Post by Willow Leighton on Jun 7, 2014 18:35:09 GMT -6
Willow glanced over the common area of her dorm room with a displeased expression on her face. Oh how she missed the dorms back at St. Bethany. These weren't bad by any means, just... It didn't feel like home. Of course, as Willow had only been around for a few days - give or take - it wasn't uncommon that she had yet to settle down.
But that didn't mean she wouldn't complain about it, of course.
Shifting her position, Willow pursed her lips. And did it have to be damned dirty? Granted, it wasn't actually dirty, but to Will's standards... Ack, whatever. Didn't they have maids here, or did they expect people to clean themselves... Of course they did. Americans.
Grimacing a little, Willow moved to stand in the middle of the room. With her hands pressed tightly against her chest, the green eyes Brit took a moment to glance around once more before the corner of her lips twitched.
Now what? Was she supposed to greet her roommates? She had yet to do that. In fact, she didn't know anything about her roommates. Not because she hadn't had the time to, but because she didn't care enough to do so, but it could prove to be useful in the long run, considering the fact that Willow didn't know how long she'd be around.
With an impatient sigh, Willow moved to the closest door and gave it a knock.
"Uhm," the brunette began, but quickly collected herself. "My name is Willow Leighton. I'm your new roommate." How was that? Perfect. As always. Polite, short and to the point.
Post by Devyn Solway on Jun 7, 2014 18:57:15 GMT -6
This was around the time that Devyn would do a workout, shower, and then get something to eat. She had already completed her workout and worked up a nice sweat that made the shower feel all the better. She worked hard like usual, wanting to keep her abs firm and the rest of her muscles toned. She always felt better after a nice workout too. Like her aggression went down and so did her desire to have some 'fun' as she called it to be a little more on the well behaved side. She was going to have to come up with a better word for it soon however because saying fun was just too close to the other fun that she had that was as innocent as it could get. Granted then she normally referred to it as playing but even that sounded childish so she was still going to have to find out a new substitute word to use.
"Ah, that was nice. Now food." Devyn said talking to herself as she got out of the shower, a hand reaching to run along the stitching in her side. She had been told that she would soon be able to go in and have them removed, but for now they were sticking in because Devyn had 'accidently' opened the wound a little so now had to keep them on a little longer. It was her only battle scar from the whole SPECTRE event and she was happy to add a new scar to her collection, even if this one was a little on the longer side. She had just finished up drying her body and slipping on some jeans and a hoodie when she heard the knock at her bedroom door. Had to be one of her roommates. "Just a sec!" Devyn yelled out as she draped a towel over her head, working on drying it still as she left her bathroom and opened the door. Green eyes already going over the body that stood before her.
"Well hello there. Can I help you?" Devyn said, already liking what she saw and was having that sly grin slide across her face. Hair still dripping wet, but she worked at it with her towel. She remembered that she was supposed to be getting a new roommate, but she had not actually been thinking about it and had not yet made the connection. She just knew there was a cute door standing outside her door.
Post by Willow Leighton on Jun 7, 2014 19:06:19 GMT -6
Frowning at the sight, Willow stepped backwards and once more ended up having her hands pressed against her chest, as if she was protecting herself. "No," Willow said quickly, her voice monotone. The Brit continued to take another step back to create some distance between the two; It was obvious that the brunette liked her personal space free from intruders.
"Not really, anyways," she added quickly and shifted her position. When Willow had pictured her roommates, this was not what she had been expecting. But then again, it was America. She could only expect so much.
"I'm Willow. Your new roommate." As if that wasn't obvious already. "I figured I'd say hello," she drawled. "So... Hello." With that, the brunette stepped aside and made her way towards the next door. That was all she had to do, right? She didn't actually have to converse with... Whatever that was supposed to be?
Rude? Not really. Just honest. People appreciated honesty? She knew that British people did... To some degree anyways.
Pursing her lips, Willow stopped. Sighing, she pinched the bridge of her nose; The worst thing she could do right now was coming off as rude. Not that she cared, really, but she didn't want to wake up finding things that didn't belong in her room underneath her pillow - or worse. "Do you know if anyone else is home?" Willow asked as she turned to look at the girl again. She didn't want to waste her time knocking on the doors if no one was home. Her time was too precious.
And the girl's sly grin didn't exactly make her feel comfortable.
