Your Intentions

[Roxana Strix]

It was one thing for Elena Petrowski to be here, she was still a student and she would be competing in the games. even if Roxana did not believe for a second that Elena was over here by choice, plus with the added fact that she had evidence and Elena had said as much that she didn't care about winning trophies for her school. This whole International Event Roxana found foolish, stupid on some level and she had felt that way long before she was feeling how she currently was. Who thought it was smart to invite people from other schools to your school when there were still some things being 'healed' over the whole SPECTRE event. Roxana saw it as a good ploy and it did have its uses but as a person who already had to watch a lot of targets and now the added list of people who she needed to keep an eye on, well she was under a lot of stress.

Sleep had been something that she did not even know the meaning of for the past few day since she was doing a lot of research, studying, and a few other things that did help get rid of some stress. Yet the news back from her organization about what had happened to Delta had unbalanced her in a way. She knew it was not an accident and that it was clearly her punishment for not doing all aspects of code Vixen. She slightly blamed Elsa, Erika, and Ellen for the death of Delta but she knew that in the end it was no one’s fault but her own. That still did not make the loss of her best friend in the whole wide world for years any better. She was still the same old Roxana on the outside that she always was, no tears, or showing any real signs that she was bothered by anything. On the inside however she felt like she was more locked into her mission mode personality.

That was why she was at the International dorm at this very moment, here to visit Noah Petrowski. Noah was Elena's father and a teacher back at Roxana's old school. She knew him from back then and talked to him from time to time but it was the simple hi and just being polite when she passed by him since she never had any need for his services at the school. She found his room with ease and was already knocking hard at the door, here for mainly one thing. To find out why Noah and Elena were even at the school since Elena clearly did not fully choose to be and Roxana still found it slightly odd that they were letting the staff at the other schools compete. It made sense yes, since they were all mutants and then it also gave the staff here a way to participate as well, but Roxana was still on edge about it all.

"Mr. Petrowski. I know you are in and I desire to have a quick chat with you." Roxana spoke up and then gave the door another knock in case he did not hear her the first time.

((Tag: Noah Petrowski))

[Noah Petrowski]

This dorm would suffice for now. Noah thought as he looked around his living quarters having unpacked his suitcase, True it was much smaller then he was used to, having a bunch bigger living space then this, somewhat missing the familiar surroundings of his pent house but at least he wasn’t currently having to share this limited space with another person. He was a man that was guilty of enjoying his creature comforts but he would adjust he wasn’t as pretentious as that Director from the Ishvaras center and request a private suite. He liked to think he was a man that could make himself comfortable in any situation, he despised complaining as he had tried to teach Elena, that the complaining were how they were for a reason. It was the people that actually put their head down and did something about their problems.

That was how the cream rose to the top…

He wondered how Elena was finding her first few weeks at the college, She had no doubt in his mind that Elena would flourish in this new setting, People might run into certain problem given her temperament and how impulsive she was but really people should know better then to run afoul of her. She was a big girl, she knew exactly how to take care of herself. She was so independent it had to be said and he was proud how well she was dealing with her mother’s recent passing.

Noah looked as someone knocked against his door and called out to him. He looked up at the door for moment trying place the voice that called out to him, it seemed familiar…was that…Yes it was, Roxanna Strix, an old student back in St. Cadou. He never had the pleasure of her company for an extended period of time, but he was aware that she and Elena had a few run ins in the past.

Adjusting his tie just a little he opened the door and placed his hands behind his back Hello Roxanna, it’s very nice to see you again. I wasn’t prepared to entertain any guests but I always love the chance to catch up on old students”

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana figured that Noah would remember her, sure they didn't have long dealings with one another but she had run into him enough. They would say hi, have something of a small chat here and then, and Roxana would even bring him a coffee from time to time. She liked to have a good relationship with the staff in her life for the most part and Noah was an interesting man. The job that he did at her old school was one that she personally could never do, even if she had a choice. There was also the connection between her and Noah's daughter. Not that she Elena had that many dealings either but still enough that there was at least a small level of 'connection'.

