The Luxury of Knowing

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau stared down the door to his dorm like it had betrayed him. It technically had, though Beau wasn't entirely convinced that the door could be held completely accountable for its actions, what with being a door and all. Wasn't like it had waited until Beau had stepped into the hall, checking on a noise that he'd thought he'd heard out in the hallway. He'd actually been in the shower when he'd heard it, working through the last portion of cleaning himself after another rough day. It took longer, showering, now that most of Beau was a tableau of black and blue with a few red linings here and there. The literal stitches in his side certainly didn't help matters, nor did the fact that lifting his left arm above his head hurt like heck. Still hadn't stopped him from running straight out into the hall the moment he'd thought he'd heard something.

"Still jumpy," he'd mumbled at the time, running a hand through his wet hair. He'd then immediately turned to go and try his door, only to find the thing was locked. He hit his head against it a few times, thudding each time. He sighed, closing his eyes. Well, at least he had a towel, that was something. In fact, it was even a decent sized towel, covering from Beau's waist almost down to his ankles. Beau had even managed to knot it.

Wasn't clothing though.

"Well, damn," Beau mumbled, rubbing his face. He looked down the hall, wondering if he should consider asking for help or something. He tapped his fist against the door a few more times, trying to work out something, an idea, just... something.

[Lili Anne May]

She had decided to wander around the school. It was great to do so letting her get to know the place as well as it would allow her a better grasp on the paths to take and not take while getting to know it. She enjoyed adventures as she would call them. She rarely sat in her room for long periods of time, it was boring and yes she might be blind and had the chance of getting really lost in the massive school, but she always could just ask some one to help if she needed. Though so far she really had not gone to far around to the point of needing help. But before hand of going any where a shower was needed, she had a thing for being really clean, she did not like being dirty, mainly because it smelled bad to her, yes she could smell it even when she really was not very dirty. 

She took a long shower and dried herself off before putting on pajama bottoms and a hooded shirt. Her favorite one at that, it was white with a hood that had panda like patterns on it and and panda ears. She could not really see how she looked in it unless she used her powers, which she had once. But she just liked how big it was, and it was cute to say the least. Plus she had a yellow pikachu one but that one was being washed right now along with some other clothes. Once ready to go, she grabbed her white cane(the cane blind people use to help feel around) it was not white at all, it actually was black and neon pink with designs on it. Pushing the button on it to open it up to full length she left the dorm room and made her way through the halls.

She moved pretty easily, not even using the cane very often most the time she guided herself by touch using the walls. She was not really even sure where she wanted to go. But that didnt really mater in all truth. She just kept going making turns here and their. before long she wound up hearing a thudding sound and then some one speak, it was a little way away, but it surely was a males voice. One with a thick accent to it as well. She guessed southern by the twang it held. Hearing the words she could not help but giggle a little. By the sound of it he must have been locked out from the dorm rooms. Which also meant she had either found the co-ed dorms or the male dorms area. Either way she did not care. Not like she had to worry about seeing something she should not see at her age. 

"dun you just sound happy hehe" She spoke when she knew she was withing a distance he would be able to hear her. Her voice was soft and gentle, but full of energy at the same time.No doubt she was not meaning it in a sarcastic way or a means of upsetting him. More she was just playing around with him about what he had said. 

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau heard the soft voice, turning to look. He was surprised, though not overly so, to find his gaze going down, seeing the young girl. She looked unfamiliar, and given her newness, Beau guessed that she'd probably just gotten here and was probably lost. Would explain what she was doing in the hallway here. For the moment, Beau forgot the whole naked except for the towel thing, even with what the girl had said.

"Yeah, happens,' he said, shrugging it off, "say, uh, you do know you're in the boys' dorms an' all, right? I ain't gonna punish you or nothin' for it, but this ain't really where you're supposed to be." He took a few steps closer, hesitating. His instinct was to offer to take the girl back to the girls' dorm, or at least escort her out of the area. However, something told Beau that his walking around nearly naked and wet while escorting a small girl might not go over too well. He stopped himself from moving closer, rubbing the back of his wet head while looking at the girl, trying to figure out what he should be doing.

Well, he supposed it mattered on whether she knew where she was or not. Sometimes people were surprising, after all. Heck, for all Beau knew, the girl had secret pickpocketing skills and ninja powers.

