"How do you get stuck on campus?" Jools asked with a little head turn. She wouldn't mind spending her next break on campus instead of going home. "I definitely understand though, had to get out of my house before I started climbing up walls."
"Well, sometimes you're allowed to stay. I think." Sibyl gave a small shrug. "But for me it's either go back to the orphanage in Maryland or stay on campus. On campus wins. And it might trump whatever has you wanting to climb up the walls."
Jools hadn't figured out how to deal with awkward social situations. She didn't know Sibyl was an orphan and she had no idea how to reply to that. And she wasn't about to talk about her situation at home.
"I should ask for next break," she said lightly. She figured asking how her holidays went was probably just rubbing salt in the wounds. "How did you do on midterms?" School seemed a safe subject.
Sibyl was pretty used to glossing over the whole orphan thing. It was a bit of an awkward thing, and moving on was easily done with her.
"You should," she nodded. The next break was spring, and that would be another that she'd spend hanging out on campus. As usual. "I did pretty well on the midterms. I'm just glad I don't have to worry about Transfiguration anymore. That was the worst for me. You?"
"I did really well, but I don't think I'm as gifted in divination as Socorro seems to think." It was the only class she didn't get high marks in at the end of the semester. It was saying something that she was even willing to admit that she didn't do so well in something. "I could always help you in transfiguration, if you like?"
"Know what? Tha'll be cool, I think. If you have the time. I mean, I'm not taking a class at the moment but it wouldn't hurt to get a little help to round out the edges."
Sibyl, on the other hand, didn't quite know what to offer in return. "Uhm. I might be able to help with Divination? You can only get so far without having a gift, but I'm in advanced..."
"I can make the time," Jools replied. It wasn't as if she had much of a social life to get in the way, and this was a way to reach out to people without putting much on the line.
"Socorro must have seen something." She had a touch of the gift, but she had no control in connecting to it. "That would be cool. Maybe you have some tricks I haven't figured out yet."
"I have time, so whenever is good for you." Sibyl smiled. It was something else to do besides sitting and reading. Not that reading was bad. She loved it. perhaps a little too much.
She nodded. "There are a few. At least some that can get you a better grade, if nothing else. We can figure out when and all that stuff once school kicks back in?"
"Sounds like a plan." She was about to make some joke about studying in her room, on the boys side of the dorm, but she thought better of it. "We'll be back soon enough, right?"
"Yup. Couple of days and it's back to classes." That part she didn't look entirely happy about. She didn't mind school so much, she just didn't much care for the routine of classes. But she did her work and it paid off. "I can toss you an email? Or something?"
Jools on the other hand was looking very forward to it. Back to school meant back to being herself. "Sure. It's under Julien Le Gallo instead of Jools." She shrugged. No one got to pick what their emails were. "With an e" she added. Most people spelled Julien with an a.
"I could put you in my cell too. In case you wanted to connect that way."
"Gotcha," she said with a nod. In the off chance she forgot the entirety of her name, she could always check the room listings. But it sounded easy enough to remember. With an e.
"Sibyl gave another nod and a small smile. "Yea, that would work too. And it's a bit easier." She pulled out her own cell phone, though opening it with one hand was always easier said then done when you weren't especially coordinated. Whenever Jools was ready for it, Sibyl recited her phone number.
Jools took out her own phone and asked for Sibyl's number in exchange. She offered her a rare smile. "Didn't think to bring anything to drink," she commented looking toward the beverage table. Not that Jools would ever drink anything alcoholic. She didn't dare lose control. "Wonder if they have anything non-alcoholic."
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