Pearl
*After quite a lot of convincing over the phone and some promises for some food, Penelope finally is able to get Pythia to come over to her dorm so she can get him to meet some new people. She sends an invite out which practically reads, not in exact words, "Who wants to come to my dorm to meet some new people? We'll have board games and food, and we'll have a little shy silver-eyed, white haired boy as 'decoration', i encourage you to try to talk to them!" After sending out that invite, she sets her phone down on her black nightstand and stretches a little*

*She looks around the room and realizes that the dorm she's staying at isn't exactly decorated at all... I mean, she has a shelf that has some of her nerdy things, like a Flash plaque and some anime things, but other than that and some stray boxes she's got laying around, its pretty barren.*

*And so, while she waits, she decides to change that.*
William
*Of course Pythia is the first to arrive, getting there around half an hour before the listed start times. He likes moving through the dorms when there arent alot of people, so he always times his travel around when he doesnt hear people... This lets him walk without needing to use his walking stick. He wore his usual outfit, tight fitting jeans that hug his slender legs, an oversized and comfy black t-shirt with muted white and crimson roses, and a baggy jacket with a hood pulled up. His snow white hair, silvery eyes, and pale skin stand in direct contrast with his outfit, which features mostly shades of black and dark dark gray.*
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*He slips inside Penelope's room, looking around as he enters. The room is large enough that if she is at the other side of the room he doesnt have to concentrate to see... He looks over at the almost spherical shadow that she casts, extending out in a radius of 5 feet around her body.* "H... Hey" *He says shyly as he enters, not wanting to distract her from whatever it was that she was doing before he arrived*

I think we can start
I was able to convince
Pearl
*When Pythia arrives, the room is quite decorated with plants in plant pots strewn about on shelves and bookcases, there's a colorful carpet on the floor, chairs and the board game table is already set up, and she is currently unpacking some art gifted to her by a friend, seems like some furry art of a wolf laying in an... Inappropriate manner.*

*The moment that she hears Pythia come in though, she quickly stuffs the art back into the box and grabs another piece, a drawing of Bloodhound from Apex Legends*
"O-Oh! Hello Pythia! You're here early, do you think you're ready to get some other friends?"
William
*He blushes slightly, but nods. He had been talking to his therapist alot and she had recommended that he make some new friends. She was ecstatic that he had made friends with Penelope, and now wanted to see how far he could get... Having some kind of physical support system here would be a necessity, so better to start building that now. He tried concentrating on his powers to watch what Penelope was doing...*

*The possibilities collapsed, and her shadow fell apart. He saw her and smiled. He walked over, seeing the box that she was unpacking* "W... Want some help?" *He asked, looking inside the box to see the arts*
Pearl
*As Pythia gets closer, Penelope quickly hides the furry art beneath a lot of other things just so she can save herself some embarrassment, but the blush on Penelope's face does tell even the most socially oblivious person that she's hiding something*
"U-Um, no thank you, i'm good! I-Im still trying to get the room properly decorated with the art, i-i'm still trying to judge whether i should put some of the art up or if i should just leave it in the box!"
Allen
A loud, rapid thumping would come from the door. Accompanying the knock was a muffled yell. If Pythia or Penelope focused on the yelling, they'd hear something along the lines of "**OPEN THE DOOR! OPEN THE [UNINTELLIGIBLE]×3 OPEN THE DOOR!**" She continued to do this for about fifteen seconds before she stopped and waited for them to open the door.
William
*Pythia looked over at Penelope curiously, not knowing exactly what she was hiding in the art box... But knowing his new friend enough not to pry. He decided to back up to give her space at the exact moment that Yari begins her banshee screaming. He almost jumps out of his skin, letting out a high pitched cry of shock as he whirls around to look at the door. He raises his fists into a sloppy fighting style, his eyes wide as his heart beats faster than a jackhammer*

*And his powers fade, causing Penelope's shadows to leap out and surround him. The darkness is unnerving, so he quickly backs up. He ends up bumping into several things but eventually is able to put his back to a wall*
Pearl
*Penelope nearly jumps out of her skin when the pounding starts, and then just the whole chain reaction starts stressing her out majorly. Obviously after the pounding stops, she is not fucking happy as she storms over to the door, very clear rage on her face as she throws the door open and stares at the culprit.*
"You nearly gave us a fucking heart attack, now WHAT DO YOU WANT?!"

