Tommy
*As his cab pulled away from the front of the campus, Connor pulled the strings of his coat tight. His chains rattled as he stepped forward and out of the street, onto the pavement, and toward the front building, where he promptly ignored the front door and opted to instead forage a path to the campus itself. If he was going to be here, he thought, he was going to explore the place on his own terms, and not holding hands with whoever the glorified tour guide was that the school assigned him as a contact.*
Ronald
From afar, a powerful, but clearly young voice could be heard yelling over the campus a few seconds after Connor had barely strayed from the path. "NEW PERSON!!!" The voice was slightly forced, so it had a more playful tone to it despite the perpetrator now running at Connor on all fours at alarming speed, a gangly white figure in a t-shirt and shorts with blackened limbs, whether it was dirt or a power thing was a bit hard to tell, today was a bit of a muddy/rainy day. After running up to him, she made a jump towards him, giving him very little time to react, especially at the speed she was going, it was like a cat's speed proportioned to a human.
Jennifer
Nonono nvm me! Changed my mind pfft
Tommy
*Connor instinctively put his arms up to shield himself, and activated his barokinesis; his coat puffed out as he manipulated his own gravity, pushing everything away from him with enough force to theoretically keep anything from touching him. As a side effect, the ground itself was pushed away from him, and he went flying several feet into the air in a second. A look of realization flashed over his face, mixed with a bit of annoyance, and he reverted the effect to normal, falling to the ground and stumbling to stay on his feet.*

"God- what the hell? Who are you?"
Ronald
The girl was flung away, but her arm stretched out to grab onto a nearby shrub, as if an instinctual action due to the speed and precision. Oncesbe recovered, she poked he frizzy mane, now riddled with sticks and leaves, she got up and ran back to Connor, but more calmly, yet still like a damn animal, and once she got to him, she rolled and managed to land on her feet, stood uprigh. It took her a few moments to regain her balance, but in the end she managed to stay still and stop her momentum using light footwork.

Once still, she turned around to face Connor, and stuck her hand out at him, but it was no longer dark, it was pale and skinny, but a bit dirty on account of the running on all fours thing. She inserted a quick "Oh wow, I feel so free now-" Before going "Nice to meet you! I am... Uh-" She was attempting to find another name she liked, but she decided to just use her wretched current name for the sake of ease on everyone else's part. "Yari. I am Yari. Hi." She spoke to Connor with a smile and exhuberance topping even that of the fake emotions she had been using prior to Connor's arrival, all with the help of Owen and her start in the journey of her own self-discovery.
Tommy
*Connor very reluctantly shook her hand, his face a mixture of pure confusion and a bit of fear.* "Uh, hi? I'm Connor. What in the world was *Any* Of that?" *He asked, removing his hand and taking a much-needed step back and away from Yari.*
Ronald
Today was weird and im in a very slight but easily fixable funk

"Hello, Connor!" Her giggly little face went almost neutral, but her tones and inflections ranged wildly, almost giving her an uncanny cartoonish feel, combined with her unevenly open eyes, the right one in a permanent daze while the left remained almost completely open, giving her a constant manic look even when she's completely emotionless and calm.

"I was just uh... I dunno, but I felt like doing it." She shrugged a bit aggressively and then said "Oh and uh, my power. Almost everyone here has one, it's a bit of a culture shock!" After a few seconds'pause, she spots something else and stares at it, if Connor cared to look he'd see a particularly large bird swoop over, but it looked too big to be any bird, or was it just depth perception?
Tommy
*Connor was speechless for a moment. He stared at her unspeaking, then glanced up when she did and spotted the bird. He turned back to her before realizing that 'yeah, that's not normal' and snapped back to the bird for a few moments, then finally settled on her again, thoroughly confused.*

