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om_mainEarlier in the evening, Ace met Effy.
Effy was never one to turn down a party. Even one involving paints. Since she had returned from England (thank you Sirius), Effy had found herself rather bored. So she found herself wandering over towards a table with a lot of paint, even though she didn't even really know who's birthday it was.
"Hey," A paint patterned Ace greeted the girl approaching with a smile. "What colour do you fancy?"
Eyeing the girl, Effy shrugged. "Choose what you will," she offered. She'd never been a human canvas before.
Taking a moment to decide, she introduce herself "I'm Ace, by the way. You sound like you're from home." She selected a bight green colour.
"Effy. There seem to be many of us here."
"We're mounting a slow invasion," Ace agreed, motioning to the table "Lots of little bottles to help yourself and use at will. Only rule: no being a dick." Meaning don't go for eyes or mess with people maliciously, basically.
She looked around though, seemed like no dicks here. Everyone dancing and having fun, paint flying. Now this was the kind of party she could really get behind, she was so glad she'd let Harley talk her into having one.
"Close your eyes and trust me." She suggested as she moved around the table for a clear aim.
No being a dick. Effy chuckled and closed her eyes. "The former is easy enough, but the latter..."
"Ok, close your eyes and don't trust me," Ace suggested with a laugh, "That suit you more?"
"Sure darling," Effy responded, closing her eyes with a smrik.
Effy's white clothes and pale skin suddenly became splattered with green and blue. "Looking better already!" Ace joked
"May I open my eyes? See the amazing work for myself?" Effy asked, quirking a brow with a smile.
"Course, just didn't want to risk blinding ya." She assured the over girl as she grabbed another colour and held one out for Ace.
"Would be a loss," Effy commented, opening her eyes and looking first at Ace, then giving herself a once over. "Nice. That the one you would like?"
"Can do, didn't seem too fair to let you loose in the crowd unarmed." She reasoned but, early as it was in the party, she wasn't yet very painted herself. She could definitely do with a bit more colour. "Go ahead." She opened her arms out to make herself a good target.
Taking haphazard aim, Effy threw the yellow so it would splatter Ace's side. "Sweet."
"See? What better way of getting to know people than this?" She took a small bottle, charged it with energy and throw it high above them and some of the crowd around them. A boom sounded and paint rained down on them.
"Nice party trick," Effy commented, flicking some now painted hair out of her face.
"I like it," She shrugged to imply modesty but spoiled it by grinning proudly. "Got a party trick of your own?"
"Only if you want to know these tossers thoughts," Effy divulged with a shrug, her eyes briefly bouncing to the others nearby.
Ace snorted at the phrasing "I think I can live without, ta. I'll always be blissfully quiet for ya, promise."
"Cheers."
"Just one of the perks of being completely thoughtless." She joked back.
"My favorite type of person," Effy retorted, tipping her head towards the other girl.
"Glad to be of service." Ace discarded the paint on the table and looked about the party to the classmates Effy had referred to as 'these tossers'. "So, you're likely most qualified to answer, who should I look out for among the tossers? In a good or bad way?"
"Depends what you're looking for...what your values, or lack thereof, are." Effy also eyed her classmates present, trying to determine if there was anyone there who was particularly irksome.
"Nah, mate," Ace shook her head just a little. "Your opinion. I'm the new girl, right? I got no clue who's cool to hang with and who's a bit sketch, do I?" Of course she wasn't going to base her opinions solely on Effy's word but she'd asked a few people since she'd arrived. If names recurred a lot, it was for good reason she figured.
"Sirius Black and Harry Osbourne are both useful," Effy offered with a smirk.
"Is useful code for rich or...?"
"Useful means...useful. Able to procure things that you might want. Although their money certainly doesn't hurt in that matter," Effy answered truthfully. The free flight back home was nice, and the endless access to drugs was her favorite.
Ace thought she followed Effy's meaning. She wasn't completely naive after all, still she wasn't so sure she needed rich guys to buy or 'procure' her stuff.
"Interesting," She nodded because, whether she would use it or not didn't mean it wasn't interesting. "Anyone else?"
"I don't think you'll find anyone here too sketch," Effy told her with a shrug. After all, the mansion had standards of sorts.
"Good to hear it." Ace nodded with a small smile.
"So, new here. What do you think of it all?"
"It's, well, pretty amazing. I mean, it's a school and mostly people ain't miserable to be here!" She snorted, very different from Perrivale Tech. "The powers all around, the parties. We have a swimming pool and a lake! Never though I'd be in a posh school like this, you know?"
"Fair enough," Effy replied, looking around at the organized chaos. So many voices, so little time.
With a little smile, Ace said "Lemme guess, you're not used to not being able to get your answers straight from someone's head anymore."
"It is a bit jarring, yes," Effy admitted with a shrug. Although she wouldn't miss the constant hubub, she was a bit concerned with what would be left.
"Well, I hope I don't weird ya out too much," She said, smile growing. "It's cool meeting you though, always nice to hear a familiar accent."
"Luckily not a rarity here," Effy commented. This girl wasn't too weird. A bit eager, perhaps, for Effy's taste, but no more weird than anyone else.
"True,"She nodded, looking around the crowd of people dancing. Still lots more to meet. "Well, I hope you enjoy the party Effy!"
"You, as well," Effy answered quietly, watching the younger girl bounce off to interact with more guests.
