“Oh, sorry” Mona chuckled, looking away in embarrassment. “I just thought you might have been drinking because, well, everyone else was, and, I don’t know,” she scratched the back of her neck. Then, she put a soft smile back on her face; her resting expression.
And that was exactly what Thalia was doing- drinking just like everyone, perhaps more than everyone else. “Well I’m not everyone else am I?” Thalia had responded, a small teasing smile plastering on her face, “Besides, I’ve decided to quit alcohol for a while.” That was not a complete lie, after all, it was a decision she had just come up with the morning she had woken up with a hangover. A good decision she would have to say, although made a tad bit too late.
Moreover, Thalia had thought that she had gotten off the hook with this one, that just like her father when he had almost caught her drinking, Mona would seize her questioning, and just accept everything Thalia had told her naively, but instead Mona had dropped her hands to her sides, and questioned why Thalia was lying to her.
Busted Thalia thought to herself, she was B-U-S-T-E-D and the smile on her tired face almost fell, “I only had a couple of drinks,” Thalia laughed, “Not enough to make me have a Crapulence.” Hopefully that was more believable.
Though Thalia could not help but to wonder how exactly she had figured out that Thalia was lying to her, did Thalia seriously look that tired? Seeing herself in the mirror before Thalia headed out of her dorm room, yeah, Thalia would admit, she did not look like the goddess Hathor or Aphrodite, but she didn’t think she looked that bad. She was just a little bit under the weather and her eyes were a tad bloodshot- though she had used illusion magic to cover the the blood shot eyes , making sure she did not look that drunk if at all. It was a good thing, that though due to certain limitations Thalia was not quite good with magic compared to the other students at Wyndham but she was better than average at illusion crafting.
“Nessa,” That was Thalia’s response when Desdemona had told her that she had missed at the ball yesterday, “I was with Inessa, congratulating her on her performance. She was a major performer on stage last night,” Thalia continued. “But I didn’t see you anywhere, I didn’t know you came, where where you?” Thalia questioned, curious to see who Desdemona was with if anybody at all. There was a reason such a thing was of special interest to Thalia, and It was due to the fact that Thalia did not really know if Desdemona was really close to anyone else besides Thalia. Sure, Thalia saw Desdemona interact with people occasionally, greeting them with friendly smile and way too friendly hugs but that was just because Desdemona was Desdemona, not because she was necessarily friends with them- though in Desdemona’s mind she probably already considered them friends. “Who were you with?” Thalia changed the way she asked her questions, to hopefully make it more understandable.
Another lie had been told, when asked about her whereabouts and how her night had been. Thalia had been quite cryptic in her response, and when asked if she had flirted with someone and it did not go quite well, Thalia had simply said it was ‘something like that’ no more, no less. “Good question,” Thalia had said when Mona had what happened. “Just some strange activities here and there, not really important. How has settling in Wyndham been for you?'” Thalia asked switching the subjects, “The Campus is quite big, and can be quite overwhelming for new students from what I heard and remembered from being a freshman,” Thalia said as she pressed her fingers to rub her temples, hoping to alleviate some of the pressure, but it only seemed to intensify the throbbing headache. "Wyndham had been quite overwhelming’ But that had nothing to do with the size of the campus. No, it had to do with what she did to get inside the school and the reason she was here for and the fact that she only had a couple months- being a senior to find them. Perhaps she could ask for help again, from Amani, but she did not know if she might be pushing her luck going to her again, considering she was not really Amani’s favorite Starling.
The topic of conversation had switched as Mona talked about her bearded dragon and Thalia with shock very visible in her tired eyes had asked if she had brought Kiki with her to which Mona had whispered it was a secret. She had then gone on to say that Kiki couldn’t stay home alone causing Thalia to blink rapidly, “Was there not anyone you could have given her too to take care of her?” Thalia had asked confused, “Could have asked your parents,” Thalia pointed out, because that would be the far better choice. Thalia was not quite show how much trouble one could get for bringing a pet into Wyndham but hopefully it was not a lot. When asked if Thalia could show her how the cafeteria works, Thalia had nodded, though too many that would seem like a weird question- who doesn’t know how to use a cafeteria? Well, homeschooled people or more like homeschooled people who were Desdemona from the looks of it. “It’s actually quite simple.” Thalia had said once they arrived at the cafetiera, We have a variety of stations with different types of food—there’s always something for everyone. You just pick what you like, and then swipe your student ID to pay. It’s all included in our meal plan Thalia added, retrieving some break fast first- some food that would helpfully help with her hangover, and some food for Kiki. The later had made Desdemona quite excited, making Thalia’s lips curve to a fond smile, she was always quite adorable when she was excited, it was truly a sight to be beholden.
It was time for them to leave and into Desdemona dorms, or that was what Thalia had assumed, but it seemed Mona had a different plan. “Huh?” Thalia had been quite taken aback with Mona saying she wanted to show her something, for after all, she did not know what Mona might be talking about or wanting to show her. But she decided she would go with the flow, her head was pounding too much to argue. Mona had taken them to the kitchen, opening a fridge and pulling out a container with crushed beets, making Thalia wrinkle her nose- she was not quite the fan of crushed beets, she dislike the texture against her skin and tongue and the smell. “No!,” Thalia had exclaimed in disgust when asked if she wanted some crushed beets. “I erm,” Thalia began lowering her tone, “I don’t do crush beets or beets of any kind, the texture doesn’t go to well with you know.” Thalia expanded on her dislike for beets, hoping Desdemona would understand what she was hinting at. Seeing that Desdemona still had a bit of pink on her lips, though she had tried to wipe it all off, Thalia got some tissues, wrinkling her nose slightly as she came closer to Desdemona, and with a gentle touch, she reached out, her eyes meeting Desdemona’s with a softness that spoke volumes. “Here, let me,” Thalia whispered, her voice barely above a murmur. The world seemed to slow down as she carefully wiped the pink remnants away, her movements tender and attentive.
As the last of the pink faded, Thalia found herself lingering, her gaze locked with Desdemona’s before she gave her a soft smile, pulling back, 'There, all clean." Thalia said, her smile growing wider. Now, let’s go meet Kiki, shall we?”
And they did just that, for now they were in Desdemona’s room. not really Thalia thought when she was asked if she wanted to feed the reptile. What Thalia really wanted to do right now was sleep and figure out a plan on how to find them. But she did not say that of course, instead she had mustered a small smile and said, “Why not?”
Thalia took the package of blueberries from Desdemona hands, and Thalia had hesitated for a moment not knowing how to proceed- she had fed animals before, but that was her own pet feline. But still, she turned over to Kiki, trying to appear as friendly as possible to the animal as she extended her hand toward Kiki’s, offering the blueberries to the waiting dragon.
Kiki eyed the blueberry for a moment before darting her tongue out to snatch it up with lightning speed. “Guess Kiki was really hungry,”
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