A Bit Of A Situation

[Devyn Solway]

It had not yet been time for those at her age to head into their dorms to obey the whole curfew rules and what not. For once Devyn actually planned on obeying them, after she was done hiding something that she had found. What had she found? A very odd shaped and colored rock in the lake while she had been working on test of sorts. She already knew that she could swim in her other form with no real problem and didn't even get her actual form yet. She however had always kept her head above the water and wanted to test out how going under water was.

So she did, realizing that while she could do it, she had to close her mouth because the water would flow right in and drench her actual form. That and she also realized, that yes, she needed to breath and doing so while in her form when it was underwater was very difficult. Still, with all of that learned, she also spotted something pretty at the bottom in the lake; thankfully in a more shallow part. Devyn didn't know why she wanted it, but she went for it, and now wanted to hide it somewhere in the woods to get a better look at it in the morning.

Where to hide? Where to hide? Oh, look at that. Devyn thought to herself as she spotted a large hole under a tree. That seemed like a perfect place, and had she actually been fully paying attention she would have realized that the hole under the tree might have been natural at one point but it had some work done to it. Devyn however was already crawling under the tree and dropping the rock off, only to find when she pulled back that she was stuck. Never had she gotten stuck in her shadow beast form. She had not even thought it was possible. The shadow smoke around her was already starting to spell out words around her rapidity.

D. A. M. N.

((Tag:Amanda Stephans))

[Amanda Stephans]

Amanda let out a loud sigh, why did it seem like the whole world was against her? She looked up and stared at the sky as she made her way across the school grounds, unfortunately she felt like this a lot, and in which she found isolation was the best medicine for her. So! With that said, she took it upon herself to build a secret area, out in the forest, and if you were to ask her how she managed to find it way out in the middle of the forest, she'd never tell but if you were to look, there was a rough splatter of dirt on the trees in the direction. OF course, it went a little further but once she got to 'her tree' she knew where it was so the extra splatters were just to throw others off, something about being paranoid that others were always trying to see what she was up to.

Amanda's eye's widened as she stared at the smokey butt of... Well, she wasn't exactly sure what she was staring at, just that it had found where her little den was.. She stared at the whole scene, the animal wiggling around, the smoke doing something.. making letters or something, she didn't really know, she was in shock that not only had someone found her special place, they were stuck in it. After a moment, she held in a giggle as she used her powers to shift the dirt a bit, just enough to let the animal... which she pretty sure was a student by now, out/in. She couldn't really tell which way the animal was trying to go, but it was going to go one way...

She took a step back and braced herself, well, not really braced herself but really just at the ready to use her powers to defend herself since she really wasn't the one to just openly attack in a situation like this. She felt like her odds would be better if she stayed back and simply reacted to whatever happened next.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn really should have thought more about her situation, because then she would have easily been able to get out without any help. That and she would not have felt like a large full like she currently was feeling at the moment. How did she even get stuck? Okay, so she was in the largest form she could go, and it was always pretty solid, as if an actual living being that was just made up of shadows. Her two tails wagged a little, more so just out of habit then actually being a form of communication like dogs did when they were happy.

Wolves didn't even wag their tails like dogs, if tails were up high and wagging it tended to mean a fight and showing off their dominance. Still, that was something to not even be thinking about as she wiggled around trying to get herself backed out of the hole with no luck. Just as she was starting to think of just digging the whole wider herself, her ears twitched. Someone was coming closer and she would have growled if she was able to. Instead something like a growl mixed in with a whisper came from her as her fur started to stand up.

Then the sound of the earth moving a little around her had her worried that some mutant jerk was going to try and bury her. This time when Devyn tried to move she was able to back herself out, and quickly get out of the hole. Likely thanks to the person who was not too far behind her now. She turned to face them, seeing that it was a girl. A very attractive girl at that, who she was also certain she had seen around the school a few times. Her head tilted to the side a little as the shadow smoke around her moved to form out a word.

H. I.

[Amanda Stephans]

Once the smokey wolf like thing was out of the hole, she stared at the creature for a moment before looking over to her little den and closing off the entrance... She took a little note to start doing that when she left it in order to prevent any future surprises like this. Once that was done though, she looked at the animal, unsure of what to do. At this point she was pretty sure it wasn't any ordinary animal, and if somehow it was, she would have a whole new opinion of the bellefonte forest.

As the brunette watched the animal, she noticed the smoke like stuff around the animal moving, and not just randomly but actually forming... letters. She watched as the smoke made an 'H' and then an 'I'. She tilted her head as she looked at the wolf and gave it an unsure smile and a wave, "Uhm, hey... ?" She said/asked, not really sure if the wolf could understand her, everyone's powers were different, and if it was just a wolf... Oh god she'd feel so silly..

