Pegasus House Time!

Your trip to the mostly female dorm is uneventful and when you arrive, you see Selena standing under a tree near the entrance. She waves to you and runs over, all but squealing, "You came! You came!"

Deciding to avoid the obvious sex joke, you nod in confirmation... and then notice someone else familiar sitting on a chair on the porch right outside the dorm, looking at you in wide eyed horror.

You cannot really blame Parisa for being unnerved by your presence, since the softly glowing orange runes around her neck (which look similar to the ones you briefly saw around Susan's when she said there were certain subjects she could not speak to you about) are the result of the last time you were in the vicinity of each other. That also goes for why she has what is clearly an escort of Professor Dove and another teacher who you have not seen before but has a fairly unmemorable face so you might have passed him in the hall once or twice at some point.

Looking in the same direction as Parisa, Professor Dove spots you and a thin-lipped, grim expression comes to her face as she says something to the other teacher and then starts moving towards you. Something in your own expression must be showing your worry as Selena seems to notice and then turns to follow your gaze before she gasps.

"What are you doing here?" Professor Dove asks once she is in range and up close you cannot help but notice that she looks rather... tired.

Her eyes are bloodshot, her clothing a bit rumpled and her shoulders sag a little as if she has been carrying a heavy weight upon them. You can guess she is not in the mood for any sort of problem right now but before you can say anything Selena blurts out, "I'm sorry! I invited him over to help study for some stuff for me and Mana and I forgot this was Parisa's outside time!"

The Professor's eyes slowly shift from you to your companion, her body language still strong enough to show her intense disapproval. "You know this is a delicate situation, Selena," Dove says with a sigh, "For both of them."

"Worried I might trigger her?" you ask, keeping your voice as serious as possible to make it clear you are legitimately asking instead of trying to make some kind of sarcastic joke.

"Frankly, yes," Professor Dove says, her tone turning a bit surly, "Or her you. You ARE considered the victim in this scenario, after all."

A confused look comes to your face, as well as Selena's and Professor Dove seems to realize the implication in how her words sounded as she shakes her head and says, "Sorry. Already had to chase off one old 'boyfriend' today. I was hoping I would be able to avoid the other."

"... I guess it's been hard enough scheduling around her and Artie so they don't bump into each other too," Selena says, "We... we'll go elsewhere."

Dove shakes her head. "No. He has the right to be here as much as any other student during the day. Just... take the path around and come in the back entrance. Then stay in Selena and Mana's room until I let you know Parisa's back in her ce-- room."

With that, she turns around and heads back over to Parisa, the student relaxing at whatever the Professor is telling her. Tara, who has been on your shoulder this whole time, sticks her tongue out in the brown-haired girl's direction when she looks away but you are not sure if it is meant for her, Professor Dove, or both of them.

Selena pouts thoughtfully and sighs as well. "Sorry," she says, "I really did forget. And please don't get mad at Professor Dove. She looks after the Halfs on top of what she does for our House and the school, so something like this makes it a lot harder."

"I'm guessing 'Halfs' means people who are half human and half something else? Like Parisa?" you ask.

"Or half-centaur and half-troll," Selena replies with a nod, "Or half-incubus and half-vampire. Humans aren't the only ones who make... uh... friends, across species lines. Anyway! See you inside!"

Selena races off back inside of Pegasus House, leaving you alone with your fairy again as you sigh and head back to the path as Professor Dove instructed. As you leave, you give Parisa one last look over your shoulders and see her shivering as she looks at something pointedly away from your direction. Once again, her reactions seem far too intense and raw to you for it to be some kind of act and you really hope evidence comes up soon that will prove that another was pulling the strings in this incident.

For now though, you return your attention to your current business, making your way around Pegasus House as instructed and meeting Selena at the back door. She quickly leads you inside and up to her room... where you can tell it was probably quite a bit messier only a short while ago. Both her and Mana's beds are covered with rumpled clothes, books (of both the studious and comic variety), and various nick-knacks. The two garbage pails on each side of the room are full of empty snack and drink containers, tightly pressed down to get as much in their minuscule capacity as possible. Still, there is a pink couch and wooden coffee table in the center of the room that is now clear of clutter.

Selena indicates for you to sit on the couch first and you do so, the blonde pausing for a moment before she joins you. She sits close, not right up against you but just slightly within what could be considered your personal space. Biting her lower lip, she looks up at you nervously as she says, "So..."

"So..." you echo as Tara flutters over to a nearby desk that has a clump of coins scattered on it, which she quickly pushes into a pile and then lays down on to settle in for a nap.

Now Selena looks away from you, playing with one of her long ponytails nervously. "... Mana and Artie are finishing up their classes and should be by for our normal study session in about an hour. I thought... well... if you wanna help, it might be good to have you here just to talk and watch and... get used to us?"

You nod in understanding before a slow grin spreads across your lips. "But until then, we have an hour to ourselves?"

Selena nods rapidly, her cheeks flushing. "So... uhhh... we can talk... or... kiss some more, like we did earlier... or do more... o-o-or you could take a look at my curse and see what the problem is better or... uhh.."

She looks up at you again, leaning a little closer to you so that her side just barely presses against your own. You can feel the warmth of her body just half an inch away, smell the subtle scents of her shampoo and perfume, see just how amazingly blue her eyes are as she stares into yours. It seems she is looking to you to make the first move.