<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/80/Aurora_Valdez_ID.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/female%20characters/753a3b11-c680-4a42-bfd8-fff1cff5a447_zps31bdaf2a.jpg)</div><div align="center"><strong>Character name : </strong> <strong>Aurora Valdez (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508.msg10443008#msg10443008)</strong> &amp; <strong>Kamryn Phoenix (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508.msg10443013#msg10443013)</strong><br/><strong>Occupation : </strong> Player<br/><strong>Who : </strong> Natasha, Jessie, Kumiko, Each Other<br/><strong>Where : </strong> Lobby<br/><strong>When : </strong> Day 1, Morning</div><hr/>Kamryn looked over the other women and tried to be objective. Damn. Were all the women playing supposed to be bombshells? She'd looked over some of the other team rosters and decided that killer good looks weren't an absolute necessity which was good because she wasn't doing sex symbol as far as she knew. She'd come to play football. Of course looking at these girls from Kumiko and her oddly adorable pout--yes, she'd noticed--and the trim blonde who'd introduced herself as Jesse and the two brunettes who'd just come in she was starting to feel seriously out of her element. Still, she was polite enough to return the wave that was aimed their way by the brunette.<br/><br/>Aurora on the other hand was grinning outright. Part of that was from Jessie's reaction to her introduction. She'd almost thought she'd have to catch the poor girl as she seemed to startle a bit. She wouldn't have minded as the blonde was cute but it turned out alright in the end and she ended up shaking the her hand politely and letting go.<br/><br/>Natasha introduced herself as well and lingered long enough to catch that Aurora was still just as excited as she had been out front before moving to take a look at the list. Her approach had Kam stepping out of the way and though she gave a thought toward escaping to her room, she didn't just then. She was being given an opportunity here and she thought it might be best if she didn't waste it by just walking away. She wondered if any of the women would turn out to be her roommate or if she was gonna be stuck with some other stranger. So far each of them seemed okay but who really knew.<br/><br/>“Looks like we are going to be roommates.” Natasha called out, though it was to Aurora rather than Kam.<br/><br/>The Latina cheesed over the announcement and probably would have high-fived the woman had she been closer.<strong>"Awww, yeah!"</strong>She was actually thrilled at the news that Natasha would be her roommate. Sure, she could turn out to be totally psycho too but at least for not the brunette had made a good impression.<br/><br/>If it wasn't clear who was who by now, Kumiko took care it by way of further introductions managed in a way that had Kam fighting not to just grin openly. The Asian woman was almost disarmingly adorable in all her eager friendliness. She had to have hope that at some point the girl would just learn to call her Kam or Phoenix like everyone else and not double up on her first name though.<strong>"Just call me Kam."</strong>She nodded and let it go at that, figuring trying to clarify further might result in more of a misunderstanding. They'd work on it later.<br/><br/>Aurora too was slightly amused but before she could comment it was Jessie that pulled her attention back to her.<br/><br/>"Yeah. Everyone looks fit and very, very strong."<br/><br/>Aurora agreed with the assessment, though that strength presented itself very differently from woman to woman. Kamryn she could totally see outright trucking opponents left and right, racking up the sacks on the QB too if she had the skill to back up that physique. The others were slimmer but still looked athletic and it made her wonder what position each woman would be after.<br/><br/>It was the further admission that really pulled her attention though and Aurora's grin actually softened into a lighter smile. Had she thought of the girl as competition the admission would have had Aurora ready to rip her apart on the field but this was a potential teammate.<br/><br/>"Please excuse to interrupt.  To be afraid, is okay.  To be brave, does not mean no fear.  To be brave, means to have fear but to still act even with fear.  You say you are surfer.  Big waves make drowning.  Big waves make scared.  But, even with fear of drowning, still you surf, yes?  You are brave.  To play football is like to play surfing.  To be hurt is like to be drowned.  With fear, still act.  Do I... make clear?  Is that better feeling to you?"<br/><br/><strong>"Kumiko here is right,"</strong>she chimed in.<strong>"There's no shame in being nervous or afraid, only in letting those nerves or fear stop you. You say you're worried about getting flattened?"</strong>The Latina leaned a little closer like she was sharing a secret,<strong>"Well, I say, don't let 'em touch you. You're a surfer, you've got balance and should have some endurance from swimming. Who knows, perhaps that will translate well to speed on the field. In which case you flat out burn anyone who comes near you. Trust your teammates to keep them from running you over."</strong>She bumped the girl gently with her shoulder.<br/><br/><strong>"In any case, you never know until you try and that's what we're all here for."</strong>To the question of whether or not she was scared she shrugged.<strong>"Not really but I'm looking forward to the competition. Might get some butterflies right before I step on the field but that was always how it was before I stepped on the court. I just use it."</strong>It was hard to explain but generally Aurora used whatever she was feeling as fuel to play harder be it good or bad. This was no exception.