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Questing for Reality

Procrastination had seem to become one of Sarah's best friends ever since her parents had left, once again, to resume their many studies. The young woman never did like science, so she felt a bit out of touch with them whenever they came home on their couple days off. It wasn't often that they had off, but when they did it tended to be several days at a time.

She lay in her unmade bed, staring out of her window into the vast city. It had been raining slightly which made her not want to get out of bed to even eat, which was a horrible choice on her part.

Sarah sighed as she flipped over in her bed, her eyes staring off into space as she was facing the clock on her wall. It took a second for her eyes to focus on the moving hand on the clock, and even a couple more until she fully comprehended what time it was.

"Oh my god, she's going to kill me!"

Sarah's high pitched voice broke the silence of her room as she shot up from her bed and half jogged to her small 'gaming office' as she called it. she hardly played anything but Skyrim and another game that she always forgot she had. Within a couple of minutes, she had reached the room and set herself up to immerse herself in the virtual world. It gave her chills each and every time she logged on; loving the fact that she could visit so many different worlds in a matter of seconds.

Her eyes scanned the virtual city around her. Sarah had little to no time to focus on those around her. She had promised to first find her favorite bard in Whiterun, then continue to find her brother. Hopefully he wouldn't get too involved in his sport playing games and completely forget about her. Sarah never really got into playing sports via VR. She would much rather run around killing dragons and jumping off of cliffs into rivers.

When Sarah finally arrived into her humble abode, Breezehome, Sarah quickly ran to her chest to get what she needed for the day.

"Daedric Bow of Storms? Yes. Too many arrows to fathom? Kind of. I'll loot more. Annnnnnnd I think I'll go with Dark Brotherhood armor today because why not?"

Sarah smiled, pleased with her choices, and decided to make her way out of the home. She kept her eyes peeled for her brother, but also for any of the players that decided to try to kill her. There was that and the fact that apparently some other Dragonborn had been trying to kill her but she was too lazy to go and take care of that problem. Upon reaching The Drunken Huntsman, Sarah took one last glimpse of the area. Roman was no where to be seen, and it seemed safe enough to let her guard down for just a few minutes, so she went inside with a slight shrug.

Once inside, the familiar music filled her ears as she tried to not make too much of a scene. She had a couple of bounties on her head so it was best to not sneak around and make herself look suspicious.

"Heck!" Sarah gleamed as she found her partner in crime across the room. She had gotten into the habit of calling the young woman by that nickname instead of her entire username. Especially when she was trying to annoy her. She walked over as she looked around the room for any familiar faces. "Sorry if you've been waiting, I've been busy doing nothing."

Questing for Reality

@Vocab I told you disappointment was to come with me LOL

Questing for Reality

MoonLit

Avatar’s Appearance: Having taken a shorter approach, Sarah made herself stand at 5’3”, always having thought that she was “too tall” for certain things in real life. Her body is a bit more full but still keeps the “petite” aspect of the real life body. Everything else is pretty much the same with the exception that her hair is down to the middle of her back, straight, and a silvery-rose color. Just because she's extra and likes to stand out.

Avatar's Gender: Female

Avatar's Personality: While Sarah is labeled as outgoing in real life, when it comes to gaming, Sarah is the definition of outgoing personified. She can be timid at first when put up against something challenging, or an obstacle that may seem to big, but nothing will stop her from tackling it. Regarding VR, Sarah tends to take everything with a grain of salt and usually has a plan b and plan c just in case.

Preferred worlds: Fantasy; some fandoms

Sarah Lee

Appearance:

A bit above average height, Sarah stands at 5’7” and has a natural slender frame with minimal curves. She has curly hair that would most likely break brushes if someone attempted to calm it down. Her eyes are a light brown that match her hair, and her skin is a shade darker than caramel.

Gender: Female
Age: 19, birthday is on December 5th.
Personality: Sarah has always had a bubbly personality that has been considered as contagious by those around her. She loves to be around people, and loves the atmosphere of a party. A downside to her friendliness and bubbly attitude is that it makes her come off as naive. Sarah would rather believe that everyone has good inside of them which has led her to some trouble that her brother has had to get her out of. Rather than show any negative feelings, Sarah tends to smile or laugh to hide her true emotions.