Roxana took a step back when Noah opened the door, still on edge and didn't like that his hands were behind his back. Was he hiding something from her? No, that was something he did normally, perhaps. Roxana could not fully recall at the moment. She kept her eyes locked on Noah, telling herself to calm down and take it easy. "It's good to see you again too Mr. Petrowski. Didn't expect to see you ever again and certainly not in these circumstances but still good to see you." Roxana said her voice level as she headed into his dorm room. He had basically welcomed her in and she was here to chat for a little bit. "Sorry to bother you when you have recently settled in, but I wanted to talk. Do you have any water?" Roxana asked as she already was looking around the common area.

It looked like the rest of the dorms and it certainly still had that whole new look to it. Clearly he was still moving in or well settling in to the dorm life. He had not been here long after all so it made sense. She didn't want to be rude or anything but she didn't want to waste his or her time. She had things to do after all.

[Noah Petrowski]

As a licensed therapist Doctor Petrowski was trained in the art of detecting how a person was feeling. It wasn’t something he could turn off and on, he just tended to read between the lines instinctively and identify how they were feeling through their body language but he didn’t exactly need to be an expert to see that Roxanna was more then a little stressed her body language betraying how tense she truly was...Hmm interesting. Was it just being in Noah’s presence that made her this way or was something troubling her. As a therapist it was his something that he was curious to discover what exactly was troubling Rox…so he could try and help her out of course….

“It’s a pleasure to see you again soon, I know I’ve never really had you as a student, but I was always told by teachers that you were always exceptionally bright.” Noah said smiling hoping to put Roxanna at ease with flattery before wincing somewhat “Sorry, but I do hate being called Mr. Petrowski it’s all very formal for my tast. Please call me Noah” Sometimes that put students at ease. They were more inclined to be more open with someone who they didn’t see as a authority figure. It remained to be seen if it would have the desired effect on Roxanna.

With a friendly smile Noah moved to the side and in a swift moment gestured for her to come in “Oh by all means, I would enjoy some company. Please excuse how the room looks. I just moved in and still unpacking” He said following after her quick to toss her a bottle of water from his bag before sitting himself down on the bed and gesturing over a chair in the corner like he would at the beginning of any “Session” as he liked to call it “Please sit down make yourself comfortable. My home is your home after all. How can I help you? Is something troubling you?”

[Roxana Strix]

"Thank you." Roxana said simply with a small hint of a smile there for a moment but it faded just as quickly as it approved on her face. Flattery was a bit of a slight weakness for her from time to time because it felt so rare to actually get it. Most of the time it was how she was failing, needed to do better, or some words relating to being disappointed. So even small moments of being told that she was bright or doing good, honestly did make her feel good but she didn't want to become soft or anything like that at this moment in time. She had a job to do and that was finding out why Noah and his daughter were both here for the event. Why were they really here, and she was not going to allow small flattery to win her over so easily. She was expected to get 'A's, so that was what she worked for to get in all of her classes and she still did the same even now.

Mr. Petrowski pointed out that he wanted to be called by his first name; Roxana could recall him telling her that before. Just in her state of mind she preferred to call someone by their formal title and to be proper. She was big on respect after all and while she was suspicious of Noah, that did not mean that she didn't respect him. "I apologize. Noah it is." Roxana said with still no real emotion in her voice as if she was just speaking like some kind of recording but less robotic and more so a simple tone. When he moved aside she entered the room, catching the bottle but held it in her hands for a moment. Subtly checking the bottle out before cracking it open and taking a drink and enjoying the refreshing taste. "It's fine. I did not plan on intruding long." Roxana assured Noah as she looked to the seat, debating if she was going to sit or not for a moment before she moved to take a seat.

"Nothing is troubling you; I just wanted to talk to you." Roxana said as she sat up straight in the chair, taking another sip from the water bottle. The first part was a lie because something was troubling her but she was not here to talk about that. "I'll get straight to the point. What are you and your daughter doing here. Elena is not really the type to really care about such an event and I'm sure you were pretty busy back at your school, so why are you both here?" Roxana just went ahead and asked, he blue eyes locked on Noah. She was serious and there was a point to her question and it was mainly because she was not going to idly stand by while something bad could end up happening. She wanted to let the people know that she perceived to be a threat that she was going to be watching them, closely.