*She basically dropped everything in order to deal with this dude pounding at the door, and now she's giving out a very warranted reaction, hopefully not scaring Pythia in the process*

"If you're here for the party, you could've just knocked politely instead of pounding on the door like you were gonna fucking die."
Allen
"I am here." She looks up at Penelope with a flat face and voice. She had brought food for the occasion, some hastily made sandwiches. "Eat them, they'll get soggy and/or cold if you don't eath them within about ten minutes." They were pretty run-of-the-mill sandwiches. Salad, ham, sauces, etc., but they looked pretty good.
William
*Yari would see Pythia pressed up against the wall, holding his hands out in a warding position. As he hears Yari's voice he calms down slightly... But he is obviously still freaked the fuck out from the stunt she pulled. It didnt help that Penelope had yelled. He tries to concentrate on his powers again in order to see*

*Aaaaand nope. He is still blinded. His breath comes in quick bursts as he holds his hands out infront of him. Yari would see his outfit as described earlier, and there is also a white and red collapsible walking stick hooked to his rightmost belt loop. It is obviously a walking stick used by the blind*
Pearl
*She makes some very pissed off but incomprehensible gestures for a few seconds before she finally gains a voice and takes the sandwiches*
"You- Grrr... You are 30 minutes early and you came pounding at our door like you were dying because you had sandwiches?! Thank you anyway, but jesus christ you need to work on your fucking manners!"

*She takes a breath to try to calm herself down as she goes over to Pythia to help him, slowly approaching as she can hear his quick breaths, suspecting that he just went into a panic attack*
"Its okay Pythia, its just a guest... I'm coming over to you now, keep your hands out and grab onto me"
*She says calmingly as she gets close enough for Pythia to grab onto her arm or shoulder, putting her hand on Pythia's*
Allen
She laughs quietly. "Yeah." She steps in and looks around, looking for somewhere to put the tray of sandwiches. If she didn't find anywhere to put it, then she looked for somewhere to sit down. Inside the tray there were about eight of these sandwiches. She remained quiet after this for the most part, just looking around, if not at either Penelope or Pythia. If she wasn't looking at anything, she just stared off into the distance, remaining completely still.
Faye
"Yari, I swear to god." *Connor yelled from down the hall.* "I heard the sounds on that door, and I don't think anyone else could make that sound."

*When Connor had originally left Yari at the lake, he had asked for her to find a way to let him know when she got back safe. And given that he had not received a message, he had gone looking, leading him to this particular part of the dorms where Yari had gone sicko mode on the door. Thus, he found his way to the party.*

"Did I miss something?" *He asked, peeking into the dorm.*
William
*Pythia manages to calm down slightly as Penelope approaches and speaks calmly to him. He closes his eyes, doing his best to locate her... And when she is close enough he reaches out to touch her. He sighs softly... Having another person here helps with the fear... But as he hears another person enter, he openes his eyes and tries activating his powers*

*Connor and Yari both see his eyes go from unfocused and wandering, to focused and sharp in an instant. His eyes shoot between the two of them before glancing around the room to see if anything else had changed. Then... He looks back to them. Connor's shadows look normal... But... Yari's are off. She has many more than usual, and... Alot of them are... Strange... They look less human, the silhouettes forming almost monstrous and grotesque shapes... Since they are just silhouettes, he cant tell much about them but... They send a cold sweat down his back.* "H... Hello..." *He says sheepishly, his eyes flicking between Yari and Connor's shadows. To the two of them it looks like Pythia is looking at something a few inches away from each of them.*
Pearl
*Penelope sighs a bit when they hear that she wasn't the only one upset about Yari's stunt. She gently rubs Pythia's back to try to help them calm down more while they can see. Penelope is like a safety blanket to Pythia. Gotta be touching them or anxiety sets in big time*

"Hello, other person, you may or may not have missed something, depending if you want to be in a small party in this dorm room."

