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Seren was sitting on the edge of the fountain, her book bag at her side, carrying the set of notebooks she usually used for tutoring any High School students she was hired to work with. She had not been given a full brief, when she got the email, on what this student was going to need for a focus, so she brought the whole kit and kaboodle. She was reading her copy of The Deathly Hallows, partly because she loved re-reading the series and she was on this one, and because she had said in the email to 'look for the girl with celestial hair and a copy of the Deathly Hallows.'

She had figured that between the two, she would be blatantly unique enough that even if some other girl with the book or celestial hair was around, the odds were VERY low of them having both, and thus she figured this student would be able to find her.

She glanced up from her book and noticed a clown nearby... and shuddered. Oh gods, she hated clowns of that kind. Jestery things didn't bother her, but CLOWNS? There was something intensely creepy about them. And he saw that she had seen him. He seemed excited... So she immediately went back to her book, face a little pale, in the hopes her student would be here soon and their presence would deter this ******** clown.

Why did it have to be a clown?

"Yes, I'm Seren. Nevaeh, is that correct?" She smiled, and held her hand out, with the intent to shake it.

However, what happened was the young... man, she supposed, she wasn't going to assume... Took her hand and pulled at her to get up. Her brows rose in surprise for a moment, but she decided not to resist. Instead, she stood with a fluid motion, shook his hand, and gently pulled it free. She noted that he was rather shorter then her, and hoped he did not get that kind of... aggressiveness some short guys got. He seemed alright so far, though.

"So, lead the way. I generally do tutoring at the library, in one of the private rooms, but I am always willing to go somewhere else, as long as it's not too noisy."

Distractions were a disaster, with tutoring. One kid had once INSISTED they go to his favorite local Pequod's. It was constant noise, and his friends kept showing up. She'd finally put her foot down, at the end of the first session and said he had the choice of the library, or finding another tutor. He chose the library because she was his fourth tutor and his parents were getting FURIOUS.

She closed her book, the mark going in place, and she happened to glance behind him. Oh gods, the clown was still there. And closer now. And looking annoyed. She immediately focused on him. "Let's go, quickly, however."

Seren saw the way he looked back as they went, and saw the clown too. Oh gods it REALLY was following them, and this was like... the start of a real nightmare. Something from her childhood or something.

"Thank you. Most of it, yeah. Blue is my normal, so I just have to get the rest dyed to match what I want. It's my biggest indulgence, every month." She kept the conversation going, pretending that everything was normal, because if they did anything else, she might have a melt down over the clown.

She really, really hated clowns. She did not know what it was about them, but they had always been a terror for her.

"Mmm I see your point. Do you know a good place that won't be too distracting, then?" She gave him a bright smile, but it was a little fake, the kind of thing one wore when they were trying to keep themselves from utterly having a panic attack.

And then he made it clear he saw the clown too. "Yeeeees. I think you are correct. I would hope that we can shake this... person."

"Thank you, I do it myself. It takes hours." She gave him a bright smile, because she DID take pride in her hair. It was the one thing that, on a bad self image day, she could look in the mirror and go "It's beautiful" about herself. It helped her fight her self image issues.

"What the ever living..." She stopped herself from swearing, because this WAS a student AND a minor, and she did not want it to get back to his family, which might mean she would not get paid, ongoing. She looked around, identifying where they had made it to.

"I... actually live a few blocks from here. Big house I rent with a bunch of other women, that I go to school with. D'you wanna head there? We can use the living room to work, the others are mostly out at this time of day... And if that... person... doesn't go away, I can call the cops, if needed."

She couldn't power up, not now... Not in front of her student, and honestly... It wasn't likely to be much use. She still was kind of a terrible fighter.

"Yeah. My pride and joy, so thank you, seriously. Means a lot to me." She had never be able to afford a hairdresser... especially when she started doing this... And it had been a long haul, but now she knew she could do it right.

"I did not mean it that way..." She laughed. "I meant it more as would you be comfortable in the home I live in, with potential strangers to you passing by? There's a good quiet den, but they have the right to use it, too, obviously."

She was about to agree, but her amusement drained at the sudden clown in FRONT of them. She stepped back, going pale. "Terribly sorry, need to get him to his study session, it's my job on the line, after all. And I already have a lot to carry."

She made a quick head jerk at Nay, to indicate they should turn sharply RIGHT, right now, since they were at a corner. Thank goodness. And the right was... well. In the right direction.

She almost went off her feet at how quickly he turned, but Seren managed to keep up with Nay.

She glanced around as they went, and made sure they kept on course for the house, leading him onto the porch, and inside, quickly. "Yes, this is FAR better..." She shut the door behind them, before answering his question... And much to her displeasure, she would swear she heard slapping footsteps on the porch before she got it shut.

"SO. Inside now. Yes. I am... I am ok. Yes, I agree. And we can call the cops, if needed, now that we're safely inside... Are you?"