Forests and Ghosts (Zaria)

[Artemis Elwood]

Artemis sighed lightly, her eyes closed as she mediated in the forest, the plant life around her moving around as if alive. She still didn't quite understand the purpose of sending her to the island, her training was for capturing gifted and getting them to the island, not leading a team. She'd always been a combatant, not a leader. She worked alone best, being able to use her plants to take on multiple opponents at once with success, even when things looked dark she always found a way out of the situation. She sighed lightly, not really sure what to do with her life. What was a girl who's life had revolved around taking people in supposed to do? She cracked an eye, looking at the plants flowing around her with a bit of disinterest.

She shook her head lightly, thinking on the subject matter at hand wouldn't help her decide what she needed to do. The only way she could do that was by thinking on the subject at hand. What was she going to do about learning how to lead a group? She always looked for respect, wanting to earn it the hard way but it felt the wrong way to go about it here. Did she need to demand respect? She sighed lightly, sitting up straight after a moment. There was someone getting close, she could feel it in the furthest reaches of her plants. She quickly glanced in the direction of the feeling, her eyes narrowing a bit as she focused on what she knew was headed her way. She pushed herself to her feet, turning as the plants melded themselves around her, her eyes looking through the trees before calling out.

"Ποιος ειναι εκει?" she called out, her stance ready in case it was one of the people she'd brought to the island. "I do not want a fight if that is what you are looking for.

[Zaria Jankovic]

It was rare for her to be seen without her brother in tow, though it was slightly less rare for her to be seen in the daylight without him. They had different classes of course, and unfortunately they couldn't shadow each other like they would otherwise. That, and the poor thing was allergic to the light that her pale skin was currently soaking up through the layer of branches and vines above her. One could almost mistake her for being just as allergic, what with the almost translucent cast to her skin. As they were growing she would forgo being out in the sun to stay with her brother, not wanting him to feel alone or left out.

That all being said, that didn't mean she didn't appreciate some alone time every now and then, even though long periods without her brother could set her on edge. She tipped her head back to look up at the canopy, smiling at the patches of yellow that filtered through. One thing she could say for this island, it didn't want for light, not in the slightest. She didn't think she had every been somewhere with so much sun before, not even when the twins were traveling with the circus. European weather just couldn't manage it it seems, especially when faced with the sun over the Pacific.

She was too caught up in her own thoughts to register the fact that of course she wouldn't be the only one out for a walk in the forest, so of course she was startled when she heard another call out, her foreign accent intriguing her. For whatever reason most of the students she had met thus far all seemed to have American accents -making her and her brother an even greater anomaly than they already were- so she couldn't help but be interested when she heard a different one.

She walked through the trees towards the voice, raising her palms to show that she meant no harm even as she kept more towards the shadows than the large patches of light. She wasn't sure how she felt about standing in direct sunlight when there were shadows around just yet, and besides; the island's temperatures were less than ideal for her. The shadows provided a little more comfort. "Do not worry, I am not looking for a fight." And even if she was, what could she do? Yes she had a temper but powers wise she was simply a ghost. "I was taking a walk and did not realize another was so close. I apologize if I startled you."

[Artemis Elwood]

Artemis let out a sigh of relief, her eyes glancing over the girl for a moment, sizing her up just in case. She was slim but tall, fairly pale as well but her hair and eyes had colour, showing that either she didn't get enough sun or had some kind of weird condition she hadn't ran across yet. Then again, Artemis herself was fairly well built and could take on people many times her size. So unless this girl had powers that perfectly countered her own she wouldn't have to worry too much about a possible fight. She shifted her weight a bit, letting her body relax as she smiled at the girl, nodding a bit at her, thankful that it was someone who didn't seem to be looking for combat, but was just walking about.

"That is a relief. Too many times chave I been approached with ill intent." She took a seat again, her eyes glancing back up at the girl as the pants returned to their lazy swirling around her. She tilted her head at the girl a bit, her eyes shining a bit with her inner curiosity. "So what brings you out here anyways?" She went to speak more, her eyes closing as she found herself unable to say a word. She shook her head, grumbling a few swear words under her breath before glancing back up at the girl, keeping her friendly smile. "Exploring or avoiding people?"