[CO]Off The Clock

[Roxana Strix]

It was expected that everyone on Security and both the squads were activated to monitor and help out with the event. In part that was why they had to make sure that the squads were all put together by the time this event rolled around. While there was not a ton of them, there was still enough people all together to allow people to be on shifts to allow those on the squads and even security to have tomes when they were allowed to have a bit of fun so long as if they were going to get too crazy they removed their uniform.

Even still, those apart of the squared or security still had to maintain an air of professionalism since they did still represent the squads. Roxana was on both the squads and an intern for security so this meant that her time off was going to be a little different from the rest, but it did eventually come around. The problem was, Roxana was not actually sure what she was supposed to do on her time off since she was still supposed to remain at the event since it was mandatory and all. It should have not come as any surprise to the few that knew her a little bit; that she didn’t really know how to have fun.

Well, now she was uncertain what to do and debated just remained still until she was back on duty. Perhaps she could fine a nice place to sit around, pull out her sketch book, and draw a little. That seemed like a good idea, but then her stomach was growling and had her heading in the direction of where she knew she could obtain food. The problem was obtaining it, and finding a place to be alone so she could eat it. “Excuse me, have you eaten anything yet?” Roxana asked a random person she ended up walking up to and tapping the shoulder of. There was a reason why she was asking.

[Callie Montgomery]

It was the day of the cook out and Callie knew that it may present a problem. The cafeteria was closed, and when she made her way out side all she could smell was meat drifting through the air. She had manage to get the last little pack of peanuts from the vending machine inside but there was no way that would be enough to sustain her appetite for the next few hours.

As she walked around outside her glowing smile was present as always. There was much to be happy about. She was outside, it was a lovely day, and people seemed to be more or less in a good mood. Although her food options were limited today, she was sure she could find somethings to eat. The southerner passed people eating burgers and hot dogs. The usual outdoor grilled food. She felt her stomach grumbled with each step she took.

Callie stopped walking in hopes to quiet her stomach. Unsure of her next move she was caught off guard when she felt a tap on her shoulder. The student turned around to face the girl who had gotten her attention. She gave a warm smile to the girl, "Not yet. I ain't found somethin' I could eat." She answered while she rubbed her stomach.

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Tag: Roxana Strix

[Roxana Strix]

The random person that Roxana had grabbed the attention of was a female; one by the name of Callie Montgomery, age twenty, and with the ability of Visual Projection. Roxana had seen the other girl a few times around the school but she never actually made conversation with the girl. Not like Roxana made conversation with most people. She was a woman of very few words when she did talk to people in class and most of the time it was to answer a question or if someone needed help with something.

Very few people actually approached her to just talk and be friendly with and she expected this was going to be no different. The warm smile was...nice. "I see, did you have anything in mind that you wanted to eat?" Roxana asked. She needed an idea of what the other girl was going to eat, then see the girl eat said food, and then she would know it was safe. Of course she honestly should not have been worried about food being poisoned at such an event but it was just out of habit.

That and it made her seem a bit more normal when she would get food with someone else so that people would assume that she was eating. Rox did plan to eat, just not in front of anyone but first needed to actually get food. "I would like to join you in obtaining some food." Roxana added, figuring that she should say such a thing so the girl would not be weirded out by Rox just following her as she would go get food.

((Tag:Callie Montgomery))

[Callie Montgomery]

Callie’s nose was becoming irritated with the smell of the air. The smile remained on her face as she looked at the girl who had gotten her attention. She studied her for a moment, paying close attention to the contours of her face. She had looked vaguely familiar. It was probably one of the many students she had passed one time or another in the halls of the school.

The girl’s question made her giggle. She gave a small nod, “Yes, but I’m not sure if I’ll find it here.” She said as she looked around and watched as students stuffed their faces with hot dogs, and hamburgers. “I would like a veggie burger.” She said to clarify. It wasn’t always easy being a vegetarian. Not only was eating out sometimes a bit harder but most of the people back home thought she was crazy. Fried chicken was a common sight at the dinner table. It was extremely difficult to explain to everyone how she felt as though it was disrespectful to eat an animal that we have raised as practically part of the family. Nevertheless, up here it was more welcomed and accepted.

