Lavender Jones

Nineteen. Freshmen. Pre-med.

[petalsinmoonlight]

location: outside the dorms. open: @luxorstarters​ - you can be helping her OR see her getting unloaded if they were friends before  she left feel free to assume connections 

“thanks for helping me with my bags.” Andromeda smiled as the person grabbed another suitcase. She’d left without a word to anyone a month to go handle some stuff with her aunt. She done what she could online to keep up with class work and part of her even considered not coming back after all the chaos with the unhinged had happened. But at the end of the day not even an ivy league could give her the opportunities a Luxor degree could. so here she was back again. 

[lav-jones]

“No problem! I’m happy I could be helpful,” Lavender told the girl with a friendly smile after grabbing another suitcase. Moving from time to time, or coming back after a while as Andromeda, could be tiring and stressful, too much to do, to move and organize. Dealing with the unhinged was too much already, she didn’t need to deal with anything else. “How have you been?”

[lav-jones]

“Yeah, I’m not sure what I’ll do if I am missing too much stuff,” she agreed, shaking her head. Maybe a friend there could send her the stuff if she asked nicely. And if it wasn’t too much stuff to ship. “On the bright side, I am positive I got the most important things, which was my books. That was what I cared the most about bringing honestly,” Kenzie admitted. “Thanks. I’ll buy you whatever you want,” she promised, bending down to start digging through a suitcase and try to find the shoes.

“If it’s not something expensive or that has a special place in your heart, we can go and buy new ones,” Lavender suggested. That’s probably what she would do, the problem is that she has a lot of things that may seem unimportant to people but means a lot to her. “I’m easy to please, I like everything, but I must admit that ice cream and french fries have to be on top of the list.”

[reellykenzie]

@lav-jones​

“Okay, I may have haphazardly packed. I’m pretty sure I just slung everything in my suitcases. I don’t even know if I got everything,” Kenzie admitted as she carried more things to the dorm. “Do you mind helping me find my shoes? I couldn’t find my favorite sneakers anywhere,” she admitted, setting a bag down on the floor of the hallway. “I’ll help you carry everything to your room and buy us snacks to help unpack.”

[lav-jones]

“I hope you haven’t forgotten anything back in New Zealand because I have no idea how you’d manage to get it back without paying a bunch of money for shipping it or flying there,” Lavender said with a soft chuckle, helping the other girl to carry her things to her dorm. “Of course! You need them to keep being the fitness muse you are,” She teased, quirking up the corners of her lips. “You had me at snacks, but I won’t turn down the help.”

[libbysato]

@luxorstarters​

​date: feb 3

location: idk a corridor

“Either you pretend I’m not doing anything or you help,” Libby said without any pleasantries or introduction as she heard footsteps behind and turned from her position attempting to dismount the trophy cabinet from the wall. “Or you can turn your back and walk away and pretend you saw nothing. Your choice.”

[lav-jones]

Lavender was passing by when she noticed a girl doing something she probably shouldn’t judging by her reaction. “I.. Hm... What exactly are you doing?” The blonde questioned her, raising an eyebrow as she took a step closer to take a better look and try to figure out what was going on there.

[lav-jones]

“Alright, you’re forgiven,” he let out a small laugh, joking around was one of the methods that he used to bond with others. It seemed to usually work, “Wait, really? That seems a nightmare, I never had to deal with that, and I hope I never will,” he could easily say that burgers were one of his favorites junk foods, “Was it really that bad?”

“Thank you for your kindness,” Lavender bowed as a joke and laughed with him while they walked. “YES! One tasted like nothing, the other had some things in the middle that I have no idea what it was but I’d rather not think. By the way, never have a fish burger. I tried in Japan, and it’s... too exotic for me,” She tried to put it nicely, but she hated the taste. Looking up a bit, she found the sign she was looking for at the store. “Looks like we’re here.”

[lav-jones]

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“Technically, from here, your family and friends are closer,” Sav pointed out, the flight from New Zealand shorter to California than to the East Coast. “But…yeah, I guess. I mean, it’s not like I see my parents all that often when we’re in the same city, so the difference of being here or being at Luxor in New York doesn’t really change anything. They’re busy,” Sav added with a shrug, a little bit of a scrunch of her nose accompanying the words. “But, yeah. Always worth at least a weekend or two in the Hamptons, minimum, to see everyone. As if I’d miss out on a full summer of that chaos anyways. Even with seeing my entire family.”

