Hornet's nest discussion

*tries to think of funny joke about water*
*all i can think about is that wade in the water song*
*sadness*

Griffin wraps her sweatshirt around her waist and sits on the side of the river. She peers into the moving water, hoping to catch her reflection on the surface. Instead, she sees Altaria sit down next to her.

Victoria gently lifted the hem of her skirt as she walked along the banks. Her shoes were off, and one could just see her ankles. She stooped down, smiling, and ran her hand through the water.

(( I just realized both griffin and Altaria are shapeshifters.... imma change griffin's power hold up ))

Griffin turns and glances at Victoria. She smiles, waving timidly.

Victoria turned, smiling. Her eyes widened, as she hadn't noticed anyone before. Victoria quickly straightened up, smoothing her dress down, her face flushed. Her pink hair was somewhat falling out of its elaborate bun. The hem of her skirt dropped so her ankles were no longer showing. "Hello..." she whispered, the corsets still suffocating her.

Griffin tilts her head, obviously concerned for the girl. She looked out of breath. Griffin brushes the tip of her nose with the side of her finger absentmindedly, like she didn't realize she was doing it. Her white hair was pulled in a ponytail but a few strains littered the area around her ears. "Hi, I'm Griffin." she says, carefully observing Victoria.

Victoria smiled slightly, the flush slowly fading from her face until she was once again paper white. She clutched the little heart necklace around her neck. "Pleasure to meet you, Miss Griffin," Victoria breathed.

Griffin nods, staring at the ground like it is the most interesting thing she had ever seen. She observes every crack and dent in the soft dirt floor as she said, "The pleasure is mine."

Victoria nods once again, smiling with teeth this time, though it is very improper. "Might I sit?" she asks, then does so without waiting for an answer. She looks out to the river, still smiling, smoothing her hair back into its bun. "It's so beautiful..." she whispers, her eyes sparkling with tears.

Griffin turns to the river and nods. She tilts her head for a moment, thinking, before dipping her finger into the water. Beautiful colors seem to melt off of her finger and into the water, swirling and mixing. Once she retracts her finger, the river glows with colors and light. It looks almost surreal.

Victoria laughs slightly, looking at the river. "I love it," she smiles. "My name is Victoria, by the way." She turns to Griffin, then suddenly clasps their hands together. Her eyes are still sparkling and she's flushed, though her hair isn't falling out of its bun anymore. "Thank you for that."

Griffin smiles and waves her hand over the shimmering water. "Of course. Nice to meet you, Victoria," she says as the river loses it's sheen and returns to its original color.

Victoria lets go, gently digging her hands into the dirt. "So, what brought you here?"

Griffin gazes into the water. "I wanted to have a fresh start. Meet new people. That kinda thing. You?"

"I'm not quite sure," She smiled. "Well, I enjoy nature, and the spirits told me to."

Griffin looks at Victoria curiously. "Spirits?"

Victoria smiled, bags underneath her eyes. She fidgeted with the necklace nervously. "Yes, I can... I can speak to the dead. When I want to, though sometimes they come out of the blue," Her head began to ache slightly, and she brought her fingertips to her temple, wincing slightly. "Speak of the devil..."

(( Altaria is just sitting against a tree awkwardly XD ))

A woman rose out of the river. Her long black hair was sopping wet, and she stared with blank, dead eyes towards Victoria. There were large bags under her eyes, contrasting deeply with her pallor skin and thin frame. The thing grabbed Victoria roughly by the hair as her headache erupted. Victoria screamed, crying, as the thing dragged her with surprising strength to the river.
Victoria's dress ripped in several places and was dirtied by the mud. She continued to scream for help, until the thing yanked her hair hard, shutting Victoria up. The thing threw her into the river like a doll, where Victoria quickly sank due to the weight of her dress. She hit her head on a rock trying to struggle to the surface, sending blood into the clear water. Victoria passed out, sinking to the bottom while her lungs filled with water. The thing dissipated.

(view spoiler)[It's a drawing of a ghost(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

(( hee hee ))

((Noodle, you might wanna, uh-))

((Kay den))

((No, you don't have to. I'll keep her in limbo until Noodle gets back))

Victoria's dress was extremely heavy and she was passed out, so she wasn't much help.

((Literally NINE DAYS LATER))

(( SORRYYY IVE BEEN HALF DEAD FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS))

((IT'S OKAY

SHE'S STILL UNCONSCIOUS IN THE WATER, BTW))

Griffin snaps out of her trance and rushes to help Ardit. “Whoops! Sorry, got lost in my own thoughts there!”

Victoria awoke, her wet hair matted to her forehead with blood. She ripped her skirt off, leaving her long nightgown underneath, and stumbled out of the water. She collapsed, breathing as heavily as she could with a corset.

“ Victoria! Are you okay?” Griffin asks, squatting down to examine her. ( I’m in an online class rn so my responses are gonna be kinda short)

((You're good!))

Victoria shook her head, her eyes wide.

Fuji was walking around not stealing anything for once when she saw the two soaked girls just kinda sitting there. She kept walking, not wanting to interrupt what looked like it might be a date gone wrong.

((XDDD))

Victoria looked after Fuji. She was shaking, but didn't say anything, for fear that Fuji was another ghost.

[[Fuji's just kind of chaotic neutral]]

Fuji was bored and did a handstand for fun, or maybe she just did it to show off. Either way, she's just walking on her hands now for no reason.

((XD meee))

Victoria was still shaken, blood running down her forehead. She called softly to Fuji. "Are you a spirit?"

Fuji was clearly not expecting someone to talk to her, which she exhibited by faling sideways into the river.

Victoria gaped, then jumped to her feet and hauled Fuji out of the river. The blood on her head was starting to dry.

Fuji, being a very confused Fuji, looked around at everyone with a blank expression. "What the *insert curse word* are you talking about?" She asked.

Victoria waved her hand around. "Oh, a spirit just attacked me, and forced me underwater. Then I hit my head and it started bleeding and I fell unconscious, and they had to get me out," Victoria explained, pointing to Ardit and Griffin.

"O...kay." Fuji said, standing up. "Well, uh, I'm just gona go. Y'all have fun on your date."

"Date?" Victoria asked, eyes wide. She laughed loudly. "We're not on a date... We just met!"

Altair’s glances at Ardit quickly before turning back to the river.

Meanwhile, Griffin just watches them. She doesn’t move, doesn’t talk. She just watches. Sooner or later she pulls a bag of popcorn from somewhere behind her back and starts eating from it.

"Ah. I assumed you two knew each other because she saved you, whereas I wouldn't have because I don't know you. But then again, I'm just a horrible person in general."

Victoria shrugged, sitting down. "Well, I'd like to know you. And you, too," She said, pointing to Ardit.

Fuji wasn't really sure how to respond to that. Then her phone started ringing, and she answered it.

"Yeah?… Again?… Can't she solve her own problems? I'm-… No... That frigging bi-…STOP INTERRUPTING ME!… I'm not coming... Yeah, I know she doesn't wanna see me, I don't wanna see her either...Oh, we're playing this game now?… Yeah, right... Listen, I don't really care...Alright, I'm out. And no, I'm not coming." She hung up, muttering ver bad insults under her breath.

Victoria looked concerned. "What's wrong?"

((Also, Dagger, you're allowed to cuss if you want XD))

(( Victoria being dragged into the river by a spirit,
Griffin being wholefully unhelpful
Ardit being... Ardit
And Fuji being there
Existing peacefully
Until she fell into the river ))