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fledermausAdeline Wilson and Alan Southern
Location: The Front Gates; The Academy.
Interacting With: Each Other.
“..h-huh..?”
Her attention drawn by the sound of a new voice, Adeline turned her head in the direction that she could hear the voice coming from, her soft pink lips parting ever so slightly from one another before the sudden pull of her dog against the lead caused her to stumble forward a step, slight worry flickering across her gentle features as she struggled with the lead and keeping the canine under control.
Hesitating a moment as she felt the strain on the leash let up, she eventually relaxed, letting a single hand break away from the lead so that she could lift it up, using the tips of her fingers to gently brush some of her long and wavy bubblegum pink hair, neatly tucking it back and behind her ear as she began to respond, her voice soft… almost barely audible as she spoke, answering his question, “..Ce-Jay… his name is Ce-Jay…”
“Ce-Jay.” Alan repeated,, keeping his eyes on the dog as he continued to rub his ears.
The lab’s ears perked at hearing his name, his head turning to look back at his owner, though the added stimulation of Alan’s attention had his tongue lolling to the side.
“Such a good boy - God I love dogs - then again I’ve never actually owned one. I bet they’re a lot of work.” Running his hands over the dog he rubbed Ce-Jay’s head a few more times before looking up at the owner and giving her a sheepish smile. It hadn’t occurred to him until just then that what he had done might of come across as rude. They didn’t exactly teach things like proper etiquette in the circus.
“I’m sorry.” He breathed out a laugh and stood himself back up, extending a hand out for her to shake. “I lose myself sometimes around animals. My name is Alan.”
A small smile playing over her lips, Adeline brought her free hand back down to the leash, holding it close against her chest as she shook her head lightly from side to side, doing all she could to let him know that it was okay; that he didn’t have to apologize for anything; besides, he did nothing wrong.
“..it’s okay; you have nothing to be sorry about…” Not truly sure why he was apologizing to her in the first place, she brushed it off as nothing, a soft pink blush crossing over her cheeks at the thought that someone was talking to her… that a guy was talking to her, “..my name is Adeline Wilson… it’s very nice to meet you, Alan…”
Wilson? Alan stood up a bit straighter. He knew that last name… he just couldn’t think of why. Smile faltering for just a moment, Alan looked down at his hand, gone untouched by the young girl. He slowly dropped it down back to his side and stuffed it in his pants, his shoulders slouching a bit. It wasn’t until he really began to feel foolish did he look at her; actually look at her. The bubblegum pink hair was obvious - he saw that straight away. But now he was able to see the way her cheeks rounded out, the way her soft pink lips seemed to naturally pout, the dull, glossed-over daze in her eyes.
Oh…
She was blind. Now it all started to make sense - why she didn’t think he needed to apologize for petting her dog, or why she hadn’t shook his hand. She didn’t see any of it.
Alan chanced a look around. Was there anyone here with her, helping her? He looked down at Ce-Jay, who once more found his privates to be more entertaining than waiting for more pats on the head. There was no way that someone just dropped her off here with a - no… he wouldn’t even call it a seeing eye dog.
“So… are you waiting for anyone here? Could… could I help you to the school?” It was a strange situation. He had only just met the girl and he was already feeling a slight amount of responsibility on his shoulders - or was it protectiveness? He wasn’t entirely sure. He just knew his inner conscious would never allow him to just leave her there, unattended.
He… wanted to help her..?
Biting down softly upon her lower lip, she let her thoughts wander somewhat. Could he help her..? She still wasn’t sure if she even wanted to go through with this; whether she wanted to go the school, or whether she wanted to just head back home where her parents had said they were always waiting should she change her mind.
“..no…” Dropping her head down slightly, Adeline shook her head once more in response to his question, her unseeing gaze lingering in the direction she knew her hands to be as she began to play with the lead, “..no I-I’m not waiting for anyone; my parents couldn’t come with me… and I-... I don’t know if I can do this… I-I think I just want to go home…”
Alan’s head tilted slightly, blue eyes looking the young woman over once more. She was clearly feeling uncomfortable, perhaps even unsafe. His heart went out to her. He didn’t even have to change his vision to know that she would have changed from a blue hue to white. He still wasn’t entirely sure what white meant, but usually it meant that he needed to do something for them, that either he needed them or they needed him.
“Is this your first time away from home?”
Hesitating for a moment, Adeline nodded her head lightly up and down in response to what Alan was asking her- was it really that obvious..? Guess so… especially if he was pointing it out like he had. Shifting her weight slightly over the spot in which she was stood, she lifted her hands back up, holding them close against her chest as her mind began to dwell on the fact that he was right… that she was alone… This had never happened before; it was her first time away from her parents- her first time out of San Francisco. They couldn’t be there for her; and while she understood that, she missed them… so, so much already.
"Hey... no worries. I remember the first time I left home - not all that long ago, either." Alan smiled, not able to help but reminisce his first day at Xavier's school. "It's a big deal, and everyone reacts differently. I think the Academy is probably the best thing for people like us, now that Xavier's school is no more and the other schools are struggling. A lot of powerful people are putting their time and effort into this place and I'm willing to give it a chance. But if you want... if you really want... I can take you and Ce-Jay back home..."