Callie titled her head at the girl and clasped her hands togehter. She bobbled her head side to side, as she always did. “Okay!” She said as her drawl came out more when she was excited. “What did you have in mind?” She asked, looking the girl once over. She was tempted to reach into her back pocket and pull out her toy, but she refrained. Food first. That was most important.

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Tag: Roxana Strix

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana's question had received a chuckle as a first response, which was...interesting. She didn't really know how to respond to the chuckle but thankfully words soon followed after it. Roxana's mind was already working through the possibilities of what the girl might have meant by 'not sure if I'll find it here'. Was that a reference to something other than actual food or was she being serious about not being sure what the food she was craving would be served or not. Rox was tempted to ask as much but she remained silent, expecting the other girl to go on and pretty much give her that answers she was seeking. Sure enough, the other girl did, revealing that she was a vegetarian or vegan by her comment about wanting a veggie burger.

Roxana almost chuckled at the fact that she and Elsa had to deal with the matter of veggie burgers during move in weekend; but Rox rarely chuckled. She did at least smile a little bit for a small second there. "There are actually some veggie burgers. They are not in the main grilling area because we figured that vegetarians and vegans would not be pleased to smell meat cooking while enjoying their...food." Roxana informed the other girl. There was a moment of hesitation there because she personally didn't count vegetarian options as food-food when you wanted a burger but not made out of meat.

This was a miscalculation on my part, but I can still work with this. Roxana thought to herself, because she didn't really take into account what if she asked a person who would eat something that she did not particularly want to eat? Now was not the time to be picky, especially since the other girl seemed to be fine with the plan of Rox joining her to obtain food. "I can lead you to where I know they have vegetarian options and once there perhaps you could suggest something that a consumer of meat might enjoy out of the vegetarian options." Roxana suggested. That seemed like a good idea to her, she was already expecting the other girl to accept so was moving ahead to lead the way, checking back to make sure the girl was following her.

"I am Roxana by the way; may I inquire as to what your name is?" Rox asked, even if she already knew the girl's name but she liked to keep up the appearance that she didn't know such information. Plus it was for the sake of making conversation while they walked.

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[Callie Montgomery]

Callie nodded her head at the girl. “That makes sense.” She said, glad that someone knew where they would be. If it wasn’t for her she would have probably ended up wandering around for a while before she had even stumbled upon them. Knowing herself, she would have gotten distraction by something or someone, like she was now. The only difference was that this person wanted to eat too.

Her head panned around as she raised on her tippy toes to try to get a better view of everything. Callie began playing with the tips of her hair which was in a messy side braid. She had been doing that a lot lately. It had kept her hair out of her way. She looked back at the girl and gave a wide smile when she offered to take her to where the other food was. “Oh that would be wonderful!” She said as she clasped her hands together. She took the moment to observe the girl’s face in more detail, but she was quickly stopped when her stomach made another cry for attention. Callie let out another giggle when the girl asked about suggesting what to give to someone who was an omnivore. It was something that always make her chuckle. She wasn’t against anyone who ate meat, everyone was entitled to their own opinions. She was never one to push veganism onto anyone either, but it was always a hoot when people asked what would be a good thing for them to eat, because the answer would be meat. Unless they were really looking to expand their palate. A veggie burger isn’t going to taste like a hamburger, and to be honest it was funny when vegans or vegetarians wanted them too, because then what’s the point? Her blue eyes met look at the girl again. “I can try, but if you want meat you could always grab something on the way over there.” She suggested and gave a shrug. She watched as the girl started walking, so Callie followed catching up next to her as they walked.

She began playing with the tips of her hair again, although her hands desperately wanted to grab what was in her back pocket. She smiled and looked at Roxana. “Callie, Callie Montgomery.” Her southern drawl was always most prominent when she gave her name. “You have a pretty name.” She said, with a smile still plastered on her face. As they walked she glanced around at everyone else enjoying the festivities. Her eyes fell back on Roxana, watched her carefully as she walked through the crowd. With each stride Callie payed close attention to the way her legs moves and her arms swayed. The human form was always quite fascinating.

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Tag: Roxana Strix

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana just nodded when the other girl seemed to understand why the foods were cooked in two different areas. They didn’t have to, but it was something that had been suggested and after taking it into account the fulfilled it without any problem. All the same, Rox was just happy that she was able to help the other girl. Not happy as she would be if she was working on her art or something along those lines, but she always did feel good after helping people with little things. Little things like giving directions or making a suggestion was not that big of a deal, nothing compared to the little task Elsa had her do like clean up bottles. That was a waste of her time; this was not because she was looking for something to eat as well.