[Lili Anne May]

His question made her think for a moment, and she had to race back the routes she had to take to get where she was. She did this mainly so she could memorize places, It really was helpful especially in situations like this. She thought a bit longer about what he was saying, not really sure what to think or say in return. She did not think he sounded upset or anything about her being here, nor did he sound old enough to be a staff member. So she came to the conclusion he was just being nice and offering a bit of advice. So she focused on where his voice was coming from and offered a soft smile. Removing the hood to her shirt she turned her eyes towards different directions not because she wanted to see what was around, but mainly because they bugged her a bit, thus also making her blink a few times and shut them tightly. After a few seconds she returned her gaze of darkness back to where she believed he was. 

"I guess i did't know.. But I know now..Im sorry.." She spoke in a very soft tone, and tried to figure out what else to say to him. She felt a bit bad for being here but it was not like it was really her fault. She just wandered around which she guessed she should be a bit more careful doing, since god only knows what people here would think of the tiny girl just being by herself say nothing about the fact a blind little girl was going around on her own. 

"Im sorry to bug you.. but.. umm...." She paused for a moment. Not actually sure now what she was going to say. it seemed to slip her mind, which happened now and then again. Thinking for a moment and placing a finger to her head she gave the face that matched her trying to remember what she was going to ask. "Oh.. sorry.. Im Lili.. and uhmmm.. I kinda am lost..i remember a little how I got here.. but..not all of it..and I think it bad if i just wander around more.."

Lifting up the cane she closed it into itself and placed it on a little loop pouch she had and pulled out a piece of paper explaining who she was, what she was here for, being blind, and where her room was. It made things easier on people since she really was not sure about the numbers and stuff, nor did she ever really talk much about herself. Offering him the paper she offered a small smile and waited for him to respond.

[Beau LaRoux]

"Ain't nothin' to worry about," said Beau, shrugging. "Happens to people all the time." Which was all too true; Beau had experienced it far too many times before, though he was usually a little more dressed when that happened. How had the girl not noticed... oh, wait, the cane, she must've been. Well, that certainly explained a lot, now didn't it? Beau sighed and rubbed at his face now, listening as she continued, getting the introduction and watching as she drew a piece of paper out of somewhere. Remember how to get here, and soon Beau was reading over paper, trying hard not to get any water on it or anything. Lile Anne May, a room number, definitely not here.

"Um yeah," he said, nodding. "You're a little ways from where ya need to be," he fidgeted, then moved to hand the paper back out to her, hoping to do that easily, despite, well, everything. "An' I ain't got no trouble takin' you to where ya need to go. Jus' one little problem," he sighed, rolling his eyes to the ceiling for a moment, "I ain't exactly dressed for public. Was in the middle of a shower an' thought i heard somethin', an' now I'm stuck here. I reckon I'm stuck 'less you got some kinda lockpickin' ability."

Beau was tempted to just check himself, since he definitely had her ability within him. yet he didn't like just randomly experimenting with other people's abilities. That was generally how he ended up accidentally burning something down, and they certainly didn't need more of that, not with the way things had been lately.

[Lili Anne May]

Hearing him fold the paper back up and such gave her a sign he had finished reading it. She moved her hand forwards until she felt it and gently took it back and shoved it into her pocket. She figured it would help out alot but still she was unsure how well she would do with not exploring some more. After that was why she left the room in the first place. And now she was all types of lost and confused. At least though she ran into what seemed like a nice person. Say nothing about his accent she like it. It was different then ones she normally herd. 


"Sorry no.. my power would be useless for this.." She smiled a little and then reached up and took a small hair pin from the back side of her hair and offered it to him. Maybe that could help, She was not really sure in all truth if it would or not but it would be worth the offer. "hehe locked out naked.. hehe" She could not help but giggle a little at this. It really was funny in more then one way, she had never actually locked herself out of any where before, but had gotten lost more times then she would like to admit. Her and her adventures. 

"Maybe the pin works? maybe yuppers just maybe hehe" She at least was in a really good mood, and actually a bit beyond awake. She really felt like going outside or something, but knew that would cause to much trouble. And honestly she really just did not want to get lost any more today. it was not something was enjoying doing, well okay maybe she did a little bit after all it was the best way to learn the school. But during the day when it was busy was no fun. She had not yet gotten used to all the noise and talking. 

