Ye Odd Encounter

[Lola Green]

| Tagged: Fiona Thorne |

| OOC Note: I hope you don't mind but I made you a thing♡ |

"For god sake child just go to bed!" The old woman chatised her grand niece. Blair Collins had insisted on accompanying her back home but Lola would hear none of it. Because that would mean for the the eighteen year old to ride the bus back to the academy alone. Despite their age, Lola Green knew she had a better chance taking care of herself compared to Blair -- though that was yet to be proven.

After the fifth -- sixth? seventh? -- time, the younger girl conceeded. But she still was intent on at least showing Lola the way out. "Listen to me deary, I am very capable of finding my way out. Now shoo,  and go to sleep for heaven sake." Waiting outside the door, she made sure Blair had locked her dorm before continuing on her way.

As the old lady had said before, she was capable of navigating her around. If there were people and directions she could ask and follow. The very little lighting did not help. So Lola Green only managed to go down a few flight of stairs leading to the first floor before admitting to herself that she was lost. Since it was past curfew, there were no students milling about.

Hump! Back in my time nobody followed curfews. Lola continued walking to who knew where. It was unbelievable that the school had such poor exiting directions. Moreover the lights were very dim and she wondered if the academy forgot to pay their bills or something. After some time, she came onto a dimly lit corridor where she saw a figure. "Yoohoo you there, come and help the old lady why don't you?"

[Fiona Thorne]

Fiona had to fix one of the doors to the dorm. Apparently someone's powers had spiked and thrown them clean through the entrance while the door was still such. It was a testament to the quality of the wood that it had fallen from its hinges rather than cracked. That or just showed how old the hinges themselves were. Nevertheless, Fiona had gone out to repair it as well as she could, replacing the broken metal with new material and pushing the door back into place. After testing it to make sure it wouldn't be falling anytime soon, Fiona was satisfied and about to be on her way.

However a voice made her pause and look to see an elderly woman in the hall. That was strange... Perhaps she was the grandmother of one of the students? That thought did manage to make Fiona smile a little. While her own parents had never visited-- or rather, because of that-- She was happy to see someone else with a supportive family. Getting used to being a mutant was usually a difficult transition. Gathering her tools, Fiona quickly headed over to the woman and gave her a kind smile, reminded of her own grandmother. "Hello there! What would you like help with, Madam?" She asked.

[Lola Green]

The figure spoke to her. That sounded less scary and spooky than it did. Despite it being dark in a big academy with everyone locked in their respective rooms, an old lady walking about aimlessly and saw a figure -- a shadow of one -- this was not a movie. If it was, Lola Green knew better than to walk towards the stranger and risk danger. Her old legs took her slowly. Fortunately the figure had some sense and came to her instead of making her trek the short journey.

The figure came closer into the granny's field of vision and it was a relieved to see a smiling young lady. "Hi there deary," she greeted. "I was actually thinking if you could help me find a way out of this maze huh? Big school but where's the directions?!" With no directions, Lola had to depend on humans. Luckily there was one in this very late night.

It did not seem like she was a student. If she was, she should be in her dorm already. Moreover, it looked like the young woman had been working -- judging from the toolbox in hand. "Actually you know what deary, all this walking has made me a lil weary. Got any water around? Hot tea?"

[Fiona Thorne]

Fiona had been right. When she reached the older woman, she wanted help getting out of the building. Fiona smiled and nodded. "Of course! I admit, the school can tend to be a tad, erm..... Tricky to navigate. Especially at night." Fiona agreed. Lord only knew how chaotic her first night at the school had been. She dedicated that entire first night to memorizing the school so she wouldn't have to fear getting trapped somewhere when morning came.

However the elderly woman changed her mind, wanting some tea instead. Fiona assumed she would want a place to sit as well. "Ah! Well, there is the student lounge. It's not so far, and I can go fetch you some tea while you sit." Fiona offered with a kind smile. The lounge would be perfect. Fiona knew first hand how comfortable the couches could be, although she fought off a blush at the memory. So she headed off for the lounge with the elder woman in tow, matching her pace.