Post by Devyn Solway on Jun 7, 2014 19:20:01 GMT -6
There was a frown on the other girls face not. Well that’s not very nice. Guess she does not like the fresh out of the shower look. Devyn thought to herself but was not bothered and only cared for a small second. The girl had been the one to knock and Devyn had just gotten out of the shower, it was not like she was naked. She was fully dressed in her jeans and hoodie, but her hair was still wet so she had a towel on her head. This was about an innocent as Devyn could get at the moment. Maybe it was the smirk that caused the girl to start backing up. Devyn had brushed her teeth so she didn’t have bad breath and her teeth were nice and healthy so they could not have looked bad. Devyn was half tempted to step closer to the girl since she clearly didn't like someone in her personal space and Devyn could not help but to get into someone’s personal space from time to time. Unnerve them a little bit.
The response had Devyn raising an eyebrow then, wondering what the girl was doing knocking at her door if there was nothing that she wanted. Then the introduction cleared everything up and it clicked in Devyn’s head. "Oh right, they did say a girl was going to be moving in soon. I'm Devyn. Nice to meet you Willow." Devyn said as she extended a hand to be the mannered self that she was when at least meeting someone for the first time. Willow however was already moving on so Devyn let her hand dropped to her side and watched the girl in a mix of confusion and disbelief. Oh this girl was going to be a treat to deal with. Getting on a bad note with Devyn was just not a smart idea and now Devyn felt that urge to really mess with the other girl growing. Rolling her jaw she was half tempted to just go back into her room and pretend like this meeting never happened but then there was a question of if anyone else was in that had Devyn taking a quick sniff in the air.
"Nope, just me and you at the moment." Devyn said and gave a small shrug, dropping her towel on the floor and now moved to be closer to the other girl, the smirk still staying on her face. "So you are stuck with just me for now. You should at least tell me a little bit about yourself roomie." Devyn pointed out because it was the polite thing to do when you were living with someone after all. Get to know them at least a little to see if it would be better to avoid one another or if you would end up friends.
Post by Willow Leighton on Jun 7, 2014 19:46:31 GMT -6
Good; They had expected her. That often made things a little easier, even though Willow really had no interest in actually getting to know her roommates. Well, apart from introducing herself, anyways. Willow wasn't one for keeping friends, and she surely wasn't the type who normally hang around or talked to people that wasn't of use to her.
This girl - Devyn had yet to prove herself useful to Willow's standards, and even if it appeared to be rude of the Brit, it was simply how the green eyes girl's mind worked, and she wasn't about to make excuses for that.
But then the girl did something quite extraordinary; She sniffed the air and could seemingly instantly tell whether or not there was someone else in the room. How.. Peculiar. Turning to properly face the other girl, Willow had to admit that she did indeed make her feel uncomfortable with the whole stepping closer, pointing out how it was just the two of them and all... Willow almost felt like a lamb stepping into the den of a lion.
She didn't like it. Not one bit.
"I see," Willow drawled. "That's a shame.'' Not really. "Guess I have to introduce myself later then." Shrugging a little, Willow sidestepped a bit, as if to make the space between the two of them large enough for Willow to feel more at ease.
"Please don't do that," she said, clearly motioning towards the stepping closer. "As for telling you about myself, I can't say there's much to share." Not that she wanted to share, anyways.
Post by Devyn Solway on Jun 7, 2014 20:33:23 GMT -6
Devyn had higher sense than other people as a bit of a side effect to her mutation that was both a blessing and a curse. Most of the time it was a blessing but ended up being a curse when they would go on the 'fritz' from time to time and cause her a lot of pain. Thankful she did not have to deal with the really bad side effects all that much or at least not too often. Either way she was able to tell if her roommates were in by sniffing because she could tell if a scent was really strong or fresh, none of them were really strong beside hers and her new roommate so it pretty much gave away that it was just the two of them at the moment.
Willow was cute and how small she was. Devyn was five eight and now that she was closer to the other girl she could tell that Willow had to be around 5'4" or so. Devyn always found the shorter girls so cute and she had an accent. Hot. Devyn's mind even started to think about Zoe since those two similarities of being shorter than her and British. Willow was indeed a little lamb compared to Devyn, but Devyn was more so the hungry wolf out to take a bite. "Guess you will." Devyn responded simple, her smirk growing more as Willow stepped back some more and put some distance between them again. she said please don't do that but was not specific so Devyn stepped closer again, this time making sure to be dangerously close to the other girl, enough the if Willow raised her hand to push Devyn back it would be only a hands space apart from one another.
