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It had been a while since Liv had spoken to May. Their interaction had gone well, Liv hadn’t tried to hurt May more than a slap, even if it did leave a mark for a while, Liv was sure it was no longer visible. Olivia had been able to keep her emotions under control throughout the whole interaction and in a way even had tried to make peace with it, being able to see May again, having a glimpse of the woman she once loved and with over variables Liv was starting her healing process, and maybe in the future they could stay friends, even if something like what they had was lost, it doesn’t mean they couldn’t stay friends, a friendship can be rebuilt on mutual trust. After knowing that Diana had some new information about May, Liv decided to meet her after school. Once Olivia arrived at Melbourne she walked to Diana’s house. Olivia still needed to process a few things, but otherwise, everything was as it was, there had been no development towards Liv and May’s friendships or the idea of friendship since there had been no word from the Dhampir, and the half-Veela hadn’t bothered her with questions about it. In Diana’s apartment, Liv walked back and forth nervous about what sort of information the blonde had. The possibilities were endless and the half-Veela wasn’t too sure if he was ready to listen to them, but she realized she had to. “So? What did you find?” Liv stared at the other girl for a while before starting to pace around the house nervous about it all. “Was she in some shady business? Was a life and death situation?” Liv was trying her best to remain calm, but it seemed to be nearly impossible, she wanted to know, but at the same time, she was afraid of what the information was.

'This is not going to end well. Not even a little.' Jamie thought to himself as he watched his sister's face contort in anger. It wasn't nearly as bad as it used to be, to be fair; although, it still disturbed him when Alex flew off the handle like that. Perhaps he could've worded the news better? Nevertheless, short of wiping her memories and trying again, there was not much the Seeker could do to soothe her rage at that point. "Are you kidding me, Jamie?" Came the obvious change in tone from the man's twin. "There's no way I'm giving her a second chance. Not any god damn way. I don't do that with people who walk out on others just because they fucking feel like it." It was not something Alex could withstand. Not after witnessing her father walk out of her life the way he did, without warning. Olivia hadn't been that close to her in comparison but they were friends, and she had done the same. In her point of view, none of that ilk should ever be forgiven. Jamie, on the other hand, sighed in frustration. He and the aforementioned woman had spoken at length about what occurred and he couldn't fault her for it, coupled with the fact of what he knew about the woman's past. If anything, he found it hard to believe Alex and Olivia couldn't relate in that manner. To see her sister blindly at odds was quite painful. "At least talk, okay? That's all I'm asking you to do." "Talk? Here's some talking for ya. Suck my imaginary dick." The woman reached for her bag to leave, not wanting to give her brother the time of day, and actively needing a walk to air out her anger; Jamie, however, had other thoughts. A trained hand reached for his wand and he wordlessly cast a spell on the front door, effectively locking it and blocking Alex's passage. The girl was bewildered when the lock wouldn't open, no matter how hard she tried. "...The fuck did you do?" She barked at her brother, looking at him incredulously. "Trying to help you be civilized, is all." He maintained an even tone despite the frustration, not being one to tackle confrontation so openly like his kin. As soon as he watched her go to her room instead, he repeated the spell; and then he followed it with all other doors of the apartment. Olivia was likely about to arrive, and he didn't want Alex barricading herself anywhere. "Just sit over there." He pointed towards the couch with his wand. "And wait. Okay? If this doesn't go well you can punch the hell out of me afterwards or something. But be an adult for once." "Tch." The squib clicked her tongue, and sat down in the couch with strong downward momentum, crossing her arms much like a petulant child having to do what they're told. 'This better be fucking quick...'

Days in the middle of the week were always the least complicated ones, the days where she received more students were Fridays and Mondays, either because they wanted to go home earlier or because they wanted a prolonged weekend, completely forgetting that with healing magic things might not always work the way they want it to. But the Quidditch teams were her most faithful visitors, every time there was a practice there were at least a couple of players there with injuries followed by the whole team, she had to admire their dedication not only to the game but to their teammates. The day continued smoothly until it was time to clock out, classes were over and so was her shift. Even if she wasn’t working for the remaining day, she always left a note and a way to reach her if it was necessary, she too was entitled to some personal time. She looked at the clock and instead of taking the easy way to the Reserve she decided to walk there, stretch her legs, maybe get some exercise, or at least prepare her muscles for the upcoming game of tag she had scheduled for that afternoon. She even decided to wear comfortable clothing, and strangely enough, wore her hair in a ponytail. The nurse’s uniform was left at school, as it was a work uniform. Once at the reserve Olivia looked around, it was still as she remembered it, it’s been a while since visited it last, perhaps it was shortly after graduation, and now seven years later there she is again, but this time isn’t to contemplate on the beauty of it. It was still early, a walk around the place wouldn’t hurt, she shouldn’t be too hard to find. Seconds turned into minutes and shortly she found herself sitting on a bench as she waited for the young man. She sat on a bench, resting for a while as she waited. She put one leg over the other as she watched the few people around the Reserve. That place was indeed a special one, a great location to spend some time with those a person cares for, lovers, friends, even acquaintances. The beauty of that place was breathtaking. It didn’t take long for her to see a familiar face; she looked at the person and waved, indication her location.

