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Contessa sat up in the lowest branch of a tree in the courtyard, not so high that no one could possibly see her but also high enough that without looking up you wouldn't really. She had her dog shaped camera up to her eye as she recorded those around her. She wondered how they felt, always. She would zoom in on one face that seemed to be laughing then back out to those around them. She was interested in not only knowing how these emotions affected her but also how she should be affected by others emotions. She zoomed in on one of the faces near the laughing person who was not laughing at all they appeared to be glaring at the one laughing.

Contessa pulled the camera away from her face and turned it to her to make a note. "Did that one steal the other's jokes? Or is it the attention that they want?"
She then moved on to the next group of mares, they seemed to be hurrying past her and she wouldn't see them for long, looks of worry and anxiety crossed their faces. Again she turned the camera on herself. "Are they worried about where they have to go or where they have just come from? A test perhaps? A pop quiz?" She then turned her camera to the face of a hybrid what she assumed to be male from the way they dressed. What were they doing, more importantly, how were they feeling?

Tessa zommed in on the face anger. That was what see was seeing and lot's of it. "Wow someone really did a number on you huh buddy?" She turned her camera on herself. "I'm going to get a closer look. She watched from her branch to try to figure out where the male was going to settle. she didn't want to get too close yet, it was important for her to first watch, then she could ask her questions and learn. Sadly it was such a hard angle for her to get anything with her camera.

Sliding down the trunk of the tree Tessa kept her camera on the male. She ducked into a nearby bush thinking he was going to look up. "Whew that was a close one." She then realized that while she was in a bush her hair was a golden trail right to her. She began to slowly pull it toward her hoping no one would notice.

Tessa saw them approaching, she knew there was no escaping their gaze. She resigned and set her camera on her lap while she parted the bushes. Her large pink eyes began to study his face as he talked. She nodded to his words, running her hand on her braid. She would never cut it, of course, her father always brushed it out and he would tell her stories of his wife. " Don't you think it is pretty? I have beautiful hair. I was observing if you must know." She huffed. "I was going to approach you once I had gathered enough background information" She stood up and brushed herself off stepping out of the bushes.

"You look cute, even when your angry." She let out a laugh hoping it sounded normal. She was getting beter at normal interactions. Everyone loved a good compliment it helped them open up. "What are you so mad about? Did you loose your game?" She nodded toward the backpack.