[Noah Petrowski]

Ah. So flattery and kind words did have something of a positive impact on her…how interesting, she didn’t seem to be the type that has craved to have her ego stroked. Noah had to deal with more then a few ego driven students. Arrogant student that wanted nothing more then for Noah to validate their own opinion themselves. Noah more often then not usually brought them down to size in his own personal way (For their own good of course) But Roxanna didn’t seem to have such narcissistic tendencies, maybe such a reaction suggested a subconscious need for approval? It was a loose theory but nothing more. At least not until he had a “Session” with Roxana

He made a mental note to file it away for later…

“I don’t bite you know” Noah smiled trying to be as comforting as possible as he noticed her hesitation to sit down. Dear oh dear she need to loosen up a little didn’t she? A part of his job was the act of lowering someone’s defenses and get them to open up and he could tell that he would have quite a task to get through to her. “Oh please, don’t think of yourself as intruding Roxanna. The best part of my job is conversing with students. Maybe I’m just too much of a fan of my own voice” He said shrugging hoping to lighten the mood somewhat, still when she told him that nothing was the matter Noah had trouble believing it

Suppressing one’s emotions can be very damaging Roxanna. He thought but didn’t say

But when Roxanna revealed exactly why she was here Noah had to do his level best not to raise an eyebrow, Well, she certainly was very blunt wasn’t she? It was actually annoyed Noah in some ways, who was she to demand answers of Noah? When did he or his daughter have to justify anything they did? It couldn’t denied that she had some nerve to interrogate Noah like this. Still he simply adjusted his tie and clicked his tongue against his cheek “Why, Roxana. You make it sound like a interrogation” Noah said laughing the suggestion off as if the very idea was insane before his voice took a more serious tone “I don’t need to tell you Roxanna that these are harsh days indeed for our kind. You’ve seen the news, you were around the school this past year, More then ever we need to pull together, not be divided by location. I-MAC is noting less then showing our support to one and other and I’m doing just that. I know that it’s impossible to be objective but I believe Elena is a fine representative for St. Cadou. Also, I don’t know if you’re aware of this or not but her mother passed away recently. So I thought a change of scenery would do her wonders.” There we go a more then acceptable reason why they were here. That should satisfy her curiosity

“Tell me Roxanna” Noah said sighing leaning forward in his chair tilting his head slightly his eyes locked on Roxanna “Does the fact that me and Elena are here unnerve you? I only ask because you seemed quite anxious to talk to me”

[Roxana Strix]

"Noted." Roxana said simply but that didn't change the fact that she was still remaining on edge and being careful. Looking around, keeping her distance, and making sure to keep at least some of her attention locked on Noah, just in case. She was confident that she could take him in a fight but it was that power of his that would be a little difficult. She was thankful that her training would at least really help her out a lot if Noah decided to use his power. If he did, then Roxana was not going to hesitate to use her power as well and be sure to send a message that Noah had better not use his power on her. Roxana had to already deal with Elena using that mind reading power of hers, getting inside of her head. She really didn't want to have to deal with fears, especially since she was dealing with the loss of Delta deep down.

"I still have other things I need to attend to." Roxana responded back to Noah's words about how he liked to talk to students. Perhaps some other time when she was not in her current mood then she would have been a bit more willing to relax. Yet, she could not give the circumstances so she was not going to ease up and remained alert. She at least sat down in the chair eventually and drank some of the water out of the water bottle. Revealing why she was here and watched Noah closely for any facial expressions, reactions, and listening to every word that left his lips. She had to a job to do at the school, one that was an actually job for the school as a security intern and one that was her job that caused her to transfer to BA in the first place. Roxana was very blunt, especially in the mission mode that she was in, and didn't really care if she had possibly upset Noah with basically hinting to not trusting him or his daughter at all.

She didn't say anything but she did give Noah a certain look when he brought up how she was making it sound like an interrogation. It basically was, just one that was being done a bit nicer then what Roxana was capable of doing for a real interrogation. Roxana didn't say anything and simply listened as Noah went on to talk about the events that had happened. Why he felt like this was a good idea for the schools to come together. St. Cadou was known to keep to itself; Roxana had been there after all so she was still suspicious on why Elena and Noah were here. Roxana did ease up only slightly when Noah brought up that Elena's; and thus his wife, had recently died. She did not know that and could understand a little bit better where Noah was coming from in terms of wanting a change in scenery for his daughter. "I was not aware. I'm sorry for your loss." Roxana said, still in a simple tone but there was a small hint towards compassion there or at least a small level of genuine...pity for lack of a better word, for Elena and Noah.