It had been a while since Diana had given Olivia the address for May. Olivia didn’t want to meet the Dhampir with the same hatred, no it wasn’t hatred it was anger and frustration, she had for her when she had left; May could have trusted Olivia and told her where she was going, Olivia would have understood the situation, she wouldn’t have blamed May if she would have just told her she had to go, but May didn’t trust Liv, she chose to leave without a word, without an explanation, and perhaps what hurt Olivia the most was the lack of communication. Liv was calm, she was ready to face the person she once loved and that left her, without a word, Liv thought she was worth a note, a simple lousy not saying something. It crossed Olivia’s mind that perhaps May had been under the influence of her nature all along and managed to get free? Liv’s nature was a curse, how could she fall in love again when her heart was still healing? How could she ever find someone else knowing that her own nature could interfere? She walked up to the address on the paper and rang the doorbell, she was sure May could sense her the minute she walked over to the door. She was nervous, what was she going to do when May appears? How was she going to react? Liv didn’t want to hurt May, too much at least, for that she had to remain calm, no killing, no burning, just talk.

It had been a very long day, but it was finally drawing to a close. Diana wanted nothing more than to go back to the Fairgood household, crawl into bed and sleep for a week, but the fact of the matter was that she had promised Olivia and May that she would visit that night for dinner. With the sudden workload spike she imposed on herself with writing to various freelance publications, the witch had been wholly unable of meeting up with her friends much at all in the past few months. It was finally time to correct that, she thought, as she jogged up the stairs of the apartment building that housed the couple. As the blonde got to the door she raised her hand to knock, but halted her movement as an odd scent attacked her nose - that of something burning. Reflexively she pulled her head away and looked around. The intensity of the smell diminished, and there wasn't any smoke around her that she could see. Re-approaching the door right up until the tip of her nose was pressed to it, there was no mistaking it: it came from that specific apartment. Heart speeding up with concern for her friends, Diana didn't think twice. She retrieved her wand from her bag, not caring if there were Muggles around to watch her (which, fortunately, there weren't), and charmed the lock of the door open. As soon as the spell hit, she was already barging in, wand firmly held in front of herself as she carefully traversed the home. "Liv? May? Anybody home?" She called out while covering her airways with her forearm, eyes squinting through the smoke and trying to look for a source so to put out the fire - she could already listen to the flames licking whatever objects they were consuming, and had a water spell up her sleeve to deal with them.

May couldn't help but smile a little to herself as she opened the window to her dorm room ever so slightly, to get air circulating. Despite the searing heat (that she quite detested), Autumn was finally setting in. Days were getting shorter and nights were getting longer - it was the start of her favorite half of the year, as her species demanded her being a bit of an extreme night owl. She watched the moon rise in the distance for a few seconds before tearing herself away from the sight, stretching her shoulders as if trying to shake off some of the onset exhaustion of what was a rather energetic day. Stepping on the back of her sneakers to pry them off and pushing them with her feet so they'd neatly rest near her bed, she started making herself comfortable. "Any plans for the night, or are you dead too?" She decided to make a rare light joke towards her present roommate as she switched to more comfortable clothing. She then took a fiction book laying upon her nightstand and plopped down on her bed. It was then that she remembered that she had a bag of treats from Mrs. Kempsey's Corner Store acquired early that day, but she was tired enough not to want to bother getting up again.

It seemed that every school was the same, kids were always getting hurt, but it seemed that in Tally is was more common than she had anticipated. Two days ago, she had someone who came to her with a broken nose, she didn’t even want to hear the story behind that one, and on the same day someone had shown up with a broken arm, what were these kids doing to get hurt? Trying to fly through walls? Earlier that day someone had actually tried to fly through a wall, and it wasn’t a pretty sight. Her most common patients were Spencers and the Quidditch players, while some got hurt with their own pranks or the pranks of their fellow house comrades the others got injured during practice. The order was running a bit late, it was already later in the afternoon. She wasn’t in need of anything at the moment as the Hospital Wing was completely empty, she just wished that the delivery comes before kids start showing up with scraped knees and broken noses. She was starting to wonder if the order was late when it arrived. Live watched as the boxes were pilling on her desk. “Great.” She said with a smile on her face. As much as Liv hated seeing kids getting hurt, she had to keep the stock full, being in a school where students were prone to accidents was more complicated than she thought. Taking candy from her top drawer she happily began restocking the shelves and taking notes of what had arrived and what hadn’t. “Hmmm…I seem to be missing some ingredients…” she commented to herself, a bit upset that not all of her ingredients have arrived. Vials flew orderly out of the boxes and onto their respective places on the shelves, herbs did the same but to their correct containers as Liv watched and made an inventory of all the new items.