History: Sarah’s parents were both in their late teens, not even in college yet. The parents decided that due to their youth, and the fact that they had bad lives themselves, they chose to give the baby up for adoption immediately after birth. For seven years, Sarah moved from foster parent to foster parent, luckily always having some sort of company. It wasn't until she was adopted by Dr. Lee and his wife that Sarah experienced what it was like to be the only child. At first, she loved the fact that she had real parents, and all the unconditional love was for her. Unfortunately that happiness wouldn't last for too long because she soon found herself falling into a depression that was caused by the feeling of loneliness. It was this that made the parents decide to adopt another child, Roman. Ever since, the two have had a loving relationship with an unbreakable bond.

Expertise: Sarah has always been more artistic and creative. She has had several years of dance and gymnastics that could apply to certain situations because flexibility is always needs in physical activities. She also loves the outdoors no matter what she's doing, and she's not afraid to get her hands dirty.

Questing for Reality

MoonLit

Avatar’s Appearance: Having taken a shorter approach, Sarah made herself stand at 5’3”, always having thought that she was “too tall” for certain things in real life. Her body is a bit more full but still keeps the “petite” aspect of the real life body. Everything else is pretty much the same with the exception that her hair is down to the middle of her back, straight, and a silvery-rose color. Just because she's extra and likes to stand out.

Avatar's Gender: Female

Avatar's Personality: While Sarah is labeled as outgoing in real life, when it comes to gaming, Sarah is the definition of outgoing personified. She can be timid at first when put up against something challenging, or an obstacle that may seem to big, but nothing will stop her from tackling it. Regarding VR, Sarah tends to take everything with a grain of salt and usually has a plan b and plan c just in case.

Preferred worlds: Fantasy; some fandoms

Sarah Lee

Appearance:

A bit above average height, Sarah stands at 5’7” and has a natural slender frame with minimal curves. She has curly hair that would most likely break brushes if someone attempted to calm it down. Her eyes are a light brown that match her hair, and her skin is a shade darker than caramel.

Gender: Female
Age: 19, birthday is on December 5th.
Personality: Sarah has always had a bubbly personality that has been considered as contagious by those around her. She loves to be around people, and loves the atmosphere of a party. A downside to her friendliness and bubbly attitude is that it makes her come off as naive. Sarah would rather believe that everyone has good inside of them which has led her to some trouble that her brother has had to get her out of. Rather than show any negative feelings, Sarah tends to smile or laugh to hide her true emotions.

History: Sarah’s parents were both in their late teens, not even in college yet. The parents decided that due to their youth, and the fact that they had bad lives themselves, they chose to give the baby up for adoption immediately after birth. For seven years, Sarah moved from foster parent to foster parent, luckily always having some sort of company. It wasn't until she was adopted by Dr. Lee and his wife that Sarah experienced what it was like to be the only child. At first, she loved the fact that she had real parents, and all the unconditional love was for her. Unfortunately that happiness wouldn't last for too long because she soon found herself falling into a depression that was caused by the feeling of loneliness. It was this that made the parents decide to adopt another child, Roman. Ever since, the two have had a loving relationship with an unbreakable bond.

Expertise: Sarah has always been more artistic and creative. She has had several years of dance and gymnastics that could apply to certain situations because flexibility is always needs in physical activities. She also loves the outdoors no matter what she's doing, and she's not afraid to get her hands dirty.

Questing for Reality

Stick around for more disappointment. I refuse to let another day go by without me posting my CS.

Questing for Reality

Hey guys! I'm not currently using my computer right now so give me some time to whip up my CS. I'll for sure have it in by tonight though. Today's my day off so I have plenty of time aside from the wedding planning.

The House of Powers

A couple weeks had passed since Irina had discovered that she could speak with others using her mind. She had been able to keep it a secret from Esme so far, which pleased her. If this was the only thing that she could keep to herself, then she felt as if she still had control over her life. While she had been practicing how to shut out the voices and keep them out for extended amounts of time with Esme, on Irina's own time, she had been working with Abel on keeping her thoughts from over flowing into him and his thoughts into her mind. It would make the mind links easier to cope with.

All of her mental exercises had been productive, regardless of how tiring they were. She had been able to sleep more now; being able to shut out voices at bed time helped her get about four hours of sound sleep until they woke her up again. She had even taken to taking naps with, or around, Abel. She had become used to his mind and, with focusing on him only, she'd be able to get a couple hours more. The improvement was physically visible. Her dark circles had become less prominent, and her cheeks seemed to have gotten their color back.

