[Keaira Matthews]

B oarding school? They were sending her to boarding school? Surely, that was a bit of an overreaction. After all, what were truly the chances of her neighbors discovering that last week's power outage hadn't been caused by a motorist hitting a generator, but a sixteen year old meta? It wasn't as if she'd done it intentionally. It truly had been an accident. One that she had immediately corrected, she might add. The neighborhood had barely been without power for a full hour before it was restored. Under the circumstances sending her away had seemed an exceedingly harsh punishment even if she'd been rold that at the academy she'd be able to exercise her ability in a safe environment among others like herself. Truthfully, the true source of her anxiety lie within the fact that Keaira had never been this far from her mother and not for nearly this long. It was sure to be an adjustment for them both, Keke mused. As much as the teen did her best to avoid harboring pre conceived notions, a small portion of the teenager had truly expected to pull up to a dusty old mansion akin to something straight out of one of those Harry Potter movies. However, much to surprise and delight, Evergreen Metahuman Boarding Academy was exceedingly modernized with top of the line labs and technology. While advancing her ability and gaining mastery over it was the brunettes goal, it didn't appear that any of her core subjects would suffer as a result of her focus being on developing her power. Prior to her arrival, Keaira was issued her dormitory assignment, however her selected roommate hadn't been revealed to her yet and wouldn't be until she showed up. Despite her eccentricities Keke had never really had an issue with making friends and as such wasn't concerned that she and her roomie wouldn't mesh well, but still she'd never shared a confined space with another person before. It was one of the perks of being an only child, she supposed.  Arriving early had not only granted her the opportunity to select which bed she wanted, but to evaluate the space and get a feel for how she wanted to decorate it. The space was practically overflowing with positive energy which the sixteen year found to be immensely reassuring as she selected the four poster bed on the right hand side as her own. Dropping her carryon bag atop the bed, Keaira scurried out of the room to wheel first one large piece of luggage and then another before really beginning the settling in process. Digging into her carryon bag, Keke dug out a small bag that contained several sticks of incense. The teen peered at the contents quizzically before finally saying 'Oh sage, shouldn't be needing that unless she brings negative energy in with her." Tugging open the drawer on the desk that separated the two beds, Keke tucked the bag inside. Withdrawing a baggie that had what almost appeared to be some form of brown moss, the teenager shook her head saying "Mugwort? Really mom?" Soon enough the baggie joined the incense in the desk drawer. Several candles and a dreamcatcher later, Keaira had emptied the carryon. The young technopath had just dug out some thunbtacks from the front pocket of her tote bag and climbed atop the bed to affix it to the wall when she heard the door knob turn. Startled by the sound, Keaira list her footing and slipped from the bed landing with a soft thud square on her rump. WORDS TAG

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What a day! Once Ivy left Ed to go to his class, Ivy thought as she slowly made it back to the dorms, she was clearly exhausted now. Her body longed for some sleep.

Maybe this place was not so bad after all, a super nice boy and a wonderful campus with a lake she could escape to, yes maybe this place will be good for her.

Ivy had a memory of a time when she was young, when swimming at the beach with her family was great fun in the sun, no matter how hot and humid it got, the beach, the refreshing water, being with family, simply priceless! How she wouldn't give up the life she was leading for simple pleasure like that again. Yet, things changed and she changed, the family changed, for better or worse, this was her life now and she needed to take it by the horns or in her case the tail and start living life again.

As she reached the door to her room, she paused, sighed and opened the door and stepped in, she saw some girl in the room on the opposite bed then hers, she had candles out and had decorated the room more.

She stoped and looked at her, holding out a hand to her "Hi! Im Ivy Nelson, so nice to finally meet you!" she said with a warm smile.