Diana paced back and forth in her apartment, a knot forming in the pit of her stomach at the idea of what was to come from that conversation. She wasn't even quite sure of what to think of the situation herself just yet; but for the sake of everyone involved, it was a matter that couldn't wait another second. Brownie, feeling his master's distress, sat in her path; barely catching herself before running over the poor creature, she crouched to pick the half-Kneazle up with both arms. Holding it safely, she glanced over at Olivia. "Okay, look. Before I even speak a word, you have to promise me something." She spoke, the seriousness visible in her expression - a rarity amongst her friends, she didn't like being so strict. "I need you to promise me you won't tear my house apart, or tear me apart, or do anything stupid. Okay? Please. Promise me that." She was painfully aware of what an angry Olivia could achieve, having witnessed the widespread destruction first hand - the woman had inherited the full force of the Veela species' irascible behavior, for as kind as she was. It was truly a frightening sight.

Andrea "Andy" Riverpond 28 ♣ Wandless Magic Professor ♣ Pureblood witch (Profile link) Andrea is the new Wandless Magic Professor at Tally. She graduated from VMU but before coming to Australia she visited a lot of places. Initially distant and cold, Andy often says what she is thinking and doesn’t concern over the opinions of others unless she considers them close. She often tries not to get too close to people, if traveling taught her one thing is that friendships and relationships aren’t forever, and she tries to look at life logically. Those who try and have the patience to break through her somewhat cold exterior can find a good and somewhat dedicated friend in her who would be willing to help. Volatile and unpredictable the caters to her whims before catering to the whims of others, unless there’s some sort of bond between her and someone else. 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She doesn’t care much for her family, as being verbally and emotionally abused by her mother over the years she prefers not to go home. The rest of her family, even if they weren’t the ones doing the abuse enabled it which is why she prefers to cut ties with all of them. She likes to flirt but will never be the one starting it. She’s not the best liar, being unable to keep her mouth shut. She never had a real relationship before. She needs: ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Olivia "Liv" Teagarden 25 ♦ School Nurse ♦ Half-Veela (Profile Link) Olivia was a former Tally student and quidditch player for the Bourke house. She graduated from VMU and after graduation, she traveled the world, however, she ended up back at Australia and took the job as the school nurse. Sweet, kind and calm are the words used to describe Olivia. She does everything for the students and takes care of them as they were her own. Whatever a student needs she will try to lend a hand. She’s brave and will do anything for someone in need of help. She believes in second chances and is often willing to ignore certain actions. She doesn’t like when people think her kindness is a weakness, when angry, which is a very hard state to achieve, she’s uncontrollably violent, aggressive and unpredictable. She is a matamorphmagus from her father’s side and her animagus form is a Sparrowhawk, however, she keeps these a secret. She is also a half-veela and tries her best to keep it under control, even if it’s impossible to control it 100%. She prefers if people don’t know about these small details. However, she avoids relationships she can’t hide forever. She needs: ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Aspen Clarke 16 ♠ Tally Student - Bourke house ♠ Halfblood human (Profile Link) Aspen is the Bourke quidditch team captain as a chaser. She’s the eldest of four siblings. Before attending to Tally she attended to a muggle school. She has slight anger-management issues which aren’t exactly a problem whenever her sister MJ is around, but without MJ Aspen becomes prone to violence until a sensory overload takes control of her. Aside from her issues she’s a sweet person who tries not to hurt other people’s feelings, she’s an extrovert and she loves being surrounded by people. Not exactly stupid she likes to use logic but instead of following the logical path she always ends up taking the one her instinct tells her to. She’s paranoid and over-protective of her younger siblings ever since her youngest sister disappeared. Flirt with her and she’ll punch you in the throat like a savage. She needs: ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Isabella "Bella" Mayfield 23 ♥ VMU Student ♥ 3rd generation halfbreed fairy • Melbourne (Profile Link) Bella is quiet and an introvert. She was a Tally student in the Flinder’s house and she was never remarkable and was average in everything she did. She is now a VMU student and lives in a shared apartment some other students. She was physically and emotionally abused by her mother and those scars haven’t healed. Apparently, a self-assured person she has many doubts after a choice and keeps second guessing herself. She suffers from anxiety which prevents her from being true against most people, and sometimes even to friends. She sees herself as a nuisance in other people’s lives just like her mother used to call her. She’s emotionally distant and it needs a lot of patience and years to break through. She isn’t the bravest person and dislikes confrontation, especially when people yell directly at her. She likes to appear thought but she will cry afterward. Alone she is somewhat different, she’s more open, especially to Jester, her pet snake likes to dance and do silly things. 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Jamie wasn't sure why he had bothered to go to The Tipsy Mozzie that day. His body was sore from a double training day. Toriya and Ana weren't really available to meet, Shane was out working, and he was fairly certain Alex was spending her time with Cole - it had been the standard for the past several weeks. The young adult sat at his usual booth, ruminating over a cucumber-mint limeade he had ordered, turning the cup around atop the table without really consuming the beverage. Everyone was moving on with their lives, and he was stuck in a rut. Resting his chin on an open palm, he let his gaze get lost in the adorned liquid. He really hoped at least his sister would show up regardless. He wasn't dealing with the separation well, even if everyone was practically at a hair's distance of each other; but they were all so busy that he barely talked to anyone anymore. It could also be a sign that he needed new friends, which wasn't an idea he was particularly fond of.

