<hr/><div class="floatleft">(http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/244/2/d/laura_pol_paint_by_patricia_crvl-d7xjoof.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Tessa "Tess" Cantrell | Hourglass<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Under the trees<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>September 5th, Evening<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Bobby<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Enjoying the rain and providing company.<br/><hr/><br/>Tess couldn't help but smile at his offer.<strong>"No, that's alright. I think I can manage without an umbrella. I'll just take a hot shower when I get back inside,"</strong>she replied before bending over and rubbing her hands through her hair to shake some of the water out. It left her hair a mess, but she didn't seem to be too worried about it. After all, she recognized that she wasn't looking all that put together right now, anyway. Lastly, she squeezed her bangs in her right hand, causing water droplets to fall to the ground, then tucked her hair behind her ear and stood back up.<br/><br/>His warning was kind. The fact that he thought about using his powers to help her out was thoughtful, but in the end he was responsible about it, which was smart.<strong>"It's fine. I'll be fine. I promise,"</strong>she replied with a soft laugh at his constant worry about her. She understood very well about not using her powers often, so she didn't question him at all about it.<br/><br/><strong>"I don't think I introduced myself to you,"</strong>she mentioned before extending her hand to him.<strong>"I'm Tess. I'm pretty new here, too. Been here a little over a week. I know a bit about your past from what's been on the news, but that doesn't really tell me who you are now. So, if you'd care to share about yourself, I'll do the same. I guess it's only fair that I tell you what my powers are, though, since I already know some of yours."</strong>The petite girl seemed to not care about what he had done in the past and was only interested in knowing what kinds of things he enjoyed to do now.<br/><br/><strong>"I have minor control over time. I can stop time entirely and move about with everyone frozen around me, and I can rewind up to about a minute. It's been helpful with trying to not embarrass myself while trying to make friends here. I haven't done it around you, though. Not yet, at least. I try not to use it often. It makes me feel ill sometimes."</strong>She was being completely honest with him, seeing no reason not to be.<strong>"So, that's me. Tell me, other than enjoying the rain, what kinds of things do you like to spend your time on?"</strong><br/><br/>After spending time with her new friends and around people who she didn't have to worry about hurting her for being who she is, Tess had really begun to come out of her shell. She still had a ways to go, but spending time with someone who seemed to be in need of friends, like she had when she arrived, was helping her to gain her confidence. Maybe it was the fact that she knew now that she wasn't alone in the way she had felt before arriving at the X-Mansion. Or maybe it was that she was taking pleasure out of helping someone feel like not everyone was afraid or uncomfortable around him.