After a few moments of silence, she tried to think about who she knew that had powers like this, or at least narrow it down to the shifters... Though she quickly gave up, she had no idea... She made a note to catch up on the powers around campus and who had what. "So uh... I'm Amanda.. Nice to meet you wolfie." she said with a nod and a friendly smile. With that, shifter or not, she could make a friend with an animal, and she'd call them wolfie.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn's ear went down a little when the other girl seemed to have used her power to seal off the entrance to the makeshift den. Devyn had left the large interesting rock in there in her struggle to try and recall how to get herself out of a stuck situation. Oh well, I'll ask her about it later or maybe she will tell me what it is since she obviously controls the earth. Devyn thought to herself as she started back at the now sealed den and then looked to the girl.

She moved the shadow smoke around her to form out letter and was pleased that she got a response back, even if the girl seemed a bit confused by the whole thing. Communication was not the easiest in this form, so she already planned on shifting back. Her form already started to ripple, breaking down out of its current form and turning to something that looked like tar before they broke down even further and became as they were, just simple shadows cast by objects.

The shadow smoke even pulled in close, covering most of the change back, before lingering around just a little. As the remained of the smoke started to just vanish into thin air, Devyn stretched out and gave a wave to the girl. Her clothing was a bit on the damp side, but she expected as much from her little test a few moments ago. "Hey, Amanda. I'm Devyn, but I might let you slide with calling me wolfie if you open up your...err...hole there so I can get my rock out." Devyn said as she pointed back to the sealed up hole.

[Amanda Stephans]

Amanda watched the animal shift back, revealing it's true form to be a girl. A pretty one at that and her name was Devyn. The brunette had been fascinated by the way everything seemed to basically melt off of her and into the ground, except for the fact that nothing was actually going into the ground, she would know since she was rather close. Even though the smokey stuff was covering in, she thought it was rather cool. Unfortunately for Devyn, she was most likely going to be called wolfie anyways but Amanda was friendly and Devyn seemed pretty nice so, she didn't have too many problems with reopening her hole while she was there.

Amanda being there and able to watch over her den she made also helped put her at ease when she lifted her arm up to open it again. She was already moving closer to Devyn and her den though, even if she could see from where she was at before the movement simply allowed her a easier time at letting someone in.. Now, she wasn't territorial, she just didn't like people in her stuff without her knowledge.

So, after opening up her hole she found a nearby tree and leaned against it, watching the girl carefully.. Now was about when her awkwardness came into play, she sat there and just watched the other girl, what was she supposed to say? While she didn't mind the quietness, since technically it's what she came out to the forest to, other people seemed to not be as comfortable in the silence so she'd try to keep something of a conversation going... "So uh.. Why are you out here so late?"

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn gave a nod of thanks when she could hear the dirt behind her, moving. When she turned; as she expected, the dirt had cleared a path once more so she could just go into the 'den'. Devyn didn't hesitate to head back in there and grab at her interesting rock. It was a little bit difficult to get a good grip on it, but she managed alright and pulled it out. "Phew, heavier than I thought." Devyn said, mostly to herself.

She should have guessed that it was going to feel slightly heavier due to her having been in her other form when she was carrying it. She was able to carry just a little bit more weight in that form, mainly because of the design of her body. At least in this form she was able to wipe a bite more of the dirt off her rock and see more of the pretty crystal gem like look it had. Devyn had no clue what it was, she just knew it was pretty and she wanted to hide it. The question from the other girl brought her back to the present.

"Oh, heh. I was just burning off some energy and testing some things with my power before I tried to get some sleep, but I got distracted with this thing." Devyn said as she patted the rock. It came up to about her knees, and for the most part was like an oval shape. Devyn cleared off some moil wet soil from the rock, before looking over the girl a second time. "What about you? Why are you out here so late?" Dev asked.

[Amanda Stephans]

Amanda more or less just watched over the whole scene of Devyn pulling her rock out and her speaking to herself about it. She stared at the rock for a moment before looking at Devyn confused.... Why was she lugging around a rock that big and at this time of night? A shake of her head and she dismissed the strangeness of it all, there were definitely a lot more strange things that happened at the school than a girl carrying around a rock.

The terrakinesis glanced around for a moment before looking back at Devyn, looking her in the eyes and nodding, fair enough, Amanda just had a curious personality and thus she was very prone to asking random questions, just to keep herself busy. "Oh me? Well uh..." she says, pausing and glancing at her hole, "I'm changing dorm areas, from the co-ed one into the all girls one... And I haven't quite moved yet and I didn't want to stay in my room in the co-ed dorms so, I was going to stay in my makeshift one out here, since it's quiet and well, yeah."

She felt as if that was a simple enough explanation. The den she made could potentially fit three people very snug in it, but with just her in there, there was plenty of room to just lie down and rest for a while, or the night. Amanda would be like a bear, go into her hole and close it up behind her, but leave enough gaps to let the air in, as well as just few enough to make it seem as natural as possible.