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[Keaira Matthews]

A nd on this week's episode of Keaira the Klutz...Keke thought to herself with amusement as she pulled herself up from the floor with a bashful expression on her face. The teen turned just in time to see a pretty girl whom appeared to be fairly close to her own age enter the room. Assuming that the girl was either her new roommate or an exraordinarily polite thief, the teenager initially offered Ivy the hand with the dreamcatcher in it. Immediately realizing the futility of the gesture, a sheepish grin crept across the brunette's face as she mumbled "Sorry," before tossing the dreamcatcher in the bed. Extending her hand again for the shake now free of impediments, the sixteen year old said "Hi, Ivy Nelson. I am Keaira Matthews, but all my friends call me Keke. You can too if you want. Call me Keke that is. Not to insinuate that we're already friends. I just meant that...did I mention that it was nice to meet you by the way?" Ok, off to a good start, but maybe try less to sound like she's the first person you've ever met, Keaira chided herself. Turning towards her bed, Keke continued while speaking over her shoulder. "I hope that you don't mind my claiming this side of the room. It just spoke to me. I get good the strongest positive vibes from over here." Scooping up the dreamcatcher, Keaira climbed up on the bed and returned to fastening the handmade device to the wall as she added "By the way, if you Don't mind my saying... your aura is mesmerizing." WORDS TAG

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Ivy was glad to meet her room mate, she had long dark hair with smooth skin, she was well groomed even though she seemed to be nervous. Ivy shook her hand "Keke, that a nice name!" she said to Keke. looking at the dreamcatcher, "Did you make that? It's very pretty." she told Keke.

Ivy thought it be best and let her new roomie know about one thing she needed. "Its ok you got the choice of bed and where, but I need a favor, I need a good hour long soak in the tub each day, and another hour to dry off, I can do it at night if you want, my skin gets rather tough if I don't" Ivy told her.
Ivy would go on to explain that she was a contortionist and that she turns into a mermaid, yes with a tail and all hence the reason for the soak in the tub.

Ivy sat on her bed indian style as she faced Keke as she told her that her Aura was amazing. "My aura? what's that?" Ivy asked Keke and also asked what brought her here and what her power was. Ivy was interested in what others ability/ power was. She wasn't shy about asking it either.

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[Keaira Matthews]

G rinning broadly as Ivy complimented her nickname, Keaira replied "Thanks. Honestly, it just seemed to be much easier for most to pronounce than my full name." As her roommate gestured towards her dreamcatcher , Keke eagerly responded "Yes, I did. My mom showed me how to do it. This one is truly my masterpiece. I have made several over the years but most of them were just awful. It is deceptively easily to do just requires alot of time and patience. I could show you if you want." As was the way for a person whom at times possessed a rather short attention span, the brunette had immediately shifted her focus to the task of making up her bed without waiting for Ivy to confirm her interest or lack thereof in learning how to make the device that she seemingly admired. While it may have appeared to some that Keke was being attentive, in actuality the sixteen year old was very much invested in the conversation. Which was why her brow quirked when Ivy mentioned needing a favor,although it was a fact that was likely to go unnoticed as her back was turned to the other girl at the time. Keaira considered her roommate's request whilst she tugged the white sheets on over the mattress. The teen couldn't help but to feel a bit amused as she imagined what her response would have been several years ago to having a classmate tell her that she was a mermaid. It wasn't until she'd draped the purple pentagram embroidered comforter over her bed that she addressed Ivy's request. "Well, I suppose that would be fine as long as you do it at night so I won't risk being late to classes or what not. However, in return I will also need an hour of meditation time daily. It can be while you are taking your nightly soaks if that works best." Keke answered. With that task completed, Keaira saw fit to take a bit of a break as she flopped down on her freshly made bed saying "Oh, right. I tend to forget that not everyone is familiar with auras. An aura is like an energy field that surrounds person. Not everyone can see them, but for those that can, it tells you alot about a person. Or at least in that moment as peoples' auras change depending on their mood." What had bought her here? Well, honestly that was still a bit of a mystery to the teen, but Keke answered the inquiry as best she could "Well, the only reason that I can fathom that I am here is because my mom was getting a bit overwhelmed with how fast my ability was developing.I can communicate with electronics and typically get them to do whatever I want them to. I guess she's still a little freaked out that I hacked into the power grid a few weeks ago causing a short lived blackout." WORDS TAG

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"Is better pronounced 'Key key or K K? I don't mind how my name is called as long as you do not call me 'late for dinner'." Ivy said with a tease at the end. "Maybe, I don't know, I not so crafty that way" Ivy would add in terms if she wanted to learn how to make dreamcatchers or not. Ivy saw how quickly she made her bed and she would have to wait a day or two for her stuff to arrive from the post.
"I love purple and red, well red is my favorite color, purple a close second." Ivy did a straddle on her bed and was stretching out as she watched and talked with Keke.