[Beau LaRoux]

"Figures," mumbled Beau, running a hand over his face. It would've been too easy for the first person to show up to have a power that would help in this exact situation. He should just be thankful that she didn't set his towel aflame or something else that would've made the whole thing that much worse. The giggle had him chuckling too, though he felt he needed to offer some correction: "I do got a towel," he said. He thought about snapping it or something to give her a hint, but he wasn't sure he wanted to make too much noise. He definitely didn't want to take her hand and place it on him. This was awkward enough already without possible awkward touching thrown into the mix.

The girl at least had a suggestion though. Beau raised his brows at that, especially with the chuckling that came after. She probably just thought the whole thing was hilarious, not that Beau could really blame her. He'd probably think it was pretty darn funny too if he'd been on the other side of things; probably would think it funny when he talked about it later.

"Don't suppose you got a pin and some skill at pickin' locks then?" Beau asked. He had to just stop himself from wondering if being blind would help with something like that. It felt like it should, but it also felt a little wrong. Didn't stop the words from rising to the tip of Beau's tongue. Fortunately, he could just swallow them back down.

[Lili Anne May]

She shook her head at his question. She really never tried to pick a lock but then again she doubted it would be something to hard to do. Plus what did she have to lose from trying. Smiling a little she took the pin back, and thought for a moment as she un-twisted it and made it into a straight piece of metal. "Iv never actually picked a lock..but can try haha" She saw no harm in trying. After all if it worked then it was good, if not then at least she made some effort to help him. He seemed nice enough thus far, that she saw no reason not to. 

Kneeling down she placed a small hand against his door and found the handle after a moments time and located the key hole. it was pretty easy since most doors where all the same. Placing her head close by she began working on the lock. She could hear it make different click sounds, and took a moment to figure out a basic concept. Four pins to hold the lock in place, and had to unhook each one in certain patter. Tinkering around with things was a small hobby for herself, she was very curious on how things worked, and always wanted to take things apart. Granted not being able to see had its drawbacks to figuring out basics of a few things, But for the most part from sound and feeling it was easy to learn on basic mechanics. 

Soon she herd a small click sound and moved the pin in another small twisting direction, until she could hear another. The lock soon gave and she pulled the handle and pushed, letting the door swing open. A huge smile moving over her face as she looked towards where she last knew he was. This whole process took about ten minutes. It was not over hard really which shocked her in some ways. She really thought that the mechanics would be a bit more hard inside a lock but then again it was not like they needed to be either. 

"Their you go Beau! hehe that was fun." Standing up she gave him another big smile and placed the pin in her pocket. She must say she was rather proud of herself. And was more then happy to have actually been able to help some one since generally it was vice versa. "ums.. can you take me to get food.. afters you change?" It was late and she was now hungry, and since she had no clue where she was exactly or how to get to the cafeteria she figured might as well ask. Plus she did enjoy the company. 

[Beau LaRoux]

Beau winced as she shook her head, feeling like everything had just fallen through. However, she offered, and Beau gestured. The worst thing that happened was that she jammed the lock or something, and in all honesty, that wouldn't be the end of the world. One of the advantages of having lots of mutants around was that they could fix just about anything like this.

Lili went to work, and Beau remained quiet, not wanting to disturb her. Being quiet wasn't exactly one of his strong suits, but he managed it as best he could. He crossed his arms over his bared chest, fighting the urge to fidget. He lost that urge, dancing about on foot to foot for a bit. Then he heard a click and couldn't quite believe it. Had he gotten that lucky? Lili moved, pulled the handle, and the door opened.

"Woo!" said Beau, raising his hands for a moment. He barely had them up before he jerked them back down, grabbing his towel. "You mus' be some kinda cute little angel." He reached down to ruffle her hair before entering the room, skirting around her as best he could.

"Yeah, I can get ya to food. Oughta treat you to a meal too. Jus' give me a bit to wash the rest of the gunk outta my hair an' get some clothes on. If your starvin', you can probly raid the fridge. It's in the usual spot," though Beau wasn't certain if she'd be able to find it. He started to point before remembering, well, that Lili couldn't exactly see his finger. "Jus' head along the wall behind ya an' work toward the far side. It's about two thirds o the way, give or take. Little thing. You can take whatever's in there if you're really hankering," and with that, Beau nodded and darted toward his bathroom, wanting to get at least decent. Make him comfortable again, that was for sure.