[Devyn Solway]

The other girl seemed to accept Devyn's answer, which was good because Devyn really had nothing else to say on it. It was the truth and while it was a bit odd, it was Devyn. She then turned the question back on the girl and could not help but to smirk a little. She lifted up her right leg and rested it on top of her rock and crossed her arms over her chest. So the girl was changing dorms and didn't want to stay in the Co-Ed dorm while her stuff was moved.

"I see. Well, let me just say that the females dorm is the best. Co-Ed is lame because you have to deal with both the hormones of guys and girls instead of just one. And let me just say, we have a lot of pansy and emotional boys at this school. So you really don't want to have to deal with them on top of the girls general moods." Devyn said as she nodded a few times. Perhaps that was why she had more luck with girls then she did with guys, because the guys were a bit on the soft side.

If Dev was going to be with a male, she wanted a man, and not some boy. Those were details that they didn't really need to get into unless the other girl wanted to. Still, Devyn didn't think sleeping in a hole was the best idea. Like sleeping out in the woods was fine, she did it herself, but a hole just seemed so...odd. "You do this a lot? The whole slipping in a hole thing?" Devyn asked as she pointed at the makeshift den behind her.

[Amanda Stephans]

Amanda chuckled at Devyn's description of the dorms and for the most part, she could pretty much agree with most of what she had to say. Although that wasn't quite the reason, well, not all of it. Sure, she was changing because she didn't feel like dealing with boys and girls attitudes but the girls dorm was also a lot less crowded, or so it seemed to the girl. She was soon to find out if that was going to be the truth or not. Hopefully it was, the brunette was fond of her alone time and was currently the reason she had come out to the forest.

She could pretty much 100% assume that Devyn lived in the girls dorms, why else would she be talking so highly of them? Not that it really mattered, minor details... maybe. As far as dating went, Amanda wasn't sure where she stood, so once she warmed up to someone, she just kinda flirted with them... Boy or girl but it's not like the flirting happened because she got to know someone, it was just when that happened, she felt free to share her thoughts that otherwise would have been pushed somewhere else.

Amanda shrugged when she was asked if she did this thing often, "Well I mean, it's really just a space where I don't have to deal with anyone... And I'm a terrakinetic so uh, the earth basically molds to my frame and napping is wonderful... If I were to put it into perspective, I'd say it's like a more natural version of one of those temperpedic beds." she said with a nod. "You're a wolf, haven't you ever slept in a den or something?" she asked, actually kind of curious as to how much the other girl's powers affected what she did.

The terrakinetic didn't find it as strange but she felt like most people that knew would. It was certainly unusual. Really though, she slept in a den like hole because she didn't want to be disturbed by anyone else, it almost made it like a room and if she really got mad she could one day make the hole much deeper into the earth and actually make a full on room.. 'Boy that'd be cool...' she thought to herself.

[Devyn Solway]

The other girl didn't seem to agree or disagree with what Devyn said about the dorms, but it looked like she was going to change regardless. Devyn didn't mind at any rate, she had several reasons why she picked to live in the all-girls dorm. It was mostly because there were less people, because when you gave horny young kids a choice, you should have known they were going to pick the Co-Ed Dorms. Devyn did way too much sleeping around when she was in the Co-Ed and noticed that she was a little bite more behaved when she was in the all-girls.

When it was time to move to the college dorms, she probably would go to the dorms where her friends were, if she decided to stay in BA. It was still up in the air, but lately with how things were going, she felt like maybe she really could keep this place as her home. Devyn listened as the girl explained what her power was and how it just felt fine to sleep out in the dirt. Devyn figured that made a lot of sense, especially if it involved your power. Devyn did feel more at home in the dark then she did in the light, so she could understand the girl feel at home where there was dirt.

"Not ever worried about all the bugs and what not that are living in that dirt you are moving around?" Devyn asked, just curious. She figured the girl was fine with it because she had clearly slept in the dirt before, but with her looks Devyn just assumed differently. As for the girls question, she had to chuckle. "Yeah, I have but mostly not by choice. I mean I have slept on the ground for naps and when camping, but other than that, if I'm sleeping in a den it’s because I lost control of my power and ended up sleeping in on." Devyn admitted. That didn't happen as much anymore, but back when she was a real wreck.

[Amanda Stephans]

While Amanda didn't sleep around a lot, she definitely could have understood where Deyvn was coming from. There were a lot of really good looking silver-tongues that resided there. Granted, she was sure there were going to be those no matter what form she went to but the co-ed dorms seemed to be a top choice for a lot of the newer people.