Ivy had asked for a favor, to soak in the tub for about an hour, and Keke seemed open to the idea as long as she could meditate for also about an hour. Ivy was happy and replied with a positive "Yes" and added "Maybe I can join you one night, if you don't mind. Centering ones being is one great way to open it up." Ivy knew a little about meditation but the aura thing was a different matter all together.

Keke would explain about them to her, it peeked Ivy's interest. "What color is my aura?" she would ask.

Ivy sat up in bed again with her legs swinging slightly as the pair engaged in conversation. She would gather her hair up in her hands and toss it back as the wild mane of curls tended to work its way into her face even if she had it in a ponytail as she did today.

Ivy was very intrigued when Keke was telling her about her power, communication with electronics. Ivy could not help but tease back "So is the curling iron having a good day today?" She had a playful smile when she said it. Ivy could not believe her ears when Keke told her about a blackout she caused in her town. "Wow" Ivy then had a worrying thought "You can't cause lightning or sparks? If you can well, don't play with your power when I'm in the tub."

"So, what do you like to do? or watch? TV? Movies? I like to do contortion, gymnastics and read, I do like watching videos and movies, mostly dramas, in terms of TV I don't normally watch TV but I do binge online watching of a program or two." Ivy would add that she also made her own videos for Youtube.

[Keaira Matthews]

J ust when she thought that she'd heard her name pronounce every incorrect way that a name could be pronounced, it seemed someone managed to find a new way. Shaking her head as she tried rather unsuccessfully to hold back laughter, Keaira replied "It never occurred to me that there was any other way to pronounce it other than the first way just like I didn't think that there was any other way to say Ivy. I suppose though that both are fine. The second would just take some getting used to." Pleased to find that they apparently had something in common, Keke allowed her fingers to trail along the hem of her fleece comforter as she responded "As you can see I love purple and black. Purple and gold is probably my second favorite color combination." While the teen was doing het very best not to starr at Ivy, while she was doing her stretches, it seemed nearly impossible not to. It was fascinating if not a little disturbing, the way that she bent her body.  It. was almost as if she didn't have any bones. Relief washed over the sixteen year old as Ivy confirmed that she didn't mind het meditating for an hour. In fact not only had she not minded but she even wanted to koi her! A broad smile splashed across the teen's face as answered "I would really like that. My mom and I used to meditate together all the time. It was the way that we bonded." Recalling a forgotten item in her duffle bag, Keaira shifted her position on the bed, so that she was laying on her stomach. Scooting towards re edge of the bed the brunette began to tug the bag out from under the bed. As she sifted through the duffle, Ivy inquired as to the colors of her aura. Withdrawing a hand woven satchet from the side pocket. Keke started "Well, yours is red which is probably why it is your favorite color. For the most part it means that you are energetic and adventurous. It also means that you are pretty healthy and like to stay active. You are likely a person that isn't afraid to speak their mind and quite possibly have a quick temper." Analysis complete, Keaira tucked the satchet under her pillow and shifted her gaze back to Ivy whom had taken to fussing with her hair.  An amused smirk lined Keke's lips at Ivy's joke as she retorted " I'd have to touch it to know for sure but it should be safe." The jovial expression on her roommate's face soon turned to one of concern as she fretted over the extent of her abilities. Shaking her head Keaira replied "No, I don't deal in weather or electricity itself. Just the devices that it powers." When asked about her interests the sixteen year old lit up saying "I love reading comic books and manga, watching anime, playing rpgs both table top and live action. I also like card games and playing games on my cellphone. I am totally obsessed with Pokemon go at the moment. Though sometimes when I feel like I need to shut out all the noise I like to spend time in nature. That's why one of my favorite places to visit is a botanical garden." WORDS TAG

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Ivy was pleased with Keke and her likes and such even though she did not understand some of it, it most certainly would not to learn from her room mate. Her analysis of her aura was right on and how that all worked out amazed her. She would have to read up on auras. "Yeah, I can have a quick temper for sure." Ivy told Keke.