It unfortunately took Diana nearly a whole month to be able to visit her brother again in school, a fact she chastised herself for. What kind of sister was she? It didn't matter if she got proverbially buried by work and people of interest that she had to follow through on, she actually needed to make an effort to be there for the kid at every step of the way. Even if it had been years, Merlin knew what kind of damage she had caused to his psyche after yanking him away from their parents without consent; the least she could do would be to actually be there for him and ensure he'd never feel isolated again. Isolation. That was something she needed in copious amounts. She felt like she talked enough to people for a lifetime over the course of February, but at the moment, that had to wait. Her school sources (what an odd thing to call them) had informed her that an old friend managed to attain a job in its premises; in the Hospital Ward, no less, wherein she was presently walking, heading straight for the nurse's office. Her former roommate and close friend made her grand return to Narragyambie and hadn't informed her. That couldn't stand! She was the last person she had to meet before swiping left on the demanding realm that was socialization. It was almost unlike Diana to feel so giddy about surprising someone like this - but to be fair, she hadn't seen the girl in years. And that long wait was about to end! The journalist opened the door to the office silently, peeking her head out from behind it and surveying the room, having a look-see to find Olivia.

Nox should have known their day was going to be a mess the moment their phone buzzed them awake at zero dark thirty in the morning with the urgent voice of their ranger manager from Cape Horn.There was apparently a rare magical creature sighting up north and, with how the manager was "needing" Nox to come through and help with their "experience" and "shapeshifting", the metamorph caught on with a calm, "If 'dis is 'dat magical croc cousin of dugbogs, just say it's 'dere so none of us need to do nuttin'." That response resulted in their being threatened with little-to-no field work and tons of paperwork, so Nox rolled their butt out of bed and threw on something to support their chest before magically gearing up and taking the Narry Bush Telly to Cape York. Once they were there and adapted to the dark, murky water of the mangroves, it didn't take long for the rangers to find the reptile. Or it didn't take long for the massive reptile to find a ranger's limbs dangling over the boat railing. While the speed that Nox outswam the magically-resistant lumbering log of a creature and shove said ranger back behind the railing (with their filming gear) felt like quite the fete, the only thing they could do for what happened next was brace themselves with some rough-and-ready shapeshifting as they got dragged back into the waters. Nox should have known today would start out like an underwater Jurassic wrestling match. By time dawn arrived, Nox had been patched up with bone-mending potions and healing salves, (all of which felt more comfortable with the unconcious body switch of a flatter chest,) but the metamorph was still sore. Whether it was from the haphazard shapeshifting or fighting the jaws of the reptile? They weren't really sure. So, rather than join the other Sturts in getting ready for classes, they walked through the brick and glass door entrance of Tarnagulla Centre and beelined straight for the Hospital Wing. "You in 'dere doc?" Nox's lilting voice called out as they pulled their color block hoodie over their head and walked their well-worn ptah over to the nurse's station. "I got into a likkle bind earlier—" finally, the hoodie came off and bruises peaked out from discolored bandages hugged their dark skin, wrapping around their right shoulder and pecs while more wrapped around their left hand and forearm. They then bent down to pulled up their left pant leg, which revealed another bandage around their thigh. "—and I'm gonna need a clean slate for when I go into Care of Magical Creatures today." Nox then used their free hand to pull back their fiery blend of fuschia and indigo locs and shot Teagarden a bright, warm smile—as if they were just coming in after a nasty fall off a broom.