<div class="floatleft">(http://oi67.tinypic.com/30rp8i0.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Shizuma Nori (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=257738.msg12729551#msg12729551)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Cafeteria<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Flashback - a few days before school starts, a little after 7am<br/><strong>With:</strong>Taro + Open<br/><hr/><br/>Shizuma's smile widened as Taro talked of how small his place was. "So, it's probably just as big as one of the dorm rooms. What has you living off campus?" She asked, curious about his choice and what motivated it. When he spoke of taking advantage of her she giggled and said, "I /could/ say that you're just letting me off easy, Taro. But thank you for that reassurance," she added with a little bow of the head when he spoke of being her host sometime in the future. Though she might have wanted to, she didn't let her thoughts linger much on what it would be like to be all alone with him in his home. Some part of her knew that would lead to very inappropriate mental pictures accompanied by lots of blushing.<br/><br/>Shizuma blinked a lot during the little silence that grew between them. For her, there was nothing awkward about it, it was more a space of peace and possiblities. She listened as he explained the bus route, something mirthful and lighthearted played behind her eyes as he spoke of transit connections and where they'd meet up. When he was done being all logical and serious she said softly, "or, I could just fly to the train..." Yes, she knew bringing up her powers might lead them to another weird philosophical conundrum but at the same time she wanted to remind him that she wasn't just another girl.<br/><br/>Nothing in her tone had it seem like Shizuma felt better then normals or anything. There was no arrogance in how she stood or spoke, instead there was a calmness augmented with hints of self confidence. She knew Taro would be her friend no matter what, but she didn't know if he would ever be ok with the real changes her abilities had wrought upon her life. The way the wind called to her now, she knew she'd never ride a bus again if she had any choice about it. For one, she didn't know how the wind would react to that, but she somehow knew it would take that as an insult. She hadn't meant to change the mood and closeness between them, but she did want to own up to this part of herself.<br/><br/>Shizuma looked up at the colorful sky, sighing happily as the sun started to set. "Oooo, look at the red on that cloud," she cooed, pointing to it. "It's been so long since I've seen one. I'm happy to share this one with you, Taro," she said in a gentle and soft tone meant for his ears only.