“You’re right, from here I’m closer to them than you are from your friends and family. But I meant when we’re back to the US, there you’re closer. Busy parents... I get that,” Lavender nodded her head gently, pressing her lips in a tight lip smile. Now she didn’t care about them always being busy, she was actually they were too occupied to hawk over her life, but growing up it was hard to realize their children were not their priority in life, although they always said in public how the family would come first. “Hamptons is cool, been there before a couple of times. Do you have a place there?” 

[lav-jones]

Minnie’s laughter echoed the blonde’s, as, admittedly, it was reassuring to know that she wasn’t the only one who had ended up lost even while utilizing something meant to assist her in not doing precisely that. “Well, I guess it’s a bit of relief to know that it isn’t just me,” she joked with a laugh. “Right? I was starting to think I was the only one who didn’t see the appeal of drinking something that makes my heart race at an alarmingly quick rate. I also just think that tea tastes better and prefer its health benefits to something that is going to make me crash after the first few hours.” She wrinkled her nose out of disgust at the thought. Not that she judged anyone who did drink coffee, but she had quickly learned that it was not for her. “Oh, it’s so fun! You literally get a whole room to yourself and no one can hear you. Art is the best so since you love art, it’ll be right up your alley. Well, kimchi is amazing and I one thousand percent do recommend it, especially when eating ramen, but gosh, there’s so many other delicious foods. Japchae, bibimbap, tteokbokki if you like spicy. Also haemul pajeon, which is a vegetable seafood pancake and it’s delicious. One that is definitely a must, however, is jajangmyeon, which are noodles in this absolutely delicious black bean sauce.” In truth, she could go on forever about Korean food. “Honestly, same. I can’t think of any reason why anyone would be against that.” 

“Minnie, same! I thought I was alone in the world,” Lavender said dramatically and jokingly, her laugh showing she wasn’t serious. But it was definitely comforting to know someone didn’t see the appeal in coffee, I’m not a big fan of those energetic drinks either. I drank it once and felt like I’d have a heart attack. Tea is just superior and who doesn’t agree with this is wrong,” She joked with a friendly smile. “Ramen is something I crave badly! I like a bit of spice, not the lava burning down my throat, but I do. I think I’d spend all my days in Korea eating to try all the goodies you mentioned.”

[lav-jones]

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     “That! That;s the one…wow. She told me so many times and somehow I can never seem to remember the whole thing” Atlas shook his head, a smile growing. “Kindness goes a long way, even further than we probably realize in the moment” he nodded, happy to hear that she felt the same way. “It’s beautiful” he sighed gently. If he hadn’t been a little homesick before, he sure was now. “I used to love to go and draw there sometimes. It’s just….so peaceful” he chuckled, knowing it would be hard to understand unless a person was seeing it with their own eyes. “I didn’t mean to sound like it was surprising, sorry, I was just curious to know more about you”

“You remember the most important part of it, that it’s to always be kind, it’s what matters,” Lavender assured him, turning upwards the corners of her lips. “Again, I agree with you. At the moment we may not realize, but it can make a whole difference in someone’s day,” If people could realize that, things would be so different. “It really is peaceful, not to mention that it must be inspiring to be there. Have you visited any place here that you felt that peaceful while drawing?” The blonde questioned him curiously. She hadn’t visited museums since they were in France. Lav couldn’t help the blush on her cheeks when he said he wanted to know more about her. “I don’t think I’m an interesting person, but I’d like that, and to get to know you better.”

[lav-jones]

“Exactly,” he nodded, but there were some things about him that he noticed people couldn’t usually tell. Some saw him as a pushover, especially after everyone found out what his dad did, but that’s not how he saw himself. Despite the fact that he defended his dad and let him continue to hurt him, that was a whole different thing, usually it was what abuse victims did, “Guess I’m not that predictable, huh?” he joked, “Yes, absolutely, can’t go wrong with a burger,” he wouldn’t really charge if he really didn’t like, but he liked to joke about it.

“Okay, but in my defense, I don’t know you that well, you’re not predictable to me, so I guess that’s expected,” Lavender pointed out, glancing at the boy as she walked alongside him and chuckled softly. “I mean, you can. I had bad experiences with burgers before and it still hurts my heart because I thought that could never happen.”

