<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>Cafeteria<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>September 5th, Noon<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Heather Donald (Posting Order) - CLOSED<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Tess is trying to not embarrass herself in front of the cool girls, but is worried that she might not fit in with them since she's not the definition of "pretty."<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>This sweater (https://66.media.tumblr.com/a9111e31e29a6eaf3ccbef24cb0e454b/tumblr_o88usvemPp1rtk5dzo1_1280.jpg), dark skinny jeans, an old pair of Converse sneakers, and finger-less gloves. (https://steampunkwolf.com/wp-content/uploads/il_fullxfull.524557974_cj76.jpg)<br/><hr/>Tessa looked over to Kitty as she spoke, smiling slightly as she offered her assistance with remembering their names. It was a good idea and she appreciated the help, given that most people in this school did have two different names. Tess tended not to go by hers, not being used to it, but was hoping that eventually she would feel comfortable enough to go by her new name and let her old life die. She had chosen the name Hourglass with the thought of her powers in mind, but it also fit her body shape as well, though most would never know. Her clothes tended to be baggy and over-sized, not giving much shape to her body at all.<br/><br/>Rogue mentioned something about needing a new table, which caused her smile to fade. She looked down to her tray and picked at her food a bit. It was awkward being the new girl. She also didn't know much about Heather's reputation yet, so she simply thought Rogue meant that she was making too many friends. She ripped a piece of crust off of her grilled cheese and ate it before looking back up as Jasmine spoke to her about her feelings on the school. Her blue gray eyes watched the girl's lips as she spoke, as if studying her words, though she occasionally glanced up to her eyes, not wanting to be rude. Most of the girls laughed, which made her feel a little more at ease after Rogue's cold behavior. She half-smiled and ate another small piece of her lunch as she looked back and forth between each of the girls as they spoke. It was interesting seeing their behavior with one another and to hear their stories about how they felt living in this mansion.<br/><br/><strong>"My powers?"</strong>she asked, a little shocked that the conversation had come up so quickly. She thought for sure that she'd have more time to simply listen to the conversations at the table before having all attention on her again.<strong> "They're not really as cool as other powers in this school, but, um... I... I chose the name Hourglass. I have the ability to freeze time and, uh... I can rewind time. So,"</strong>she began and turned her attention to Kitty.<strong>"I guess you could remember my name because depending on how you hold an hourglass, you can turn back the sands of time or if you hold it on its side, you can stop the sand from moving at all." </strong>She didn't know if it made sense at all to anyone, but it made sense to her, which was why she had chosen the name.<br/><br/>She glanced back over to Rachel to see if she was still looking at her. She was. Rachel seemed to be very interested in Tessa, watching her with curious eyes, causing the new girl to feel like she knew that Tessa was hiding something. Her blue-gray eyes darted down to her grilled cheese and bit the inside of her cheek, a nervous tick she had from time to time.<br/><br/><em>"Did you choose to come here?"</em>Rachel finally asked, as if prying for information.<br/><br/>Tess nodded slightly and looked back up to the girl that was speaking to her.<strong>"I... I didn't have a good life out there. I figured I'd have a better chance here,"</strong>she admitted, feeling like a simple yes or no wouldn't suffice.<strong>"What about all of you?"</strong>she asked, hoping to take the attention off of herself and find out a bit more about everyone else's stories.<strong>"Did you come here willingly or is this really a prison?"</strong>Sure, it was a dark way to put it, but she was curious how many of them actually wanted to be here.