BWI Portalocity Lounge, Saturday 9/2

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Belle had packed up her trunks and was headed home to face a life of Ogre Wars and Gaston and no miraculous technologies or grumpy older gentlemen with mysterious powers.

She'd gone through her portal only to find herself...back where she'd been years ago when first arriving at the school. The very same lounge with the very same (presumably) glittery banner advertising the school.

There was, alas, a lack of Five to argue with so far but perhaps someone new to challenge her would appear until this was sorted out. She couldn't be meant to be back here, could she? This must just be an unscheduled stopover.

At least Belle had a book to read and the lounge was comfortable enough.


[Welcome to your newbie shuttle post!]

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Re: Wait for the shuttle

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Play it cool, Arden. Just play it cool.

Stepping off the Greyhound bus that had carried her all the way from North Carolina, Arden adjusted her oversized dufflebag on her shoulder, gripped her wheeled suitcase tightly, and then confidently marched into BWI like someone who traveled like this all the time.

The number one reason people get noticed, get caught is because they look nervous, like they don't fit in. Be cool, be calm, be confident.

The training she'd done to make herself useful to Callista sure was coming in handy. Almost enough to make up for how much she hated why she'd learned it!

And so, Arden confidently marched around the airport for a good twenty minutes, and then confidently gave up before confidently asking for help to find the...Portalocity...Lounge...? Weird name for an airline, but okay. And then confidently followed those directions to find the glitteriest banner she'd ever seen. Admittedly, that threw her off her game a bit.

Was this what public school was like?.

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Most schools didn't have this much glitter. Probably. At least not from the outset. Other schools probably built up to this level of glitter.

Belle looked up from her book and nodded to the newcomer with a smile.

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Arden offered a nod and a smile back, hopefully one that looked normal and not at all like she was still practicing the expression.

She wasn't! She'd actually smiled a lot! Well, a decent amount. Well, some. It's just that she didn't have much practice at smiling at strangers.

You know, she was going to pair it up with a wave. No, a peace sign! Yeah, that would definitely send the message of cool, normal, and totally in her comfort zone.