Elena never told Roxana that, but then again Roxana was not really surprised since Elena often got bored with her and never stuck around long enough for them to have an actual conversation. Plus mind readers put Roxana on a small level of uneasiness and brought up conflicted feelings so she tended to not be around them long anyways. There was a question then that left Noah's lips as he leaned forwards a little bit. "It's less of it unnerving me and more of I don't like this event. It brings in an amount of anomalies to the playing field and makes it harder to keep account of everything." Roxana said having no issues about telling that it was the event itself that was bothering her more than anything. There was also the fact that she didn't trust Noah or Elena because they had never really done anything to gain or disprove that she should trust them. So why would she?

[Noah Petrowski]

My, My Roxanna was certainly a frosty one. She reminded Noah of a family dog his grand parents used to have, quite a more loyal and loving dog you would never find…to the family at least. He would always had the same reactions to people he didn’t know. He would instantly tense up and emit a low growl whenever they even thought about moving closer to them, Always on guard, eyes shifting and darting every single direction with mistruth always prepared to bite and claw at a moments notice. Noah always pitied the poor thing to be honest.

It must be tiring for Roxanna to have her guard up all the time, not willing to fully trust someone. He wondered if she actually did trust anyone, oh certainly Noah had no doubt she had friends (Or at the very least people she considered herself close to) but did she totally trust them with all her heart and soul? Was there a little doubt in her mind that the instant she dropped her guard that they would bury a knife between her shoulder blades. That was surely no way to live… He wasn’t looking for a fight, he detested violence and much preferred setting disputes with reasonable debate. If Roxana however insist on getting violent then he had his own particular means of pacifying Miss Strix. Out of self defense of course and that wouldn’t end well for Roxanna, but hopefully it wouldn’t come to that and really if Roxanna was violent enough to attack Noah in his own room then maybe she truly did need therapy…

Was he under interrogation? Well, interrogation kind of implied he had done something wrong and he didn’t care how well Roxanna thought he knew Noah she had no evidence whatsoever to back up her fears, and therefore even to her this whole endeavor must seem pointless. After all Noah would assume that this “Interrogation” was based on her impression of Elena, Not on Noah but soon she’ll come to know that Noah was a perfectly reasonable man that had no issues with her whatsoever.

He lowered his eyes just a little at Roxanna’s words about his departed wife. Slowly adjusting his glasses deliberately “Thank you, It was quite a shock to us both” Noah said in a more then even tone. Truth be told he was still in shock about it himself, it hurt. But how much he’ll never show.

“Oh it makes perfect sense to me” Noah said plainly clapping his hands together. “The more people around, the less people you know. The Less people you in know in the school the less trust and therefore less control you have. Too many unknown variables in the equation, It’s called Xenophobia and it’s more common then you would think. I’ll be more then happy to discuss this with you. After all if you get to know me that'll be one less stranger you have to contend with isn't it?

[Roxana Strix]

It was tiring being on her guard all the time, but she had her moments where she was able to relax and take it easy. She didn't have them often, but she had them and they were enough in order to keep her from being too stressed. Plus particular events also helped with getting rid of stress, even if she didn't really like to think that such activities had an effect on her. She really could not think of anyone that she could fully trust. Elsa was up there, but after the last orders she had been giving and not following them...she didn't really know if she could trust anyone. Elsa had made it clear what would happen if Roxana ever tried anything and for a while now she had been having doubts about if she actually had a friendship with Elsa. So there was really no one that Roxana could fully relax around, and she was fine with that. Used to it even.

She only planned on getting violent if Noah stated something first, but that was how she was pretty much with everything. Well...she sometimes was violent first and then asked questions later but in this situation Noah would have to make her feel really on edge in order for her to make a move to harm him. She knew of his power so was still treading lightly, but only so lightly because she didn't fully care about the pleasantries at the moment. She was here to let Noah know that she was going to be keeping an eye on him while he was going to be staying here. The same applied for her watching his daughter as well; she was going to be watching all of the people at the school that were here for the event. She was just watching a select few a bits more closely then she was watching the others is all. Being told about the death in their family did catch Roxana off guard, and thus she was being a lot more lax on her approach now.

