RP Who Runs The World?

[Katpride]

“Hey, Entwine! Glad you could make it.” Griffonage gave the girl a friendly wave to accompany her greeting, abandoning her casual lean and uncrossing her legs as she took her seat. Conscious of how much of her face was covered, she turned fully towards the other hero as she spoke to her, and made sure to exaggerate her gestures a little so that her enthusiasm came across. “Haha, thank you! I figured we’d need a little light. And marshmallows are a great idea for next time, if you want! I bet I could set up a firepit or something so we could roast them.”

A fire would also help warm the place up, she thought, tucking her feet a little closer to the bottom of her seat as she turned her head just slightly and considered the vast, moonlit ocean gently eddying a decent way away from them. Every so often, a breeze would blow over the water at just the right angle to twine through the supports of the boardwalk, carrying the scent of brine and dropping the temperature a few degrees before blowing out again.

It wasn’t quite cold, but it was a little chillier than it had been when the sun was out. If they kept this meeting place, she might have to reconsider her tank top choices in a few weeks.

The arrival of Transformer drew her attention from the question before she could answer it, and she greeted the girl with another wave, gesturing towards the free seats. “Hi! No worries.”

A new shape came trudging across the sand soon after, quickly resolving into a familiar face. It was Fortuna, the last member of their group, who plopped down on Griffonage’s other side, thus completing both the circle and the mental checklist she’d been keeping. Seeing her frazzled state, she gave the girl a smile. Then, remembering that her smile couldn’t be seen from behind her mask, she gave her a thumbs-up.

Her smile faded just slightly at the question, and she sighed, tilting her head to the side and rubbing her neck sheepishly. “Actually, no. Sorry. I’m a bit behind on my homework, and I have to finish all of it before I can use the lab for anything else. But I’ve still got it, and I’ve poked at it a little bit.”

Undoing the clasp on the pocket that held the marble, she pulled it out, holding it between two fingers and briefly examining it before holding it out over the lantern so everyone could see it. “It looks like there’s a little seam around the middle. And this part,” she tapped a gloved finger against a particular part of the sphere, “looks like it might be a slightly different color than the rest. Other than that, though, it just kind of looks like a marble. I don’t really know what to make of it.”

Shrugging, she sat up straight again, rolling the marble between her fingers before offering it to Entwine.

 

[UmbraSight]

“Next time then.” Entwine said cheerfully about bringing marshmallows, and she turned that same cheerful smile onto the other two as they arrived to the… hideout? Did this count as a hideout? Or was it more of a hangout sort of thing?

“Oh, studying is a good use of time.” Entwine said, giving Transformer’s direction a bob of her head. She had not spent her free time studying, but she had done well on the last quiz so she’d probably be fine. Though, her dad did say if she got good marks on her report card again he’d take time off work so they could take a long weekend somewhere so she should probably study a little extra. Though Fortuna mentioned having taken a nap and that sounded nice! She could bundle herself up into a nice little cocoon of sheets. In reaction to that thought, perhaps, the ribbons wrapped themselves back around her forearms.

Entwine’s attention turned back to the marble as Griffionage fished it out of a pocket. Entwine reached out as the marble was offered up and gently took hold of it, rolling it thoughtfully between her thumb and index finger. A slight frown developed as she held the marble up to the light of the lantern. There certainly was a cleft, and two different colors, but what did that mean?

“It’s pretty” She said, brightly, before her expression turned thoughtful. One of the ribbons that had just gotten itself nicely coiled slithered its way back up her wrist. “I could try seeing if I can pop it apart.” Entwine said, the end of her ribbon wiggling in the air.

“Though I guess we should do that in a lab” She said, letting the marble roll into her palm that she then held out for Transformer to look at. She blinked. “Oh? You have a lab? That’s really cool! Is it like the one at school?”