"Not much huh? Could tell me about that wonderful accent of yours. Your power possibly. Maybe even if you like pears or bananas more?" Devyn suggested as she kept her smirk on her face and remained close to the other girl. Allowing Willow of course to back up but Devyn was sort of planning to have Willow either back herself into a corner or into something.
Post by Willow Leighton on Jun 7, 2014 21:39:21 GMT -6
Frowning, Willow scrunched her eyebrows as the girl continued to step closer and invade her personal space. It was not appreciated the slightest, and clearly, Willow asking politely graced the other girl by. Biting down on her tongue, Willow simply sighed. Great.
Folding her arms across her chest, Willow pushed her chin forward in an almost arrogant manner. It was something she often did in an attempt to make herself seem more powerful, and less of a fragile child which most people seemed to think of her.
Willow might have been both short and scrawny, but she was far from fragile. She wasn't evil, or mean by any means -- but she didn't like bulshitting, nor people that underestimated her. Lifting her hand, Willow pulled down one finger for each point she made, "One; That wonderful accent is British, though I assume you already knew that. I could pull up a few facts, but I hardly think that would be interesting." Willow shifted her gaze a little. "Two; My power is none of your business. It might be normal for you to ask people what it is, but it's not to me, so I would very much prefer to share that with someone who at least knows how to ask politely. No offense, of course." Licking her lower lip, the brunette sighed. "That's a silly question."
Now that Devyn's questions had been answered - more or less, Willow side stepped and turned around. She now found herself standing in the middle of the room, with the opportunity to move in all directions. And she preferred to keep it that way.
"Again, if you don't mind; Please keep your distance. I don't enjoy people being too close. Thank you."
Post by Devyn Solway on Jun 7, 2014 22:08:29 GMT -6
There was arm crossing and even a lift of a chin. Oh this girl was oh so high and mighty. Even if Devyn's still towered over her and not actually intimidated at all, but that was normal. Devyn was an alpha type and not much could actually make her feel intimated or to back down. She chose to in order to be nice to someone or because she had respect for them. She was only being a little difficult with Willow because she had felt disrespected with the whole introduction and then going about her way. Devyn understood that some people were not really social but if you were going to put in the effort to try, put in all the effort and keep at it until the interaction was done. If not then she preferred to not have her time wasted by someone who gave off the vibe they did not want to deal with her.
She was a loner after all and preferred to be to herself or people that actually wanted her around. This little interaction reminded her of Taylor for a moment and she wondered if there would be a little turn around. Obviously not soon with how Willow was holding up her fingers and going through the things that Devyn had more so suggested then actually asked. "Well I didn't really ask you anything besides to tell me a little bit about yourself. What I stated was suggestion since you didn't seem to understand an idea of what to talk about when you introduced yourself to a person who you were going to be rooming with for the time you are here." Devyn pointed out keeping her smirk as she eyed the girl closely. "Might be a silly question but it was merely an attempt to get to know some small things about you." Devyn pointed out, but she was already feeling like Willow was going to end up being a roommate she just didn't bother with since things were going like this.
Devyn watched as Willow moved again to a spot where she had more options to move around the room and not be controlled by Devyn. Devyn was fine with that and admired the fact that the girl was standing her ground on something. Devyn appreciated when someone stood for their beliefs and were honest. Of course there was a right way and a wrong way of doing it in order to avoid pissing someone off. "I apologize, but you did not make it clear that you had an issue with me being close to you." Devyn said keeping a smirk because she understood that was what Willow was hinting at by moving away, but Devyn wanted to hear her say it as well. "If you don't want to make nice and have a conversation with me that’s fine. I'm going to make myself something to eat." Devyn said simply as she moved over to the kitchen area and started to get things out for a sandwich.
"Want one?" Devyn asked, because she was still being polite since she was not outright upset with Willow or anything.
Post by Willow Leighton on Jun 7, 2014 22:19:16 GMT -6
"Yet, you never even cared to asked me if want to share personal information about myself," Willow pointed out, though her voice wasn't as cold as it had been prior to this. "I don't feel comfortable doing so," she explained, though her antisocial behavior was already obvious, wasn't it? She thought so. It had been pointed out by several other people in Willow's life, and she didn't think it would ever stop.
"I do understand what it means," she continued, "But that doesn't mean I have to - or owe you to answer them." The girl could think of her as rude if she wanted to, it didn't really matter. Willow wasn't going to change herself, or place herself in an uncomfortable position just to please someone she didn't even know.
