Julie
*Indrawan wakes up from his sleep at approximately five in the morning, He wakes up being greeted with Adi his puppet bird companion and makes his way to his dorm room closet, and grabs a couple of his casual clothing and exits his dorm room, he makes his way to the showers in his nightwear still groggy after a good night sleep, the wooden puppet flies circling him following his footsteps. Once in the showers, he would take a quick rinse before changing to his usual slacks before leaving, after the shower Indra decides that since it's still early in the morning to take a nice breather among the halls of the dorm room, he wanders around the dorms with no discerning rhyme or pattern, simply walking for the sake of walking, passing through the many doors of the dormitory,with the bird puppet flying alongside him, a lot of things passes in his mind as he takes his walk, chief of which is about the new place that he has to call home, Newton's Cradle, an interesting place to be sure, but not one he has entirely settled in yet, sure he never really settled in anywhere before except in his grandfather's home, but he feels that this place would be different, he feels like he could make new friends here, with people that were like him*
Florence
Taffy has been awake all night. Same as every night. I mean, when you only need three hours of sleep a day, mixed with mental health issues fucking up your sleep schedule, sleeping through the night seems almost ridiculous. No. Instead of sleeping, she's been spending the night in her room with a controller in her hands and not a thought in her head, just letting her mind slip away from her while the world moved on around her. Without her. The people in the Cradle going about their days like nothing is wrong. These people who wouldn't give into his bullshit. Asking him if he's improved but then refusing to listen when he says he has. Well, if they are a better person now, they're still not a good person. The loud gaming sounds blasting through the cracks in their door, the pile of snacks to their side, and the passage of time that they constantly feel the need to distract themself from. It's all white noise.
Julie
*As Indrawan walks through the halls of the dorms, he heard the ever familiar sounds of video games from the creek of a door as he pass, the ever curious Indrawan makes note of these noises and although it may be seen as a breach of privacy,peeks inside the dorm room, only to see a person deeply invested in front of a screen*
Florence
It's not an awfully fun sight. The room is a mess. Empty Monster cans and chip packets lay scattered around the room, with the cans all missing their tabs. The tabs are strung together and hung on a hook on the wall next to an array of posters that cover the majority of it, from ceiling to floor. The floor itself is mostly covered by garbage and clothes, as well as some cords leading from the computer, which sits on a desk next to the bed, to the controller in Taffy's hands. Xe is sitting on the bed, attention directed at the computer screen, which shows their gameplay. Xe seems to be chasing somebody, barely ever using xir base attack over xir power. The speakers seem to be playing music under the game sounds; it sounds like some sort of soundtrack, which gives both a dramatic feel as well as an almost rave-like energy.
Julie
*Indrawan watches the person play in complete amazement, he's always a fan of video games, playing them, and even watching them, he seems to totally ignore the sorry state the room is in and instead completely engrossed in the video game that Xe is playing, however as he tries to get a closer look of the action by slightly opening the door ajar only to make a creaking sound and step on top of an empty monster can, creating a noise that even through the speakers the noise of his intrusion can be heard*
Florence
"Ah, fuck!" Exclaims Taffy, suddenly jumping from the sound and looking over for a moment before turning back to the screen. "No, where- where the fuck did he go?"
After looking around a bit in the game, they sigh, looking back over at Indrawan.
"Who are you, why are you here, and what do you want?" She asks, before turning back to the screen to continue playing while she waits for his response. "Sorry I can't really look at you right now, I'm running the exec. And I've almost won. Just one more down and I should be able to get that final kill in."
Julie
"Ah i'm sorry dude, but your door was open and i can help but peek when i heard someone was playing a video game this early in the morning"
*Indrawan says in an apologetic tone* "I didn't mean to male you loose the game i just wanted to watch is all" *Indrawan lowers his head like a puppy who knows that he has done something wrong as he asks for forgiveness and scoots away slightly to the door frame of the room*
Florence
"Sit down, then," They say, continuing to play without tearing their eyes away for even a second. "You play DBD? It's pretty fun."
They seem completely fixated, letting out a loud "Aha!" When they see someone and start chasing them. "There you are, you little shit!"
Julie
*Indrawan happy that he's not in trouble re-enters the room with giddy as he can now watches without peaking through a slit on the door, he takes a sit besides them and watches the action on screen.* 