 "I... What?" *He asked.* "Okay, one thing a time. I just arrived here and I'm looking for one of the faculty. Do you know where I could find..." *Connor checked his phone and pulled up an email quickly.* "...Graham Cantor? Are there offices or anything around here?"
Ronald
"Uh-huh... Okay... Mhm..." She absentmindeldly inserted responses between his words, not really seeming to be interested in the topic or know much about said topic. "No, I don't." She kept her gaze fixated on the bird... Man? "There's an office place thing near the front, just go there. I don't really know why you didn't do that first." She now side-eyed Connor, a clear indicator that she didn't really care all too much about this whole conversation. "Although... I do know some good spots to hang in the woods nearby." She attempted to entice Connor into one of her feral runs.
Tommy
"I might actually take you up on that." *Connor said.* "It'd be nice to have a place to hide out if I need to." *Connor fixed his coat and rolled his sleeves to readjust his manacles for a moment, then pushed his sleeves back up. He took a moment to alter his own gravity, floating into the air a foot or so as if in the vacuum of space.* "Lead the way. I'll check out those offices later."
Ronald
"Considering that display from earlier I'll assume you can keep up, right?" She began to practice some light footwork to have him confirm the fact, and her arms and legs gre dark again as if she had dipped her limbs into a gigantic pool of ink. In general, she began to change her shape in subtle ways to support the quick quadrupedal running she was about to perform. Her body was never quite used to this, but even with her bmhaving feeble human physiology, she felt that deep down, she could force her body into lasting longer during these feral runs as she often returns caked in sweat, dirt and, occasionally, blood, either hers or an animal's, usually both though.
Tommy
*Connor manipulated his own gravity once more; from viewing, it looked like he was being pulled quickly in a direction, but the more accurate description was that he was falling sideways, and his body definitely suffered as if he was falling. Despite the fact that there was no danger involved, nor any fear of heights to guide his gut feeling, the overall feeling of falling still put him off. As he pulled himself to a stop, still floating, he stayed still for a moment to catch his bearings, then spoke again.* "I think I'll be alright, yeah."
Ronald
She watched him, and then figured out the basics of his ability on this alone. "Is that... Gravity? I'm not very smart but I know falling when I see it and considering myself I have to remain pretty open-minded." She then grew about a foot before olanting her hands on the ground, her body shape looking more like a Tim Burton-esque dog except for the head, which remained normal, but the neck was notably longer. "Off I go! If you fall behind or need me to slow down, then feel free to tell me, I just need to do one... More... Thing." At the end there she sounded strained, just before two more arms popped out from under her shirt. After this she'd stretch out these abnormally long arms and begin to prepare for a run, before shooting off, the run looking more like a blurry crawl than the prance one would expect from a *Mammal*.
Tommy
*"Oh, I am so going to regret this." He thought to himself as Yari transformed, and either via a disconnect with reality or as a product of his upbringing, he managed to avoid completely panicking and running off. So, as she 'ran' off, he floated along behind her. It was some mixture of training and a miracle that led him to not completely empty his stomach at any point throughout the process, but given the breakneck speed, it would have turned out very very poorly for him. His hands were about as blurry a mess as Yari's... Everything was, as he had to adjust his trajectory consistently to keep up with her movements and avoid crashing directly into a rock or a tree.*
Ronald
She had quickly disappeared behind bushes, but it was easy to find her based on what was disturbed. Her path had become extremely erratic as she had to avoid trees, boulders, and other irregularities that would slow her down, hence why she could preserve her speed with ease, still preserving this superhuman speed. "You okay there, Connor?" She called out from below, still rushing through the bushes before suddenly turning onto a barely visible path, overtaken by the foliage around it, but Yarimiel seemed to know her way around the place so far.
Tommy
"Yeah! Just-" *Connor stopped mid-sentence so he could focus; the sudden turn required him to quickly change his trajectory, but in a way that wouldn't absolutely rack him with g-forces. As such, Connor ended up essentially looping, doing a wide clockwise turn to angle himself the right way.* "How much farther?" *He called out as he continued following.*
Ronald
"Its about a ten minute *Walk* From here. But the view is amazing, without all of the city sounds, or smells, it truly feels like you're in the middle of nowhere!" She yelled from below, but soon would skid to a stop. She felt something was off, and she had pulled Connor down using a tendril that had extended from her back as she lowered herself to stick close to the ground. "Something's close."
Tommy
"What the-" *Connor grimaced as the sudden pull downward, combined with the movement he already had, rocked his body and threw him off immensely. As he reeled back, down on the ground, he squinted and looked around.* "What is it?" *He whispered, trying to get a grasp on whatever it was that had thrown Yari off so much.*
Ronald
She would then whisper, even quieter this time. "Stay here, cover your ears, don't make a sound until I come back." She then raised herself to standing height, and began to yet again morph her body, this time into a more humanoid shape, but the clothes she wore somehow didn't tear to avoid awkward narrative implications. She was now over twice as tall as usual and was very lanky, but had greatly exaggerated features such as her hands, whose digits grew to resemble long claws. Even when blocking his ears, he could hear some very faint foliage shuffling for about fifteen seconds before loud shuffling and occasional thuds could be heard, by this point it was obvious that Yarimiel had *Confronted* Whatever was there, rather than calmly let it be or simply go the other way. Suddenly, a loud, shrill screech that vibrated the entire area like a powerful engine was heard. This was no animal sound, so it must have been the girl.
Tommy
"What. The everloving fuck." *Connor said after having flinched several times at the various occurrences over the past minute or so.* "Okay! You know what, I'm not going to question it." *He decided, standing up and dusting himself off.* "I've... No, I can't say I've seen weirder. So, uh... Are we going to continue? Or is this our stop?" *Connor made sure his manacles were as pristine as possible and then levitated again.*
Ronald
What looked back at Connor could only be described as eldritch, but it gave him a thumbs-up and just waved at him to come along. "I'm not running anymore, that shit tires me out too much, plus, you can enjoy the beauty of the forest better when you're not rushing through it... And that is pretty fuckin' tiring too." Her voice was notably far deeper and airier on account of the increase in size to all parts of herself. "It's just a few dozen meters away now, we should get there in about another minute." She did not go back to her regular form and instead remained this way, as this thirteen-foot horror creature acting like any normal old Joe. 