That wasn't how she worked. Whether or not that was a good thing - or a bad thing, didn't matter.
"Thank you," Willow offered. She was glad the girl had understood her, and even Willow could understand of needing to hear something clearly, without body languages. She could both appreciate and admire that. She was the same way - or could be, anyways. Watching the taller girl with her eyes as she moved towards the kitchen, Willow pursed her lips. She then continued to let out a relieved sigh.
This could have gone so much worse. Even Willow was aware of that fact.
Frowning a little, Willow cocked her head to the side. "No, but thank you." She did however move closer. Only a little, but still. So, the girl wasn't nearly as bad as Willow had thought to begin with. She was judgemental, she knew that. It was one of her bigger flaws, sadly.
"I'm sorry for coming off as..." she said and trailed off.
Post by Devyn Solway on Jun 7, 2014 22:34:43 GMT -6
"True, you have a point there. I'm naturally quick to act on things. I apologize." Devyn said simply since she did know this about herself and if things did not work out well with how she naturally was she knew at least enough to apologize. She would not change how she was, since people didn't change easily and actually had to want to change in order to change. She could apologize however, nothing was stopping her from that and that was why she said sorry. Devyn did understand a little more about Willow as the other girl admitted that she didn't feel comfortable just telling people things about herself. Understandable. "Ah, so you are that form of shy." Devyn said, more of an out loud thought then a question or comment as she started to put her sandwich together, loading up on the meat because she did love meat. She did make sure to add lettuce and tomatoes because she was healthy.
"True. To which you could simply say that you don't feel comfortable answering something and for me that would let me know to back off." Devyn said just some advice for Willow if she planned on dealing with her again. Not like Devyn was telling her she had to, just letting her knows that she had to say if something bothered her and then act on it if Devyn didn't get it. She was no mind reader and she acted on mostly instincts due to her power and because a little bit of the type of person she was. "No problem. I am honestly sorry for making you uncomfortable, I'll try and do better at holding myself back, but I can’t make any promises." Devyn said being honest like she was with everyone. She liked to be in personal space, touch, and just say whatever was on her mind. It was who she was, but she could control herself at least a little bit if someone pointed it out or got on her about it.
She could hear Willow moving a little closer and it had her smirking as she finished up making her sandwich. Willow didn't want anything that was fine. "Well if you get hungry I have some leftovers in the fridge that you can have and I also cook all my meals so if you ever want anything just let me know. I'm even working on making a British dish at some point if you want to give it a try and judge if it’s even close to the real thing." Devyn offered up because she wanted to make Zoe something, but was used to American dishes so was going off of a recipe book for what she planned to try and make. Devyn took a bite of her sandwich as she leaned back against the counter and faced Willow.
"Don’t worry about it; I'm used to it from time to time. I'm not exactly easy to get along with if you are the anti-social and don't like people all up in your face or business types." Devyn pointed out, pleased that things had made a turn around which had her giving a small smile. "My power is over shadow. I use them to turn into a beast. In case you ever wanted to know." Devyn said and took another bite of her sandwich then guzzling down some water.
Post by Willow Leighton on Jun 7, 2014 23:01:02 GMT -6
Cocking her head to the side, Willow scrunched her eyebrows, "Shy?" she repeated. No, that didn't seem quite right. "I'd say.. Reserved," she added, nodding as if to confirm it. "I'm not shy." Not really, anyways. The word didn't sit quite right with her. It wasn't... No, it didn't feel fitting. At all. But then again, she was no psychologist, so she could have been wrong.
"I'll keep that in mind, though I assume it's obvious that I'm not good at communicating." This actually brought a genuine smile from the girl, albeit faint, but genuine nonetheless. Devyn's next line of words had Willow confused though. How could she not make any promises of staying back? It wasn't that hard, really, and keeping out of someone's way was easy. "What do you mean?" Willow asked, frowning a little.
The concept of actually wanting to be close to someone was a foreign concept to the younger girl. It wasn't something that had crossed her mind before. It had actually gotten to the point where Willow had considered the idea of being asexual and aromantic; But then again, it could also be because of her usually reserved nature. Or shy as the other girl seemed to call it.
It was interesting, but not something Willow wanted to get into. It didn't really matter.
"All right," she said. That was all she was going to offer on the topic of food. It wasn't nearly interesting enough to keep the brunette grounded.
