A place not quite like home [open]

[Kisten Hayes]

Kisten was amazed, he'd actually managed to survive his first week at this strange new school with little to no incident, the bean pole legs in charms was a little odd but the more he looked back on in the funnier it seemed to get. Coming to this place he'd been almost sure he wouldn't fit in, wouldn't be able to do anything and be sent home with the claim that it had all been just a big mistake. But it seemed it was not, he really had inherrited his fathers magical ability having taken thirteen years to actually show itself or not, it was true and what was more it was actually quite fun and a real rush of power to be able to do something amazing like the spells he'd been learning.

However, fun and a final feeling of acceptance and comfort in this new place could not unsettle the homesickness that had befallen him. Before he'd being going to school back in Berkshire, he went home to his family everyday and he'd liked it like that. A whole week away may have been nothing but it was the knowing he wouldn't be able to go home at least until Christmas that made Kisten feel a little down in the dumps. Especially when he'd yet to really meet many people and make some new friends, all of those had been left behind too. He knew it would take time but there was no stopping the low feeling that came with waiting.

This was why he had ventured down to the playground, it was somewhere more familiar looking in this massive strange place that still both fascinated and confused him. Kisten settled into one of the vacant swings and looked around the playground. It was bright and colourful, a place that you just couldn't help but be happy in and it helped to lighten his mood a little. The swing rocked slowly under the minimal effort he was putting into moving it. It would be better of course if there were someone else there he could talk to...

[Joshua Parker]

Joshua didn't normally venture around the grounds much, he hadn't done so really since he was a student here himself, but lately he'd been in somewhat of an adventurous mood. Being cooped up in the castle, scheduling himself for different subbing dates was a pretty big bummer most of the time, and it was about time he got out of the school and onto the grounds. Of course, Joshua still had to find Riley and explain to her what was going on with the whole 'Dood, I'm your long lost big brother' thing, but that could wait until a later date. Until she's active again, because her conscience put her to the side to concentrate on Sophie, but terribly misses her, so maybe she'll come back and take classes off for a year.

Joshua walked towards the playground, not really knowing why it was drawing him in. It wasn't normally, or ever, a place he would choose to run to, but for some reason the swings were drawing him in. As he looked from his feet, which he'd been concentrating on, and looked into the playground, he saw that there was a boy he'd never actually seen before on the swings. He looked to be somewhat younger, probably a bit older than a second year, third year maybe, but you could never really judge a book by its cover. Most people thought Josh was a seventh year, but that was far from true. He was nearing twenty-three now.

Josh smiled up at the boy as he slid into the vacant swing beside him, letting his weight rock the swing back and forth. "Hey, I'm Joshua Parker. Substitute here. I don't think I've seen you around before." He stated rather quietly.

[Kisten Hayes]

Kisten glanced up at the sudden sound of a voice beside him as someone settled into one of the vacant swings. It was another boy, or man rather Kist thought, considerably older than himself but not so old that he automatically assumed he couldn't be a professor, or at least not until the guy opened his mouth.

He was a substitute really? Kist suddenly felt kind of awkward. While he was glad of the company and liked having someone to talk to should he be feeling worried talking to someone who was a Professor at the school. Oh come on, it's not like you're doing anything that could get you into trouble! The little voice in his head that often scolded him chimed up. And it of course was right, it was just Kist being an awkward and foolish teenager as per usual. Something odd must happen to a persons brian when they turned thirteen that set them into new patterns of thinking.

"Oh hey, I'm Kisten, Kisten Hayes. Yeah I'm new here so I guess you wouldn't have seen me around before..." He trailed off a little lamely before piping up with, "Nice to meet you." Politeness creeping into his voice, they guy was a staff memeber after all.