Pausing, realizing just how weird that might have sounded, Alan let out a small laugh and ruffled his fingers through his hair. "I... uh... I fly..." It felt so weird to explain; to so freely be able to tell someone what he could do. Someone, he felt, that wouldn't judge him for it. A year ago he wouldn't have been able to tell her anything about himself. He really owed Xavier a lot.
“..I walk through dreams…”
Lifting her head back up so she was once more looking in the direction that she knew him to be, Adeline hesitated, her soft pink lips parting ever so slightly as she thought over what she had been taught about her abilities, and about what it was she had been told what to do if ever someone had asked her about them. Her parents had always told her that what she could do had to be kept a secret… that she couldn’t tell anyone… but Alan wasn’t a normal person; this wasn’t a normal school… it was safe here, right..?
"That's... actually really cool!" Alan tried to think on it. It didn't make a whole lot of sense, but really, neither did his color-coded vision. Neither did any ability. "How does it work, exactly? Like, you can control your own dreams all the time?"
Nodding her head softly in response, Adeline took a moment to think on her ability- it was… hard to explain; not that she had ever really had to try in the past. Sure she could control her dreams; but it wasn’t as simple as that, at least, her father didn’t seem to believe that it was as simple as that….
“..yes… but I can also control and manipulate other people’s dreams, not just my own…” She paused, her attention dropping once more to where her hands were resting up against her chest, her fingers playing lightly with the light blue leash that kept her in (semi) control of her excited dog, “..I can walk through them… talk to people… see them… change them… I can give people really nice dreams, and sometimes-... sometimes I can give them nightmares too…”
"Wow." Alan nodded his approval, though stopped the second he remembered that she wouldn't be able to see it. This was going to take some getting used to.
"So you can, see dreams? Yours and other peoples?" He didn't want to come across sounding insensitive, but his burning curiosity got the better of him. He couldn't imagine - being able to experience all the fantastical things and sights in dreams only to have it taken away in the real world.
She knew it was strange… her own parents didn’t really even understand what it was she could do, not that they hadn’t tried to figure out the ins and outs of her powers. Ultimately it was that very fact that had them allowing her to attend the academy in the first place.
“..yes… I know it doesn’t really make sense… but, it’s true…” Frowning ever slightly, Adeline tilted her head lightly to the side, her long and wavy bubblegum pink locks falling lightly over to one side as she thought on what it was she could do, and wondering whether or not she might actually be able to learn more about her powers if she chose to stay and attend the academy like she had been given the chance to, “..I-I’ve never been able to see… but when I go into the dream realm; I can… I don’t know how it works… or why it happened this way, but… I-... I guess I’m used to it…”
"Hey... I've seen and been around a lot of things that don't make sense." Alan told her with a smile. "Sometimes you can figure it out, but most of the time it just stays that way. And you know what? That's okay with me. If everything made sense, well... that would just make for a whole lot of boring, dontcha think?"
“..I-I guess…”
Her voice trailing off somewhat, Adeline allowed herself think on his words… He was right. If they knew everything, then what was the fun in life..? Nothing would be special. Shifting ever slightly over the spot in which she stood, she turned her head, her beautiful though ever unseeing gaze moving back to where she could hear the voices of others, a flicker of fear and uncertainty crossing over her delicate features as her mind was drawn back to the reason they were there in the first place.
School…
Their first day at school… she still hadn’t made her choice. Was she going to stay..? Or was she going to leave and go back home..? Her grip tightening over the leash, she hunched her shoulders over slightly, seeming to try and make herself seem as small as she possibly could as he nerves once more began to overwhelm her.
Alan seemed to pick up on her hesitation - it hadn’t exactly eased up any since he first found her standing there, unsure of what to do.
“If you need some time, that’s alright. It doesn’t look as though anyone has been let into the school yet. I can sit here with you for a bit if you want…”
“..I, uh… I…”
Alan had been so caring… so encouraging… He didn’t even know her, and yet he was right here, willing to help, and to sit with her until she was ready to make her choice. It-... It was like, for the first time in her life, she had a friend… one that her parents hadn’t chosen out for her. If she could do that, then maybe-... maybe she could do this too…
“..n-no… actually, I-... I think I might be ready…” Fighting against her hesitation, Adeline slowly broke a hand away from the leash, her head lifting up to where she could hear his voice coming from, she bit down softly upon her soft pink lower lip, trying to keep her nerves at bay as she reached out towards him, offering him her hand.
Unable to help the wide grin that spread across his face, Alan wanted so badly to exclaim his happiness at her decision at the top of his lungs, though thought better of it when thinking on what a random shout might do to her. He didn’t know why he was so excited - he barely knew the girl. Perhaps it was simply that she wasn’t giving up, and that in itself gave cause to any sort of celebration.
Reaching his own hand out, Alan took hers (albeit loosely) and made sure Ce-Jay’s leash wasn’t going to get them tangled.
“Alright! Well then we better get going!”
A gentle blush creeping over her cheeks as she felt the warmth of his hand resting in her own, Adeline hesitated, taking a moment to think things over before she slipped her fingers forward, entwining them with his as she took a step closer towards him, her side brushing lightly against his as she nodded her head in understanding, “..okay… l-let’s go…”
