Crimson eyes peered out behind thick circular glasses and long brown eyelashes, glancing over the contents of the book she had obtained but a week ago. Was today truly the day she would finally gain a roommate? For so long she had been isolated in her room without anyone to talk to, her only interaction being the stuffed animals she spoke with to keep herself sane. At least stuffed animals couldnβt accidentally be commanded to do something against her will whenever she got upset. But her new roommate was someone the facility had deemed dangerous just as they had deemed her the same, someone whom if she killed wouldnβt be missed. This was her test to see if she was safe to interact with or if she was still someone they had to keep separate.
But what would she be like? Would she be scary? Would she hate the fact that she didnβt speak? Would she abuse her like her parents did? The unknown factors clouded her mind with anxiety, something she knew was dangerous. But thatβs why she had asked for the book she now held in her lithe fingers, the title making it rather obvious how long it had been since she had human contact. βSocial interactions for Dummiesβ was the title of the book, her eyes scanning each and every detail on how to welcome her new roommate properly. But no matter what she read these were things beyond her grasp.
She couldnβt exchange simple pleasantries by mouth, she couldnβt get the supplies to throw her a welcome party, all she could do was merely smile and wave unless her roommate wanted to read her handwriting for every single response. Would she even be willing to do that? Gosh she hoped she was nice.
Tossing the book aside she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her pale skin was unblemished all but upon her back, her pastel pink hair she received from her mothers mutation cut just above her shoulders. Her bangs threatened to overtake her eyes⦠Perhaps it was time for a trim. She stood up from where she had been seated upon her bed and approached her mirror, her fingers grabbing the pair of safety scissors she had sharpened with her old pair of metal frames. Trimming them carefully, she finally could see every detail of her eyes. Smiling, she nodded with satisfaction, hearing the alarm at the end of her hall go off.
It was finally time! Her roommate was here! Quickly she climbed back upon her bed and knelt patiently as she waited, not realizing she was still in her hand me down pajamas she had received from an old hero who had felt pity for her after hearing her story. But that didnβt matter, she was finally here!
The door to her room opened and someone was roughly shoved inside,
Lilithβs smile faltering as she looked her roommate over. Sheβ¦ was a he? They had given her a male roommate?! What on earth had they been thinking? This had to be some sort of a mistake! Even the heroes were unable to have co-ed rooms! So how had this-
βOi, Newbie! Keep her screams to a minimum aye? Have fun with the fresh meat!β
The first voice she had heard in yearsβ¦ and thatβs what they said? Not even to her, but to her roommate?
Lilith trembled as she wrapped her arms around her chest, wondering how much longer she would survive if that was what the guard had said to him.
She was surely a goner.
Writing Sample from first post of role play with ManOfManyRoles