I'm sorry its taken this long...

[Casey Pryor]

It had been about a week since the announcement of the attacks and the SPECTRE group. Casey didn't know how to handle or deal with the information. She was surprised at how scared she really was about it all. To top it off she couldn't leave because she was glowing. Hell she was pretty much a walking light bulb now, with the full moon being tomorrow. The school had allowed her Mom to come visit her since she couldn't leave. Seeing her mom had eased some of Casey's anxiety. Still, Casey had avoided people at every opportunity because she was still trying to ease her own thoughts and keep herself calm. 

The day after the big news was dropped Casey was tiredly browsing through random pages online when she found Dirty Laundry's blog and read about the Pikachu attack. She didn't know who the writer was actually talking about but the idea that someone would hurt another person, students that she saw and walked past everyday even, scared her more and added anger to that pile of emotion. It was later during this day that she heard rumors around the school about the Pikachu attack and picked up that Devyn, her friend, was the one who was hurt. Hearing that had Casey stopping in her tracks with her breath held as she tried to hear more, but to no avail. Casey had rushed to the nurse's office and stared through the window. She couldn't see Devyn from where she was and she was about to enter the office until she felt tears sliding down her cheek. While it made sense for her to cry, Casey got all shy and she didn't want Devyn to think anything was wrong, plus it looked like there might be visitors so she didn't go in. She rationalized it all. She'd go when it wasn't so busy and she wasn't so emotional. It was on her way back to her room that she saw a few students huddled in a group and as she was passing heard them talking about what happened to Devyn. She stopped, tapped one of the girls on the shoulder and asked if they knew who had done it. They stared at her critically for a minute before divulging that they'd heard that this girl named Zoe had been in the laundry room with Devyn at the time, plus she was in like lock down or something now.

Between trying to keep up with homework and classes, and getting through her nights, and finding the girl Zoe to get a look at her it took days. By that time Devyn was out of the infirmary and Casey felt horrible. What if Devyn thought she didn't care? That thought scared her into putting off checking in on her friend for a few more days. Now it'd been like a whole week and Casey sat on the edge of her bed, chewing her lower lip. She'd talked herself into going to Devyns room, it was just talking a few minutes.

'Time to go. Up. Up Casey.' "Stop being a chicken."  she thought and mumbled to herself. Finally she stood and left her room. It didn't take long at all until Casey was standing in front of Devyn's door. She reached up her hand, closed in a fist, and knocked lightly. "Devyn?" she called out hesitantly. 'It'd figure if she wasn't actually here right now,' she thought sadly to herself, her arms now crossed against her stomach tightly.

[Devyn Solway]

A week, it had already been a week that had gone by since the whole incident with Zoe in the laundry room. Devyn still had blamed herself for it all really, she made the move, and she didn’t shove Zoe off. So really it was Devyn's fault, not Zoe's. It was Zoe's power after all, not something she could control, and yet Zoe was being punished for it. On top of that Devyn had heard about this Spectre group nonsense when she got out of the infirmary. Only staying there two days before just getting up and leaving, she felt well enough so it was not like they could really keep her there. Plus Devyn didn’t like hospital, clinics, and nurse offices, nothing that involved a place where you went when you were sick. So not only did Devyn get Zoe in trouble, making her girlfriend have to have a monitor if she went off campus and was under close eye, but Devyn hard heard a few whispers about how other kids might have been treating Zoe.

Then with the Spectre group being a thing now, she might as well have just posted her girlfriend name and picture in front of this anti mutant group. With her thought about the matter combined with how she blamed herself, Devyn had been pretty angry. Like really angry a lot of the time, but she mainly kept it to herself and when she was alone. Since she did not like to appear worried or well anything but her normal laid back self. She could not afford to get too angry or lose control over her emotions, because then she would lose control over her power. So she was doing a lot more working out, unable to sleep as well as she normal was able to and didn’t get in as many naps as she was used to. So really she was just trying to wear herself out and get to something of a calm state of mind again. She didn’t need this stress and she didn’t want it.

Devyn was busy doing push up in her room, already in the seventies and aiming to hit one hundred. Music on playing on her stereo, a Nightcore by the name of Heartbreak; but Devyn still heard the knock on the door. Doing a few more push-ups to reach eighty, and then standing up to turn down her music. "Come in, it’s unlocked." Devyn called out, not knowing who it was, but it had to be one of her roommates. She was breathing a little heard, grabbing a seat on her bed and she opened up a water bottle and took a drink. She was currently in her underwear. A pair of pair om my little pony boxers and a my little pony shirt, apparently she is a Brony or Pegasister or at least likes the way the merchandise looks. Letting out a cough after a moment of drinking and wiped at her mouth, looking at her door as Casey would likely peek or walk into her room. Which Devyn would have been fine with at the moment since she didn’t feel like leaving her room at the moment. "Something up?" Devyn asked, wondering if she had something planned with Casey and forgot.