Moving over to the couch, Willow rested her hand against the top of the couch. Tapping the fabric with the tip of her fingers, the brunette sighed. "I'll keep that in mind," Willow said, looking up. Arching her eyebrows, the brunette's hands slid to cover her chest once more. Shadow manipulation? Now, that was something Willow didn't see every day; Bellefonte seemed to have a bigger variety of powers than what St. Bethany had had. Then again, Willow wasn't one for studying the powers of others, so she could be wrong, of course. "Changing you into a beast? Now, that's something to give people nightmares about." She didn't smile this time, though the thought was amusing. "Mine is--" she stopped, remembering how her wording had confused someone before. "--Mind control, and..." She trailed off. "Mental barriers. Or as the correct term goes; Cerebral control and psychic barrier." Nodding a little, Willow sighed.
Post by Devyn Solway on Jun 8, 2014 20:51:00 GMT -6
“Ah…okay I think I understand that.” Devyn said with a small nod, but still felt that it was still part of being shy. A shy person wanted to stick to themselves and not really deal with other people because of some reason. Was that not the same as a reserved person? Devyn was not sure, her vocabulary was not on the super high level and she understood that basic of figuring out a word. She would have to think about it more later, but for now she was enjoying munching on her sandwich. Devyn nodded as she munched, not wanting to talk with her mouth full as Willow pointed out that she was not good at communicating. Willow was not the first person Devyn dealt with that was not so good at talking and she would not be the last. Devyn planned to at least pull at Willow in such a way to get the girl to come out more then she currently was. It was just this thing with Devyn, wanting to bring shy people out of their shell or make people who were not so social, at least a little social.
Devyn didn’t like to be around people all the time since she was a loner, but she did find that being around others could be enjoyable from time to time. She wanted willow to feel that as well and see that it was not so bad to at least give people a shot. Devyn held up a finger to signal for willow to wait a sec as she swallowed. “I mean that I’m a very hormonal teen. When I want something I have a habit of just going for it or saying something about you. You are pretty cute and even more so with that accent. Luck for you I try not to fool around with my roommates.” Devyn said, being honest and really did mean that she tried to not mess with her roommates in that kind of way. It just made things messy and complicated when there would be that fallout in the end. Devyn munched on her sandwich some more until she shoved the last bite in her mouth, downing some water as she patted her stomach satisfied.
She was a very touchy feely person and could not understand people not having the desire to just snuggle close to someone they liked to be around, even if that person was just a friend. Devyn watched as Willow moved over to the couch and since she was done with her sandwich she followed with her water bottle, but sat down on the other end of the couch even if she wanted to sit right next to the girl. “People tend to say that they don’t always have good dreams after seeing my power. I could show it to you if you promise to not run.” Devyn said with a smirk, willing to always show off her power so long as a person would not run off. Devyn looked at her closely as Willow started to talk about what he power was. Devyn tilting her head a little to let her mind click and try to understand it. It seemed interesting enough. “Can you show me? Sounds sort of close to another person’s I know power, but I want to be sure.” Devyn said, honestly interested and not many powers caught her attention.
Post by Willow Leighton on Jun 8, 2014 21:15:12 GMT -6
Had Willow been able to read the other girl's thoughts, she would have pointed out that Willow's lack of a social life was a choice, not something she had been forced into. Willow didn't want friends. She didn't need friends. She preferred being the only one she could trust and rely on, and she didn't want other people dragging her down.
Of course, she couldn't expect this girl, or anyone else for that matter to understand that. It was a human need to be around others and to be close to them. Even Willow understood that. But even so, that wasn't something Willow wanted. It wasn't how she worked.
Tilting her head to the side, Willow studied the girl's face as she spoke; Obviously, she wasn't lying. Not that Willow had really expected that to begin with or anything, but sexual attraction or sexual needs - assuming that was what the other girl was referring to - was not something Willow understood. She had never felt it, nor experienced it. In fact, that too didn't interest her at all. "Please keep it that way," Willow asked, obviously referring to Devyn's rule about not fooling around with her roommates. "I have no interest in such... Relationships, I'm afraid, and if it's not too much to ask for, I'd like for you to respect that." There was no malice in her voice. No offense to be taken. Just Willow asking for her wants to be respected.
"I'm not easily spooked," Willow shrugged. "But whether or not you wish to show off your ability is entirely up to you. It's not a decision I can make, I'm afraid."
Arching her eyebrow, Willow pursed her lips, "You want me to use it on you?" Well, that would be an interesting turn of events to say the least. "Or someone else?" Not that there was a whole lot of people for her to use it on, mind you, considering how empty the dorm was, besides the two of them, but venturing out wouldn't be much of a problem. It would however be a hassle. "Though, I'm guessing you're referring to a Miss. Banks?" Willow asked, "If that's the case, then yes, our powers are similar, but not entirely the same."