If Connor noticed, it was now evident that they were going slightly downhill then farther uphill than the beginning of their short trek, and by now all hint of civilization is gone, no city buzz or manmade sounds to be heard, it was just dead quiet on account of the girl's shrill scream. After making a mental note on the boy's rushed attitude, she would continue walking.
Tommy
"Running can be pretty tiring, yeah. Falling isn't that tiring, but it's definitely not easy to deal with sometimes." *Connor said.* "Say the word if you ever want me to lift you, but just keep in mind that it might take a few tries to balance it to your weight. Took me a while to even figure out how to handle my own weight properly." *Connor floated alongside Yari further, now with his hands in his coat pockets.*

*As they moved along, Connor took the moment to look around, noticing the sudden (and reasonable) lack of noise or movement in the forest. Deciding it was too quiet for his tastes, he spoke up again.* "There was this abandoned warehouse I used to hang out in with my group, back before this whole thing happened." *He took his hands out of his pockets and gestured to himself quickly, and then looked over at Yari before placing them back.* "Can't say I don't miss it. It was nice having a quiet, hidden spot where I could hang out away from the people I got on the bad side of."
Ronald
"Sounds nice to have had that level of freedom. I always come to the forest whenever I feel pressured by life and want to turn my inner voice off, returning to my base instincts lets me sort of catch a break and appreciate the natural beauty of wherever I am. Plus, now that I'm not getting battered by eighty-to-ninety degree heat, I can stay out for much longer and not suffer a damn heat stroke or something..." She explained why she dis her feral runs to Connor, hoping he'd understand. Feeling like she hadn't finished her point, she co tinied after a short pause. "And yeah, it lets me escape from the people I don't like, even if I know I could have harmed them to my heart's content. I understand the consequences of being part of the powered minority, and those that arise from contributing to the negative view the uneducated and superstitious have put on us. Nature does not judge me. Nature does not reject me. Nature lets me be, whether I'm simply wandering or fighting my ground against predators, Nature knows best, and so do I..."

