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[heartofyellow]

Fabrice was mesmerized, practically pressing his face the cab’s window as he looked at the towering skyscrapers. His eyes turned skyward as her searched for the tops of these buildings, but they simply kept climbing.

“Oh! This is my stop!” He called to the cab driver hastily as he came back to his senses. This a confused face and a shrug, the driver stopped in front of, what seemed to be a condemned building.

Fabrice gathered his things and came to the driver’s window to pay him his fare. “Merci beaucoup, monsieur!” He said with a bright smile, “I mean, thank you sir!” He had to keep reminding himself to use English when he was speaking here, but it was hard when it was simple words in passing.

As the car pulled off, he turned to look at the Institute building, which to his eyes was beautiful, yet he knew it couldn’t compare his Paris Institute back home. With a content sigh, he walked up to the door to press his hand to it and request his entry.

[karissathevamp-blog]

{Around the Institute}

“Cafeteria? Anyone?” 

[karissathevamp-blog]

Welcome Wagon || Karissa and Andrea

She didn't want to be here.

She wanted to be back at her apartment, getting ready for college classes- she frequented college much more often than she did high school, they had so many more interesting classes- or at the very least back home with her clan in familiar territory. She didn't want to be here, at this mysterious Institute she never knew existed until last week, ready to meet whoever was supposed to walk her into the Institute that apparently she wasn't even able to get in or out of on her own.

Brilliant. She rolled her eyes and pulled out her phone- without a doubt the best of the modern inventions- and scrolled through the internet without bothering to look around her. She'd sense whoever came for her whenever they came up.

[karissathevamp-blog]

Meet the Family || Past || Karissa and Illario

Never go into the towers.

That was the one rule of holidays at the family villa. There were lesser rules; keep the villa in sight when exploring, don't go into the surrounding forests without her chaperone, in fact don't go anywhere without her chaperone when visitors and especially boys were at the villa. Don't play with the dogs. Don't go horseback riding without supervision. Don't get dirty (as though they had to remind her; she hated dirt and mud). Don't do this don't do that but above all:

Never go into the towers.

Which of course meant that she had to know what was in the towers. Were they filled with forbidden things, books or paintings? Were they where the adults held secret adult meetings discussing exciting adult things? Were they simply old and decrepit, boring and not worth the excitement she felt about them?

She crept up the stairs, sneaking down the hall until she came to the first door that wasn't creaked open, and slipped into the room, hoping no one would come find her before her exploration was through, and forgot to check to make sure the room was empty.

[jacobbhatt-blog]

“Hey, what can I get you?” Jacob asked with a grin from his position behind the bar. It was a busy night and that was how he preferred it; he loved the atmosphere of Elysium, high energy with so many different people, it was impossible to be bored here.

[auggiesilverwright-blog]

Auggie had a nasty habit of being late. Today was no exception as he realized that his afternoon nap had gone on a little too long. He raced down the halls of the Cincinnati Institute, pulling on his gear as he ran. 

Finally he reached his destination, out of breath and hoping beyond hope that there was still some lunch left in the kitchens. Auggie’s eyes lit up as he saw a sandwich platter on the counter. He reached for a sandwich and started eating, stuffing practically the whole thing in his mouth. 

It was then he realized there were other people in the room. Embarrassed, and still with a mouthful of food Auggie said, “um, hi there.”

[andreawrayburn-blog]

“-so, any questions?”

Andy asked with as much patience as she could muster, but she’d been around too many people and needed to recharge; short answers were all anyone would get at the moment. Why she’d been chosen to be a glorified babysitter and welcoming party, she would never understand.