ORIENTATION ♔ feeling this short of a love that we once knew

[telekinection]

♬ Reasons Why - Nickel Creek

WHO || Tia, Amrita, open if people want to bang into them, just threadjack wherever.
WHAT || Tia meets with her new squire
WHERE || Knight's HQ, Dining Hall
WHEN || Thursday afternoon, March 7th
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle serves several meals a day in the dining hall, provided by non-Knight Shadowkind staff, and it's usually pretty impressive fare. Today's, however, has been on the mediocre side, and while Amrita's eating, she'd see the dark haired woman who'd been staring at her at the ceremony, just a few seats down, picking at it. She looks up, and then double takes, smiling slightly. ]

Good to know lunch wasn't a complete bust. I've been meaning to track you down. Amrita, isn't it?

Comments

[exuviae]

Probably, but I felt bad anyway.

So you grew up here? Did you sort of... always figure you'd end up being a knight?

[telekinection]

[ her smile flickers a bit ] That was... sort of everyone's expectation.

My father - and his father before him - were the two Dragon's Claws that predated Jack Chessing.

[exuviae]

[ Huh. ]

I don't want to step on any toes, so just tell me to back off if it's too personal but... what did you want?

[telekinect]

No, it's... fine. I wanted - or thought I wanted to be a teacher.

So much so that I left. Quit the Knights and ran off to do it.

[exuviae]

Really? Wow.

I can see you being good at that, actually. What sort of teacher? I mean what age group and subjects did you teach?

[telekinection]

Kindergarten, so any and all subjects, really. I suppose I had an unfair advantage. Most people only have to joke about their teacher being a mind reader.

[exuviae]

... You're not joking.

[telekinection]

Does it bother you?

[exuviae]

That you could read my mind? A little bit, but it's not like you can really help it if you were born with that ability, right?

[ She shrugs and smiles a little. ]

I try to say what I think most of the time anyway.

[telekinect]

[ she gives a grateful smile ] I try not to go digging, if it makes you feel better. Some people just think louder than others.