It was a relief to learn that Keke's ability wouldn't shock Ivy if she should be in the tub or her mermaid form. "Pokemon, from the makers of Ingress at the Niantic company. I have tried both, in fact they are still on my phone, but I don't play that often." Ivy said as she added "What's all dogs? I never heard of it before, I also like nature, I like spending time in the water now of course but most local pounds are to polluted for me to swim in, I did try a local parks pond once but the algae choked out any real breathable water, for one that develops gills anyway, I don't know how any fish could live in that water!" When Ivy spoke about her gills she thought of the situation in the cafe. "By the way, I should warn you, their was an incident in the cafe this morning where I . . ." Ivy gave a fake cough "Changed. You know . . . into a . . . mermaid, right in front of the whole cafe! How embarrassing!" Ivy's face blushed at the thought. "Ed helped me, thank goodness for him!" Ivy said to Keke.

"He showed me around and we went down to the lake, no I didn't go for a swim but I tell you that boy can't bend to save his life!" Ivy teased.

[Keaira Matthews]

T he more Keke learned about Ivy the fonder she was growing of her roommate although it was becoming quite clear that the two of them were very different people. Of course this wasn't necessarily a bad thing as it meant that they stood to learn a great deal from each other. Although, Keke certainly couldn't see herself ever attempting gymnastics perhaps they might enjoy some of the same rc shows. Smirking Keaira replied in a teasing tone "Well, it is a good thing that I am slow to anger then." Diving back into the bag, the brunette withdrew a few candles and what appeared to be a deck of tarot cards. Bringing herself back up to full upright position, the teenager continued "I have actually only played the Niantic version. I haven't heard the best views of the Ingress one. Rpgs stand for role-playing games and they come in several formats. You have the console games like the Final Fantasy series which is super popular or table top where you have five and dungeon masters and such. Essentially it is where you take a character that you create usually and guide them through a pre determined storyline. It is tons of fun and an amazing creative outlet." The teen dug the deck out of the box and busied herself with shuffling the cards as Ivy explained with no minor degree of mortification what had transpired in the cafe that morning. "Well, that's a first impression that won't easily be forgotten but I suppose at a school like this things like that might be considered normal and probably won't be given a second thought. Still, I can see how that would be embarassing," Keaira answered. As an additional thought, Keke inquired " So, do you change anytime you get wet? Also, is it just water or any liquid that triggers the transformation?" Ivy had made mention of some boy named Ed helping her out of her crisis which prompted the sixteen year old to look up from the deck long enough to ask"Ed? Whose Ed?" The teen couldn't help but be impressed that her roommate had already met a boy on the first day of school. She hadn't even moved in completely yet. This girl moved fast, Keaira thought to herself. Keke turned give cards face down on her bed. As she glanced up, parting her lips to inquire what was meant by the fact that he couldn't bend, the brunette noticed a slight fluctuation in Ivy's aura. Forcing back a giggle, a knowing smile spilled across her face as she questioned 'He can't bend?" WORDS TAG

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"If you haven't heard good things about Ingress, you must have been talking to a resistance player. Enlightened play by the book and play as a team from what I've seen. I do not have time to play that game but if I did, I'd be enlightened." Ivy said as she watched Keke with intrigue. "Playing any table top game for me is like super boring but if you have any games, I would love to try." Ivy had added as she sat on her bed now indian style with her hands at her side with her palms tucked under herself.

When talking about her morning situation in the cafe "Well, it still was embarrassing! Other then family no one else had seen like that." Ivy said clearly still somewhat uncomfortable about the whole thing. Keke had ask if she changed with water or any liquid. Ivy had never thought about that before. She shrugged her shoulders "I don't know, water I guess." Ivy would go on to say to Keke "Would could always test things out, if you want to help with that?" Then she had a thought that maybe Keke would like to see her mermaid form. "When I go for my soak later, you can come see it . . ." there was a short pause as she gestured with her hand over her legs "The tail."

