action | June 11 morning

[leftmytower]

[ Rapunzel was wandering around the camp, having finally found the area with the lodgings after being dropped off by the Airport Shuttle. She was late, of course, but the tiny, local Pennsylvania airport only made flights out this way twice a week, and Rapunzel got horribly lost while on a layover in Houston and missed that flight, so it was really just a mess. But she was finally here!

She made a little yelp and stopped when her hair got caught on a particularly large stick. ]

I need one of those elastic hair things. Wish I'd thought of that before I came.

[ She chewed her bottom lip. That would have to be fixed later, right now she needed to set her bags down and get Pascal settled. He was not enjoying all of the moving around. Her nose was nearly touching her map of the camp she'd been mailed. It was positioned awkwardly on the aquarium, since Pascal took two hands to carry. ]

Pascal, you are so heavy! Gosh, there should be a picture of a turtle or something, all these cabins look the same... Where is mine?

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[norisknoglory]

Trust me, you'll get used to it quickly! [Somehow, I don't think anyone was ever going to get used to Psychic Kids and Teenagers as a regularity.]

Heh-- Actually, I've only been here for three years or so. [But he'll gladly take the ego boost--] But I've done a lot of training to keep myself up to top notch.

[leftmytower]

Are a lot of the kids here really good? As good as you are, even?

[ If he was "only" three years, she could only imagine the kids who were here for more than that! ]

[norisknoglory]

[Randall, you are looking far too smugly satisfied with yourself for how much she's complimenting you.]

Of course! Whispering Rock is home to the best and the brightest! [Accurate summation or fantastical exaggeration? You decide!]

Everyone goes at their own pace around here, but I've not seen a one person fail in my time here. And since you're here as well, that means I'm sure you'll be fantastic in your own right!

[leftmytower]

Well, that makes me feel a whole lot better!

That no one's failed, I mean! I don't mean-- I'll be happy just to catch up, with all I have to learn!

[norisknoglory]

It's simple once you get the hang of it. [Randall you are possibly the only one who thinks elaborate psychic shenanigans are simple.]

Have you got any prior experience with anything?

[leftmytower]

Um, I practiced making shields at home! But not very much. My mom didn't like it.

[ She hesitated. ]

And, I, er, accidentally set something on fire. But that was only one time...

[norisknoglory]

[She may have been hesitating, but the news made Randall laugh-- not in a rude way, he was genuinely amused!]

Oh, you shouldn't worry about that-- I couldn't tell you how many things I accidentally set ablaze when I was trying to learn Pyrokinesis. [Heeee wasn't very good at that one.]

But it sounds like you've got the right idea. Practice makes perfect! And I can't imagine anyone would disapprove.