[Casey Pryor]

Now that her mind was quiet she faintly heard music coming from the room, giving her last thought no credence. Then she heard Devyn invite her in and as she opened the door she peeked in and then hesitantly stepped in and let the door close behind her, not latching it completely shut though. Her eyes roved over Devyn, a small smile playing over her lips at Devyn's attire. It seemed they both wore themed clothing, though in this case Devyn's bottoms wouldn't be to appropriate for outside the dorm. As she finally finished looking over Devyn, a large sigh escaped her and her shoulders felt so much lighter. 'She looks fine, perfect, not a scratch or burn or anything.' Without another thought she ran over to Devyn and leaned over to give her a hug, if she'd let her. "Areyouokayohmygodi'msosorryIdidn'tvisitsooner!" she said so quickly that it came out sounding like one big long word. 

After the attempted hug Casey backed up a little and sat on the floor, pulling her knees up to her chest, looking up at Devyn. She stared at her friend, tears unbeknownst to her pooling in her eyes. "I was so scared," she said. The intensity of her own feelings at Devyn's health had caused Casey to realize that she was harboring a crush on her roommate. It was a bit scary to be honest. She and Devyn had both agreed that room-mates dating would be bad. So she'd tried to talk herself out of it and she'd been pretty good at ignoring them, at least until she saw Devyn in person for the first time since the realization of her feelings. She wasn't going to do anything about it, except keep it a secret. Casey wasn't 100% convinced about her feelings anyways so there was no point to speaking them out loud and possibly ruining a friendship. "Are you really okay? Is it true that Zoe girl did this to you?" she asked with a frown. Her voice raised a little as she continued, "Did she do it on purpose? Is that why she's on lock down or something now?" Her face was scrunched up in anger and hate.

[Devyn Solway]

The head peeked in and Devyn could see that it was Casey, or Firefly as she liked to call her. Devyn caught Casey looking over at what she was wearing but it didn't bother her since she always looked over people to see what they were wearing. Devyn was wearing My Little Pony while Casey was wearing Batman merchandise. Casey at least looking like she was going to be going back out or at least could go out. Where Devyn was dressed in pretty much what she would sleep or workout in. "Hey my little Firefly, what’s up?" Devyn asked after the large sigh escaped Casey's lips, figuring the other girl was here to vent or something. However Casey moved towards her for a hug, Devyn almost let out a growl at the fast movement, but allowed the hug and hugged Casey back somewhat, giving a small chuckle at Casey's speed of which she was talking.

"Sorry I'm a little sweaty still and it’s alright. I was only in there for two days and pretty bitter, so you were better of seeing me outside the infirmary." Devyn said messing with her own hair for a moment and watching Casey grab a seat on the floor. Devyn didn’t like hospitals, doctors, pretty much anything medical she did not like or want to deal with so she was a bit bitter while there. Plus was not bothered with no one showing up really, she wanted out, and didn’t want other to force themselves there or anything. Devyn raised an eyebrow when Casey said she was so scared, Devyn getting up to her feet to grab a towel and moving to grab a seat on the floor right next to Casey. Making sure her arm and well general body was dry before moving to put an arm around Casey's body. "I'm sorry if I worried you, but you should know that I'm made of tough skin and you don’t need to worry about me." Devyn said reaching to poke her roommate on her nose, as if saying 'silly girl'.

Devyn had no clue about Casey's feelings so it was not even a thought to her and just figured it was the normal worry you got over friends. Devyn could not help but to make a displeased face by the questions, not that she was upset with Casey, but more so the fact that people were really talking about it and blaming Zoe. "I'm fine. Nothing wrong with me at all. It was my fault, not Zoe's." Devyn said making sure to put emphasis on the fact that it was her fault. Devyn shook her head no, and could not help but let out a small growl. "No she did not. It’s her power and I didn't really take it as seriously as I should have which resulted in me ending up in the infirmary was the result." Devyn said as her tone grew a little cold, arm moving away from Casey as she stood up as she felt herself getting angry again and hand to take a deep breath. "It’s my fault, yet she is the one getting in trouble." Devyn rubbed her knuckles, feeling the urge to punch a hole in the wall but kept herself from doing so as she gave a small tug on her hair.