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If Fini had wanted someone who would understand what it was like to feel the first flutterings of attachment mingled with desire, Abbi was the last person she should talk to. Never in her entire life had the teen been given even half the chance to feel those sorts of things for someone, which made her a bad chatting partner on the best of days. But if the fellow Hunter only wanted someone to talk their ear off and keep them company, Abbi was pretty good at that.
And thus, so it was that Abbi saw Fini in the hallway.
Well, honestly it had been more of the girl had heard someone opening a door across the hall and the girl being bored and lonely and hopeful enough to open her own door to see who it was. Viveca was not pleased to be ignored when she warned that bothering people was not good, but Abbi was happy to gloss over that when she saw a sheen of silver hair. Exiting Finn's room.
{ Do not say anythin'. You canna jus-- }
"Hi Fini!"

A litany of curses and telling off's resounded in Abbi's mind, but she only blinked violet eyes at the girl across the hall. Not bothering to listen to her weapon anymore, the teen literally jumped across the threshold of her door and out into the hallway.
"I didn't think Finn was in! I haven't seen him recently but he might be just a tiny bit mad at me maybe I-D-K." She shrugged and once again blinked at the woman. She was really pretty up close, not covered in mud or sweat. And her hair was such a lovely shade! Would it be inappropriate to ask if it was dyed or not?
{ AYE LASSIE. It would, do not even dare! }
Totally asking.
A roar of fire and anger was her weapon's response, the sensation loud enough that Abbi winced before she turned a smile up at Fini.

Such a warm greeting from Fini only made Abbi smile wider, her weight shifting from foot to foot excitedly. Yes! Real friends was totally a thing that was going to happen right now and Fini was so cool and pretty and yes yes yesssss!
"Oh! A camping trip with Miss Cass and her stud muffin hubby?!" And Abbi hadn't been invited?! While that was pretty depressing on its own, it also meant that this would be pure, unadulterated and un-Finn-crashable time with the awesome girl. So, it was an overall win with a small bitterness at being not invited. "Woooooow a camping trip sounds like fun but uh... Is Finn's and Dory's rooms kind of... Crazy? Why do you gotta look after them?" This wasn't asked with any sort of malice or sarcasm, but instead genuine curiosity. What was in their rooms that needed such dedicated care?

About to start thinking of all the things that could be in the rooms that would need tending, Abbi found herself wholly distracted by the invitation to join Fini. If she had seemed excited before, it doubled as she hopped up on her toes.
"YEAH! That sounds like lots of fun! Are you doing anything today?"
{ Maybe she can teach ya how to fight bettah? Wouldn't that be fun? }
Ignoring the suggestion because that seemed more like something only Viveca would enjoy, Abbi tripped excitedly after Fini.
"But Finn isn't mad at you, I bet!" Who could be mad at such a cool girl? "What's he mad about anyways? I mean, besides loosing his fight?"

Ever so glad to be lead along, Abbi followed hurriedly after the older girl, nearly sparkling at her. Fini was just really, really coooool!
"Oh! I wasn't really sure like maybe they were keeping pets or something! I don't think we're allowed but if you guys were keeping a secret from meeeeee~" The teen wagged a finger at Fini and laughed, doing her best to tease but looking vaguely worried by the entire act. Fini would believe that she was just playing, right?! She would know that Abbi was just pal'ing around... Right?!?!
"So you must train like... A whole bunch, right? Since yanno, you won the championship and all." It had been a splendid show too! And part of the reason the teen found the older girl so cool. Such a dedicated fighting style and courage! She was like some cool, cute ninja! Abbi was definitely not fangirling over Fini nope not her.

An appreciative noise left the girl as she tip toed into the room, purple eyes turned wide to take in the surroundings. It was spartan, like all the rooms, save for the bed which was a lovely shade of blue. Welcoming herself over to that since Fini had done the same, Abbi hustled over and plopped down onto the blankets and rubbed her hands on them. So soft! Maybe she would have to ask where she'd gotten them! The teen's own were not the best, certainly not as colorful and nice as these!
"Oh... Smoking is really bad for you." Everyone knew that, but people still did it! So weird. "You don't... Smoke... Do you?" Please say no, please say no, please say no and keep being cooool!

