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[houston wesley witkowski]

The thought of working was just... Not exciting. I could be doing anything else right now. Like playing video games, but no. I was stuck sitting in my office waiting for a student to come ask for help. I put my feet up on my desk studying my shoes. I tapped my fingers together in my impatience. Ugh, I thought. I'm so borrrreedd... I smoothed my hair back. I took a look at my clothes. Just because I had to look "professional", didn't mean I still couldn't wear one of my favorite teeshirts. I felt that it might make me a bit more approachable to the students.

After what felt like an hour of just sitting there (it was only 30 seconds). I decided to grab my old gameboy color. F*** it, I thought. Why should I have to be bored if no one was going to come see me right now I ought-a make the best of my situation. I threw in my Pokemon Silver. That should at least make me a bit less bored.

Outfit – poke
Notes -- He's just soo... :3
Tagged -- Open
Song -- Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

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[Kayla Autumn Rook]

For Kayla, controlling her powers had never been about using them, about being able to tap into people's emotions and things like that. For her, the difficult part was not using them, to be able to shut out the pain around her and discern one person's feelings from another's...from her own. She'd grown up in such a small town, she'd gotten used to having open air and uncomplicated surroundings. Every once in a while when she'd gone into town, her daddy had helped keep the emotions at bay, because no one wanted to mess around with her wolf getting too worked up.

Now, here at Northvale...well, this was as many people as she'd ever been around, and she was around them all the time. It had been more than overwhelming. People were falling in love and getting their hearts broken, feeling isolated and joyful and despair and fury. She'd been getting headaches, having to take days off just to deal with everything she was feeling. It was sort of scary, to be honest.

Her soul element professor had recommended Kayla see the new school therapist. There wasn't much she could do with her control except practice, but maybe if she could sort through her own latent emotion, things wouldn't be so overwhelming.

The young girl knocked on the door frame gently and poked her head around to peer into the office. The sight that met her drew a small giggle from her throat. Mr. Witkowski seemed so focused on his video game, like he was the kid almost. "Sorry," she murmured, smiling at him shyly. "Is it alright if I come in? My professor thought maybe I should."

[houston wesley witkowski]

I had just gotten to in a really big battle, when there was a knock on my door. I held up my finger as if to say one second. This wouldn't take me too long I've done it a thousand times. "And... done," I said as I finished closing my game boy, not caring if it saved. It was a pretty little girl.

"Why, hello there. I'm Houston Witkowski... You can call me Mr. Witkowski but I'd prefer for you to call me Houston. Mr. sounds so... formal." I babbled. "Why don't you sit down and you tell me what your problem is and I'll try to help you in anyway I can."

It was weird. I really wasn't good at this kind of stuff. Listening to other people's problems. I just was used to it. I had done it so often for my family that I just couldn't imagining myself doing anything else.

It was weird there was something about this little girl that kind of reminded me of my wife. She had had those same big dark brown eyes and the same skin color. I shook my head. She wasn't my wife. My wife was dead, but there was something... It didn't matter though.

Outfit – poke
Notes -- —
Tagged -- --
Song -- Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

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[Kayla Autumn Rook]

Kayla slipped into the office, her steps small and measured like she'd spent her life half expecting the ground to fall out from under her. Tucking her skirt behind her knees, she sat lightly on the edge of the chair opposite Houston and then smoothed out the wrinkles on top.

"My name's Kayla," she told him, her Southern drawl softening an already delicate voice. "Kayla Rook. I'm a first year this year, so everythin's sort of new to me." She cast her gaze around his room, taking in her surroundings with subdued curiosity. Houston had a sort of bright quality about him. "Anyway, I grew up in a real remote area, and I been havin' trouble bein' around so many people. I'm half soul fae and all their emotions, they just get all tangled up in mine 'til I can't tell which is which."

outfit!

[houston wesley witkowski]

This girl was the cutest thing ever. She was just so small and young. I watched as she fixed her clothes. It was just so precious and her accent was just n'awww.

She was part soul fae and was having a hard time keep her emotions in check. Okay I could handel this. My wife was a water fae so I didn't know too much about soul fae's powers but I knew that they could feel other's emotions. "Alright, so I want you to warn you I'm not so good with emotions but, what I suggest is finding a small dark spot... Well, it doesn't have to be dark or small just somewhere where you can ge away from all the other people. I know of a few spots that can work. I've been walking into really random places lately saying that I'm lost but really I just like to explore. It's just easier to say that I'm lost. You are also welcome to my house when I'm not there. It's small and quiet." I didn't really like think about things before I say them. So things that may sound creepy and malicious are really just my attempt at being nice. "Well, yeah my house as long as I'm not there."

Outfit – poke
Notes -- —
Tagged -- --
Song -- Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

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[Kayla Autumn Rook]

Kayla was surprised by his generous offer. People around here tended to be much more cautious than they were back home, so it was sort of refreshing. "Mostly I've been keeping to my dorm," she told him, "or going to the park, somethin' like that." Hands folded neatly in her lap, she gave him a small smile. "I appreciate the offer. I'll let you know if I need a break."

The getting away she knew about well enough, though a new place to go would be helpful. When it really got down to things, though, the assistance she needed was more psychological than logistical. "Thing is, my elements professor thought maybe I been havin' so much trouble working through other peoples' emotions because I got some of my own that need workin' through. After all, it's my first time bein' away from home, and I'm on the other side of the world."

[houston wesley witkowski]

Gosh, this little was cute. I just wanted to pinch her little cheeks. I just wanted to scoop her up in my arms and tell her everything would be alright. That it was okay they she couldn't understand hat was going on because I knew even less.
I knew what is was like being far from home. "I'm from the US too if you can't tell from my accent and know what it's like to miss your family. You probably are homesick. It understandable. Have you talked to your parents since you left? That might help you a bit. To talk to them that is. So, Kay-Kay maybe you should try doing something that reminds you of home. Whenever I feel sad and alone I put on my favorite cd from my youth and I make food like my dad used to make. Just little things that make feel a little less homesick." I was getting pretty good at this helping people thing. Especially when I knew what they were going through. Well, I hoped I was helping anyway.

Outfit – poke
Notes -- He's just so... scatterbrained
Tagged -- Kay-Kay
Song -- Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

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