About ed. Ivy laughed. "Yeah, Ed. he is the one we knocked into each other in the cafe, you know the 'tail' incident in the cafe." and to the question about Ed not being able to bend. "Well, yes that boy is as stiff as a board." Ivy felt the need to elaborate "I was trying to show him a simple back bend move and when I had him try it, he fell instead, his power had him floating and I joked I needed a pin to pop him if he floated to high, of course I was only teasing that laggy boy." Ivy said as once more she removed hair from her face and retied her ponytail as she let out a noticable yawn.

"I think I should go for my soak now, if that's ok with you, you're welcome to watch, just give me a moment to cover up, I'll let you know when it's safe to come in. ok?" Ivy said as another yawn escaped her.

[Keaira Matthews]

F lipping the face down cards, face up Keaira studied them intently as Ivy voiced his disbelief or perhaps confusion about the bad review she'd received about Ingress. Offering her roommate a casual shrug Keke replied " People trash games for all sorts of reasons. So, who knows why people seem to be less thrilled. Maybe I will try the other version someday. I just don't feel a rush to make the switch anytime soon." The brunette hadn't been too surprised that Ivy didn't appear too interested in the idea of table top rpgs. If she didn't have the patience to make a dreamcatcher then it was highly unlikely that Ivy would have the patience to sit through an entire game. Looking up from the cards for the first time since turning them over, the brunette added " Well, I am a bit of a gamer, so I have all kinds. I even have several card games, so you're welcome to try any of the ones that seem interesting to you. Although honestly, I feel like you would be best suited for LARP." Nodding her understanding, the teen offered the redhead a sympathetic expression as she continued " Oh, I don't doubt that it was absolutely mortifying, but things should start to die down fairly soon. In my experience people are doing embarrassing stuff every day and eventually people forget about whatever it was that you did." While Keaira somewhat acknowledged that not everyone possessed her curiosity and thirst for knowledge, nevertheless it still surprised Keke that some students hadn't experimented more with their abilities. Baffled, the teenager asked "Well, in order to trigger the change in the cafe you had to have some kind of liquid spilled on you. Was it water?" Intrigued at the prospect of learning more about an ability aside from her own, the teen nodded eagerly saying " I would very much enjoy helping with that." Typically, the sixteen year old tended to avoid being interrupted or becoming distracted die in a reading but figured when would she ever get another chance to see a girl turn into a mythological creature? Sliding down so that she was laying across the bed in her stomach, the brunette folder her arms and rested her head on them adding "Ok, let me know when you're ready." WORDS TAG

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Enough about Ingress, she had played the game and enjoyed it however she rarely had time to play anymore between school, proformances and youtube videos, she just didn't have the time anymore.
True that people had different opinions of things, even she got negative reviews on her youtube videos that she did for the contortionist things on.

Keke was talking about her like of all kinds of games, she even thought that Ivy would be good at a game called LARP. Ivy would ask her what is LARP? And how was it played? Ivy would express interest in learning more. Speaking of games, Keke had been shuffling and flipped cards on her bed. "What kind of game is that your playing with your cards?" She asked.

Keke also was offering some supportive words about the incident from the cafe earlier and her turning into a mermaid, right in front of the whole cafe! Keke was also trying to help figure out what triggers her change. "Yes, I did have a cup of water along with a bowl of soup on my tray.

With it about time for her soak and her increasing need for a good nights sleep, She told Keke she was going to go for her soak and that she could watch after she covered up, with that Ivy went into the bathroom and took her clothes off, she took two towels and carefully laid down in the tub after plugging up the drain. After placing the towels, one on her her chest and one over her lower half. She called for Keke to come in and turn on the water to the tub.

A moment after the water touched her feet that the change happened starting at her feet and working all the way up to her thorax with her gills forming. Her tail would extend over the side of the tub, its shiny scales that were of a metallic type purple, it changes color with Ivy's mood, mostly a dark purple to a dark blue and in between. Tonight's color wasa kind of light purple meaning she was abit shy, showing off her tail to her roommate. The tub filled and Ivy turned off the water and dunked her head and upper body under the water, with her mouth now closed, she would breathe with the gills that had formed on her side, from the about her breast and following the rib cage to her spine is how they formed. Ivy's curly locks would float around as she was under water. Ivy could see clearly and watched to see if Keke was ok with this change.