"I don't know if Elena would really like me knowing about this. Should I keep it to myself or do you want me to talk to her about it?" Roxana asked, wanting to be sure. He could have said it so he was being fully honest as to why they were here. Or he could have been saying it for the sake of getting Roxana off of his family's case. There was even the possibility that he was doing it for the sake of Elena and that he wanted Roxana to confront his daughter. It could have been a combination of all of them or none of them, but Roxana was not really sure so she asked. She didn't want to overstep the boundaries too much because she did in fact respect Noah as a person. While she might not have gotten along with Elena really, that didn't mean she didn't have a level of respect for the other girl as well.

Roxana remained silent as Noah went on to explain basically what Roxana had said in the simplest of terms. She didn't need him breaking it down since she already knew why she was feeling the way she did and knew terms for it. Yet, she didn't say anything and let the man talk since she did recall him joking about how he liked to hear himself talk. That was seeming to be more so true then a joke now. Rox shook her head no when Noah pointed out that he would be happy to talk to her about it all and how they could work on establishing her feeling better around him. It was true that more you spent time with someone and got to know them that the more inclined you were to come to trust them over time. "While I appreciate the offer, it's not necessary at this point and time. I just wanted to let you know that I will be keeping an eye on you and your daughter. Along with several others of course, so to simply be careful in what you do and say during your time at the school." Roxana said in a simple tone and while it was not an outright threat, there was a warning there.

[Noah Petrowski]

Now, praytell why on earth would Noah even consider becoming violent? She would like to think that dear Roxanna would know that he wasn’t exactly a violent man (Unless pushed of course, he could get very violent if he wanted to) but what would be the point here? First off it wouldn’t exactly a good idea to go about punching children right in the mouth. He would be tossed out of here faster then he possibly fathom maybe even face jail time besides, violence was quite honestly a less then desirable way for one to sort out problems, truly barbaric to say the very least. He preferred to settle his debates via reasonable discussion. Not with his fists.

As you can image he had something of a way with words…

Noah deliberated over Roxanna’s words forming his hand in a pyramid of contemplation before shaking his head “No…” He muttered before saying it louder more sure of himself “No it’s probably better if you don’t mention it, let her deal with it in her own way, when she wants to talk she will.

Noah frowned just a little as Rox walks out the door, not liking her “Warning” tone “Keeping an eye on us? That sounds less then comforting, is there a reason why were being “Watched?”

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana didn't consider Noah as a person to be violent, he was a smart man. Yet, even smart men could be violent and it had been a while since she had last met him. She didn't know how much or how little he had changed. She didn't know how the death of his wife and now being over here had affected him so she was taking all precautions that she could. She had to be ready for anything and she just felt it in her bones that someone was going to do something to cause a problem. She had gone to the school that Noah had worked at before and where Elena attended, so she knew a few things.

While she wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, her job refused for her to be able to do such a thing. She could not let him slide by and it possible lead to the harm of one of her targets, she didn't want to fail. Noah thought on her words pertaining about what he had just shared with her, and changed his mind. Roxana was going to keep it to herself then, but if Elena went looking around in her mind and found out, that would be the other girl's fault. Roxana could only do so much to keep mind readers out of her head and doing as they pleased in there.

"If Elena is still the Elena that I knew from back when we were going to school together, I doubt she will be sharing or dealing with it at all." Roxana pointed out. Yet again, she didn't know how much or how little the other girl changed. They met and for the most part Elena seemed to be the same girl she knew from before but there could have been something hidden there. She stopped and looked at him when he asked his question. She could not give him details, no one could ever know details, but she could tell him some things. "I'm on the Security Squad here at the school and it’s my job to keep the school safe from whatever threats or people who would stir up the peace we have gained back." Roxana explained.

No she moved over a little closer to Noah, looking him right in the eyes so he understood how serious she was. She was going to be keeping an eye on him and every person who was here for the whole IMAC event. Perhaps not watching them as close as she watched her targets, but still close enough to keep up the basic tabs on them. "You are a guest; guest should always be looked after, right?" Roxana asked, spinning the words in a different tone. Giving it a less threating appeal to it now, but her eyes still conveyed that it was more than to just look after them.