"Oh, my name is Fiona." She introduced, blushing a little at her slip of manners. True to her word, the lounge wasn't very far at all, and soon Fiona opened the door for the other woman and let her inside, switching on the lights but keeping them at least low enough for Fiona to be able to look without squinting. "You can have a seat while I get you something to drink. Anything you fancy in particular?"

[Lola Green]

When the young lady agreed how tricky it would be to navigate around the school at night, Lola snorted. Yes it certainly was tricky. Only God knew how long she had been wandering about before the young lady saved her. Seriously, how much would it hurt to turn on the lights or even some glow in the dark directions!

"Why deary that would be lovely. Let's hop to it then." There was no time to waste. Rarely did one argue with a thirsty seventy year old. Fiona -- the name was later revealed -- was no different. Lola followed the girl and looked forward to quench her thirst. She's a nice one.

Finally once they were in the lounge, the granny made herself comfortable -- that was the priority, introductions was number two -- on one of the couches. Without a second thought, she brought her legs up and stretched them out. That is better. All the aimless walking had caused a strain on the old gal -- much like everything else. That was only so much that Lola Green could take. "What? Speak up why don't you deary, did you say your name was Fillione? I'm Lola."

The lights brightened up a little more compared to the ones in the hallway but still it was dimmed. Ugh. At least she would not be doing any walking for the time being. "If you have green tea, that'd be great. Make yourself a cuppa. Would be very soothing."

After a while, Fiona returned with the drinks. Taking it and thanking her for it, she asked, "So what brings you out here late at night, deary?"

[Fiona Thorne]

She certainly was a go-getter for an elderly woman. It really did remind Fiona of her own grandmother. Fiona smiled happily and nodded, leading the way. They were soon inside the lounge, although Fiona felt bad she had to keep the lights dimmed for her own sight. Although Lola didn't seem to mind, which made Fiona feel a little better. "Fiona, Ms. Lola." Fiona corrected gently, not caring too much. She wasn't about to try correcting the elderly woman for her name.

"Right away miss." She said, hurrying off to prepare Lola and herself a cup. It didn't take too long, especially as Fiona had gotten quite good at preparing tea quickly from the contents of the kitchen. She half suspected the cooks knew about her now and her little outings into the kitchen to grab a quick meal or a swift drink. which was why she returned in a good amount of time and gently gave Lola one of the cups she had prepared. "Here you are. I hope you like it." She said sincerely before taking a seat.

Why was she up late? "Oh! I work with the school as the night shift." She replied with a smile, sipping her tea. "Um, may I ask why you were here? I'm just surprised to find any visitors so late." She admitted.

[Lola Green]

After taking the hot cup of tea, the old lady blew the top of it to cool it a bit first before taking her first sip. Once the hot liquid made their way down her dry throat, Lola Green sighed in content. It was even the one she asked for -- green tea. "Thank you, deary. Very soothing." She took another long sip of the tea. "Fiona you say?" Referring to her name and how she had mistaken Fiona for Fillione. "You have a pretty name little missy."

The old woman smiled at her inquiry. "Well, I was visiting my grand niece, deary. She's a student here. Staying in the dorms on the second floor. Hump! Why aren't there any elevators? I had to climb those god awful stairs. Tiring for the old gal, deary," she said grimly. It took her a while to reach Blair's room. By that time, curfew was already nearing. "She left something at my place. Thought she'd need it for school so I popped by quickly," Lola said with a shrug.

"Oh I'm sure you didn't want to hear me ramble on about the school you work for. Say, are you a security or something deary? No offence, but you look a little tiny to be one missy."