Post by Devyn Solway on Jun 8, 2014 21:56:59 GMT -6
Devyn chuckled as Willow asked her nicely to keep things to the whole not hooking up with her roommates. "Done and done. If you every feel like I cross the line point it out to me." Devyn said with a nod, understanding and committing it to memory that Willow really did not want her to mess around with her like that. Devyn really did pretty good at not pushing things too far with her roommates, she knew better after having one bad dealing a few years back. She did not want a repeat of that and the only way she felt she would slip up was if she was drunk, they were both drunk, or Willow made advances towards her. With how Willow was speaking and making it clear that she really did not want such a thing.
"You got it Willow Tree. Is flirting off the table too? I kind of just flirt out of habit." Devyn asked and pointed out because she felt like it was important to know. She didn't want to drop a playful flirt with the girl if she was going to take it the wrong way. Devyn smirked now once more, this smirk being more on the devious side as Willow said that she did not spook easy. Good, that was good to hear in case Devyn ever busted out of her room when she would have lost control over her power in the middle of the night. She was doing a lot better now, even if she was still bothered by nightmares. She managed to keep herself at least contained in her room or out the window. "Well I would love to show you, but only if you want to see. Or else I would be wasting my time." Devyn pointed out because while she liked showing off her power there was not point if another person was not even interested.
Devyn nodded to the question on if Willow should use it on her or not and could not help but to chuckle a little at the question of using it on someone else. "Well unless you can sense someone in here besides you and me, I figured using it on me would work out best. As long as you promise to not kill me or anything, because then I'm going to have to hurt you." Devyn said as she still kept her devious smirk, standing up to get in a good stretch, not sure what she should expect outright until Willow started talking about Ellen Banks. "Yup. Banksy." Devyn said with a nod as she messed with her damp hair a little bit. "Then can you show me since it is different?" Devyn asked, more so planning on outright demanding to see the power but she figured she try the delicate way with Willow for now.
Post by Willow Leighton on Jun 8, 2014 22:12:57 GMT -6
"Thank you," Willow offered with a smile. Well, an attempted smile, but it was better than nothing at all. At least the girl respected her wishes, and Willow was glad she had. She wouldn't want to use her powers forcefully on the girl to make her back off; Willow wasn't entirely comfortable using her power for such things. Especially not in a situation where she felt as if she was in danger; Words could come out the wrong way and it could end up causing a lot more damage than what it needed to.
"Willow Tree?" Willow asked, pursing her lips; Well, that was a new one, but it was far better than most other nicknames she had received over the years. Besides, 'Will' was usually reserved for people closer to her, which basically just meant her mother. As stated before, Willow didn't have friends. "It depends on the flirt," Will pointed out. Willow was curious about the power the other girl had, and she really wouldn't mind a demonstration at all. At least that meant she would know what she had to deal with, if the girl did ever end up losing control. And it was nice to know what one might end up walking in on. "I wouldn't mind that at all," Willow said.
Pushing herself up into a properly standing position, Willow cracked her knuckles as she drawed her breath, "All right," she said, nodding. "I'll show you." She wasn't entirely sure what she was supposed to make the girl say or do, and seeing as it had to be something the girl would do -- according to her morals, Willow had to give it a moment's though before nodding once more.
Moving to stand in front of the girl, Willow lifted her gaze to meet Devyn's, and once their eyes met and locked, Willow could feel her power reaching out, keeping the girl's eyes locked in hers; Even if Devyn tried, she would find it incredibly hard for herself to look away. It took a great amount of willpower and strength to be able to break free. "You're feeling relaxed, aren't you? You feel like sitting down, putting your feet on the table and making yourself comfortable in the couch sounds like a splendid idea, don't you?" Willow said slowly, her voice softer and more tender than what it had been before, "When you think about it, doing exactly that sounds like a great idea, and it makes you wonder why you haven't thought about it already, doesn't it?" Willow smiled. "When I snap my fingers, I want you to go sit down in the couch, kick back and put your feet on the table. I want you to enjoy yourself and have a good time. Of course, you'll remember this conversation, and I know that it can be a little confusing, since you won't quite realize how it happened. But don't be alarmed. It's not dangerous, but you know that already, hm?" With that, Willow lifted her hand to snap her fingers.