Leah thought of all the possible things they could do, realizing that most of them involved being outside, but the day was growing shorter so their options were limited. She asked timidly "Well, since the sun is setting, we could either stargaze or do something inside? But I'm not inside much, so I don't know what there is to do other than basketball."
Lucy raised an eyebrow at him but didn't verbally question his gameplay. "The goal is to capture all of your opponents pieces," she said, without looking up as she jumped one of her pieces over his. She set the captured piece aside then folded her hands neatly in her lap. "And you can only move your pieces forward until they reach the opposite side." She only explained because she wanted a fair win.
Samantha turned her back to the two as she distracted herself with cleaning the table up. Not her mess, but it was habit, and she wanted to give Ellie time to get a few words in.
Victor nodded, before eating one of her pieces, taking it for himself. "Like that?", he asked questioningly. He looked to her, his mind wandering off to the subject of leaving the school once again.
"Oh, yes. So caution is advised. " Ashton stated as she walked with him."I hope you didn't knock anything loose up there." She added with humor.
"Easy Nova. You've done nothing wrong." Leverett reassured her as he kept his gaze locked on Layla. "I can't help that you feel betrayed by this, Layla. But I was offering comfort to a friend. Just as I've done with you. I'd hoped that if anyone could understand needing an ear or just a sholder to lean on, it would be you. We are all adults here and I didn't promise you my heart......I only offered my friendship. Besides, Nova here loves Anuerin. So your jealousy is unjustly directed at her. I do hope we can all get along. I'm capable of more than one friend at a time. Thank you for for thinking of me and this food is appreciated. I am pretty hungry. " He explained quietly as he finally shifted his eyes to the tray and slightly scattered contents.
Layla felt even more irritated as his words, not because she was mad at him but because she was mad at herself. She knew everything he was saying, she knew he was not hers alone but she was still jealous anyways. With disgusted her. "You are preaching to the choir, I already know all of that. My anger and disgust is my own and directed inward." She said harshly then sighed a little bit as she looked at him. "You could never make me this mad at you, its only ever at myself. Sorry about the food, and I think I need to step out into the hall for a moment." She said simply, her voice strained. She moved out of his room and then the lab and walked out into the hall. She walked a few steps and then stopped and screamed in her own frustration with herself. When she had let it all out she slammed her forehead against the wall and took a deep steadying breath, Vasper had his work cut out for him if he thought to help her with herself.
Lucy gave him a thumbs-up, pleased that he was catching on, but slightly disappointed it cost her a piece to teach him. Oh well. "Yep!" She kept her pieces to the edges, where they couldn't be captured.
"Maybe I knocked something straight, ya never know," Allen joked. "'Falls down a well, eyes go crossed; gets kicked by a mule, they go back to normal'." She probably wouldn't catch the reference, but he could try.