"I do play DBD!, My favorite killer to play is the Clown, i think he's cool"
Florence
"I mean, pop off," Ze says, chuckling, which then turns to a hearty laugh as they manage to down the last survivor, before hitting them with final judgement. "Aha! Gotcha! That's a dub! Good match, good match."
Julie
*Indrawan cheers as ze won the game and laughs along with zem, he was impress at how ze manages to catch that last survivor*

"Yeah great game!, you're really good at this uh- what's your name again?"*Indrawan asks inquisitively*
Florence
"Taffy," They say bluntly, putting down the controller and turning to look at Indrawan. "I've been playing for a while now. It's a good escape. I figure, if I can't actually get out of here, why not pretend, y'know? Plus, people get so mad when I fuck with them and it's fucking hilarious."
Julie
"Taffy?, that's a cool my name is Indrawan pronounced In-duh-rrra-wan, don't worry if you can't say it the first time, you'll get it eventually"

*Indrawan looks at Taffy with a question in mind*

"What do you mean you fuck with them?, like pranks and stuff?"
Florence
"Trolling, jumpscaring, teabagging, generally being a menace." She flops backwards onto the bed, seemingly not giving a shit about looking even remotely decent for the stranger in her room. "Can I call you Indy? It's way easier."
Julie
"Indy?, i'm fine with that, most people and my Opa shortens it to Indra anyways, plus Indy sounds cute!, i like it!"

*Indrawan doesn't seem to really mind the person's appearance, as she seemed nice enough*

"So you do prank them and stuff!, that's cool"
Florence
"Yeah, I guess? I have this one strategy with the Doctor where I use Insidious to make them think I'm a hallucination, then I hit them or chase them or whatever when they come close. It scares the absolute shit out of them, it's hilarious," He says, chuckling to himself.
Julie
"Woah, that's cool, i just like the the Clown because he has a simple kit, i like to play as the Huntress too though, i like throwing her axes around"
*Indrawan says as he's engrossed with the conversation about the game with him*
Florence
Pause.

"Yeah, sure, if your aim is decent enough. Let me guess, you got one hit across the map once and you've enjoyed playing her ever since because you thrive on that little piece of hope."

'I'm not projecting,' she thinks. 'Projection is for losers.' She is, in fact, projecting.
Julie
"I guess, i'm not that good at throwing her axes i just like the thrill of it, getting a hit or not doesn't matter, but i've used her a lot so i'm pretty good at throwing them around, not to brag or anything" *He is in fact bragging*
Florence
"Sure, yeah, whatever you say, oh so great axe throwing champion. How could someone of your calibre ever brag about anything? You're way above that."

Oh my god, Taffy, shut the fuck up.
Julie
"Hey dude, i just like playing the game" *Indra realizes that Taffy might be slightly miffed at his bragging and decides to back off a bit and think about something else to talk about* "Does anyone else in this place DBD? We could like have a game night or something that would be so cool"
Florence
"I don't know, nor do I really care," They sigh, crossing their arms over their chest. "Everyone here has something against me, so even if they do play DBD, they'll never want to play with me. No matter how nicely I ask or how much I promise them I don't tunnel."
Julie
"What?, why? You seem nice enough" 

*Indrawan is a person who likes to assume the best in people even strangers, so has no idea why someone like Taffy might be hated after all they let him inside their room and let them watch video games, they can't be all that bad right?*
Florence
Taffy just lets out a small chuckle, grabbing a pillow and pulling it tight to his chest.