Oh! Surprise was all the girl could express for a moment before she grinned at Fini. Wellll if she'd asked!
"Connecticut! Some small, fancy pants town you probably haven't heard of unless you're from the area you're not are you?" Oh gosh that would be terrible and just wow Abbi. Open mouth insert shoe. "But uh... Yeah I uh... Graduated high school and a month later got on a train and didn't come home. I got in really early because I skipped a grade back in elementary school so I'm pretty young." After meeting so many older people, it felt like a special distinction when it really wasn't. Viveca grumbled in her mind something about modesty, but the teen waved it off and bounced herself on the bed.
"What about you? You must have like... A fantastic story about why you're here!"

Not at all sure whether to believe the words Fini said, or the sly grin that suggested otherwise, Abbi kind of flailed a little instead. W-would Fini lie to her like that?! They'd only met a few times and never really talked before and and and-- "Oh! That's nice of you!"
A small sigh left the teen, unable to really cover up that she had been worried Fini would keep something cool from her. It was strange talking to people who showed genuine interest in her, so Abbi wanted to keep things like that for as long as possible. But when she felt out of the loop, when she still felt like a total newb, it was kind of difficult.

Unfortunately Abbi was not able to know that Fini was still hurt over being called a prize, though she had a pretty educated guess on the manner if she considered how she would have felt about it. Had she known, she might have apologized right then and there, but as she didn't know she only grinned up at her new friend all the more.
"Oh? So how long have you been here?" It was interesting to see the various levels of success everyone had attained, to see who adapted better than others. Satisfied that she had done pretty well in the competition despite her green status, Abbi was still curious to know if Fini was the kind to take to this quickly, or had had difficulties.
"Still gross..." She began with a pout that changed to a shy smile to learn such a cool girl like Fini didn't smoke. To have the question posed to her, however, made Abbi straighten up. "What!?! Ew no gross! Definitely not! Never! Ewwww!" She shivered to show her disgust, before she wrinkled her nose one final time.

"I'm seventeen!" She replied with a wiggle of shoulders meant to be something resembling pride, before Abbi nodded at Fini.
"Californiaaaa? Woooooow! That's so cool! Did you live in like L.A. or something?" About to ask another volley of questions, Abbi stopped to hear about a house fire. All her exuberance vanished and she turned quiet, eyebrows dipping down in sorrow.
"Gosh... I'm... I'm so sorry to hear that..." Not really sure what to do, the teen looked down at her hands in her lap, then at Fini. Would it be too weird to hug her? That was still really sad and Abbi knew what it felt like and... She took a breath and gave Fini a quick, one armed hug before she went back to looking down at her hands, her face a little pinker than before.

Had Fini asked after Abbi's knowledge of the status of Fini and Finn's relationship, the older girl would receive an answer in the negative, for the younger teen didn't know anything. She could only assume that they were together since they had left the tournament together and Abbi had seen them kissing quite a lot. But she also knew the fickle and fleeting nature of affection, as well as had a few assumption about Finn's nature regarding such topics. They were all naturally rather doubtful of his favor toward relationships, but that was perhaps a bit judgmental on the girl's part. As it were, Fini hadn't asked so Abbi couldn't tell.
More than happy to chat about the duration of Fini's stay on the Island, the teen nodded and hummed at her new friend as she spoke.
"Woooooow. Two years is a long time! But you seem to have adjusted well and stuff... You like it here and all?" As for helping other people get promoted, well that made Abbi give Fini a more gentle look, surprised by her own emotion.
"That's really nice of you, but if you want to get promoted and I can help... You should let me know, ok?" The woman had already proven herself a worthy opponent on the field, it was about time she got her recognition!