*A place for Yari's Sandviches (TM) could be found on a lot of things, like a bookshelf, the nightstand nearby next to the bed, the table for board games, etc. And the bed is completely open for sitting on*
Allen
"Hello." She says flatly before setting the tray down on the nightstand, and taking one of the sandwiches, beginning to eat it, the loud crunch indicating that the bread was toasted, if the perfect brown color didn't do that already. She began to stare off again, since her brain had found nothing interesting to focus on at the moment. She sat on the bed, but gave care to not eat directly over it. "I realize now that I forgot plates..." She mumbled slowly to herself.
Faye
"Yeah, I'm not big on parties. I prefer the quiet." *Connor responded to Penelope.* "I've just been looking for Yari to make sure that I wasn't about to be the main suspect in a missing person case." *He said, perhaps flippantly.* 

"Whatever. Who are you all?"
William
"P... Pythia, p... Pleasure..." *He says with a stuttering tone. He looks between Yari and Connor.* "T... This isnt r... Really a full p... Party... More... Um... A... An invitational g... Get together. I... I think Penelope g... Got boardgames." *He says quietly. He doesnt exactly hide behind Penelope, but he does stand half behind her. He feels a light twinge in his head and tries to keep his power active*

*And he is forced to shut his eyes... When he opens them again, the world is in darkness again. He holds onto Penelope more tightly now that he is blinded.*
Pearl
*And Penelope is sure to let Pythia hold onto her, laying her hand on his to make sure that he's okay*
"Yeah, what he said, really. I just want him to get some friends other than me. I do have a bunch of board games, including chess! Also, Yari, thank you for the food again."
Allen
"Hm? Yeah, no problem." She then remembered she was here to meet new people, but also remembered she'd done that already. Board games! But she didn't know how to play those. "Let's play a fuckin' game! I'm getting bored already." She didn't exactly yell, she just raised her volume, her face indicating that she did not feel angry about this, rather just the encroaching boredom. Her sandwich was only about half-finished, but to get it off her hands, she used her hand to hide her mouth, but it was still evident that she'd stretched her teeth forwards like a fucking goblin shark to devour the sandwich faster, pulling it back only for her mouth to close normally. After that, she lowered both of her hands and lightly dusted herself off.
Faye
*Connor let out a sigh.* "Fine. I'll bite." *He fully stepped in and actually shut the door, hoping that nobody else would show up randomly.* "I'm Connor. I'm new here, and I don't know what the hell is going on anymore." *Connor leaned against a wall, waiting for the consensus on what was going to happen next.*
William
*Pythia shrugged* "I... Im open to anything... Um... What game should w... We play first?" *Pythia asked Penelope, turning his head in her general direction* "O... Or s... Should we go a... Around and talk about o... Ourselves... Maybe we could play a q... Question game?" *He suggested, aiming this question to the group at large. He didnt try activating his ability again just yet, but he did pay keep attention to the sounds around him, trying to be aware of where everyone else in the room was. He keeps Penelope's hand in his, gripping it with a gentle tightness... Not tight enough to create discomfort, but tight enough that there wasnt a risk of accidentally letting go.*
Pearl
"Hmmm... Yeah, let's do a questions game! Try to get to know each other a little better! Does anyone have suggestions?"
*She asks cheerfully, trying to bring the mood back up and trying to get to the mission of the party again. She left it open ended because, well, she's not exactly the most creative, and she still needs to give Pythia time to get used to people. That doesn't stop her from holding Pythia's hand though, and holding it tight to make sure he will always know: "I'm here just in case it gets too much."*
Allen
"Ok, sure. Is he blind or is it a power thing? They seem awfully jumpy. Are you their seeing eye?" She asked without pulling any punches. She was just genuinely curious on why Pythia seemed so wary of Connor and herself.