[Noah Petrowski]

At first Noah was perfectly willing to accept Roxanna’s words with a smile and little else. But now?

Now she was just annoying him now…

He really should have expected this kind of treatment from Bellefonte. After all, the last time he had stepped foot in these halls he ended up being tossed out and not in a particularly dignified way. At the time he was still a young teacher at the time still learning the ins and out of the “game” as he came to know it. He came over to Bellefonte to listen to the “Great” William Bellefonte speak and when Noah dared challenged him on his absurd outdated beliefs. The old man and Noah got into a very heated argument before he was forced out of the school. He never truly got over the indignity of it all. He should have known he shouldn’t have expected to walk in giving his history that he would be treated in this manner. Was this his punishment for trying to talk sense into an senile old man?

“And you know her better then I?” Noah said with a raised eyebrow, another little jab o f annoyance hitting his system, the sheer arrogance of her to dare claim that she could predict Elena’s movements. “The grieving process is different for everyone, Elena is dealing with it her way and I’m proud of the way she’s been carrying herself” Noah stated with his nose turned up at Roxanna.

When Roxanna zoomed in on him and stared her right in the eyes he couldn’t help but feel his own eyes begin to narrow and his fingers lightly drum against the chair, his friendly demeanor all but dead and gone “So I’m I to take it that myself and my daughter are considered suspicious?” Noah shrugged his shoulders in a bemused manner “Well, do you have any evidence to support that claim? Since we’ve arrived have we done anything wrong or been in anyway hostile, Do you have any evidence that suggests that we've been anything but accommodating?  because If you don’t…” Noah said his voice turning into a whisper “I would suggest you chance your tone, because I don’t appreciate the way you seem to treat “guests”” I'm asking nicely.

[Roxana Strix]

"I did not say that. I simply said that if Elena is still the Elena that I knew from back when we were going to school together, I doubt she will be sharing or dealing with it at all." Roxana said in a simple tone, repeating herself. She had not implied that she knew his daughter better then he would and again she didn't know how much or how little Elena had changed since she last talk to her when they went to school together. She was merely stating her view on it from what she knew and remembered about the other girl and that was all.

Yet her father seemed to be taking a special kind of offense to her word, but Roxana expected it. He was Elena's father after all, she expected him to get emotion and defensive about his daughter. He had always seemed like that kind of man. "I know that, Noah." Roxana said again in a simple tone. She didn't see why the man was being all 'uptty' about it. It just made her all the more guarded against him. So in a way, it was kind of his fault that she just had more reason to suspect that there was something up. She could see that his eyes were narrowing, that he didn't really seem all that pleased with her anymore. Did she care? No. It was not her job to make him happy. Her job was to protect her targets and collecting information.

Her job for the school was to protect the students of staff and BA from any and all threats. She was just doing her job and Noah should have at least respected that fact that she had informed him that she was going to be watching him. She could have treated him like a child who could not handle such knowledge and just watched him without him knowing. It was not like he would even know he was being watched even when she was doing it. "It is not just you and your daughter. AS I said before, it is my job to protect those of the student and staff of Bellefonte Academy, that is all. You are a smart enough man to understand why I must keep an eye on any and all visitors." Roxana explained still in her same simple tone of voice.

She figured if he was getting so worked up that she had to treat him a bit more delicately instead of being direct with him. He was an adult so she thought he could handle it, but apparently not. "Threatening me does not really help your position of me viewing you as someone to watch. Don't feel entitled. As I said it is not just you and your daughter that I will be keeping an eye on. I'm a member of the Security Staff, it is what I do. That is all." Roxana said, and then glanced away for a moment. She was done here and didn't really have a need to stick around now that she had gotten her point across. Even less if he was going to be so...how he was about it. Still, she understood because there were those who didn't take kindly to being a suspect when they had done nothing wrong.