"Hel-lo, Irina. Abel. Sleep, good?"

Irina looked up from building a pyramid out of some crackers and smiled at Stasya, "I did sleep good, actually. How are you?" She smiled at the young girl before turning back to her cracker pyramid. Abel had been reminding her to eat while they sat at their normal spot, but she had found her appetite still hadn't returned even after all this time.

"Have you noticed not everyone is in here? People are usually raiding the fridge during this time."

It was at that moment that she noticed Nikolai walk in and make a bee line towards the food.

"Hi Nikolai!"

She watched him until she saw the change in his face which meant he heard her in his mind, and once they made eye contact, she waved at him. Regardless of their rough first impression, the two had formed a strong friendship that felt like they had known each other for years rather than weeks. "Esme will be looking for me since I skipped our training this morning. I slept in on accident. I'm sure I'm in for it later on today." Her voice was quiet as she turned her attention back to her food and began to eat little by little. "I just need a break from it all."

The House of Powers

Irina Ivanov
Training room: @SheriffLlama @Thundercrash

Without asking questions, Irina went to follow Stasya and sit on the floor with her. She knew little of what the girl could do so it was probably best to talk things out before they tried to do any type of exercise. She wanted to answer all of Stasya’s verbal and non-verbal questions but things would get somewhat complicated, seeing as how she did not know how to control her telepathic ways of communication. Given that Abel would also be with them, then things would be even more difficult since she did not know how to make multiple connections.

‘You can always talk to me. I might not speak Russian too well, but I understand it and can just respond through my thoughts. Everyone seems to think in similar ways.'

The young woman’s attention and concentration was suddenly ripped from Stasya, causing her link to be broken as another voice filled her head and rang in her ears. It was Abel who once again seemed to be having another of the terrible headaches that came along with his ability. Irina cringed as she witnessed what was going on within the young man’s head. Her eyes scanned the room to try and find the source of his pain, but as fast as it came, it was gone. The only clue as to what was causing anything was the small trail of smoke that came out of a wall. Irina’s brow furrowed with confusion as to what exactly had happened, but she quickly pushed her confusion away to quickly run over to Abel.

“Abe, are you okay?” Her voice was full of worry as she met him at the door while he walked in, and placed her hands on his arm as she checked him. Her eyes met his before quickly looking down to the red liquid that trickled down from his nose. Her face paled slightly, as she did not fair well with blood, and she quickly motioned for him to clean his nose. “There is blood. Do you need help?”

As the two walked over to where Stasya sat, Irina fought hard to once again find a link with Stasya’s thoughts and explain to her what had just happened through images.

’I think Abel can communicate or understand and see technology? Kind of like how I feel with humans but him with computers and things like that. I do not know the abilities of many. I know Nikolai can teleport but it is very random. There is a young man here who is very strong. Christian is his name? Um, I think Mara can slow down time but it has not been proven. That’s about it though. I usually don’t ask about abilities…. What can you do?'

“Abel, this is Stasya. Stasya, this is Abel. ” Irina then spoke in a hushed whisper as she looked up at her friend and she placed a finger on her temple to show him that she was communicating with Stasya through her telepathy. “I will try to connect us… but that might be dangerous. You both might hear what is going on in my head… which means all of the voices.”

The House of Powers

Irina Ivanov
Location: Auditorium, then following NIlin
Mentions:@Jinxer@banjoanjo@Thundercrash

’Careful, Irina….’

‘What? Who?’

Irina had heard her name being called through one of the thoughts but had not caught whatever the person was thinking fast enough. It sounded like Arthur, but then again there were so many other voices dancing around in her head that she did not have the attention span to sit there and try to figure it out.

Not only did the young woman now have to deal with all of the voices, but she also had to work with her new found ability, and also try to wrap her head around what exactly she had just seen Nilin do.

’So, an illusion? But is it merely optical or has she planted it in our minds? Assuming that it is, in fact, an illusion. He briefly glanced over at Irina. If it's the latter then we might have a problem. If we were wanting to leave, that is.’

Without moving, Irina listened closely to the message that Arthur had thought. She bit her lip as her brows furrowed in concentration. Surely if what Nilin had just done was something that had been planted in their minds, Irina would have felt it. Or she would have at least felt something. Anything. Yet she didn’t. Her green eyes quickly glanced over at Arthur and make contact, which she followed by a quick shake to her head. She attempted to re-assure the young man that it was not the latter without drawing too much attention towards her.

