Late or Early? {open}

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Her head was pounding. For some reason, she couldn't wait to get out of that building. Being as quiet as she could, Olivia made haste as she made her way outside, feeling a sudden need to just be out there - despite the fact that it was freezing cold and she was not used to the weather. She had no idea what time it was, other than the fact that it was dark and she hadn't been able to sleep.

Olivia had taken the trouble to change from her nightclothes to her jeans and sweater, tucking each pant leg into a warm boot and throwing a scarf around her neck. Suddenly feeling the urge for a cigarette, she couldn't stop herself from reaching under the bed and grabbing her packet and lighter, shoving both into her pocket and almost running out of the room.

Once she was outside, she took a deep breath and let it out in a sigh, watching her breath crystallize into tiny cloudy particles as the night air stole the warmth from them and acted as a mild analgesic and took the pain from her head. Walking further on, Olivia strode to the edge of the courtyard, snow crunching under her heavy boots. Normally she wouldn't have chanced smoking here, but since there was no one to bother her at this hour, why not? Stopping once she got to what she deemed was a suitable area, she looked up, staring at the sky, lit up by a myriad of stars, too many for her to even begin counting.

"Que magnifico," she mumbled to herself, running a hand through her short, unruly hair before taking a cigarette from the packet shoved into her pocket, lighting it without a second thought, taking a long drag from it and closing her eyes. Yes, she needed this. She needed the stars, the night, her cigarettes and quiet. Sleep? Not so much.

[Constance Bumble]

Sneaking out of her dorm had become quite an easy task, before moving quietly past her roommate and making her way outside, she silently pulled on a pair of black boots, removing the clothes she wore to bed and pulling on the dress she'd left on the floor next to her bed, she normally left a dress by her bed since she tended to leave the dorms every night to be outside no matter what the weather was like.
Constance was used to creeping past the many sleeping people at home, she'd become quite good at it since she always took her owl out at night, it had sort of become a tradition she found hard to break. Sebastian, her owl, always came back, no matter how far away he flew, so she'd stand outside waiting for him before heading to bed.
Although she wasn't allowed pets at the academy, she still enjoyed standing outside each night, the cold breeze in the colder months of the year made her feel more connected with her abilities meaning that she didn't feel as useless as she normally did. She was pretty used to the cold and didn't really feel it thought she was only wearing her dress and boots, her arms and legs completely bare.

Her large, pale green eyes moved through the darkness, attempting to adjust to it. When they finally had, she spotted a stranger towards the edge of the courtyard, not far from she was walking. Constance hadn't seen anyone out in the dark before, but then again she could get so lost in her thoughts when she was out here that the whole student body could have past her and she wouldn't have noticed a single person.

Moving closer to the stranger she became completely unsure whether or not she should actually go and talk to her, she heard the female mumble something, obviously to herself. Constance watched quietly as the stranger took a drag from a cigarette.
Maybe she should go and talk to her, Jodie had told her that social skills come with time, maybe now was the time to begin actually developing some. She gave a gentle nod to reassure herself that talking to the stranger was what she wanted to do since it was rare that she'd actually start a conversation with someone she didn't know and staring at the female without saying anything was beginning to feel a little creepy.

Constance walked over to the female quietly, stopping when she was a couple of metres away from her. 'Start with a greeting' she told herself, biting down on her lip, 'just say hi', came the voice in her head once more. "Hello." She said softy, with a slightly forced smile. She held her arms crossed behind her back nervously, she'd recently realised how much she tugged on her hair with a free hand when she was nervous or worried and had been attempting to stop the habit.

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Her skin prickled in the way that meant that someone was watching. Olivia tensed involuntarily, scanning the ground for any weapons she might use should she be under attack. Snow... wait, there was no snow in Colombia. It was times like these that she lost her bearings, instincts taking over her life involuntarily. Well, at least she hadn't actually attacked or anything - that would have been bad.

"Hello."
Olivia blinked as she registered the quiet voice, turning around and looking at the other. It was dark and the majority of color was washed out and faded, accentuating her beautiful, pale features and long dark hair. She had been surprised to find someone else out here and was about to ask when she realized it really wasn't her place to; she had no authority over what someone else did.

"Buenas noches," she said softly, dipping her head in greeting and going back to her cigarette, at a loss for what to say - until she looked back up at the sky. "It is nice, yes?" Olivia said, gesturing to the sky. She was too calm and collected to be upset that her smoking time was being interrupted. Hell - all she hoped was that the girl would not tell on her.

The Colombian girl's eyes returned to the other, noticing how she was standing somewhat awkwardly, as though she wasn't comfortable at all. She was wearing even less than Olivia herself and yet did not seem cold - how strange, if not convenient. If one was not affected by the weather, life would be so much simpler.