"I have a reputation, let's just say that. When I first got here I was acting kinda... Off, to put it nicely. I said some things that got people to really hate me. Then, I took a break from talking to people in hopes that if I worked on myself and let time fly by enough, then people would forget, or at least forgive. Needless to say, but it didn't work."
Julie
"Well everyone has their off days, i'm sure you just had yours when you got here, and i'm sure they can't hate you forever." 
*Indrawan thinks about how he felt when he first entered Newton's Cradle and how he's glad he find somewhere where he might belong in, however this conversation with taffy made him realize that not everyone feels the same way*
"But maybe if you play games with them, they'll forgive you once they realize how fun you can be around!"
*Indra thinks about his granpa's advice about how there's more to forgiveness than time, and how you need to try to mend your relationship with other as well when he gives out this advice*
Florence
"You say that so confidently," They groan, squeezing the pillow tighter. "Any time I go onto the intranet, there's some sort of argument because of me. Without fail. I could probably just say 'hi' and someone would get mad at me. It's that bad. I'm surprised they haven't been bitching about me to you yet."
Julie
"The Intranet?, everyone argues with each other there, it's not like it's the real world" *Indrawan says back in hope of comforting them*
"It's not like you've killed someone to make somebody hate you, did you?" *Indrawan tries to make a lighthearted joke to make them feel better*.
Florence
"Almost," She says, expression not changing even a bit. "I got a guy with some broken glass once when using my ability. Unless that was a dream. Honestly, I can't tell anymore."
Julie
*Indrawan was shock to hear it, even more so that she admits to it to him* "Well that one's in the past i'm sure that guy won't find you here.."
Florence
"Oh, no, it happened at NC. I don't know if he's still around, but if he is, then I wouldn't be surprised if that's the sole reason everyone's still mad at me."
Julie
"Oh, well even then, i'm sure that was accidental, and he ends up fine in the end right?" *Indra asks Taffy with a worried tone*
Florence
Sigh.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he's fine now, but I can't say it was entirely accidental. That being said, I didn't want to kill him."
Julie
"There you go then, i'm sure everything will be fine if you just try to explain it to him"
*Indra gives Taffy a nudge on the back*
Florence
"I don't even remember his name," He admits, albeit clearly not happy about it. "Besides, he could be gone by now. I wouldn't know."
Julie
"Well there's more people here in the Cradle, i'm sure there are people who are willing to hang with you, like me!, for example" *Indrawan points to himself with a bright smile on his face*
Florence
"Sounds fake but okay," They say, sitting up before dropping the pillow to the floor and standing up to go look at a poster on their wall. It's darkly coloured, in red and black tones, and seems to be themed around some sort of anime. "Honestly, any hope I had that I would make friends in this place is basically gone at this point. It's better for me to just hang out in my room all the time. Better for me and better for everyone else."
Julie
*Indra notices the posters on stapled on their wall* "Oh hey you watch anime too?, that's cool" *Indra then listens to what Taffy has to say about themself and other around them, he feels bad about their situation and tries to think about what his grandfather would say in this situation* "Well Taffy do you know that uhm, uh i don't think it's better for anyone to not interact with others, humans are social animals after all, and your a human right?" *Indrawan tries to joke round with them again to uplift their mood*
Florence
"According to most of society?" They say, chuckling a bit. "I'm not human, no. I never have been and I never will be. How can you be so positive about things when most of the people out there will never see you as an actual person?"
Julie
*Indrawan is taken aback by what Taffy had said, sure he was never really popular but he never thought himself to be inhuman before* "Well i think i'm human, i have human needs and human wants, and that what matters right?, as long as i see myself as human i'm still gonna want to be with other like me, maybe that's silly, but i'm a human i get to make mistakes"
Florence
"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" She spits, turning to scowl at Indrawan. "Yeah, you're human, but most people in this world don't see you as such and never will see you as such. All they see when they look at us parahumans is some kind of monster. For me, the people here also see me as such. God, it feels like the entire world is against me. So why try?"
Julie
"Because i like trying, i like meeting new people, i like talking with them, sure not everyone going to like me, but there are like a billion people out there it's impossible for them all to hate me, my Opa didn't, and the whole world *Isn't* Against you, i'm here for one" *Indra says with a somewhat fake smile trying his best to look optimistic even after all what Taffy had said*
Florence
Taffy's eyes flash for a moment, staring directly into Indrawan's eyes, before they turn their attention back towards the poster. It's for a darker anime. A remake of what some may consider a classic. And they smile.

"Your optimism is cute, but it won't last, trust me. This place is a shithole. We're kept here against our will over something we can't control. I know you think you're right, but trust me, you're naive."
Julie
"Well like i said before, i'm human i get to be wrong", *Indra says still somewhat unsure of himself, but trying his best to be optimistic* "And i rather be someone who's naive but tries than a do nothing cynic"
Florence
"You would be a do nothing cynic yourself if you were in my shoes," He says plainly, continuing to just... Stare at the poster. *Is it moving? Or am I imagining it?*
Julie
"Well whatever, it's been nice talking with you" *Indrawan stands up and gets ready to leave* "I'll see you later i guess" *Indrawan says slightly dejected*
Florence
"Aight. Piss off," She says calmly, waiting for him to leave. "Shut the door behind you."
Julie
"I do meant what i say that i want to be your friend" *Indra walks out the door before saying* "Good bye Taffy" *And shutting the door*