Preferably something she would enjoy but vegan dishes were supposed to be healthy and have most of what you needed to survive in them; depending on what you got and what it was made out of. She caught how the girl was observing her for a moment there until the growl interrupted her possible train of through, but she said nothing. She had no clue as to why the other girl would be looking at her so closely and moved on like it was nothing. "Follow me please." Roxana responded when the other girl seemed pleased about being taken to where her choice of foods would be. Rox could pick something up along the way if she really didn’t want to try anything vegan, but she did in fact want to try.

She would not have said as much if she didn't want to, but the other girl seemed to find it humorous and assured her that she basically didn't have to. Rox was almost tempted to say something in response, but kept her mouth shut and moved on ahead while checking to make sure the other girl was still following her. "I would like to try something vegetarian." Roxana responded, making it clear that she did in fact what to give the food a try so the other girl didn't have to worry about her wanting to pick up a burger along the way. "It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Callie." Roxana responded giving a small smile for a moment. She did catch the accent the girl had, she caught it as soon as the girl started to speak, but it was still interesting to her to hear all the different dialects and accents people had in the States.

There was a compliment then that had Roxana almost pausing but instead just giving the girl a quick glance. "Thank you. You do as well." Roxana responded. She did like to be completed but typically that was on her work, never her name. So it felt odd to get such a compliment about her name. She would say nothing more, leading the way and stopping when they would reach their destination. "Here we are. You will be pleased to know that we have a verity of options as well." Roxana said, almost wanting to laugh at how she sounded like a waiter. Too bad she didn't really laugh.

[Callie Montgomery]

As they walked, Callie was quite, her hands were still busy, but they were on her stomach instead of her hair. Almost as if the placement of her hands on her stomach would silence it. They didn’t. Every so often she’d looked over at Roxana, observing her as best she could as she walked. Her hand momentarily traveled to her back pocket eager to put it to use, but they would be getting food soon, and she’d just have to put it away then. She was intrigued by the way the girl carried herself. It was interesting, she was helpful, friendly, and did talk. However, she was also, reserved and even a bit mysterious. She didn’t offer more than she needed too, and the way she spoke was very…direct, robotic even.

Callie’s lips formed a smile. It wasn’t every day that someone was willing to try a vegetarian option. “Okay!” She bobbled her head side to side, and gave a quick nod in response to Roxana.

The blonde gave a fast little clap when they arrived at the food. The aroma through the air was pleasing compared to the stink of the burgers. Her stomach agreed with her nose, and her mouth began to salivate. She stepped away from her escort and meandered about looking at the various options they had. It was quite a selection, much larger than she had expected. She licked her lips, and her hands went back to her belly almost as if she was a pregnant mother comforting her unborn child.

Her stomach was grumbling, she felt a though she could eat everything there, but she knew better than to try. Her blue eyes search for the best thing for her too eat. There was the typical veggie burger and veggie dog. Her eyes were set on something a little different. She grabbed a plate and headed for the vegetable kabobs. She looked back at Roxana and handed her a plate. “Imma get me some kabobs. Want one?” She asked, titled her head slightly to the side. She placed two skewers on her plate, assuming if the girl had wanted them she’d take them. She paused for a moment when she saw what looked like a stuffed pita. “Yummy.” Picking it up she looked inside and placed in on her plate. “This here looks like some grilled beets and hummus.” She said as she licked her lips. She picked one of the pieces of lettuce that was poking out from the pita and placed in her mouth. Feeling content with was on her plate she looked at Roxana. “The kabobs are just vegetables, nothin’ fancy there. I haven’t had this kind of pita before, but it looks and smells mighty good.” She gave her food another glance wanting to eat so desperately. “If you don’t like beets or hummus, you could probably go for one of those veggies burgers or dogs. People tell me they taste close to the real thing. Other people just drown it in ketchup.” She shrugged and gave a little chuckle. Most people who didn’t care for vegan food tended to cover it with condiments to mask the taste that they don’t like. It was silly.

She looked at the pita on her plate and took a small bite. Smiling she looked at Roxana, “This is good.”

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Tag: Roxana Strix