[Noah Petrowski]

Despite Roxanna’s words to the contrary, Noah couldn’t help but pick up on a common theme with Rox’s words “I know your daughter, I believe I know who she is and therefore I can do the same to you” She seemed to be saying, it was almost like he was saying that because she knew Elena she could predict her movements, which was quite a brash claim Noah thought especially in light of what happened to her. Even though he himself had a pretty good idea what was happening inside Elena mind. He made it a point to make sure the actions of Elena couldn’t surprise her. “Of course isn’t going to want to share it. Let alone acknowledge it. If you know her as well as you think you do, you know she’s a very proud woman and makes it a point to be self reliant. I’m confident that she’s dealing with in her own way and if she feels the need to open up. She will.” Noah nodded, yes self assured and confident, totally capable of taking care of herself. So independent.

So much like her mother…

“Well, I am a smart enough man to know that you’ll be wasting your time with people who clearly don’t pose a threat to you and focus on those suspicious” Noah sighed and held up his hands “Ok, maybe we got up to a tense start, as a sign of good faith how about I help you look over a few international students. As you can imagine I’m good at reading people” Just like he was doing now and what he saw intrigued in, Such drive in one so young. There was a coldness about her, One that he hasn’t seen in any other student and clearly she was very protective of the school, even though just joining it this year. Curious.

And such disrespect too… He was not a man to appreciate being talked down to. He still held a grudge over William Bellefonte for doing just that, that being said Roxanna’s words troubled him. He had plans big plans. Ones that she didn’t particularly enjoy the idea of Roxanna keeping an eye on him, that and the comment about his daughter.

…Clearly he needed to show her what happened when you disrespect your better…

“So if I understand what you’re saying” Noah said leaning back in his chair taking a deep breath “You’re anxious about myself and my daughter’s intentions , you fear the idea of people coming in and causing harm to the school. Which is only a natural reaction. Well Miss Strix…”

And just like that, even though they were still sitting down in Roxanna’s minds eye. The walls of the room seemed to distort and melt all around her as if they were nothing but figments of her imagination all along. Noah too seemed to have a grin on his face still sitting calmly in his seat as the hallucinations began to kick in “..Would you like to see something really scary?”

[Roxana Strix]

"I do believe that all that you have said is what I basically implied. So we can agree on that." Roxana responded back o Noah's words. She was not going to repeat what she had already said twice to the man and was going to let the topic slide away and leave it be for now. There was no point in sticking to it and arguing with one another who knew Elena better. Roxana felt like her father would know her best and it had been months since she even really spent time with the girl, minus that chat they had when she ran into her in the teachers’ lounge.

Even when they went to school together, Roxana didn't really know Elena all that well so she could not say anything for certain involving Elena. That was why she was someone she had to watch carefully, because she didn't know her or her father well enough to just trust them at the school. She didn’t say anything to Noah's words about how he was no threat and how he basically implied that Roxana should focus on those who were suspicious. Clearly he did not understand that everyone was suspicious, in her line of work she rarely trusted anyone. Noah then seemed to relax a little and even offered Roxana help with looking over some of the people who were coming over to the school.

She didn't trust him however, so she didn't fully want his help. However, it was smart to at least get an idea of the people who he thought were suspicious but she didn't plan on sharing her information back with him. Not anything true, because again she did not trust the man. "You can do that if you like." Roxana said as she glanced away for a moment before looking back at him. Roxana was not meaning to disrespect him; in fact she had been giving him a lot of respect. She informed him what she was going to be doing and why she was doing it. She didn't just tell anyone what she was doing, that was reserved for people she respected. Point and case, the fact that only Elsa and Ellen knew she was looking after them.

"What I'm saying is that I'm keeping an eye on everyone that is coming over to the school, because it is my job as an intern of the security staff to look out for those apart of this school." Roxana clarified. She wanted Noah to understand what she was saying but it seemed the man was not completely getting it. That or it was just the fact that he was still not pleased with what she said earlier and thus was wanting some way to bother her. Then she felt like something was off, a slight odd feeling inside her head caused her to closely look at Noah. She didn't get to say anything before the rom around her started to change.

The room became a place she never thought she would have to see again, the place she had spent hours in being trained as a child. Everything looked just as it had when she was a child in that room. That room where she was trained to handle being tortured, interrogated, and a verity of mind games designed to break her. All intended so she would not break when it would happen at the hands of the enemy who would be just as cruel or even crueler. She didn't say anything, just remained still as she took a deep breath.