[OPEN]

[notacostume]

WHO: Mona Lisa & Open
WHAT: Arriving at the Institute!
WHERE: Right past the front doors, into the foyer
WHEN: Backdated to Sunday of this week
WARNING(S): None expected

The car drove off, and Mona Lisa was left by herself. She turned around, staring at the mansion that would be her new home for the foreseeable future. The young girl never would've thought that she'd up in a place like this, but there she was. A cold breeze was enough motivation for her to pick up her suitcases and head inside, where she hoped would be much, much warmer. The doors opened, and she finally stepped out of the cold, her shoes leaving a bit of snow as she headed further in.

With how cold it was for her, she was dressed in several layers of clothing, with included a scarf, mittens, and a large hooded trench coat that was covering a good portion of her face. Part of it was just to stay warm, though in reality, she just wanted to hide her looks until she felt comfortable enough.

Now that she was indoors, the next step was to find out where her room was. Although... she didn't really know where to start looking.

[ooc: action replies welcome!]

Comments

[notacostume]

"That'd be nice, especially since I fell out of contact with most of my old friends." Just a small number had been fortunate enough to still be able to see Mona after her mutation, and she wasn't even sure if she'd be able to see them now that she was here, considering how short-notice her relocation had been.

[aquawayfinder]

"They have phones and similar that students are encouraged to use. Friendship is a bond that distance cannot break." She smiled warmly. "There is a song I heard once," she said, and then half closed her eyes as they walked, trying to translate it to English, without loosing the tune.

"Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. New made friends like aged old wine, one will ripen, when given time."

She smiled a bit. "My translation might be off, but the sentiment remains." She did not realize that the person who had taught it to her had himself translated it FROM English. Surprisingly, given the in and out, she hadn't done a half bad job. Of course, the tune did help by forcing meter.

[notacostume]

"I'll uh, keep that in mind!" The sentiment was nice, but Mona Lisa if it could still apply to the real world, and people. She couldn't particularly see herself reconnecting with those old friends of hers.

"Looks like we made it to my room."

[aquawayfinder]

She nodded and set down the bag. "Need any other assistance?" she asked gently.

[notacostume]

"Maybe a quick rundown of the rest of the place? May as well know now that I'll be living here for a while."

[aquawayfinder]

"Sure," she said. "As a tour or just talking?" she asked with a smile.

[notacostume]

"How about both? I mean, you've kind of already started, after all."

[aquawayfinder]

"Alright. Why don't you put your stuff inside, and I'll walk you around and give you the rundown, alright?" she asked with a warm smile.

[notacostume]

"Yeah, sounds fine with me." She walked in to her room, set down her bags, and came back out after a few moments.

"So, uh... where do we start?"

OMG I am so sorry, I was sure this had been responded to!

[aquawayfinder]

"We could begin with the gym, the classrooms, the grounds... what is most important to you?" she asked.

no problem

[notacostume]

"The gym sounds like a good place to start." Mona Lisa was, admittedly, in much better shape now than before, and she wanted to keep it that way.

[aquawayfinder]

She smiled warmly and headed for the gym. "Once the temperature warms up again and the snow melts, I'll be running classes outside. However for now my classes meet in the gym, scheduled around the gym classes, of course."

[notacostume]

"When the temperature warms up, I'm pretty sure I'll be one of the happiest students on the campus." This had been Mona Lisa's first experience of being cold-blooded during winter, and it was just plain awful. She seriously could not wait for spring and summer.

[aquawayfinder]

"I am looking forward to the warmer temperatures as well," Aqua said with a smile that was suitably warm for the topic. "I grew up on a small island that saw snow perhaps once a year, if then. Usually not even then." Her smile as she spoke was wistful and nostalgic.