"We're here." She let Connor go ahead, and the view from where they were was phenomenal. A cliff overseeing a rushing river, with a gravel coast on the other side, past which the huge trees and shrubbery continued. Despite being ao close to cvilization, this spot seemed untouched by man as of yet. Nearby, a conveniently even yet clearly natural slope of large boulders led down towards the river, which Yari chose to take.

"This is usually where I hang out when I come out here,but other times iI just keep going on and on until I feel content with myself, I always manage to find my way back pretty quickly." The sounds of rushing water washed over the scenery as the wind kicked up, rustling the leaves and filling their personal spaces with the fresh smell of... *Nothing*, it was pure bliss, no smell of trash, people, exhaust smoke, nothing. It was just fresh air. Yari took in a deep breath, but remained quiet, even when she looked completely terrifying, Connor could tell that she truly was at peace, her eyes closing slowly as she took in the isolation, but with company this time.

She exhaled, and began to wade into the river until she was ankle-deep in it,whicheas about a couple feet in, seeing as the river was about fifteen or so feet wide.
Tommy
"This is... Actually really nice." *Connor stated, ignoring the eldritch nightmare that was Yarimiel's current form. His chains jingled a bit as he let himself down and sat against a tree, closing his eyes and resting for a moment; it was both an attempt to take in the world around him, and to get back some energy from the sheer amount of mental fortitude it took to not crash into anything on the way there.* "How did you find this, anyway? Just stumbled onto it randomly?"
Ronald
After his question, she exhaled after another deep inhale and responded, "Yup. Found it as I was just aimlessly wandering, this is my third time coming here. I remember there being a huge clearing farther down the lake, just a huge area around it that is just rocks n' shit, but at the pace we're going that would take us about an hour to get there." She estimated based on her last experiences in the forest around NC. In about two seconds, Yarimiel reverted back to her original form simply looking down at the river.
Tommy
"Point me to it. I have an idea, if you're willing to hear me out. Not sure on the logistics of it because I haven't personally tried it, so the outcome could be a couple of things." *Connor stood up and focused on a seemingly random spot in the air.* "We could be there in a matter of minutes, if it goes well; or we could either suffocate in a vacuum or fall a few hundred feet. Your call." *Connor spoke with complete conviction, genuinely unsure of the outcome, but was willing to test it either way.*

"Essentially..." *Connor's attention flashed between the air and the ground a couple times, then settled on the ground. He positioned himself into a stance not unlike one you might see in martial arts, and then slid his right foot forward with a quick motion. A chunk of the earth rocketed out of the ground and landed in the river with a heavy splash.* 

"So, basically, I'm able to manipulate the earth as well as gravity. So my idea - and this is something I haven't tested - is to form a sort of sphere of rock..." *Connor made a circular motion with two fingers.* "...And do a zero-gravity bubble on the inside, heavy gravity in the direction of our destination on the outside. We float freely inside the bubble, which moves with the rocks, and then the rocks travel to the destination like a makeshift trebuchet. Not sure on logistics like I said, but in theory it could work."
Ronald
Left phone on ohantom touch sent%/

"I'd rather not be involved in that. Also, I *Could* Make wings and *Try* To fly, but I haven't had the chance to try that out much, some swedish hillbilly might try and shoot me or a bird attacks me." She thinks about it then settles on a solution, as she had been looking around with her eyes before stopping, a sign of whenever she ponders on something quickly. Using her power, she adds power to her jump by extending her legs quickly then retracting them, landing on the gravel, but losing her balance on the unstable ground and nearly rolling into the water. After getting up, she gives Connor a thumbs-up. "I'm fine, but I needed space to actually *Make* Wings big enough to lift me off of the ground." She yells out from the bank before spreading her arms out and attempting to make functional wings from them, as she had done it only a few times before, and this would be the first time she uses them to fly.

