Room 423, Thursday morning before classes [2/14]

[itsjustlanguage]

Finding a suit and mask for Jeff was actually a lot easier than finding her dress. After making a quick phone call, Hoshi went back to contemplating her dress options while she waited for Jeff to swing by and pick up his suit.

[Hoshi's waiting for Union Jeff, but door and post are open for all! SP since I seem to be an insomniac.]

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[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael blinked. "Play the piano? Like, professionally?"

He wasn't sure why you'd need a whole separate education for that.

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," said Hoshi, frowning. "My mom's whole family is artistic. My uncle is a fancy artist and I have a really good ear for music."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"But she wanted you to have the whole academic thing too?"

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"It went along with being considered a genius, I guess," said Hoshi. "My tutors thought I was amazing and kept trying to throw new stuff at me to see how fast I could learn."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"I think I'd've preferred getting left alone to learn for myself", Michael said honestly.

Which... was pretty much what he had been.

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"That's one thing I've liked here. I've been able to pick my own classes and decide what I want to learn," said Hoshi. "With exceptions, of course. Mr. Daniels picked my classes for my first semester. I got a class on modeling and then one of Barney's classes."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"...yeah, I still think there's something off about your guardian", was the response to that information.

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"I can't understand what he's thinking sometimes," said Hoshi. "I don't hear from him a whole lot either."

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"You should probably be relieved about that. Guy sounds like a skeeze."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"A what?" asked Hoshi. That wasn't a word she heard in her English lessons.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"...kind of hard to define. But look, you're still in high school and he's making you take modelling classes and sending you those clothes you told me about. Like that."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"So he wanted me to fit in better with the other students?" asked Hoshi, still not understanding.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael shook his head.

"Fitting in's not important if you have to force yourself to get there."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"So, you think the Orion costume was too much?" asked Hoshi.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Just a little bit."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Well, I didn't wear the dress that went with it. It was a bit skimpy. The body paint worked just fine," said Hoshi.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but the point is, he wanted you to go out in the dress and... body paint?"

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Orions are green, so the costume came with green body paint and a dress that had a lot of holes in it," said Hoshi.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"...tell me he didn't ask for pictures of you wearing it."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"No, he didn't ask for any pictures or anything," said Hoshi.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Okay, that's a little better than it could have been, but it's still... weird."

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Should I have gotten pictures for him?" asked Hoshi.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"No", Michael said hastily. "Not dressed like that. How old is this guy?"

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Well, it's hard to tell. He had a receding hairline, but he looked to be about 30," said Hoshi.

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"See? Thirty. Sixteen. Dress with holes in. Creepy."