"Yuck, that sounds terrible to be surrounded by smoke all the time..." Abbi mumbled, rubbing her palm over her nose to get rid of the imaginary smell. The hand dropped a second later and the teen peeked at Fini from the side of her eyes. Wow, she was really opening up! Funny to think how at first Abbi thought she seemed too cool to do something like that.
"Wooow San Francisco! That sounds so cool! I bet it was a lot of fun... Did you go to the beach a lot?" Having never been that far west, Abbi could only imagine what that ocean looked like. The only one she'd known was the dark waters of the Atlantic, always too cold for her small frame and the sand too rocky. The only time she'd really enjoyed the beach was that trip they'd taken to the Gulf when she was fifteen, but even that wonderful time felt fuzzy in her memory.
A breath was taken in to ask another question, but Abbi paused at the mention of a car crash. Her skin ran cold and she couldn't hide the way she shivered at the sight of Fini's scars.

"O-oh... I'm... Really... Sorry to hear about that." Totally thrown off now, Abbi let her head drop against Fini's shoulder just so she wouldn't have to look at her. Maybe that way Fini wouldn't notice she had gone even paler, that she was trying so hard to get away from this topic.
"I've never been sailing. What's it like?"

"I guess..." The teen began in a contemplative tone, her hands resting idly in her lap and turned palm up so she could focus on them instead of the woman next to her, "I guess if you're used to an awesome beach that coming here to a not so awesome beach is kind of a buzzkill." That made a lot of sense, actually. If Abbi had had something awesome like a fantastic beach to keep her happy, she might not have wanted to leave it either.
"Ah! You're not naive! You've been here for so long that its impossible for you to be naive anymore! So you're really nice!" Her enthusiasm should have been indication enough of her honesty, but the big, sparkly eyes coupled with a lean in certainly didn't hurt.

Unable to marry the idea of cigarette smoke meaning home or something of comfort, Abbi wrinkled her nose one last time before she dropped her face back to normal.
"I guess I understand..." She conceded, even when she really didn't at all. But it was better to pretend she did than to argue the point and lose any of Fini's friendship. Nothing about Abbi's old life had felt like home, not when strangers she didn't really like lived in her home, not when her step brother leered after her in the hallways and her father avoided her wherever he could. The only thing that had felt even halfway comfortable was the sanctuary of her room and the smile from her step mother. But even that wasn't enough.
This felt like home. Deus felt comfortable, even for all its dangers. They were something she would accept if it meant feeling at ease and stable.

When Fini leaned back, Abbi brought her knees up to put her chin against them, eyes unfocusing to imagine the crash of the ocean and serene sand. She laughed when the older girl mentioned school, wrinkling her nose again. How could anyone skip school? You got to learn cool things and do neat stuff like science! Yeah, some of the people there kinda sucked but learninggggg!
"Do you think they have sailing boats here at Deus? It might be kinda dangerous to go sailing... Since... Yanno... Giant monsters in the waters and mermaids and junk." But maybe that was supposed to be the point... To take a group out on the water and let the peacefulness of the ocean be shattered by some monsters. An epic battle scene would ensue, surely, but then they could return to their relaxation that was now well deserved. Awesome, right?

"Soooooooo. How's the rest of your life?" Specifically, her love life? ;D Not that Abbi would ever just come out and ask that... Maybe she would...

After a moment of thought, the teen nodded once. Yeah! Optimism, even against something lame like a foggy beach full of spooky mermaids and weird Godzilla-esque monsters was better than nothing!
"So nice and optimistic and a good fighter... Gosh Fini, you're like... Super dream girl material!" Abbi laughed, but she was being partly serious. Fini was bad a** but super sweet and feminine and maybe sort of quickly becoming a role model for the young girl. Not that she would ever tell her, of course. That would be way too embarrassing....

As for possibly getting to go on a fun sailing adventure with Fini and friends...
"That would be the coolest, most rad thing ever yes we should totes go sailing O-M-G." Abbi whispered hurriedly, her eyes nearly spilling over with excited sparkles. There seemed a sincere lack of fun on the island that she was happy to remedy with silly excursions like sailing.

"Oh that's cool, yanno... Probably better. Save on the... Missions reports and all." She was stalling but ugh she didn't want to asskkkkkkkk~ "Do anything fun? Meet anyone cool?" Like anyone in particular Fini just read her brain already!