She remained still as her arms went dark completely, before both of them violently flattened outwards and formed large soaring-type wings, her sleeves forced into rolling back as the feathers popped out from her now flatter arms. She needed to keep focusing to remember this form and internalize it, so even with these huge wings already made and completed, she still looked deep in concentration.
Tommy
"Alright, sure." *Connor said, somewhere between confusion and blind acceptance.* "I can make you lighter if it helps!" *He offered, moving back to a resting position and then continuing back into his levitating position. He floated up to the same level as Yari.* "I feel the need to ask, are there others here with similar powers to you? Just so that I don't get shocked if or when I see."
Ronald
She looked up and replied flatly. "I only know another girl whose body acts like a rubber band

She watched him from below, and after managing to maintain the wings, she waved them around a bit before attempting to fly, starting with a run, then using the giant 10-foot wings to try and soar into the air, or atleast achieve liftoff.

It took her a few tries, but after about a minute of her trying and failing, each time getting a better feeling of how the air went over her wings and such, she managed to actually get off of the ground and move up to Connor's level. She passed by him while trying not to swat him out of the air and said "Follow me!" She occasionally lost balance a bit and fell slightly, but she found it better to put in some practice to this *Very* Useful skill now that she actually felt okay with plumetting from fifty feet in the air, also, Connor could catch her if she did.
Tommy
"I will be on the lookout for a rubber band girl." *He half-joked. Connor moved to follow her and watched her movements. He instinctively reached a hand out slightly to manipulate her gravity every time she faltered slightly, but he didn't go through with it as he saw her balance come back each time. He kept a steady eye on the ground, as well, watching for the spot she mentioned as well as trying to make sure there was no sign of danger on the forest floor.* "Hey, Yari, what was that whole... Scream thing about earlier anyway? What was there that you were so worried about?"
Ronald
"Forest animals. Wolves, bears, any of those. I generally try to scare them off. I don't really think there should be any this close to civilization, but what do I know? It's all just intuition, after all. Also, that was me, the scream tends to scare off most things, and I wanted that thing to go away. I didn't want to put you in danger." She seemed to get the hang of it pretty quickly. She giggled before spouting "Birds don't got *Shit* On me!" Before attempting to go even faster, which seemed to work pretty well so far, but it was evident by her breathing that this was pretty intense on her body, considering that she had to flap these gigantic things every now and then just to not fall immediately, plus she had to build speed to effectively reduce travel time from the *Hour* She'd estimated earlier.
Tommy
"Well, I appreciate you trying to protect me but I've dealt with a lot worse before. Unless it's an eldritch horror from the depths of the seas lurking in the forest, I've probably had to deal with worse. Humans have a tendency to be pretty bad sometimes." *Connor was unsure if the words got across due to the speed they were moving and the fact that he was behind, so he moved up to Yari and repeated himself.* "Also let me know if you want a break. I can probably make it easier for you to fly, at the very least. Human bodies really aren't made for it."
Ronald
"Nah, nah, I'll get used to it. Tinier changes to myself take a bit more concentration, but things that affect my entire body or huge parts of it I can do easily, Plus, I can just... With some..." Her flight staggered, but iver the span of a few seconds, she grew and shifted grotesquely into what appeared to be some sort of giant humanoid avian, the chest having grown significantly to resemble a bird's anatomy more, and to breathe more air, longer, lankier legs, larger wingsand a featureless small head, only two white eyes under the mass of curls, with most of her body having gone dark, defying all intuition of how light works. With this, she had gained a burst of speed after flapping her wings once, seeming to have gotten the hang of this whole flying thing quickly and already developing a larger form to support the bodily demand and to overall be more powerful. She didn't want to get to their destination yet, she felt like flexing on everyone instead and began to fly higher, occasionally stopping to hover then dart i another direction, absolutely loving the feeling of weightlessness as she soared through the sky at highway speeds, soetimes skirting along the tops of trees. "This is nice..." She muttered to herself, leaving Connor to just watch her enjoy herself in the air as she zoomed right over him.
Tommy
"Listen, if you decide to swoop down and grab an entire bear or some shit, I can't say I'll enjoy it too much." *Connor said flippantly. He considered, for a moment, trying to do something interesting himself, but decided that his best bet would be to stick with what he knew best. In this case, the only change he'd be willing to make would be one to move in a fashion less like falling, but that would require reworking either the laws of gravity or rewiring his brain to function differently. The latter could potentially happen naturally with enough time and attempts at this, but the former was literally impossible, so he opted to just continue on as normal.*