[lav-jones]

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“Oh, no. Not my family. Just the party,” Sav said, her voice completely serious as she spoke, not even registering how shallow that sounded. She scrunched up her nose, shaking her head. “I mean, I chose to skip the holiday’s last year and look how that turned out. But even that wasn’t enough to get me to choose my family for them this year, so take that as you will. I guess if anything, I sorta miss my friends.”

“Fair enough,” Lavender said, nodding her head gently. She could understand this. She missed the house, missed the city, some people, but not her parents. “When we’re back, we’ll be able to see them whenever you want. You’re from New York. I’d need to take a flight to the other cost to see mine. But you’re also closer to your family so I don’t know who’s the lucky one.”

[lav-jones]

     “Yeah, well you know what they say. ot’s better to always be kind - Or at least my Mom says thst. I think she has a point, though. You never wanna add to a person’s shitty day, y’know?” Atlas chuckled, shrugging weakly. Most people thought thst he was sweet so it wasn’t exactly a compliment he wasn’t used to hearing, and yet he flushed as if it had been the first time anyways, “Queens. How about you?” he asked, raising a curious brow,. Lavender was so easy to talk to that it felt like he’d known her a lot longer than he actually had. Atlas had to remind himself that he still needed to actually get to know her properly. “Cheerleading, huh?”

“When you have the chance to be right or be kind, always choose to be kind,” Lavender quoted Dr. Wayne Dyer, an American writer, smiling friendly at the other. “My nanny used to tell me that, still think she’s right. As your mom is. I agree with you,” She chuckled softly, shaking her head. Besides, you could never know what the other person was going through. “Oh, nice! I’ve been to museums there. I still need to visit the Queens Botanical Garden. I’m from California. Los Angeles. Cliche, I know,” The blonde told him, nodding her head gently as her lips turned upwards. “I don’t really look like a cheerleader, do I? But, yes.”

[the-fuxking-axelallen]

@luxorstarters​

Axel sat in the art room, drinking a coffee and trying to decide what to make out of the clay in front of him. He turned to the person sitting closest to him and made a sour face, “I’m having the worst artists block right now.” He said honestly. Usually at this point he could envision something sitting in front of him, but right now it was just a lump of clay. “Are you working on anything?” He asked the other person, hopeful to spark some kind of an idea or inspiration. 

[lav-jones]

Lavender removed the AirPod she had in one ear to fully turn her attention to the blonde talking to her. “Happens to the best of us,” She told him with a friendly smile, glancing at the clay in front of him before looking up at his face again. “What does usually inspires you? Music, poetry and going out a bit usually help me,” The blonde told Axel. That’s why she always had the AirPods in her ear while working on something. “I have this blank canvas right now because I haven’t started working on anything yet. I’ll start working on the background and see how it goes.”

[lav-jones]

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     “It’s humbling” he chuckled, not that he was a particularly egotistical guy anyways. Atlas did take a lot of pride in the things that he knew he was great at, however, like his art. “They’re great. A lot better than the beach I had to drive out to back home. Much bigger waves here” he explained with a friendly smile. “What are your things? If you don’t mind my asking”

“You seem to be a sweet guy. Can’t picture you not being humble, to be honest,” They didn’t know each other well, but the times they talked he was sweet, and nice to talk to, she enjoyed his company. “Where did you grow up?” She asked him curiously. “I like art, food, calmer stuff that don’t require balance, besides cheerleading.”

[lav-jones]

“Is it completely sad in the pathetic sort of way that I get lost even when I use GPS? I’m hopeless, I know,” she joked, shaking her head like she was disappointed in herself. “I think trouble sleeping is a pretty normal side effect of jet lag, unfortunately. Chamomile tea is amazing, though. Tea, in general, is great. Unpopular opinion, but it’s better than coffee.” Minnie had never been much of a coffee drinker. She’d tried it a few times, but she never saw the appeal; it tasted awful and only caused her to feel jittery and make her more tired. “Oh, goodness. That’s tough. Renting a karaoke room is a must. Gyeongbokgung Palace is absolutely beautiful and a must see. For anyone who loves art as much as I do, SeMa, The Seoul Museum of Art, is also a must see. Also can never go wrong with a trip to Bukchon Hanok Traditional Village, if someone is interested in history and what it was like to live in Korea hundreds of years ago.” She realized that had been more than one thing and shut herself up before she could ramble more. “Right? I would gladly spend every holiday in a place like this.” 