Effy was never one to turn down a party. Even one involving paints. Since she had returned from England (thank you Sirius), Effy had found herself rather bored. So she found herself wandering over towards a table with a lot of paint, even though she didn't even really know who's birthday it was.
"Hey," A paint patterned Ace greeted the girl approaching with a smile. "What colour do you fancy?"
Eyeing the girl, Effy shrugged. "Choose what you will," she offered. She'd never been a human canvas before.
Taking a moment to decide, she introduce herself "I'm Ace, by the way. You sound like you're from home." She selected a bight green colour.
"Effy. There seem to be many of us here."
"We're mounting a slow invasion," Ace agreed, motioning to the table "Lots of little bottles to help yourself and use at will. Only rule: no being a dick." Meaning don't go for eyes or mess with people maliciously, basically.
She looked around though, seemed like no dicks here. Everyone dancing and having fun, paint flying. Now this was the kind of party she could really get behind, she was so glad she'd let Harley talk her into having one.
"Close your eyes and trust me." She suggested as she moved around the table for a clear aim.
No being a dick. Effy chuckled and closed her eyes. "The former is easy enough, but the latter..."
"Ok, close your eyes and don't trust me," Ace suggested with a laugh, "That suit you more?"
"Sure darling," Effy responded, closing her eyes with a smrik.
Effy's white clothes and pale skin suddenly became splattered with green and blue. "Looking better already!" Ace joked
"May I open my eyes? See the amazing work for myself?" Effy asked, quirking a brow with a smile.
"Course, just didn't want to risk blinding ya." She assured the over girl as she grabbed another colour and held one out for Ace.
"Would be a loss," Effy commented, opening her eyes and looking first at Ace, then giving herself a once over. "Nice. That the one you would like?"
"Can do, didn't seem too fair to let you loose in the crowd unarmed." She reasoned but, early as it was in the party, she wasn't yet very painted herself. She could definitely do with a bit more colour. "Go ahead." She opened her arms out to make herself a good target.
Taking haphazard aim, Effy threw the yellow so it would splatter Ace's side. "Sweet."
"See? What better way of getting to know people than this?" She took a small bottle, charged it with energy and throw it high above them and some of the crowd around them. A boom sounded and paint rained down on them.
"Nice party trick," Effy commented, flicking some now painted hair out of her face.
"I like it," She shrugged to imply modesty but spoiled it by grinning proudly. "Got a party trick of your own?"
"Only if you want to know these tossers thoughts," Effy divulged with a shrug, her eyes briefly bouncing to the others nearby.
Ace snorted at the phrasing "I think I can live without, ta. I'll always be blissfully quiet for ya, promise."
"Cheers."
"Just one of the perks of being completely thoughtless." She joked back.
"My favorite type of person," Effy retorted, tipping her head towards the other girl.
"Glad to be of service." Ace discarded the paint on the table and looked about the party to the classmates Effy had referred to as 'these tossers'. "So, you're likely most qualified to answer, who should I look out for among the tossers? In a good or bad way?"
"Depends what you're looking for...what your values, or lack thereof, are." Effy also eyed her classmates present, trying to determine if there was anyone there who was particularly irksome.
"Nah, mate," Ace shook her head just a little. "Your opinion. I'm the new girl, right? I got no clue who's cool to hang with and who's a bit sketch, do I?" Of course she wasn't going to base her opinions solely on Effy's word but she'd asked a few people since she'd arrived. If names recurred a lot, it was for good reason she figured.
"Sirius Black and Harry Osbourne are both useful," Effy offered with a smirk.
"Is useful code for rich or...?"
"Useful means...useful. Able to procure things that you might want. Although their money certainly doesn't hurt in that matter," Effy answered truthfully. The free flight back home was nice, and the endless access to drugs was her favorite.
Ace thought she followed Effy's meaning. She wasn't completely naive after all, still she wasn't so sure she needed rich guys to buy or 'procure' her stuff.
"Interesting," She nodded because, whether she would use it or not didn't mean it wasn't interesting. "Anyone else?"
"I don't think you'll find anyone here too sketch," Effy told her with a shrug. After all, the mansion had standards of sorts.
"Good to hear it." Ace nodded with a small smile.
"So, new here. What do you think of it all?"
"It's, well, pretty amazing. I mean, it's a school and mostly people ain't miserable to be here!" She snorted, very different from Perrivale Tech. "The powers all around, the parties. We have a swimming pool and a lake! Never though I'd be in a posh school like this, you know?"
"Fair enough," Effy replied, looking around at the organized chaos. So many voices, so little time.
With a little smile, Ace said "Lemme guess, you're not used to not being able to get your answers straight from someone's head anymore."
"It is a bit jarring, yes," Effy admitted with a shrug. Although she wouldn't miss the constant hubub, she was a bit concerned with what would be left.
"Well, I hope I don't weird ya out too much," She said, smile growing. "It's cool meeting you though, always nice to hear a familiar accent."
"Luckily not a rarity here," Effy commented. This girl wasn't too weird. A bit eager, perhaps, for Effy's taste, but no more weird than anyone else.
"True,"She nodded, looking around the crowd of people dancing. Still lots more to meet. "Well, I hope you enjoy the party Effy!"
"You, as well," Effy answered quietly, watching the younger girl bounce off to interact with more guests.