"How far are we from the Cradle? I can't see it anymore, or the place we're headed." *He asked suddenly, moving to try and be closer to Yari.*
Ronald
Once asked about the cradle's location, she would stop and begin to hover in place, the two white baseball-sized eyes staring at him without life or thought behind them. "It should be somewhere on my... 7 o'clock. Also, if you can pull yourself with gravity, why don't you just pull yourself upwards but in a manner that also moves you towards where you wanna go, like, on your *Vertical* 2 o'clock or something... That makes sense, right? Pull yourself to the side and a little bit upwards to sort of hover while counteracting gravity? Or just keep yourself weightless while still pulling yourself sideways? I dunno, figure it out, can't be that hard, right?" Hard to say when your power revolves around physics, and one simple slip-up could mean shredding yourself i to fine mist or crushing yourself into a small read ball, but she didn't know that, plus she just tended to have a knack for figuring out how to use her body in odd ways.

"If you want to get back, we can get there quickly at this pace." Her tone began to slow down slightly, the signs of wear this began to have on her were beginning to show.
Tommy
"It's still the equivalent of falling. I'm already having to counteract the earth's gravity or it would just be the equivalent of running really fast; i'd still be pulled down." *Connor stated.* "As long as gravity is pulling me in any direction, it's essentially falling, whether it's sideways, up, down, however. It's... A lot to deal with. And it's weird and complicated and half the time I have barely any idea what the fuck I'm doing and it takes some serious preparation and concentration to not send myself flying into a ceiling or a tree or earn myself a trip to the hospital with broken bones, and that is not a conversation I want to have with the doctors." *He ranted.* "The suggestion is appreciated. I just need to get used to falling and then I'll be fine... I have a couple ideas to that extent, but it'll be a while.

"On that note, I'm still good if you are. It's not physically exhausting to do this, it just takes a lot of effort to not turn my power off instinctively because I'm falling. We can land for a second if you're having trouble, though, I'm not in a rush."
Ronald
"Alright, then." She still hovered in the air, but was now coasting and preparing to land, but she had been going to the second location she spoke about earlier. As she went on, each flap of her now gigantic wings created a loud *[VWOOM]* That spoke to the scale of this form, easily able to set a new wingspan record.

Once she landed, she used her long, lanky legs to slow herself down step by step until she was fully stopped beside the river again (remember, second destination).

This time, it was a larger clearing, but as Connor got closer and closer to the scene, he'd see a lake, a large, beautiful lake, serene and calm. As he got there, he would also be able to see Yarimiel beginning to soak herself with the river water before plunging into it entirely, popping her head above it mere moments later, the featureless face staring back at him, and those same giant eyes from the shore, before her full body rose up from the surface. From what it looked like, she was still in a shallow area (relative to *Herself* Of course). "A lake bath never fails to soothe the nerves." Her deep, airy voice called out. It was like watching a cartoon giant speak, it wasn't slow, but it had every other quality of that kind of voice. The airiness, the deep rumbling aound it had to it, and the volume, hence how Connor was able to actually *Hear* Her from such a distance.
Tommy
*Connor floated down slowly next to her, feet barely in the cold water.* "I figure nobody else comes here, typically?" *He said.* "Because an eldritch creature in the middle of a secluded lake feels very 'Lovecraft'. I don't wanna deal with someone thinking I'm a cultist." *Connor was more focused on the opinion of others seeing him next to Yari than he was of Yari herself, proof of which came further in his choice to be next to her; he used gravity to lighten himself to a point where his feet floated up and he was standing safely on top of the surface, then walked up to her. He stayed a good few feet away still, just to avoid being flung 100 feet if she moved the wrong way.*
Ronald
"Usually, no. I haven't seen kids from the Cradle, either, so I figured nobody comes through here." She looked around, all she could see was trees and hills, with some hints of civilization, but they were so far away that she only saw gray splotches on her six. Her head did a slow, full turn before stopping again, looking down at Connor. "Why is that important? Everyone thinks we're freaks of nature already, so why not embrace your freakishness to its extreme and go all out?" She seemed happy enough doing just that herself. 

