The Cute, Fuzzy Animal Theory {Sophie}

[Adelaide McLisk]

There probably weren't exact statistics regarding how much people should like animals. That was more of a general impression that Add couldn't quite shake: she was a young woman, ergo she should like things that young women liked, and it seemed that quite a few young women liked small, furred creatures. Add had also heard that there were animals in need of help and aid; she had seen the depressing commercials where a woman sang a sad song while pictures of downtrodden and abused animals flashed across the screen. It had been most touching.

So Add figured that she should visit the pet rescue, most likely to volunteer. It probably helped that volunteering would doubtless look good to the various people that Add had to report to. That was social contact; even better: it was social contact that went toward aiding in general social goals. Sure, it probably meant spending more time with animals as opposed to people, but that didn't really reduce the whole social aspect of it, at least, not greatly.

It didn't take away Add's slight discomfort with animals though. Hence why she thought she should like them as opposed to actually doing so. Animals, particularly dogs, defied probabilities. They were willing balls of random just waiting for a chance. Plus, Add had experienced some bad things with dogs in the past; nothing too major, but enough to make her nervous.

Still, she was in Kalispell Pet Rescue now. She took a deep breath, nearly tasting the animal musk that hung in the air. Add unwound her scarf and looked about, trying to see if there was someone she should be talking too. Perhaps someone else had volunteered or someone actually worked here? The place was open, so the probability of someone being about was fairly high...

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If there was something that Sophie liked, it was animals. The sounds of animals thoughts didn't exactly reach her mind, unlike those of people. And for that, she was ever grateful. It was because of this very reason that she had originally decided to get the pet ferret that now lived with her in her dorm. Her little Chrysanthemum (or Chryssie for short) was her little baby. And she would never trade her for anything.

Recently, Sophie had decided on a social experiment that she was sure she could conduct with ease. The experiment was based on her interactions with different people within the Pet Rescue center that she had started to volunteer at for testing. Of course, there were many variables she was going to have to account for, such as the number of people who might come thought, the different age groups, and the sexes of the people. All of these were going to be written down in a personal log, sans any names. The primary objective of the experiment was simple, to figure out the correlation between different animals and the kinds of people who adopted them. It was going to be absolutely great, right?

Sophie was running a little late today, though she hoped that the people who actually ran the Pet Rescue wouldn't be mad. She walked through the front door and started heading towards the front desk where she often went to help direct people but stopped. Her eyes landed on a somewhat older looking girl who was standing there, looking about. Sophie took out the earbuds that were in her ears and turned her music off, stuffing them into her bag while keeping her eyes on the girl. The first thing she did was start concentrating on her barriers. There weren't usually many people here so it made it far easier to ignore the thoughts of others for that very reason.

Taking a bit of a deep breath, she courageously began to walk again towards the desk, offering the other woman something of a sheepish smile. ”Good afternoon miss, is there something I can help you with?” Oh good, she was off to a wonderful start already. Not even the slightest hint of a stutter in her words. Let' hope she can keep this up.

[Adelaide McLisk]

Add turned to the voice, nearly staring at the girl who spoke with it. The variables collided in Add's mind, forming possibilities. Youngish, headphones to either block out the world or enjoy, slightly odd smile. Add forced it all to the back of her mind; she wasn't here to analyze some random girl, and it wouldn't do her any good to start off her time here by trying to piece someone together. Besides, there was a question there that could be answered.

"Yes," she said, nodding, "you could probably help me," she'd already figured that the girl was associated with the shelter; she didn't even need her power for that. "My name is Adelaide, and I was hoping to visit this place and possibly look into the possibilities of working her as a volunteer."

Add blinked, then remembered to shift and sort of look away for a moment. that's what normal people/mutants would do. She heard some animals moving in the distance and turned to look that way, wondering what kind of animals they had. She supposed the wisest decision would be to ask, but she didn't want to derail the other girl any more than she really had to.