Stay Where I Can See You[Open]

[Derrick Breckenridge]

The silence was eerie but at the moment worth it for Derrick. He had slipped into here to avoid the hustle and bustle that was lunch in The Great Hall that afternoon. Sure it was a bit crowded with all the suits of armour surrounding him as he sat on the floor but it was comfortable.....kind of. Stone floors weren't exactly comfortable so he was lying to himself a bit but it was manageable it wasn't as if the floor made it impossible for him to enjoy his meal. If anything it was quite the opposite. Derrick was quite pleased that he had decided for the change that day. Sure it had required a bit of hurrying around on his part to get to the Hall before other students and get his food but he had pulled it off. It paid off for him to he was enjoying the current silence in the room. Of course the suits of armour themselves were an added bonus for him at the moment. Even if someone did stumble into the room it'd be impossible to find him wouldn't it?

Another added bonus was the way the sun shown through the windows at that particular hour. It wasn't as beautiful as the effect that the moon had on them but at the moment it was quite splendid to say the least. They way they glistened and glittered in the sunlight made the small layer of dust that laid on them seem almost nonexistent. It was still there though and while Derrick ate his sandwich in silence he felt himself thinking that maybe he would eat lunch here a little more often. It was so much different then The Great Hall. Not that the Great Hall wasn't beautiful in its own right but he barely ever had a real chance to sit back and admire it when he went there to eat. What with the noise and the flurry of movement at the table unless he stared straight up it was hard not to be distracted. Making a mental note Derrick decided that he should check the hall out on a day when it was vacated and wasn't jam packed with students. It would probably be a nice afternoon but for now it was just he enjoyed the current one.

It was easy seeing as he had found exactly what he was looking for here. After his recent experience with Maddyson he didn't want to talk to people anymore. He was sick of being proven wrong by people when he thought that just maybe he could get along with them. Sure it wasn't the case with all of them Josh and Beau were decent enough but the loud outgoing types he just wasn't meant to be around. It was just his stupid personality and no matter how much he wanted to see or talk to them it was better if he just avoided them which is why he was ducking the Great Hall that afternoon. Sighing Derrick continued to gaze at the surrounding statues and eat the sandwich wondering how long he had been here. At the moment it didn't matter seeing as he had time or at least that was the way that it felt to him. Even when he had to go Derrick wasn't too sure if he would want to although at the moment he was pretty sure that he would. While Derrick might be trying to avoid people he wasn't about to miss class because of it.

Note:He's a tad bit moody. You've been warned.

[Vanessa Sanderson]

Almost one in the afternoon, Vanessa giggled as the yellow canary that it seemed she only ever saw floated above the paintings and twittered excitedly. She could never seem to understand why he was always so hyper, and yet as soon as another entered the hallway, the bird quickly disappeared as it had come. Sighing when she couldn’t find her friend, Vanessa just rested her feet back on the ground and started walking towards her next class. She had lots of time, for her class didn’t start until three thirty, but she was hoping to catch the professor in his office before the class begun that day. Some questions filtered through her head about the last homework assignment, and since it seemed her year had somewhat slimmed within the last months when it came to her friends, Vanessa found she really had nowhere else to turn.

Turning, and making a wrong one at that, the brunette found her way into a room that she immediately saw her bird sitting quietly upon one of the objects. Vanessa smiled and was about to say something to her friend, but what the bird sat upon caught her eyes first. It shinned brilliantly with the Hufflepuff emblem on it and it just had Vanessa’s mouth in awe. Looking around just a few more minutes, it seemed she was in the armor gallery and between the statues and other things that shinned brilliantly; Vanessa was immediately struck by curiosity.

Again, her bird disappeared and she seemed to find some grounding within her mind again, also then noticing that she wasn’t the only one in the room. Smiling at the boy friendly like, Vanessa noticed that he looked familiar, but said nothing about it. If he was in the room by himself, Vanessa took that as he wanted to be that way… not to mention, it wasn’t her strongest suit talking to people she didn’t know. Especially, since it was rude since he hadn’t spoken to her first, so the smile would do.

Looking back at what first caught her eyes, she examined it and sighed contently. “What a beauty…” she said placing her hand against the statue and tracing the Huffle emblem upon it.

OCC: Noted.

[Jahan Samara]

What was that word? It was on the tip of Jay's tongue as he wandered through the first floor halls then up to the second. It wasn't "wander," but it was something along those same lines. This was so annoying. He knew he knew the word, but it just wouldn't come to him. What was it?

As he turned a corner, it came to him. "Roaming." He was roaming about the castle. His reasons were unclear even to him. He just had this instinctual feeling that something significant would happen to him. Whether that would be good or bad was another mystery. For better or for worse, he could use some action. His echoing footsteps were the only sounds that broke the oppressive silence of the stone wall around him.

It was silly, Jay knew that. It was a perfectly active part of the day, but these corridors were empty. Nothing significant seemed likely to happen under these conditions, but it wouldn't be the first time Jay was surprised.

Another right turn into an unfamiliar room left Jay was surprised. In front of him was a scene that seemed to be frozen in time. His fast, observant eyes took it all in in a few seconds. Rows upon rows of suits of armour filled the room, identifying its purpose. There were two other people in the room, both Hufflepuffs. One of them was an older girl, Valerie or something. The other one was Derrick, a boy in Jay's year. He had never talked to either of them, unsurprisingly.

Then time unfroze. Jay noticed the breathing of his fellow badgers, and a bird fluttered about. After a few seconds, he decided he would break the silence.

"Hello."

OOC: Great!