"If these powerless fuckweeds want to shoot me down, *I'd like to see them try*." Her eyes squint momentarily before returning to normal. "A few words or opinions won't hurt, and neither will their bullets. Not now, not *Ever*." She spoke with venom in her voice, but then seemed to calm down with a long sigh.
Tommy
"You sound like you've had to deal with that before. Happen a lot around here?" *He asked, walking over a deeper part of the lake and lying down, letting go of gravity a bit so that he would float normally; with chains he'd sink, with the gravity he had it at he'd just be rolling on the surface and not at all submerged.* "I just wanna know if I'm gonna have to deal with it myself. You seem more than capable but it's been a little while since I had to deal with being shot at. And yes," *He turned to face her,* "I have had to deal with that before. Not fun but it's whatever at this point. Never got any major injuries!" *He laughed, clearly fakely, and turned back to face toward the sky.*
Ronald
She turned to Connor. "Yeah, a few times. Turns out people don't like a feral child getting at their pets... Anyway, do we really have to go back now?" She chuckled at herself but would soon lose a bit of her vigor, and would instead opt to sit down, using the wrists of her arms as supports as she lowered herself to the ground, sitting down on the water and creating yet another huge splash, the water getting halfway up her hunched torso as she then crossed her legs. "Sometimes I feel like... Like I don't belong..." She had too much to unpack, and unpacking it in a health way was... Hard for her. She put her wings over her legs and put her head down. "I don't know a lot of things, I mean, I'm lucky I taught myself how to *Speak*, but, I just..." She sighed. "Sometimes I just feel like giving up..." She went quiet after this, and stopped moving, Connor could even climb onto her and she would have no reaction.
Tommy
"I'm not one to give good advice most of the time, and I'm pretty disconnected myself. But I say do what makes you happy and don't worry about what others think." *He consoled.* "Easier said than done though." *Connor stretched out and put his hands behind his head to relax. He was silent for a few moments, just leaving the air open and clear. After a few minutes of just... Existing, he spoke again.* "We should head back at some point, but don't feel any rush."
Ronald
"Hm... I think I'd rather stay here for a while, enjoy the breeze, the heat of the Sun, for once, the nature. I'll probably stay until much later." She would remain in the pose she was already in, but her head raised itself from under her wings. "Plus this lake gets quite deep despite being so small, I'd like to experiment with swimming while being this large, among many other things." She then went quiet again and stared off into the sky, lined with beautiful soft clouds.
Tommy
"That makes me wonder if the loch ness monster is a parahuman. Maybe it was real and just turned into a human afterward, and that's why we can't find it." *Connor suggested.* "That or it's the typical human scenario of seeing something where there isn't anything. I really don't know anymore.

"I need to go back. Still probably need to talk to some of the people at the place about, you know, being new." *Connor sat up in the water.* "Do you... Do you want me to come back later and make sure you're good?" *He asked, genuinely - and surprisingly - concerned for Yari's well-being.*
Ronald
"I've heard that it may have been a whale penis. Hah." She suggested, but it would make more sense to her if a lot parahumans were mistaken for cryptids or generally harmful supernatural creatures.

"Yeah, you go do that. I'll be back within the day, I'm good here. If anything, I need to be alone with my thoughts, I haven't been the most stable recently." She admitted, but inside, she appreciated his concern for her, looking down at him and doing that slow blink thing before looking back towards the sky.
Tommy
"I'll be on the lookout for you tonight. Let whoever the front office is or whatever know when you come back, will you? Don't wanna go all the way out here again if you're already back and just crashed in your dorm or whatever." *He requested, and began floating away.* "I don't want to be questioned by police because I was the last person who saw you." *Connor said bluntly, and with that he flew off, taking one look back at the lake as a whole and the massive creature lurking in it.*
Ronald
"Yeah... Sure..."
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