"Why are you both here, also? Like, what ended up *Getting* You here?" She pointed to both of them by waving a finger around their general area. Her stare was no longer piercing or uncanny as it usually was, she was fully focused on the moment, sitting with her legs in a manspread with an elbow on one knee and her hand on the other, a subconscious habit that meantbshe truly was listening and would ponder over their answer.
Pearl
"Wow, okay, pulling no punches with the questions." *She says matter-of-factly* "Well I'm just his friend, his power makes him blind to the world if he doesn't focus, from what I've seen, and the reason I'm here is because I got caught vandalizing and a camera saw me do it along with the vines on my back going into my body."
William
*Pythia blushed slightly, sighing as he tried to summon his voice.* "M... My... P... Powers let me see... Futures. Possibilities. Most o... Of the time there a... Are so many possibilities that they um... O... Overlap. There a... Are dozens... Hundreds.. S... So many that if im close to someone t... They blind me. I can collapse those p... Possibilities into one or two of the most likely paths but... It t... Takes concentration and i cant hold it f... For long... I... If no one is around I... I can see easily. A... And... Simple things dont have divergent shadows. For example... I... I could see a... An apple in a... A tree, and if it was about to fall, I... I would see it fall before it did easily. I... It makes j... Juggling a breeze since I... I know exactly where the b... Balls will be in a moment or two. P... People are the hardest, e... Everyone could do so many different things e... Every single moment. Every single possible a... Action you could take within the next 1 or 2 s... Seconds, I see all of them. They o... Overlap so i cant d... Distinguish any of t... Them" *He says, his little speech obviously prepared and practiced. Though that doest stop him from stuttering and stumbling over his words.* "A... And... I... I met Penelope a... A few days ago and... W... We are friends!" *He says, a soft smile glowing on his face. He seems to almost revel in the word 'friends', like it is something priceless that he is only now getting to experience.* "A... And... Um... I... I ran away o... One day, and... Used my p... Powers. Um... M... My last power l... Lets me... Manifest my own s... Shadowed future and.. Um... Push off of it. So.. Cameras saw me do that" *He adds, before quieting. When he realizes how much he ended up talking, a deep blush covers his face*
Allen
She stared with complete and utter indifference, her face remaining unchanged throughout the entire exchange. "So, you were both caught because you slipped up, alright." Her response sounded albeit uninterested, she should probably stop asking this question aince it never yielded any interesting answers. "I think my powers manifested like, a few years ago at most? It kept getting out of control when I got mad, but soon enough, I learned to control it, but be fair it wasn't that hard to learn how to, I had learned the basics before I came here, now I just practice basic application every now and then. But it still fucks up every now and then, which is arguably pretty damn annoying when I *Really* Need it to come in handy."
Faye
"I'd be a lot happier if I'd just come to the Cradle the *First* Time I developed my powers." *Connor stated.* "Came here only after the second awakening. It was only after being fucking imprisoned that it happened, which pisses me off." *Connor moved off of the wall and walked to grab a sandwich, snatching it and taking a bite with a crunch.* "Good taste in food, Yari."
Pearl
"So we do have quite the array of characters here! Although Pythia is the only one who shared his ability, why don't y'all?"
*I wave to everyone else in the room, allowing others to tell theirs before mine. A keen eye could tell that I seemed a bit nervous when I asked this, for some reason...*

*(Perception check-)*
William
*Pythia kept his eyes shut, fine with just listening for now. People seemed settled in their places, so he wasnt worried about losing track of people. He kept his head tilted down slightly, mostly just trying to listen as intently as possible. Since he had just infodumped about his powers, he also didnt feel the need to speak.*
Allen
"Easier to demonstrate that explain." She would inhale before her arms and hand suddenly lengthened in grotesque manners. She had stood up to let the arms take the brunt of her weight, with the girl no functionally being on all fours, just in a less awkward and crouched manner. After another secind of nothing, her legs would exhibit the same behavior, looking more like the legs of a quadruped, double jointed. Soon after this, the body began to lengthen and the chest expanded drastically, all of this accompanied by sickening cruching and some slight squelching. Lastly, after yet another second of mothing, the skin on her face would pull back, the entire face appearing a solid black before a giant set of teeth appeared on the vacant head, with another smaller one appearing within. She shook slightly before letting out a simple sound, it was certainly inhuman, almost demonic, but this was the simplest demonstration of another one of them.

Any sane person would think a skinwalker had invaded their space. But it was evident that, yes, it was still her, identifiable by the clothes on her and the giant mane of curls on its head, also it spoke perfectly fine in her voice. "Anyway yeah, this is the one i think is coolest. The other one is a bit situational so i cant show it right now." Her head twists vertically, now being upside down. How she produced certain sounds when her entire mouth onle appeared to be two sets of teeth was a mystery, but the worst would pass by quickly as the thing reverted back into the shape of the girl. Once she reverted the changes it all violently collapsed back into her shape with a faster crunching, more akin to grinding.

She'd then sit back down on the bed and pick her nose, flicking her fingers a couple times after looking at them and marrowing her eyes for a moment.
Rose
"Yeah, I will fucking never get used to that." *Connor said, quite bluntly.* "Look, I'm not gonna get into it. But..." *Connor once more manipulated gravity, pulling another sandwich to him as if by telekinesis - which was essentially all he was doing. He slightly overcalculated the force, however, and the sandwich smacked into his arm before he could grab it, then rolled over his arm and hit his chest. He grabbed it and reverted it to normal before taking a bite.* "I'm usually better than that."