[Fiona Thorne]

Fiona was very glad Lola seemed to enjoy her tea. It made the younger girl smile a little and her heart warm as she sipped her own tea. It was rare for her to be able to talk to anyone at this hour,especially someone who was neither student nor staff. "Oh! Thank you very much." She said, blushing a bit from the compliment about her name. She'd never considered it was a pretty one.

Oh so that's why she was here! Fiona was a little surprised despite herself, but she wrote that off as her own experience getting in the way. Her parents had never contacted her after she manifested. She was happy to see other students weren't so unlucky. She did, however, since a little at the mention of elevators. "Hmmm... You do make a point. I could make a mention to the Headmistress to see about adding elevators." She sad. She couldn't promise anything, especially being so new. Still, it never hurt to try, right?

"Oh you're fine, I assure you! And I am not security no." She said with a smile. "I'm only maintenance. I fix things and clean up the school at night. I'm much too um....unthreatening to be security." Although with her power, Fiona knew she actually might be able to be good security at night. However she was not willing to risk a shadowling getting loose. "May I ask if you live in Kalispell itself?"

[Lola Green]

The seventy year old nodded appreciately at the young woman's efforts to bring the subject up with the headmistress. It could just be the girl's way of being polite but in that late hour, Lola Green was not up to be so cynical. Plus, she was nice enough to offer a place for the old gal to rest and replenish the little energy she had.

The tea was good. Green tea just like she had requested for. She sipped on her tea as their conversation continued. "Oh deary, you wouldn't know. Perhaps with your cute youthful look, maybe no one would see you as a threat. But little do they know, you're a lion inside!" She joked good naturedly. But she wondered if perhaps there was some truth in what she had said. After all, as the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover.

Lola did not hesitate to reply to the question. "Oh yes, deary. Moved here not long ago really. Say a few months or so? Between you and me, Fiona. I'm moved here because I'm a spy on a mission," she whispered the last bit exaggeratedly and waggled her eyebrows.

[Fiona Thorne]

Fiona really did mean it when she mentioned trying to bring it up with the headmistress. It would help benefit some of the students who might get injured. Fiona had certainly cleaned up her fair share of messes to know that injuries were a very common occurance at the school. Fiona sipped her tea again as Lola went on, a faint blush entering her cheeks. She was cute? And had a lion inside? "T-thank you. I could use the element of surprise on them every time." She added, playing along a little. Although if she was being honest, Lola had quite nearly hit the nail on the head.

Fiona repressed her own giggles as Lola mentioned being a spy. She hardly thought someone as kind appearing as Lola could be a spy. But then wasn't that what it was all about? Being able to fool others. Nonetheless Fiona played along, an expression of surprise mixed with mischief on her face. "A spy! And within our very walls! Well you certainly have to be a rather clever one. You've even gotten me to make tea for you!" She said, shaking her head. "Well, can I ask what your mission is?" She whispered similarly.

[Lola Green]

Being able to fool others.

That was a handy skill to have in today's age alright. That she knew very well. What was even better was when one was able to do so without the help of some power or being a mutant. For one to be able to manipulate others' thoughts because of some genetic was eh, okay but for one to do it because they just had a way with words now that Lola found amazing.

The granny chuckled at the reaction she received from Fiona. "Well deary, the people that hired me came from a long way. An ocean way. It's just Australia really," she started but paused to sip more of her tea. "It's my grand niece's parents actually. So I guess that makes it my niece and nephew then, huh?" She shook head. The seventy year old felt closer to Blair than she ever did with the eighteen year old's parents. With that being said, she hardly had spent time with the Collins since they lived far apart.

"Blair, my grand niece, apparently has been distancing herself from the family lately. So long story short, since I was in the states and they were not, they requested I should come here and you know keep tabs on her." Only once the words were spoken out loud did the granny wonder how Blair would feel if she knew Lola's first reason for coming to Kalispell. A frown settled on her face. "Do you think she would get mad if she knew?" she whispered her sudden worry.

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