<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a8/fc/94/a8fc945aa2353518dc9463c3c4eb9c44.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Bella Bloom (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339010.msg16078427#msg16078427)<br/><strong>Date | Time:</strong>01/09/22<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Hogwarts Express<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Comfy sweater & dark jeans<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Interrupting rest<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Avalon Nix, Open<br/><hr/><br/>When it became clear that she had accidentally woken Ava up Bella pursed her lips, her wide eyes attentive in her caution as she wondered if she was about to be snapped at. She looked wary but found nothing but kindness in both Ava's eyes and her tone. As she mentioned Axel's penchant for loudness Boots immediately took it upon herself to keep meowing in warm greeting. Bella just giggled, shaking her head a little at the playfulness of the cats.<br/><br/>Bella was already readying herself to give her name before it was requested and so when it was she was only paused by the smooth, confidently given compliment. Bella blinked slow, her eyes wider when they opened again as she smiled while pursing her lips. It was a sweet expression, showing her slightly round cheeks. It wasn't that she wasn't used to compliments. It was just they usually felt more forced or awkward. Perhaps she was reading too much into it. Maybe that confidence came because Ava didn't mean much by it?<br/><br/>It didn't really matter in the end as Bella shook herself out of that very brief look of uncertainty. "Bella," She offered in reply, her brevity meaning her French accent was only really hinted at for now. "You're very kind," Bella praised, feeling she owed some compliment in return. "I remember seeing you around last year. I'm sorry I didn't say hello. I was urm," Bella trailed, her accent growing a little easier to hear the more she spoke in her naturally harmonious, soft voice. "Settling in, yes?" She checked, querying her own use of the term as it was clear that she was seeking some better term that wouldn't come to mind.