[Keaira Matthews]

S ome time ago, Keaira had discovered that her hobbies and interests were quite unusual in the eyes of others her age.  Most would even go as far as to say that they were 'nerdy' or 'lame'. Not that either of these terms bothered Keke. After all, a person whom lacked imagination or possessed an inability to expand their mind wasn't one to be despised but rather pitied. Which was perhaps why the brunette found herself gaining more respect for her new roommate by the minute. The inquiry in the nature of LARP had actually caught the teen by surprise  as she'd grown so accustomed to her circle of friends back home whom possessed similar if not identical interests that it simply hadn't occurred to the sixteen year old that Ivy might not know what the acronym stood for. With a gentle smile, the technopath replied "Well, LARP stands for Live Action Role Play. It's where you dress up as a character that you made up and interact with others who are also dressed up as characters that they created.  You could be an elf, or a princess, or an elven princess. Whatever you want really." Keaira's gaze flitted back to the cards spread out across her bed as Ivy questioned what kind of game they were used for.  Pointing to the cards, Keke giggled a little as she responded "These are tarrot cards and they aren't aren't used for games. Or at least shouldn't be anyway."  Picking up a card from the spread entitled 'The Moon', the brunette held it aloft and turned it so that it was visible to Ivy. "I practice tarotology and I am doing a tarrot card reading. I ask the cards a question about my past, present, or future and depending what cards I draw and in what order, it will give me the answer," Keaira explained. As Ivy explained that at the time of the spectacle in the cafeteria there had been two forms of liquid on her tray, the brunette's nose wrinkled in the way that it often did when she was concentrating or in deep thought. As a notion struck her, the teen asked "Isn't it possible that you were splashed by both the soup and the drink. I mean assuming that Ed bumped into you and that's how you ended up getting wet." As she pondered her thesis, Ivy announced that it was time for her soak and that she would be called when it was time. Keke stifled a yawn as she allowed her heavy eyelids to droop slightly. However, before the teenager could drift off, Ivy's voice rang out from the bathroom informing her that she was ready. Drawing herself upright and into a seated position, the sixteen year old slid off the bed and shuffled into the bathroom to note that Ivy had laid down in the tub draped in two towels. At her roommate's request, Keaira turned on the faucet  As the water made contact with Ivy's skin, the girl's skin began to harden and crust over as shiny scales soon replaced what had at one point been an ordinary set of human legs. However, the transformation didn't merely stop there as it swept up the length of her frame etching deep grooves into Ivy's skin that Keke presumed must serve as gills. Suddenly bashful, Ivy dunked herself under the water and remained there confirming to the intrigued technopath that the redhead could indeed breathe under water. Resisting the urge to touch Ivy's tail, all of Keaira's thoughts spilled forward in one breathless inqiury "Does it hurt? Because it looks super painful. How long does this last typically? Like I mean how long does it take you to dry out if you don't initiate the process? " WORDS TAG

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Listening to Keke talk and explain what LARP was, it sounded interesting to Ivy, its something she would try. "That's neat, do you do this around here?" Ivy asked as she sat on her bed watching her.

Keke was working with her cards that looked like a card game to Ivy but Keke would explain that it wasn't a game but tarrot cards that answer questions. Intrigued Ivy asked Keke to ask the cards a question for her. After a moment of thought she went up to the side of Keke's bed and kneeled by the side of her bed, looking up to Keke "Ask the cards if I could live under water as a mermaid forever" a moment went by "No, ask them if I will marry a rich man and live in california?" Ivy smiled as she watched Keke work her cards for a reply.

Ivy had gone for her soak and had let Keke come see her transformation into her mermaid form. A form that Ivy was begining to enjoy more so then her normal human form. Keke would ask her a bunch of questions but had noticed she looked like she wanted to touch her tail.

"Go ahead, touch it." Ivy told Keke. Her tail would feel somewhat weird to her for the first time touching it, it was a combination of soft and smooth with a slight slimy feel. The scales were like hard but not rough to the touch.

