Calm. Composed. Crazy.

"You could call me a fiend, say I'm as unbalanced as I'll ever be." Sebastian Hills. 20. Patient at Knollwood Institute. Room 32C.

[sebastian--hills]

Strange...

[alexis-grey]

Halloween?

[sebastian--hills]

No no. If I were thinking about Halloween, I would have said I was thinking about Halloween. I'm thinking about Mischief Night, the night prior to Halloween.

[sebastian--hills]

Strange...

[alexis-grey]

The majority of people in the world. What’re you thinking about?

[sebastian--hills]

Mischief night, as odd as that sounds.

[sebastian--hills]

Strange...

[alexis-grey]

That’s a happy face for thinking about strange things.

[sebastian--hills]

Who says strange has to be bad?

[sebastian--hills]

Strange...

[sebastian--hills]

New Perspective | OPEN

[kieran-grainger]

A grin still plastered on his face, he nodded a few times. “You look nice.” Kieran observed aloud, not meaning to verbally compliment Sebastian. Sebastian always looked nice, it was probably common knowledge. He didn’t need a reminder. Swallowing, Kieran glanced at the door they stood in front of.

"Why do you want to get into the offices?" He asked in hopes of making the conversation go in that direction, rather than focusing on his compliment. His accidental compliment. Then again, maybe the answer to his new question was a simple answer and it would make Kieran look stupid. He hoped not. So he swallowed again and tilted his head to the side slightly.

[sebastian--hills]

Sebastian simply smiled in response to the accidental compliment. The way Kieran reacted to his own words told him that he hadn't actually meant to verbalize it. Either way, it was an appreciated one. It meant he was doing something properly. Once again, Sebastian was beginning to lack sleep, but not to an extreme amount. It was just the early stages of his sleep deprivation. However, true to his nature, when a compliment was paid, Sebastian thanked whoever was paying it. "Thank you, Kieran, you do too."

Kieran's next question (clearly a coverup question) made Sebastian think. He wasn't sure why exactly he wanted to get into a staff office. "Sheer boredom, I think, and a slight desire for mischief."

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[sebastian--hills]

New Perspective | OPEN

[kieran-grainger]

It felt as though all Kieran did lately was wander. He wandered outside, inside, in the library, through the cafeteria, sometimes the rooftops. He supposed it was a habit springing from his overwhelming boredom, but it had still become a habit. This time, though, as he wandered, he spotted a familiar face, and wanted more than anything to call out and run to his friend and walk with him, but Kieran just fell back a few paces, letting Sebastian get quite far ahead, and then he quietly followed.

It was probably weird of him to just trail after his friend, but he felt like Sebastian wanted nothing to do with him, despite the dozens of times he had heard otherwise. Plus, Kieran wanted to know what Sebastian was doing, and didn’t want to interrupt him.

Until, of course, he did. Swallowing, Kieran stepped forward and rubbed the back of his neck as he approached Sebastian. “Were you trying to break into one of these offices?” He asked sheepishly, grinning at the older male.

[sebastian--hills]

It was Kieran. It was so very obviously Kieran, as the blonde ambled out from his faraway hiding place, as though he was ashamed of something he had done. Sebastian was hardly about to bring the fact up, though. He was just happy to see his friend out and about, rather than cooped up in a miserable infirmary, or scared beyond belief in a therapy room.

The question made Sebastian chuckle, and his fingertips anxiously combed their way through his neatly kept hair. A shrug was his initial response, but then he nodded a few times. "Oh, yes, there's a very good possiblity that that is precisely what I am attempting to do. However, I didn't pay nearly enough attention when the wonder of a dreadlocked delinquent picked the lock during the blackout, so as a result, I am stuck wiggling door handles hopelessly."

[sebastian--hills]

[sebastian--hills]

New Perspective | OPEN

After several visits to the music room, a few visits to the art room, some to the library and one unfortunate visit to the cafeteria, Sebastian Hills was absolutely, infuriatingly bored. The point he had reached was one of frustration, and he had already rearranged all of the music books by publication date in the music room, swept the floor of his bedroom twice, washed the windows of it, remade his bed three times, refolded all of his clothes, showered twice, cleaned the bathroom, and read another chapter of the book he had picked out a week ago. Now he was desperate. 

Well dressed (as usual), though slightly casual (for him), Sebastian strolled purposefully through the quiet corridors of the asylum. Absently running his tongue over his lips, he made a decision then, and minutes later, Sebastian found himself standing outside of a locked staff member office. His hand tentatively attempted to turn the handle, only to find it locked. Continuing down the hallway, he kept on trying to open the offices, until he felt as though someone was following him.

He furrowed his eyebrows and turned casually, a slight anxiety hitting him, though it wasn't enough to make him extremely paranoid. Sebastian adjusted his glasses slightly and narrowed his eyes through the darkening hallway.

"Hello?"

[sebastian--hills]

Prompt: Hurt

What hurts your character?

Aside from the expected physical pains, there are only a few things that would emotionally wound Sebastian:

Betrayal

Watching those he cares for suffer (especially on his behalf)

"Bullying" (to others, particularly those he cares for)

Failure

Who can your character be hurt by?(friends, family, etc)

Sebastian is completely vulnerable when it comes to his friends.

How does your character react when something someone says or does hurts them? Do they cry? Do they become angry? Explain.

When upset, Sebastian tends to close himself off. He won't completely ignore anyone, but his responses tend to be vague, and may come off as cold.

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"Oh… Um.. How to say it.. Thank you?"

[sebastian--hills]

Are you new here?

[pyroxsorin-deactivated20150607]

"Beau-ti-ful…?"

[sebastian--hills]

Yes. Lovely. It's a very nice name.

[pyroxsorin-deactivated20150607]

Was he asking for her name? "Sorin…" 

[sebastian--hills]

That's a beautiful name.

[pyroxsorin-deactivated20150607]

"Ah… Yes…"

[sebastian--hills]

We haven't met before. My name is Sebastian Hills, it's a pleasure to meet you.

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"So quiet here…"

[sebastian--hills]

Pardon me, but are you alright?

[alexis-grey]

There must be someone, yeah? I mean, they can’t be that miserable all the time.

[sebastian--hills]

It would not surprise me.

[lia-ross]

Why do you say that?

[sebastian--hills]

Because, I'm hardly a fool.