“Wait, what?” Lavender laughed, shaking her head slightly. “That’s not pathetic, to be honest. It happened to me twice, to be honest. My brother was driving and I still managed to make him turn in the wrong streets, so the GPS was constantly recalculating the route,” She told Minnie, still laughing lightly to remember about those days. “Finally someone who agrees that tea is better than coffee! Tea helps you to sleep, is good for your heart, skin, boosts your immunity. What is coffee good for? Keep you awake and give you tachycardia?” The blonde furrowed her brow. “Karaoke seems fun! I’ve never been to one. I love art, so I’m definitely adding the museum to the list. What about food? What should I try? I just know kimchi, and still never tried it,” She told the girl with a soft chuckle. “I’d vote yes if they asked us if we wanted to spend the holidays somewhere with a beach and hot weather every year.”

[lav-jones]

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     “Oh” he smiled apologetically, feeling bad for assuming that she would react a certain way just because most others typically did. “Well that’s really sweet, thank you. It does take a lot of practiced technique…I have a pretty good center or gravity or whatever but I still fall sometimes” he admitted, not wanting to have her wrongfully believe he was amazing at surfing or anything. He was mediocre, like he was at most things. “That’s fair enough. We all have our things, right?”

“Well, that’s part of it, isn’t it? Falling, I mean. Even the greatest ones do, and that doesn’t mean they’re worse because of it,” Lavender told him with a friendly smile. “How are the waves here in New Zealand?” She asked him after taking a  quick glance at the sea and the waves. “And my things definitely don’t demand balance over a board on the waves for sure.”

[lav-jones]

“At least it means it’s easier for people to give us gifts,” he let out a small laugh, he usually only got gifts from people that he was close to, so even if he wasn’t, that wouldn’t be a problem, but at least if he ever was in a situation that someone he barely knew, wanted to give him a gift, they would be able to easily, “Yes, let’s get going,” he smiled widely, as much as he was enjoying their conversation, she got him excited about it, “If I end up getting disappointed, I expect you to make up for me after.”

“Fair point. It can’t go too wrong when we’re this predictable,” Perhaps that’s how Sky knew what to give her in the Secret Santa two years ago when they were not close back then. He somehow managed to find out that she loved baking and went with it for her present, an apron and a recipe book. Lavender nodded her head and started to walk alongside the boy with a smile. “Ouch, I wasn’t expecting that,” She chuckled, looking at Rich. “I guess that’s fair. How will I make it up for you though? With more food?”

[lav-jones]

Minnie laughed, understanding completely, given that she had gotten lost more times than she could count on both hands. “Right? I even carry a map most places that I go and still manage to get lost,” she admitted, wrinkling her nose a bit as the words left her. “Yeah, I have.” She nodded. “I don’t deal with it well, admittedly. I’m still having trouble sleeping, after all of it. I drink a lot of chamomile tea. That helps, most of the time.” She chuckled. “Seoul is amazing. I mean, I might be a little bias, because I was born there and spent most of my summers there growing up, but it’s my favorite place in the whole world.” Not that she had been everywhere in the universe, but she figured that statement would hold true even if she had. “Toes in the sand instead of snow is certainly more comfortable, so I probably could, too. Oh, definitely. This place is crazy, but I don’t think I’d trade this experience for anything.” 

“I know how you feel. It’s not easy to understand the maps. That’s why I like GPS better, it talks to me and tells me where to go,” Lavender laughed, shaking her head slightly. “I take time to get used to the timezone, and just like you, I have trouble sleeping in the beginning. Chamomile tea is great! I love it, and it does help,” She loved teas and how they could help her with different things, from flu to sleeping. Besides, they tasted amazing. “What’s your favorite thing in Seoul? Something you’d say people need to visit or see when they’re there,” The blonde asked Minnie curiously with a friendly smile. If she ever visit Seoul, she’d make sure to pay a visit to it. “It’s different and great that we get to go to the beach during the holidays. Might make this a thing from now on, it’s much more fun.”