, okay? Find friends, wake up on time, and have fun. I know you had some problems in high school with making friends, but that's all behind you now." Mrs. Coleman's voice caught slightly before she rushed on. "Don't just eat junk food, make sure you eat your vegetables too. Always do laundry at least twice a week and--"

"It's fine, mom. I've got it." Eva chuckled, embracing her mother tightly.

"Oh my sweet girl." Mrs. Coleman disentangled herself from Eva, holding her at arms length to examine her. "You're so beautiful, and people are going to love you. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there."

Eva fought the wave of emotion that crashed over her, wanting to break down and tell her mother that it was the one thing she couldn't do. However, she managed a smile and nodded. Next, it was her father that embraced Eva closely, and Mrs. Coleman saw the rare display of tears in his eyes. Eva's psychometry accidentally kicked in again, and she saw the overwhelming emotion her father felt, as he held his little girl, and how much he was willing himself to be strong.

"We love you E." He muttered gruffly, "Never forget that."

With some final farewells, hugs and kisses, Eva found herself standing alone, gazing at the car that grew smaller and smaller as it sped away into the distance. She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand as she whispered a final goodbye to her parents.

Now what was there to do? Eva had heard the announcement of clubs, and she was itching to join the art club. However, she was still feeling insecure and terrified about going to the gymnasium where there would be a crowd with no doubt. At the end of the day, Eva was a loner, and she preferred to be alone. So, she wandered along to a more woodsy area of campus, feeling at peace and at harmony with nature.

Making her way to a particularly tall tree, she placed her hand on it, and gleamed information from it. "Wow, you're 115 years old? Talk about impressive..."

Eva closed her eyes and felt a cool breeze tease the ends of her hair. At the moment, she could be anywhere, by an old, tall tree. She wasn't at college, where there would be many strangers wandering about. For now, she was one with nature, far away from all humanly concerns.

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