’Oh thank you!'

The voice was louder than the others suddenly which caused Irina to slightly cringe, but not to where the others could notice. Stasya was speaking to her now which was surprising. Irina never would have figured that the young and timid girl would ever really reach out to her. Irina followed the Russian girl’s thoughts with intent and diligence as she tried to understand everything that was trying to be told.

Once Irina deciphered the thought process along with what was being directly thought her way, her own gears started turning in her head. Stasya had a point. If Irina could somehow manage to connect with everyone then maybe they could have a sort of privacy, but to do that, she would need to practice. Not only that but she had to be very careful of how she came about it. One wrong move or thought would mean that everyone could possibly hear everything that was inside of her mind which was not always happy.

’I’ll help… I will need time to get better at this but I will help as much as I can.’

Irina attempted to do everything the same in her mind as she did earlier to be able to reach Stasya, even going as far as repeating herself several times.

’Atticus to Ivanov here, testing out the communication lines. Do you copy? Over.’

‘Uriel! Can you still hear me?! Come on say yes…’

Irina tried her best to try and touch back to everyone that had heard her “mind shouting”. It was a better outcome then she had expected, which meant she was a bit stronger. Unfortunately her attention could not be kept on her inner communication for long due to Nilin escorting them somewhere else. The group exercises.

Irina would be paired with Stasya. Part of her wish she could have just gone and sat down with Abel, but the other part was thankful. Stasya seemed to have a good mind link with Irina which gave her more time to practice. Nilin went ahead and told them to converse amongst each other to be able to tell how their powers coincided. Irina simply blinked at Stasya and stood awkwardly as she shifted her weight from one leg to the other.

Irina was half Russian and half Spaniard. Her mother spoke more Spanish than Russian so she spoke choppy Russian although she understood it well enough. She could think it way better than she could verbally speak it.

With a small and apologetic smile, Irina went up to Stasya and pointed to her own forehead. “I hear you.” She followed her sentence by switching her pointing direction and placing her finger near Stasya’s forehead.

The House of Powers

Irina Ivanov
Auditorium: @Lillium@SheriffLlama@Thundercrash

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. If it were possible to be able to hear her mental shouts echo, that would probably be the case for Irina. From her peripheral vision she couldn't see any changes on the faces of the teenagers around her which filled the young woman with disillusionment.

Hope was nearly lost until confusion briefly flashed through Irina's mind. It wasn't her confusion though; it was Stasya? It worked with her?

Irina turned slightly to look over at her with wide eyes.

'It worked! It actually worked!' She had completely lost her concentration and merely thought to herself, so she merely have Stasya a small nod before turning slightly at the sound of someone's voice in her ear. It was Abel and he heard as well. 'He heard too?!'

Irina couldn't believe that she had actually succeeded at something by herself. On the outside she had kept herself rather collected with the occasional stare when she would blank out or concentrate. She wanted to respond either mentally or vocally to Abel but the woman in front of the group spoke, Irina froze.

'Discovered something interesting, Miss Ivanov?'

Irina simply stared at Nilin with wide eyes as she was taken by surprise for being called out. Her first words were a couple of uh' sand um's. How was she going to explain what she had just discovered? Actually, why would she explain it? No, she wouldn't. Irina cleared her throat and slightly shook her head, "Nothing interesting, just annoying. You made a big confusion and everyone has many questions. It is getting kind of distracting."
Flawless. For the first time in her life she felt as if she had said a lie as effortlessly that even she would have believed it. She wasn't exactly lying but she wasn't telling the truth for sure. Everyone around was confused but that wasn't what she was focused on.

Her eyes didn't last too long in making eye contact with Nilin though as she began to create something amazing in her hands. Without even trying, Irina's mind completely blanked out as she witnessed the illusion that unfolded in front of her. 'Is this what she does? This is why I can't get inside her head...' It left the young woman completely astounded. Her green eyes looked on with great interest once the snowflakes dispersed. She thought of all the many possibilities of how it was possible for Nilin to have done what she did. It was difficult for Irina to rule out the possibility that maybe, just maybe, Nilin could do the same thing that she could do and was causing everyone to think that they were seeing the bird that had slowly changed into snow flakes.