Keke asked her if her transformation hurt? "No, it can be uncomfortable but I've gotten used to it, the transformation back can take some time, but the dryer I can make my body the faster the transformation goes. It can feel unsettling once I get my legs back, but again I used to it by now." Ivy told her.

Ivy told Keke she could stay but she was tired and was going to take a nap while she was soaking. Ivy would go under water again, closing her eyes and falling asleep.

After about an hour and half, she woke up.

[Keaira Matthews]

I vy's inquiry regarding the locale of most LARPS was a fair question and yet Keaira was at a bit of a loss as to how to answer it. Had they been back in California, there was no shortage of role-playing groups whom hosted regular LARP meet ups that she could suggest to the inquisitive redhead. Washington state, on the other hand was completely unchartered territory and the sixteen year old had no idea whether or not such groups existed here. Shrugging her shoulders, Keke replied earnestly "Honestly, I'm not really sure. Back home there were a ton of them, but I don't much about what people are into around here. For that matter, I'm not even sure how often we are allowed to be off campus and how far we are able to travel from the school. Gods, what if we have to be chaperoned. That would be so lame." An uncharacteristically sullen expression settled upon the teenager's face as she considered the possibility of having to be babysat when out on the town. A bright smile flashed across the teen's face as she Ivy unintentionally requested a tarot card reading. However, just as quickly as the jovial expression appeared on her  face, it was replaced with a more solemn one.  Keaira closed her eyes, her chest gently rising and falling as she took several deep breaths before slowly opening her eyes. "Ok, I'm ready," the brunette stated rather matter of factly as she gathered the cards from the bed and slid them back into the deck. After shuffling the cards several times, Keke drew three cards from the deck and one by one placed them facedown on the bed. Pointing to the first card, the teen stated "This card represents your past." Moving her hand over the second card she continued "This one represents your present and the third one is supposed to represent your future. This particular layout is supposed to form a story of how your past and present will set the stage for your future." Flipping over the first card , the sixteen year studied the image intently for several minutes before returning her gaze to Ivy. "The position of the cards is just as important at the card itself because the card can mean one thing in an upright position can mean something totally different in a reversed position. This card is called the Fool and being that it is in an upright position, it means that you are rather impulsive in nature and that you often do things that might not be practical and make sense in the eyes of others, but makes perfect sense to yourself," the teenager explained. Satisfied with her explanation, the technopath flipped the second card and examined it. Tapping the second card, Keaira continued "This one  is referred to as the High Priestess. Unlike the first one it's in a reversed position which typically has a negative meaning. It indicates a deliberate failure to acknowledge something that is obvious." Turning over the last card, Keaira gazed at it thoughtfully before stating" Last but not least is the empress and in its upright position, it actually does symbolize material wealth and abundance so that's a good thing." Keke realized that that the question Ivy had asked was simply if she would marry rich and for the most part, the cards had given her an answer, yet the brunette's curiosity prompted her to draw another card. Placing it directly under the second card, the teen turned it over and scrutinized it. An expression of concern flickered across the sixteen year old's face as she cleared her throat adding "So, what all this means is that because you are impulsive, you're going to jump into a relationship despite that there will likely be glaring signs warning you that you shouldn't.  You will definitely experience wealth." Biting her lip, the teenager allowed her gaze to drop from her roomate's face to the bed as she finished quietly" But...it doesn't end well." Keke had been grateful for the reprieve of watching Ivy's transformation as she hadn't wanted to go into detail about what the cards had revealed. Although Keaira had been too shy to inquire, the curious expression on the brunette's face had indicated her desire to touch Ivy's tail. Once she had been given permission to do so, Keke's fingers tentatively reached out and trailed along the scales which much to her surprise were quite a bit softer to the touch than she had imagined. With most of her questions answered and Ivy indicated her fatigue, Keaira decided to allow the mermaid to rest peacefully. Rising from the floor, Keke shuffled back into the bedroom and having been distracted by conversation and her impromptu tarot reading resume unpacking her things. WORDS TAG

                                                                        credit to nat of adoxography.