Amanda actually giggled at Dev's question, it was more common than one might think, "No, I don't really have a care for the bugs... Considering most times of the day I'm covered in a light layer of dirt.. The thought of bugs and being dirty really no longer phases me, although, to be fair at first the bugs were a really big issue."

Amanda's power had pretty much changed her as a person. She went from being one of those pretty girls that hated the outdoors and dirt and grime to not having a care at all and being dirty almost all the time. The terrakinetic nodded to Devyn's answer of sleeping places. 'Fair enough.' She thought to herself. "Well then, if you're ever up for sleeping with me in a den..." she said pausing to chuckle at herself and give the other girl a wink, "the offer is always on the table.. you'd be surprised how soft one can make the ground."

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn chuckled as Amanda pointed out that bugs were not all that big of a deal to her. It made sense once she explained that she tended to be covered in dirt so she didn't think bugs were dirty. Devyn didn't think bugs were dirty either, but she figured that people would have a problem with them being creepy crawlers then them being dirty. "Oh, what bugs were the problems or was it just in general?" Devyn asked. She was fine with most bugs, except stink bugs and ticks.

The later was because she didn't like a blood sucker just stuck on you and the possibility of its head being left behind inside you when you went to remove it; if you didn't do it right. As for stink bugs, they were just gross, they were the only bug she had a problem trying to kill and often would call in backup or shove them out of a window or in someone else turf. Then there was an offer, one that Devyn was pretty sure came out as flirty on some levels. It was enough to get her smirking and in the mood to play flirt back.

"That so very kind of you but I would not have a problem with the hard ground. You would have to just make sure it was soft enough for you." Devyn pointed out with the sly smirk stuck on her face. Basically, Devyn was no bottom; she was a top, so she would not have to worry about the ground behind hard beneath her. That and well she had no problem with how hard the ground would be, she slept on a bathroom before and even a cement basement, that was about as hard as you could get in Dev's opinion.

[Amanda Stephans]

Amanda shrugged, was it all bugs? "Ehh... it was more before I came into my powers, I hated anything that could get me dirty.." Yeah, she was that girl before.. which when she looked back on things, she honestly wasn't sure why she was so afraid of dirt like, if you really wanted to be clean, go take a shower or a bath. She shook the thoughts from her mind and looked back at Devyn, "But now.. No, bugs don't really bug me." she said with a shrug. Sure, she wasn't a fan of some bugs just cause of what they could do, but they didn't really scare her any more, or she didn't really even think about them to be honest. The whole fact of them kind of slipped her mind often times.

Yes. She was flirting with Devyn. It seemed to liven the mood with a lot of people, though she rarely fell through with said flirts, not because she didn't want to, more so she just didn't know how and/or she just got too shy and blushy. She also rarely was flirted with back, most people just smiled or chuckled or even blushed with a simple thanks, but very few decided to shoot something back at her...which was probably a good thing since now her cheeks were turning rosy as she thanked somebody that it was dark out.. though given Devyn's powers, she may be able to see it but that fact not really coming to mind for Amanda.

Amanda looked at her confused right after the comment though, she didn't quite understand... "Wha.." she said falling quiet as the sudden realization of what Devyn had said came around. The brunette opened her mouth but quickly closed it as she had nothing to say back; she then decided to bite the inside of her bottom lip. After shortly regaining her composure, she smiled back, "Well then. That could certainly be arranged."

[Devyn Solway]

"Ah, so you were one of those girls." Devyn said when the realization set in. She nodded her head a few times, fully understanding. So her first guess was right, the other girl did look like she would care about not being dirty. Perhaps not now because of her power and having to be stuck with dirt being stuck to her. Devyn was pleased that she didn't have to worry about a power that stuck to her; well her shadows did when she was in an unstable emotional state. Still, that was more so scary for others then it was for Devyn.

Since she was used to the feeling of the shadows tugging back on her when she would try to push them away and pull them towards her at the same time. Devyn chuckled slightly at the sort of joke that was there. About how bugs didn't really bug Amanda. She did not know if the girl had did that on purpose but it was a pretty smooth way to pull it off. Devyn could respect that as much and she got a small chuckle out of it. It was pretty clear that the other girl was flirting with her, and Devyn didn't mind flirting right back. For her it was just being herself, a tease on some levels, and just making the situation a light one.

Devyn smirked at seeing how her comment had affected the girl, easily noticing the blush, and how she was a bit taken by surprise by it all. If you could not handle being flirted back, then it was best to not play the game with Devyn. She would win that one, it was something she had done for years and felt confident she knew how to get someone at least a little hot and bothered if they were into girls. "That was a quick recovery, so you are not just all bark and no bite? Cause if you are, well I bite." Devyn kept up the flirting as well.

Yes, it could be arranged, but Dev didn't want to go down that route right away. She did just meet the girl after all and they were in the woods instead of a bar where drinks could be blamed for quick actions.